Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-05-16
W.N.U.

life won't bear tn light-but 4 thing
like that makes my blood boil.
There amt no manner of S hurt
ing something that can't fight back,
and a woman an a child-well,
they're set aside, someway. like a
starvin' kitten, or a dog that no n
wants. No kind of a man would do
them a harm-not an be a man."
"You think that-honestly?" said
Sonya. fright from your hearth
why. of course" he said sur
prised. Don't your"
Eyes, oh yes, a woman feels like
that, but men are different. ] just
wondered"
"Have you been back to Lone
Mesa?' he asked presently.
"No." said Sonya, Il haven't. I've
been pretty busy. housekeeping
and sewing. Have your"
"Twicet. At night. Watched tn
moon come up across tn desert, and
1t was wonderful. A man can't de-
scribe it-like new life comm to a
dead world"
II know" said Sonya, 1--WE seen
1t from there myself"
"Alone7 My Cd, Miss Savarin,
you shouldn't be goin' around this
country by yourself like that !"
"Why not? I'm perfectly safe.
Everyone knows me and there isn't
a Navajo, drunk or otherwise,
who'd say a word to me-"
mot tn Navvys. no, ma'am," he
said painfully, but they amt all
there are, you know"
How well she knewl But she
was sorry the inference had been
drawn.
"As for being drunk-will you be-
lieve me when | say | haven't
touched a glass or a bottle since
since that day-on tn cliff? Every
time I've tried, your face has come
before me plain as plaln-the white
fury of 1t, the courage-G-di l
choke an quit tryln'."
He was looking at her earnestly,
and Sonya did not question a word
he said. Instead she smiled, and
the coldness left her heart In a rae
ing food.
I'm glad" she said. Didn't | tell
you 1t was never too late to look
up7 Didn't II"
Sure you did, but that don't
mean anything in this case, I'm just
telling you that your face stopped
my liquor"
eth stop a lot Of things for YOU"
the girl said In q rush and was as
tonished at herself.
"What-do you meanY he said
slowly.
"I-oh, / don't know |" said Son
va, trembling, "only | know you've
got to %stop-stop that Border stun.
That you've got to change-the leop-
ard spots"
"You," he said, wetting his lips,
which had suddenly lost their color,
"you-want me to-do THAR"
YES" said Sonya thickly, "yes."
Then, by Cd" he said through
his teeth, "Tll-"
What he meant to say was not
apparent, for at that moment they
both heard what they had been too
tensely strung to hear before-the
roar Of a motor In the sky. A small
gray ship slipped down directly over
their heads and dropped TO a landing
on the desert out beyond. The man
took one look, and reaching out an
arm, he pushed Sonya and Darkness
back into the canyons mouth. Un
d'Oro shielding them both. The
touch OF his breast against her
shoulder, the scent Of him, tobacco
and sweat, the nearness OF his bronze
cheek, sent a wave of weakness
over the girl.
Get back he rasped, "for tn
love Of heavenl Go In deep, please.
an don't come out till It's gone"
Then he had struck his heels to
On d'Oro's shining TANKS and was
out like a flash across the sand.
For a moment Sonya sat where
he had left her, shaking as with a
chill, bewildered and a little scared.
What was this7
What had driven the blood from
his face7
And why did he go straight to
: the plane IL he was frightenedf