Nogales international., 1934-01-27
heard about tn voice. I doan think

heard about tn voice. I doan think
he'll go on"
"Oh, Ami Think of something to
tell him. I want these people,, like
them. Now, Ann, I'm going to order
YOU to tell the old man what | told
you to tell him; if it's wrong to lie
about the voice the blame is on me, not
you. And I'm going to ask you never
to go through that gulch-well build
the road around it - and no one will
ever go through there again!'
AIMS face was a study. Well
now" she said slowly. A moment
more of thought and the Indian won1-
ans face frightened with relief.
"Why, I don't see but maybe that'll
work-Gawd, Miss Ruth, I wisht
you'd thought of that beforev' She
| turned to the old man and after o few
minutes talk he smiled and gathered
up the reins.
"Ann, we can't let them go through !
Here, you lead David's horse and give
Don Francisco mine Tell him and
Alfredo that you want to show them
where we are going to build a road
soon-see? Take them around the
gulch. III drive the team through and
take David and the girl. I think I can
handle her even if-even if she does
think she hears something. Those are
my orders, Ami"
The Indian woman spoke at length
to the old man. He did not seem very
eager to relinquish his seat on the
wagon, but already Don Francisco had
placed himself under Ruth's authority.
It was strange and rather unseemly to
be employed by a woman, thought the
old man, beautiful American
woman, who was so fragile and yet
had such great strength III her eyes.
All, these AmericanoS! What wonders
their cities must be-stil1, it was best
to come into this country by way of
work with which one was familiar.
Ruth drove the wagon with David
and Magda seated beside her. She had
never in her life driven a team, but it
was not necessary to do other than
hold the reins; the horses were con-
tent to follow the road. AS they ncared
the brown bowlder, Ruth began talk
ing aninatedly to Magda, her smiling
lips close to the Mexican girls ear.
Yet she need not have done so; there
was no whispering voice in the vicinity
of the rock.
Snavely was not in sight when Ruth
arrived at the barn where Ann and
| the two Mexicans were waiting. But
ten minutes later, as Ruth and her son
were on their way to the ranch house
(Ann stayed with the new arrivals to
help them establish themselveS)
Snayely rode out of the trail west of
the corrals toward Ruth. She stopped
to wait fer him.
"Thinkin' Of startin a town on the
Dead Lantern?" he asked without
smiling.
Ruth laughed. "No, we only
brought three. We found them on the
main road-they've come from Mex
ico. think they'll be good workers.
they know cattle"
Whats the woman for?"
THE girl? Oh, she's the older mans
daughter suppose she'll just keep
house for them"
Snavely looked at Ruth for long
moment in silence, his Sits Of eyes
glinting jerkily. Suddenly he left her
and rode toward the barn, dismount-
ing at the saddle shed.
When she reached the porch of the
ranch house Ruth paused with her
hand on the door, and, changing her
mind, seated herself on the rawhide
cot.
When next her eyes sought the barn
Ann was nearly at the house. The
giantess went to the rear and entered
the kitchen without noticing Ruth.
Ruth had risen to join Ann when she
saw the distant figure of Alfredo come
out OF the barn with a rolled mattress