THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER lfi.'l9l
PLATTSEIOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
rGE 7.
Copyright. 1914. by
CHAPTER IV.
A Warning.
MILYNAVIIILE his own troubles
in rrastil. Frank's dislike
had ii'wn to :tu impish viu
cSUtiveuess. and if the old
ni:ni Meeker h:d nnv kiiowktlire of
Lis sen's deviltries he gave no sign.
-I don't know why I stay." Way
hr..l wrote io I'.erea. "I'm disgusted
with the men up here they're ail tire
some except LanJ 'ii hut 1 hate to
sliidi Kvay, and. ln-ides, the count rr
is glorious. I'd like to come down
and see you tLU week. May I do so?
lif:ie send word that I may."
She did not reply, and, wemkrinjr
whether she had rvoived his letter or
li.t. he mounted his horse one beauti
ful inoriiins and rode away up the
trail with a sense of elatior, of eager
joy. wsth intent to eall upon her at
the ram h as he went by.
Hardly had he vanished auion; the
pii.es v. hen Clifford ISelCou. rode iu
from his ranch on Hat creek and call
ed at Meeker's for Lis mail.
Frank Meeker was in the office, aud
as he both tea red and disliked this biit
contemptuous young cattleman he set
to work to make him jealous.
"You want to watch this one lung
boarder of ours," he warned, with fc
prim "He's beeu writing to F.errie.
nnd he's just g'T.e down to see her.
Hi l.iirhfututin ways and Lis fine white
hands have put her on the slant."
"I'm not worrying,"' retorted Delden.
"You'd lK-tter be. I was down there
the other day, and it 'pea red like sb
wouldn't talk of anything else but Mr.
.Norrross. Mr roreTow. tilt-1 wa.iek
of hi-- name."
An hour later I'.elden left the mill
nr.d set off up the trail behind Nor
eros. his fare falloii into stern hues.
Fr.u,k writhed in delight. "There goes
Cliff, hot under the collar, chasing Nor-
Tvi been wondering about you," h
said.
ctnss. If lie finds out t'jat Herrie U
ji.t,,i,,s'ed in liiiu he'll just about wring
that dude's neck."
Meanwhile Wayland was riding
thr"!iLrh the pass with lightening heart,
his thought dwelling on tje girl at the
end of his j urney.
A he rea' hel tlie Mcl'arlane ranch
jt M'fUicil deserted of men. but a faint
column of smoke rising Iron) the roof
of i!ie kit' lien ivp evidem-e of a cook,
n nd at liis knock I'.errie cau'e to the
door with a boyish word of frank sur
prise ::nu pleasure. She was dressed
in a l'i:e and Li'e calico gown, with
iftllar turned m r.inl the sleeves
roilel up. lut she seoniec'l quite unem
linrr."!se.'l. and tier pleasure in his com
ir g ;u;te repaid liim for hi long and
iTiv-some ride.
"I've l.een wondering about you." she
"I'm mighty glad 1o see you.
Ji'w do you stand it?"
"Von pot my letter?"
"I did. and I was going to writ? and
tc'l you to come down, but I've had
special work n do nt the office."
P'j tci t!:? horse's rein from him.
a-.i to;e:her ther starteJ toward the
b'uiii'.rs.
" uua - y
iTrift mam
A
ROMANCE
OF THE
BEAR TOOTH
RANGE
ByllAMLIH GARLAND
Hamlin Garland
This action of stabling the horses, a
perfectly innocent and natural one for
her, led one of the hands, a coarse
minded sneak, to watch them from a
coiT.nl. "I wonder how Cliff would
like that?" be evilly remarked.
ISerea was frankly pleased to see
Waylaud and spoke of the Improve
ment w hich had taken place ffi him
"You're looking line." she said as they
were returning to the boue. "But
Low do you get ou with the boys?"
"Not very well," he admitted. "They
eeem to have it in for me. It's a coo
fctant tight,"
Iler face grew grave. "1 reckon you
Cot started wrong," she said at last
"They'll like you better when you get
browned up and your clothes fret dir
ty. You're a little too fancy for then?
just now."
"1 don't believe I want any more of
their company. What' the use? As
you say, I've started wrong with them
aud 1 don't see any prospect of getting
right; and, besides. I like the rangers
lettor. I-amlon thinks 1 might work
into the service. I wonder if 1 could?
It would give me something to do."
She considered a moment. "We'll
think about that. Come into the kitch
en. I'm cook today. Mother's gone to
town."
The kitchen was clean and ample,
and the delicious odor of new made
bread tilled it with cherr. As the girl
resumed her apron Way land stttled
Into a chair with a sigh of content.
"I like this." he said aloud. "There's
nothing cowgirl about you now; you're
the Anglo-Saxon housewife. You might
be a Michigan or Connecticut girl at
this moment."
Her cheeks were ruddy with the
bent and her eyes intent on her work,
but she caught enough of his meaning
to le pleased with it. "Oh. I have to
take a hand at tin poi n:id pans now
and then. 1 can't give all my time to
the sen ice. but I'd like to."
He boldly announced his errand. "I
wish vou'd take me to board. I'm sure
your cooking would build up my shat
i tcred system a pood deal quicker than
I your auut's."
She latigheu. nut shook ner yean.
"You ought to be on the hills riding
! hard every day. What you need is the
high country and the air of the pines.
She had retul that victims of the
white plague always talk in this cheer
ful way about themselves, and she
worked on without replying.
"If I were here in the valley yon
nnd I could ride together now and
then, and you could sh v me all the
tnils. Why not let me come here and
board? I'm g'ing to nsk your mother
if I may not do si."
"Of course you can come here." she
snid when she saw he was in earnest,
"Mother will lie glad to have you. al
though our ranch isn't a bit pretty.
Perhaps father will snd yon out" with
onr of the rangers ns n fireguard. T'H
nsk him tonight."
"I wish you would. I like These for-esters-what
I've' seen of them. I
wouldn't mind serving under a tnnn
like I.andoji. He's fine."
Upon this pleasant conference Cliff
Pelden unestiecledly burst. Pushing
the door open with a slam, he con
fronted Ilerry with dark and angry
fa ce.
Why. Cliff, where did you come
from?" she asked, rising in some con
fusion. "I didn't hear you ride up."
"Apparently not." lie sneeringly an
swered. "I reckon you were too much
occupied."
She tried to laugh away his black
mood. "That's right. I w as. I'm chief
cook today. Come in and sit down.
Mother's pne to town, and I'm play
ing her part." she explained, ignoring
his suMen displeasure. "Cliff, this i
Mr. Norrross. who Is visiting Uncle
Joe. Mr. Norcross. shake hands with
Mr. P.elden." She made this Introduc
tion with some awkwardness, for her
lover's f lilure to even say "nowdy"
informed her that Us jealous heart
was aflame, and she went on quickly.
"Mr. Norcro-s dropped iu on his wy
to the postoffiee. and I'm collecting n
snack for him."
Keeomizir.g P.elden's claims upon the
girl. Wayland rose. "I must be going.
It's a long ride over the hill."
"Come again soon." urged Herrie
"Father wants to see you."
"Thank you. T will look in cry
shortly." he rep'ied and went out with
su'-n dignity as he could command,
fee'.ing. however, very uutch like a dog
that has been kicked over the thresh
old. . . .. .' -
Closing tlie door behind hiru. Flelcien
turned upon the girl. "What's that
consumptive "dogie" doing here? He
'pen red to be very much at home with
you too dem much at home!"
She was prepared for his displeasure,
but not for words like these. She an
swered quietly: "He just dropped in
on his way to town, and he's not a
dogier She resented his tone a well
as liis words.
"I've heard about you taking him
over to Meeker's and lending him your
only slicker." he went ou. "but I didn't
exiKHt to find him sittin" here like he
owned you and the place. You're tak
ing altogether too much pain with
him. Can't he put hi own horw- or.t!
Io you have to go to the stable with
him? You never did have any sense
alwiut your actions with men. You've
all along beeu too free of your reputa
tion, and now I'm going to take care
of it for you. I won't have you nnrsin'
this runt any longer!"
She perceived now the full measure
of his base rage, aud her face grew
pale and set. "You're making a per
fect fool of yourself. CMJT." the said,
with portentous calmness.
, "Am I?" he asked. ;
' "You sure are. and you'll see it your
self by and by. You've no call to get
wire edged about Mr. Norcross. He's
not very stromr. He's just getting weit
of a long sickness. I knew n chili
would finish him, that's why 1 gave
him my slicker. It didu't hurt me,
UrO maybe It saved his life. I'd do It
rgaln if necessary."
"Since when did you start a hospital
for eastern tenderfeet?" he sneered,
then his tone changed to one of down
right command, "lou want to cut ttiis
u!i out. I tell you! I won't ha ye any
more of it! Tlie boys up aJ the mill lire
all talkiu' about your interest m this
little -whelp, and I'm getting the brand
H13 iron from every one 1 meet. Sam
saw you go into the barn with that
dude, and that would have leen all
over the country tomorrow, if I hadn't
told him I'd sew his mouth up if he
Raid a word about it. Of course I don't
think you ineuu anything bv this cod
lliu" "Oh. thank you." she interrupted,
with flaming, quick, indignant fury.
"That's mighy nice of you. I went to
the bam to show Mr. Norcross where
to stall his horse. I didn't know Sam
was here."
He sneered: "No. I U-t you didn't."
Sbe tired at this. "Come now! Some
thing nasty is in your mind, do on!
What have I done? What makes you
so hot?"
He began to weaken. "I don't accuse
you of aliening. I but I"
"Yes, you tlo in your heart you dis
trust me you just as much as said so."'
He was losing his high air of c-om-maud.
"Never mind what I said, Uer
rie. I"
She was blazing now. "But I do
mind 1 mind a whole lot I didn't
think it of you." she added as she re
alized his cheapness, his coarseness.
"I didn't suppose you could even think
such things of me. I don't like it,"
she repeated, and her tone hardened,
"and I guess you'd better pull out of
here for good. If you've 110 more
faith In me than that I want you to go
and never come back."
"You don't men ii that!"
J es. j on; Hni e shown this yel
low streak 1m 'fore, and I'm tired of it
This is the limit. I'm done with you."
She stood between tears and iK'UUinb
ing anger now. and he was wared.
"Ion't say that, I'.errie!" he pleaded,
trying to put his arm about her.
"Keep away from me!" She dashed
his hands aside. "I hate you. I never
want to see you again!" She ran into
her own room and slammed the door
behind her.
ItHden stood for a long time with
his hack again-1 the wall, the heat of
his nsen'meut utterly gone, an empty,
aching place iu his heart, lie called
her twice, but she made no answer,
and so at last he mouuted his horse
and rode away.
Young Norcross. much as lie admired
Berrie. was not seeking to exchange
her favor for her lover's enmity, and
he rode away with an uneasy feeling
of having innocently made trouble for
himseir as well us for a line, true heart
ed girl.
"What a good friendly talk we were
having," he said regretfully. "Aud to
think she is to marry that big. scowl
ing brute! How could she turn Lau
dtn down for a savage like that?"
Ho was just leaving tlie outer gate
when lUldc'i came clattering up and
reined his horse across the path and
called out: "See lu re, you young skunk'
You're a ixior. white livered tender
foot, and 1 can't bust you as I would
a full grew;; map. but I reckon yoc
better not ride this trail any more.'
"Why iint?" Inquired Wayland.
Beldt-n glared. "Because I tell you
bo. Your sympathy bunting game has
just about run into the ground. You've
worked this baby dodge about long
enough. You're not so almighty sick
as you put up to be. and you'd bettei
hunt some other cure Tor lonesomeness
r I'll just about cave your chest in"
All llii wsis Khockingly plain talk f 01
a slrmicr young scholar to lisieu to.
Imi N'oiVHrss remained calm. "I think
you're unnecessarily excited." b re
marked. "1 have no desire to make
trouble. I'm considering Miss I'.erea
who is too tine to be worried by us."
His tone was conciliating, and the
cowman, in spite of himself, respond
ed to it "That's why I advise yoa tc
go. She was nil right till you came
Colorado's a big plate, and there are
plenty ?her tine ranges for men o!
your complaint. Why not try Koutt
county? This is certain, you can't
stay in the same valley with my pari
I serve noti e of that."
"You're making a prodigious ass ot
yourself." observed Waylaud. witi
calm contempt.
"Sou think o. do yea? weJi. I'l:
make a jack rabbit cut of yon if
nd you on this rauca aain. You've
j worked on my gin m some way m.
; she's just about quit me. I don't ee
bw yon did it. you measly little pup.
but you surely have turned her against
me!" His rage burst Into Maine as hi
thought of her last words. "If you
wer o much as half a man I'd break
you in two pk-os right now. but you're
not. You're nothing but a dead on the
hoof lunger, and there's nothing to ck
but run you out. So take this a your
tinal notice. Yon straddle a horse aud
head east and keep a-ridin". and if 1
itch you with my girl air'ahi I'll deal
you a whole hatful of misery. Now.
that's right r
Thereupon, with a final glatK-e of
hate in his face, he whirled his horse
and galloped away, leaving Norcross
dumb with resentment, intermingled
with wonder.
"Truly the west is dramatic coun
try! Here 1 ain Involved in u lovers
wrath and under sentence of banish
ment all within a month! Well, 1
suppose there's nothing to do but car
ry out P.elden's orders. He's the boss.'
he suid as he rMle on. "I wonder just
what hapienod after I left? Some
thing stormy evidently. She must
have given him a sharp rebuff or he
wouldn't have been so furious with
me. Perhaps she even broke her en
gagemeut with him. 1 sincerely hope
she did. She's 100 goo-l for him."
And so from point to ioint tie pro
gressed till, with line indignation, hv
reached n resolution to stay and meet
whatever came. "1 certainly would !
a timorous animal if I let myself be
S scared into flight by that big bone-
head." he said at last.
Nevertheless he felt very weak and
very much depressed as he rode up
the street of the little town and dis
mounted at the forest service building.
(To Be Continued.)
Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
piles have yielded to Duan's Ointment.
50c at all stores.
MURRAY
(Too Late for Last Week.)
F. L. Rhoden and wife were trans
acting business in Plattsmouth Satur
day. T. J. Brendel and wife were attend
ing the state fair at Lincoln Wednes
day. Charles Swab and family and Nick
Klamms and family were visiting in
Nehawka Sunday.
W. R. Good and wife were calling
on the Plattsmouth merchants Satur
day afternoon.
John Vanllorn and Roy Bayles
were trying: the fishing art Sunday
in the Missouri river.
F. L. Rhoden and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wolfe spent Sunday with
Alex Rhoden and family.
Mrs. John Hendricks spent Tuesday
with her grandmother, Mrs. E. M.
Smith, near Plattsmouth.
R. R. Nickels, who has been looking
after business and visiting relatives j
in Missouri, arrived home Wednesday, j
H. C. Creamer had a car of stock
on the South Omaha market Tuesday.
Charles Wolfe and wife were state
fair visitors Wednesday.
The ladies of the K. N. K. are busy
preparing for the fourth annual
Thanksgiving dinner to be held at
Lewiston Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Frank Lilly and children went
to Plattsmouth Thursday, where she
will visit a few days with Justus Lilly
and family, and will also spend a few
days in Omaha looking after business
matters.
Mrs. W. P. H-utcheson entertained
the ladies of the K. N. K. Thursday
afternoon. After the usual services
were conducted and the business ses
sion held the afternoon was spent in a
social way, and a delicious two-course
luncheon was served, which added
much to the pleasures of the occasion.
The next meeting will be held with
Miss Lillian Wheeler the first of
October.
Special Notice.
All parties knowing themselves in
debted to the firm of Baker & Nickels
are requested to call and settle same
by the 15th of September, or proceed
ings will be taken to collect same.
Baker & Nickels.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the County Court of the County of
Cass, Nebraska.
In Re Estate of Francis Ku shin sky,
Deceased.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that hear
ing upon claims against said estate
will be had at the office of the County
Judfre, Court House, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, on the 8th day of September,
A. D. 1915, and on the 8th day of
March, A. D. 1916, at 10 o'clock a. m.
on each of said days. All claims not
filed before said hour on said last day
of hearing will be forever barred.
By the Court,
ALLEN J. BEESON,
County Judge.
W. A. ROBERTSON,
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