The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-09

scratchl Then at the last you were
hit three times almost at once, Mar
tino says. On the head, in the arm
and the leg. But you mustn't bother
about it. The doctor says"
"Step and MARITIME all right? Mr..
Tension and Caramba?"
"Step has two more scars and
Martina one. But they were just
flesh wounds. Your-Mr. Tension
and Caramba weren't hit. Some of
the cowboys were killed; more were
hurt"
He lay looking at her, thinking.
''We know about Comanche Linn,
now" she said. both Raniers were
killed in the fight. Nevil had
telegram from the Salado officers.
They had found Linn, buried on
ranch where the Rainier gang often
hid. Nothing that you've done, in
the Territory, will ever be thought
Of as anything but good"
That's fine! So, if I want to stick
on the Wheel and learn the busi-
ness, looking to the day when I'll
have ranch of my own"
"a ranch of your ownl" she in
terrupted, "Do you remember own
ing a turtle-a desert tortoise, that
isl"
81 never did! That is, unless you
count dream turtles. Three-four
times a year, all my life, I've had
a nightmare about hunting a turtle
named Billy. But never find him.
I fall over a cliff and hurt myself"
Break your arm! Lie in the ar
royo for hours before you're found
by your closest friend and childish
idol, Con, the one-armed cook of the
WHEEL" she finished for him in a
rush. ''That Billy Turtle was your
prize possession. He was always
straying, so old Con branded him
W.T.. You'd go hunting him. calling
and calling for Con, who was the
one you turned to for help in all
your affairs"
fWhat are you talking about? How
do you know about my dream? And
more than ever dreamed?"
Didn't you ever wonder about
this broken bone in your left arm?
Didn't-that uncle ever tell you
about it?"
Happened when I was a baby.
In-Horsehide.
''It happened within a quarter
mile of this house! And your SCARED
uncle was Emory, who stole you!
But-he must have had some good
in him; he made fine man of you.
He"
"You-you mean that rm-Ware
TeniSon?"
Nobody else! The evidence just
rolled in, all at once! The cook re-
membered the name of a man
SCARED Just as you said your sun
Gle" was scarred-Emory. The doc
tor saw your broken arm and re-
membered the break in Ware Teni-
sons. Then, all through your de-
lirium, you called for Billy Turtle
and Con-the things that everybody
who knew you at four remembered
about you. Your mother-well, you'll
see her. Your father is going around
one walking smile"
81 am thinking" he said very
slowly, looking away from her. "If
/ hadn't somehow headed for this
country, like homing pigeon, you
would have inherited this place. l.
l have to think about that, Janet. It
would have come to you, because of
the way they feel toward you"
"Come to me? Do you think for
one minute that /"
Don't bite me! What I am think
ing is"
He managed to get weak hand
up and find hers and hold it, even
draw upon it enough to bring her
down closer.
"-If there might not be a way
that you wouldn't lose all the Wheel?
Try and think! You're an educated
girl. Can't you figure some way
that'n let us both have a share of
the placer"
eff you're thinking what I'm think
ing-I certainly can!"
And she carried the arm up, about
her neck, and put her face against
his.
"a fine tassel end to this lariat,"
he whispered. "Fine!"
1.-THE ENID