Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-06-07


Lorry asked.
"Give me a tie rope" was all he
said. and handed his stop-watch to
RUDE Tenney. The calf, a husky
youngster about two months old. then
went out the gate for all he was worth.
Forty feet beyond the gate Tichenor's
rope settled over his head and stopped
him; even as he stopped, the man was
going out Of the saddle: crawling up
along the rope, he Topped the calf,
tied him and rolled him over; then
RUDE Tenney inspected the tie and
pronounced 1t perfect. Fifteen and
fifth" he announced. "Good fast
work, Nate"
They rode back into the corral and
watched Lorry haze her calf out. AS
his tail cleared the gate post she
snagged him like Nate she lit running,
fanked the calf expertly and tied him.
Tichenor came down and rolled the
little animal over twice. Nothing
wrong with that tie" he announced.
by crikey. you're strong"
"Give the lady ten thousand dollars"
RUDE Tenney ordered. Fourteen fiat.
An you've Travelled a long way for
nckin'. mister"
Nate Tichenor. using the fiat of his
saddle for desk, wrote out the check.
Thanks" the girl said casually. and
waved the check to dry the ink. EASY
come. easy go. I have no qualms at
nicking you. Nate. l competed with
the best men in the country at the
Pendleton roundup last year and took
second money. Came away from that
show with eleven hundred dollars and
met the September payroll"
you're mans woman" he told her
feelingly. I've never had more fun
losing ten thousand dollars"
"And I've never had more fun win
ming it. You're true blue sport, Nate,
and true blue sport never knows a
regret" And she laughed and tore up
the check.
He had no reply to make to this.
Half angry and half prideful, he sat
his horse looking down at her with a
queer, intense light in his eyes, seeing
which RUDE Tenney gathered his cow
boys together and rode off with them
toward headquarters. When they were
out Of hearing Nate Tichenor spoke:
"Lorry Kershaw, I've never loved a
woman before, but love you"
Tichenor knew the ghost of old
Rance Kershaw was coming between
him and his desire.
II understand. Lorry,' he said, final
ly. "Well, I'm good at waiting, but
certainly do crave the job of taking
care of you"
She smiled up at him. swell, have
resented your valet" she admitted.
slyly. "What does valet know about
taking care of a MANI"
He dismounted, squatted on his
heels in the shadow of the corral and
motioned her to sit beside him.
"Tell me anything except how much
money you have" she suggested pres
emily. "rm not interested in that"
"Lorry. I'm the proprietor of big
dream. AS halloween in a bond
and brokerage house in New York I've
made money enough to retire on now.
But I'm too young to rust out, so I'm
going to put over one big deal before
quit Lorry. I'm the Mountain Valley
Power company"
She stood up, gazing down at him
reproachfully. $50 you were the Santa
Claus that gave me twice what my
land was worth, were your" Her tone
was cold. 'That was your nice little
method of comforting charity, was it?"
"Well, 1t was a good price, Lorry,
but the land was worth that to me.
Had anybody but you owned it l would
have haggled and made couple Of
hundred thousand dollars. But 1t
wasn't charity. I wasn't in love with
you when we closed that deal. That's
happened since and I don't know why.
only know I'm glad it's happened,
even II nothing should ever come of it.
Sit down please. You can't pick fight
with me merely because declined to
take advantage of your ignorance Of
the value of what you held. plus your
acute financial embarrassment"
She sat down.
"You and I are not popular in our
little world" he went on. II don't
know how you feel about 1t, but that
knowledge has always hurt me. My
heart is here, where my people lie
buried. I've wanted to do something
big and constructive. accumulate a lot
Of money and employ it wisely-in this
country. IL want ne'ghbors. I want
to be thought well Of" He waved his
hand toward the east. ~ don't belong
In that country and don't like it. l
want to live here and you might as
well know 1t now"
"Go on. I'm listening, Nate"
"You're going to marry me. sooner
or later. and want to know If you'd
have any objection to living here six
months of the year?"
| "a little bit shorter than I care to
consider, but can stand it."
"Lorry. you're darling. well. I've
found way to popularize both clans
When the Mountain Valley Power com.
pany's dam is in. I'm going to sell wa.
ter cheap to Forlorn Valley. They're
irrigating from deep wells over there
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