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HEART OF THE
By Rex Beach
Copyright by Harper O Brothers
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SUNSET
In this serial wo are given an
Intimate view of conditions that
have prevailed on the border for
a long time. Newspaper reports
apparently have not gone to tho
bottom of the situation. Trouble-making
circumstances be
tween the Mexican and Ameri
can peoples are deeper than one
or two or half a dozen raids on
border towns by outlaw gangs,
and these circumstances won't
work themselves out satisfactor
ily In n week or a month or a year.
Yes, Mr. Beach has given us a
picture of conditions. But In
"Heart of the Sunset" he has giv
en us also a charming love story,
ono of the best this paper has
printed; and wo feel confident
that all of you will enjoy it thor
oughly. THE EDITOR.
CHAPTER I.
Tho Water-Hole.
A fltfol breczo .played among tho
nesqulto bushes. Tho naked earth,
fwhero It showed between tho clumps
M grnss, was buked plnstcr hard. Al
though the sun was half-way down tho
.west, its glnro remained untempcred,
Had tho tantalizing ahado of tho sparse
mesqulto was mora of a trial than a
comfort to tho lono woman who, refus
ing Its deceitful invitation, plodded
steadily over tho waste. Stop, Indeed,
she dared not. In splto of her fatigue,
lregardlcss of tho torturo from feet nnd
ilmbs unused to walking, sho must,
os she constantly assured herself, keep
going until strength failed. Somewhere
to tho northward, perhaps a mile, per
haps n league distant, lay tho water
hole. Desert travel was nothing new to
jhor; thirst and fatigue wero old ac
quaintances. Sho readjusted tho strap
of tho empty wntcr hag over her shout
dor and tho looso cartrldgo belt nt her
hip, then set her dusty feet down- tho
slope Tho sun had grown red and
huge when nt last In tho hard-linked
earth bIio discovered fresh hoofprlnts.
Sho followed them glndly, encour
aged when they wore Joined by
Olhcrs. A low bluff rose on her left,
pnd nlong Its crest scattered Spanish
Inggcrs wero raggedly silhouetted
against the Bky. 8ho tried to run, but
her legs wero heavy; she stumbled n
groat deal, and her brcuth made
strange, distressing sounds as it Issued
from her open lips. Hounding tho
Bteop shoulder of tho ridge, sho has
tended down n declivity Into it knot of
scrub oaks and ebony trees, then link
ed, stnrlng nhend of her. Nestling In
a shnllow, flinty bowl was n pool of
wnter, nnd on Its brink a llttlo flro was
burning.
' It was a tiny fire, overhung with n
blackened pot; tho odor of greasowood
nnd mesqulto smoko was sharp. A
man, rising swiftly to his feet nt the
first sound, was staring nt tho now
icomor; ho wns as alert as any wild
tiling. But tho woman staggered di
rectly toward the pond, seeing nothing
jnftcr tho first glnnco except tho water.
(Bho would hnvo Hung herself full
cugui upon mo cage, uut mo man
tepped forward and stayed her, then
laced a tin cup In her hnnd. Sho
umblcd souietiiljc in answer to his
Igreotlng nnd tho hoarse, ravenllko
croak In her voice startled her; then
'eho drank, with trembling eagerness,
'drenching the front of her dress. Tho
water wus warm, but It was clean and
'delicious.
"Easy now. Take your time," said
tho innn, ns ho refilled tho cup. "It
'won't give out."
Sho Knelt and wet her fuco nnd neck.
(Felt tho stranger's lmnds beneath her
'arms, felt herself lifted to n moro com
jfortable position. Without nsking pcr
(mlsslon, the stranger unlaced first one,
then the other of her dusty boots,
'seeming not to notice her weak nt
'tempt nt resistance. Onco he had
ipluced her bare feet In tho water, sho
(forgot her resentment In the Intense
Tullcf.
Tho mnu left her seated In n col
lapsed, somlcousclous Btnte, and went
tmck to his fire. It was dark when for
'tho first tlmo sho turned her head to
'ward tho camp flro and stared curlotis
ly at the flguro there. Tho appetizing
odor of broiling bacon had drawn her
(attention, nnd ns tf no move went un
noticed the niau said, without lifting
his eyes :
"Supper wilt bo ready directly.
Uow'd you llko four eggs If wo hud
any 7"
' lie spoko with an unmlstnknblo Tex
as drnwl; tho woman put htm down ut
toace for u cowboy. Well buck from
lb flro ho had rrnngcd a seat for her,
iiblug a saddle blanket for n cover
ing, and upor this sh lowered icrsclf
wtlffly.
"I suppose you wonder how I hap
pen to bo here," sho said.
"Now don't talk 'til you're rested,
miss. Tills coffee Is strong enough to
walk on Its bunds, and I reckon about
two cups of It 'II rnstlo you Into shape"
As sho ruined the tin mug to her lips
Vtt waved a "laud nail smiled. "Drink
hearty I" Tin set n plate of bread and
bncon In her lap, then opened a glass
Jur of Jam.
Tho woman ntc and drauk slowly.
Sho wns too tired to bo hungry, and
mcnnwhllo tho young man squatted
upon his heels and watched her
through tho smoko from a husk ciga
rette. "Ilnve you had your supper?" sho
flnnlly Inquired.
"Who, me? Oh, I'll eat with tho
help." He smiled, nnd when his flash
ing teeth showed white ngnlnst his
leathery tan tho woman decided ho
wns not nt all bad-looking. Ho was
very tall and quite lean, with tho long
legs of n horseman this latter feature
accentuated by his high-heeled boots
and by the short canvas cowboy coat
that reached only to his cartridge belt.
Ills features sho could not well make
out, for tho flro was llttlo moro than
a bed of coals, and he fed it, Indian-
like, with a twig or two at n time.
"I beg your pardon. I'm selfish."
Sho extended her cup und pinto ns an
invltntlon for him to share their con
tents. "Please ont with me."
But ho refused. "I ain't hungry," ho
nfilnned. "Honest 1"
Accustomed ns sho wns to tho dif
fidence of ranch hands, sho refrained
from urging him, nnd proceeded with
her repast. When sho hnd finished sho
lay buck nnd watched hlra as ho nto
sparingly.
"My horso fell crossing tho Arroyo
Grande," she announced, nbruptly. "He
broke n leg, nnd I hnd to shoot him."
"Is there nny water In tho Grande?"
nsked the mnn.
"No. They told mo there vns plenty.
I knew of this chnrco, so I niudo for
It."
"Who told you there wns water In
tho nrroyo?"
"Those Mexicans nt the little goat
ranch." "Bnlll. So you walked In from Ar
royo Grnnde. It's n good ten miles
straightaway, and I reckon you camo
crooked. Eh?"
"Yes. And It wns very hot. I was
never hero but once, and tho country
looks different when you're nfoot."
"It certnlnly docs," tho mnn nodded.
Then ho continued, musingly: "No wa
ter there, eh? I figured there might
bo n little." Tho fact appeared to
plcnso him, for ho nodded ngnln as
ho went on with his meal. "Not much
rain down here, I reckon."
"Very little. Whcro nro you from?"
"Me? Hebbronvllle. My nnmo Is
Law."
Evidently, thought tho woman, this
fellow belonged to tho East outfit, or
somo of tho other big cattlo ranches
In tho nebbronvlllo district. Probably
ho wns,n range boss or n foreman.
After n tlmo bIio said, "I supposo tho
nenrest ranch Is thnt Bnlll place?"
"Yes'm."
"I'd llko to borrow your horse."
Mr. Law stnrcd Into his plnte'WeH,
miss, I'm nfruld "
Sho added, hastily, "I'll send you n
fresh ono by BalU's boy In tho morn
ing." Lnw shook his lirnd. "I can't loan
D4i.T0rl
VAVCKTmC
"How'd You Like Your Eggs If We
Had Any?"
you my horse, miss. I got to meet n
mnn here."
"When will ho come?"
"He'd ought to bo hero nt curly dnrk
tomorrow evening." Heedless of her
dismay, ho contluued, "Yes'm, about
sundown."
"But I enn't stny here. I'll rldo to
BalU's nnd havo your horso back by
afternoon."
"My man might como earlier thun I
expect," Mr. Lnw persisted.
"Really, I enn't see what difference
It would make. It wouldn't lnterfero
with your appointment to let me "
Lnw smiled slowly, and, setting his
pinto aside, selected u fresh cigarette;
then, as he reached for u conl, ho ex
plained :
"I haven't got what you'd cnll ex
actly nn nppolnttncnt. This feller I'm
'. Mhi .Mr
expectin' is a Mexican, und day before
yesterday ho killed n man over In Jim
Wells county. They got me by 'phone
at Hebbronvllle nnd told mo he'd left.
He's hcudln' for tho border, nnd he's
duo hero nbout sundown, now thnt Ar
royo Grande's dry. I wns nlmln' to
let you ride his horse."
"Then you're nn ofllccr?"
"Yes'm. Itnngcr. So you seo I can't
help you to get homo till my man
comes. Do you llvo around here?"
The speaker looked up Inquiringly, nnd
after un Instant's hesitation the wom
an suld quietly:
"I nin Mrs. Austin." Sho wns grate
ful for tho gloom that hid her face. "I
rode out this wuy to examine u tract
of grazing Innd."
It seemed fully n minute before tho
Ranger answered; then he said, in n
cnsuul tone, "I reckon Las Palmas Is
quite a ranch, ma'am."
"Yes. But wc need more pasture."
"I know your La Fcrln ranch, too. I
was with General Castro when wo hnd
that fight near there."
"You were a Mnderlstn?"
"Yes'm. Machine-gun man. That's a
fine country over there. Seems llko
the Almighty got mixed and put the
Mexicans on the wrong side of the
Itlo Grande. But I reckon you haven't
seen much of La Ferld slnco the Inst
revolution broko out."
"No. Wo have tried to remain neu
tral, but" Again sho hcsltntcd. "Mr.
Austin has enemies. Fortunately both
sides havo spnred La Ferla."
Law shrugged his broad shoulders.
"Oh, well, the revolution Isn't over I
A ranch In Mexico Is my Idea of a bnd
Investment." Ho rose nnd, taking his
blanket, sought n favorablo spot upon
which to sprend It. Then ho helped
Mrs. Austin to her feet her muscles
had stiffened until sho could bnrcly
stand nfter which ho fetched his snd
dlo for n pillow. IIo mado no apolo
gies for his meager hospitality, nor did
his guest expect nny.
When ho hnd stnked out his horso
for tho night ho returned to find the
woman rolled snugly In her covering,
ns In n cocoon. The dying embers flick
ered Into flame and lit her hair redly.
She had laid off her felt hat, nnd one
loosened braid lay over her hnrd pil
low. Thinking her asleep, Law stood
motionless, making no nttempt to hide
his expression of wonderment until,
unexpectedly, sho spoke.
"What will you do with mo when
your Mexican comes?" sho sold.
"Well, inn'am, I reckon I'll hide you
out In the brush till I tnmo him."
"Thnnk you. I'm used to tho open."
IIo nodded ns if ho well knew that
sho was ; then, shaking out his slicker,
turned away.
As ho lay staring up through tho
thorny mesqulto branches that roofed
him Inadequately from tho dew, ho
marveled mightily. A bright, steady
burning stur peeped through the leaves
ut him, and ns ho wntched It ho remem
bered that this rcd-hulrcd woman with
tho still, white faco wns known far und
wldo through tho lower valley ns "Tho
Lono Star." Well, ho mused, the name
fitted her; sho was, If reports were
true, quite as mysterious, quite as cold
nnd fixed and unapproachable, ns the
tltlo Implied. Knowledge of her Iden
tity had como ns a shock, for Law
knew something of her history, nnd to
find her suing for his protection wns
quite thrilling. Tnles of her pale
beauty wero common and not tame,
but she was nil nnd more than she
had been described.
She had not been too proud and cold
to let him help her. In her fatigue
sho hnd allowed him to lift her and
to make her moro comfortable. Hot
ngulnst his palms palms unuccus-
1 tomed to the touch of n woman's flesh
! ho felt the contact of her nuked feet.
ns nt tho moment when ho hud placed
them In tho cooling water. Her fecblo
resistance hnd only called attention to
her sex to tho slim whiteness of her
'ankles benenth her short riding skirt.
Following his first nnmzcuicnt ut be
holding her had como u fantastic ex-
plnnntlon of her presence for n mo
ment or two It had seemed ns If the
fates had taken heed of his yeanlings
nml hnd sent her to him out of the
dusk wild fancies, llko these, bother
men who uro much alone.
CHAPTER II.
The Ambush.
Alnlre Austin, liko most normal
women, had n surprising amount of
endurance, both nervous nnd muscu
lar, but, having drawu henvlly against
her reserve force, she paid tho penalty.
During tho enrly hours of tho night
she slept hardly nt nil ; ns soon ns her
bodily discomfort began to decrenso
her mind became unruly, and It was
not until nearly dawn thnt sho dropped
off Into complete unconsciousness. Sho
wns nwnkened by n sunbeam which
pierced her leafy shelter.
It wns still early; tho sun had Just
cleared tho valley's rim nnd the ground
was damp with dew. Somewhere neur
by un unfumtlltir bird was sweetly
trilling. Alalro listened dreamily un
til tho bird-carol changed to tho ulr of
a familiar cowboy song, then she sat I
up, queerly startled.
David Law was watering his horse,
grooming the animal meanwhile with
a burlap cloth. It was n beautiful
blood-bay mare, nnd ns tho woman
looked It lifted Its head, then with
wet, trembling muzzle caressed its
owner's cheek. Undoubtedly this at
tention wns meant for a kiss, and was
ns dulntlly conferred ns any woman's
favor. It brought n reward In a lump
of sugar.
"Good morning," said Mrs. Austin.
Law lifted his hat hi n graceful sa
lute ns ho npproached around the edge
of the pool, his spurs Jingling musical
ly. The mnro followed.
"You have n fine horso there."
"Yes'm. Her nnd mo get nlong all
right. I hope we didn't wake you,
mn'um."
"No. I was too tired to sleep well."
"Of course. I heard you stirring
nbout during the night." Law paused,
D6ALT0rf N
VAL6TNG-
"Sometlmeo I Go Without Sugar, but
Bessie Belle Never Docs."
nnd tho mnre, with sharp cars cocked
forward, looked over his shoulder In
quisitively. "Tell the lady good morn
ing. Bessie Belle," ho directed. The
animal flung Its hend high, then
stepped forward nnd, stretching It
neck, sniffed doubtfully nt the visitor.
"Whnt n graceful bow!" Mrs. Aus
tin laughed. "You taught her that, I
presume."
"Yes'm I She'd never been to school
when I got her; she was plumb Igno
rant. But she's got nil the airs of a
fine lady now. Sometimes I go with
out sugar, but Bessie Belle never
does."
"And you with n sweet tooth!"
The Ranger smiled pleusuntly.
"She's ns easy as n rockln' chair.
We're kind of sweethearts. Ain't we,
kid?" Again Bessie Bello tossed her
head high. "That's 'yes, with tho re
verse English," the speaker explained.
He would not permit her to help with
tho brenkfast, so she lay back wu tell
ing her host, whose personality, now
that she saw him by duyllght, hnd be
gun to challenge her Interest. Phys-
lcully Lnw was of an admirable make
considerably over six feet in height,
with wide shoulders nnd lean, strong
limbs. Although his face wus schooled
to mask all but the keenest emotions,
n pair of blue-gray, meditative eyes,
with a whimsical fashion of wrinkling
half-shut when he talked, relieved u
countenance thnt otherwise would
have been n trifle grim and somber.
The nose wns prominent nnd boldly
arched, the mouth wus thln-llpped and
mobile. In his fuce there wus nothing
animal in a bud sense. Certainly it
showed no grossness. The man, de
spite his careless use of the plains ver
iinculur, seemed to bo rather above
the average In education and Intelli
gence. On the whole, she rather re
sented the good Impression Law nnd
made upon her, for on general prin
ciples she chose to dislike nnd distrust
men. Rising, .she walked painfully to
the pond and made n leisurely toilet,
Brenkfast was ready when she re
turned, and once moro the mnn sat
upon his heels und smoked while sho
nte. After u while sho remarked : "I'm
glad to see a Ranger in this country.
There litis been u lot of .stealing down
our wuy, nnd the ussoclutlon men can't
seem to stop It. Perhaps you cau."
"The Hungers hnvo u reputation In
thnt line," ho admitted. 'But there Is
stealing all up and down tho border,
slnco tho wur."
"The ranchers havo organized. They
hnvo formed a sort of vlgllauce com
mittee In each town, und talk of using
bloodhounds."
The ranger has a serious en
counter with enemies, and a curi
ous relationship springs up be
tween him and the lady do sure
to read the next installment. Sett
what your friends think of tho
story.
ITO BB CONTINUED.)
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