Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-08-18
IT-Continued

VI touf resides. fe a
very little TO do with the matter.
but you will be gone all day
"0h. mamma - Gloria began 10 grow
impatient. What if | ann Mr.. King
Is a gentleman. isn't he? He isn't go
Ing to eat me. is hes Why do sou
make such a fuss over IT all7 DO you
want TO spoil everything for me-"
you know | don't. But
We've had nothing but butts since
| told ron. | should have left you a
note and slipped out" S&e bestowed
upon the worried face n peckins little
KISS and tiptoed TO the door.
And while Mrs. Gaynor stared after
her she closed The door softly and went
tip-toeing down stairs and our into
the Frightening dawn, where Mark
King awaited her with rhe horses.
From behind a window curtain
Gloria's mother watched the girl trip
ping away through the meadow TO the
stable, set back amang the tFees. King
lifted Gloria into her saddle: Gloria's
little laugh had In it q fiutfer OF ex-
cifement as her cavaliers strength
tool her by delighted surprise and off
her feet. They rode away through the
thinning shadows. Mrs. Gaynor. de-
spite the earliness of the hour. went
straight to her husband. awoke him
mercilessly, and told him everything.
oh" he said when she had done
n he had turned over for another
hour or so of sleep. that's all right.
Mark told me about ii last night
And You didn't say a word TO me r.
Forgot said Ben. .'Enf don't wor-
~. MarkH take care of her"
She left him TO his innocent slum-
beers and began dressing. Already she
was busted with planning Just what to
say and how TO say IL: Gloria knew.
she thought with some com,lacency.
that her mother could he ~denended
upon in any situation demanding the
delicate touch.
Never had MARI King known nleas-
amer companionship than Gloria GAY |
nor afforded this bright morning.
When they rode side hF side she chat |
fed brightly. athrill with animation. !
vivid with her rioting youth. Jester
day. s~urrendering her volatile self tn
a very natural and quite innocent
feminine Instinct. Gloria had fully de-
termined to parade Mark King before
ner envlous friends as very much her
W property. 1t was merely n BIT OF
the game. the old, old game aft which
sne. being richly favored hv nature.
was as skillfnl as a girl of eighteen
nineteen could possibly be. Then
she had caught a word between her
rather and his friend: had heard
.lioneycutt mentioned md a ride fo
and on the break 0f the In
had determined with n voung
Will which invariably went uniftwarfad.
nigh adventure was reckoning her. /
King had ~felephoned 10 San Fran
rlsco. arranging to have three fhou-
doiiars-in cash-sent immediate
" to him at colonia. and today fan /
cied himself strictly attending TO bust
ness with an undivided mind.
lie was not given to many words
grown taciturn as are mounfainaers
inevitably. trained In long habit 70
in silence of that which
pleased him most. So. while Gloria's
eager tongue trinned along as hnsily as
ne brooks they forhed. he was for the
most part silent. He chose always the
easier trails. since with the good horses
lnder them they had ample time to
to Loony Honeycutt's place well
before midday Also they stnnned
frequently, King making m excuse IF
moving her points Of interest the
,ass into the cliff hound hiding place !
4 the picturesque highwavman Of an
'arlier day whence they drove stolen
'orses into Nevada. where they Sc
other horses stolen In Nevada
20 be disposed Of down In the sac
amento valley.
once. while under the pretext of let
lng their horses blow. King had sue-
'esfed a short halt to give the girl n
hance to rest, Gloria said with abrnnt-
esS.
What do you think of Mr.. Graf
on? n
Already she knew Mark kim we'll
nougll to realize that he would either
afuse to answer or would sneak his !,
lind without beating about the bush. (
7 don't like him. said King. /
Gloria looked thoughtful. /
Neither do l." she said. aNof mn /
ere In the mountains. And down in :
Francisco ! thought him rather {
olendid. What Is more. If we were
'hisRed back to San Francisco This
'inute, I'd probably think him fine d
!
She appeared interested I'm tf,e rom r
deration, and when they rode on WAS 1
lent obviously turning the matter =
yer and ever I'm mind. i
Today were three mysteries frem. Il
close TO revealing themselves
70 an0tAT. the great green mys~ '