Nogales international., 1934-04-07
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entwined fingers cracked but she shook
her head. Il jest CANT go fer doin'
nothin' gains Mr.. Snavely. You doan
understan' how it's with me an him.
Slowly the giantess walked to
Ruth's room. The girl followed.
4'These here ready" asked Ann,
pointing to two suitcases. Ruth nodded,
and the big woman left the room with
them.
Duly, Ruth continued the packing.
She would try again after Ann was
off the ranch and on the main road.
But Ruth felt certain that Ann would
do exactly as Snavely had ordered.
The voice, then, was not his only
hold on Ann; there was bigger thing
In short time the packing was
finished and the blackboard loaded
Ruth looked about for David he was
not in sight, nor did he answer her
cali. She suddenly realized that she
had not seen him since returning iron,
the mail box. Ordinarily, she would
have been only mildly disturbed-the
snakes were gone this time OF year.
| Then Ruth's heart stopped: few
lee. from the board fence around the
Id we'll lay a box. 1t lay as though
J: had been placed on end against the
+.nce !: in imagination, Ruth saw her
sen standing on tiptoe, leaning over
ne icnce, hitcliing himself farther over
= see better, losing his balance, the
to, falling away as his feet left its
:..p. With a cry Of anguish she ran
40 the 1box. stood it up, and mounting.
leaned over the fence-"David! T. The
nanc rang hollowly and died away.
David" With moan, Ruth
slipped from the box. =. The next
instant, it seemed to her, Ann was
t.elpisg her to her feet.
''tnn Ropes! bring ropes quick +
Run struggled to free herself from
the giantess' arms. LET NE go! Oh.
Col. don't let David be in there"
Now wait, Miss Ruth--wait-you
dc,i. know he fell in, does you;"
'.Eo-no-but where else is he
where else" Ruth was dizzy; she
Tough to keep her senses. TAnn-"
Ann left her and ran into the house
Ruth climbed upon the box again, but
she could not look down.
The giantess lifted her from the
box You stand down. I'll look with
;his-you couldn't see nothin' with no
lanterii on a rope"
Ann held a mirror i'll her hands.
She caught the light Of the sun and
turned ii into the well. Ruth saw her
smile broadly. There | done tol'
ycu he warn't down there!"
Snatching the mirror from the
ground where the giantess had dropped
il. she climbed upon the box just as the
lower limb of the sun touched the
western mountain range The light
dro1n the mirror struck downward
wayered, and came 10 rest on the cloth
hanging from a nail part way down
the we'll Ruth stared at the cloth as
the light slowly faded Before it was
entirely gone she knew what that cloth
was. Once she had sent Harry, her
brother, a present "a red silk hand
kerchief with an odd design of large
white horseshoes.
David just then came trudging ur
from the gulcl,. He couldn't. under
stand all the concern about his absence
Ruth stepped from the box, took
David by the hand and led him into
her room. After locking the door
she took Wills revolver from the
trunk and sat down on, the bed beside
iler son.
The handkerchief Harry al
ways wore it, Old Charley hat
said. If her brother was alive
how did it get halfway down tbs
we'll on the Dead Lantern ranch
II he were not, then, according to the
Mexican who had reported his death
the handkerchief was buried two hun
dred miles below the Mexican line
The Mexican had actually mentioned
the handkerchief. AS Ruth sat on the
bed, holding the small hand of hei
silent, wondering son, her mind raced
shat first night when Snavely hac
thrown bundle into the old we'll. He
had not been expecting any one tC
come oa the ranch and had LETT things