Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-05-31

tious, he declined to commit himself
even to halfway promise to Babson.
He had discerned that his refusal
to enter into negotiations had shocked
Babson, but he had no idea as to the
extent of the shock.
Other than the knowledge that Bah
son had organized raid to ruin Lorry
Kershaw, Tichenor had no cause to dis
like the man. indeed, the knowledge
that he. Tichenor, had always been in
position to Illustrate that raid. had
operated to dull the edge of his resent
ment. He knew the world was quite
filled with Silas Babsons; indeed, dur
ing his busy years in New York he had
met more than one Of them, had crossed
financial swords with them, had de-
feated them and been defeated by
them. Such men were all in the days
work for him, and such irritation as
he had felt against Babson was solely
out of sympathy for Lorry Kershaw.
If the impending disaster appeared
to affect Babson only, he would have
dismissed all thought of him. Certain
ly he would not have wasted any SYM
pathy on him. But, without water,
eventually hundreds of people in For
lorn Valley would be reduced to pow
erty. And with the collapse Of the
Bank of Valley Center. the absolute
ruin of the vaIey would be FASTENED
and completed.
Nate Tichenor. ostracized as he had
been by the people of Forlorn Valley
! in his boyhood-ostracized as all of his
people had been-had, not unnaturally,
acquired a fierce resentment against
these people who looked to him for
succor. But his resentment faded now
before the realization of the tragedy
they faced.
His heart welled with pity for them.
"Tn have to do something about this"
he decided. "I'll defer signing the con.
tract the P. G. & Els counsel is pre-
pairing; TIL defer building the hydro
electric plant until after I've expert
mented with the water. Perhaps TIL
not build the power plant. I'll show
those Forlorn Valley cattle that the
despised Hensley clan managed to
breed a human being and a public
spirited citizen after all"
He was possessed Of warm feeling
Of elation as he motored up to the
Circle K and In a field below the
ranch house found Lorry with her cow
boys working in the branding corral.
She wore the traditional boots, over
alls, shirt, and hat of a cowman. She
carried four-strand thirty-foot calf
rope Of braided rawhide and bestrode
q buckskin horse that knew his bust
ness.
Tichenor climbed up on the fence
and watched her work; he thrilled
with professional pride as her small
loop went under the belly Of each vic
tim and curled up and over the legs Of
the calf as the little animal went for
ward; he observed how gently she laid
him down. saving undue strain on her
RATA, and dragged him through the
soft loose dirt to the fire. RUDE Ten
ney. working a calf along the fence
below Nate. said out of the corner Of
his mouth as he passed:
"Ninety-two calves so far today and
she hasn't missed her cast yet"
It was long since he had sat on the
top rail Of a corral fence, comfortable
In his shirt-sleeves, and looked at good
stock Long since he had done any
shooting and fishing, long since his
knees had gripped anything save an
academy-trained horse.
He resolved definitely not to give 1t
up. When the world wearied him he
could always come back to Eden VAL
ley and enjoy the society of people
who had mastered the great art of
silent companionship.
Lorry had waved her RATA at him
as he took his seat on the fence; there
after she paid no attention to him.
She was busy. So he sat on the fence
for an hour. dreaming, remembering.
planning. Finally he saw a horse
standing, with dropping head. outside
the corral A RATA was coiled on the
saddle.
my horse. Lorry?" he called to the
girl.
Whenever you get your job of
dreaming done WITH" she called back.
He climbed down, cinched the saddle
tighter. and swung aboard. "Ride him,
cowboy" Lorry cried joyously. and as
II this was signal. the horse went
into action. Tichenor stayed with him
for six jumps. then sailed of into
space and lit on his hands and knees
In the soft dirt; whereupon everybody
laughed long and joyously at his dis.
comfiture. A dozen feet away the horse
was standing, gazing curiously at him.
(To be continued)
Fly Considered Sacred
In Egypt the fly is considered sa-
cred, and the people carefully refrain
from harming it, no matter how much
1t posters them.
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