Cavanagh,
The Great Conserva
tion Novel
ome thought you whs with him lu the
tost."
Tbe girl was now aware tlmt ber
visitor wns Imping lo giilu some fur
ther liifortimtloii niul bo curtly an
swered: "I've never hwd uiy fathor
ilnce (tint night the soldiers came and
took bin) nwuy to the fort. And my
mother told me lie died down In Tex
ts." Mrs. Jackson rose. "Well. I'm glad
to 've liud a word with ye; but, you
tear me. yore ma has got to have
doctor's help or she's a-golu' to fall
down some day soon."
Every word the woman uttered, cv
ry tone of her drawling voice, put
le Virginia back Into tbe past. She
beard again the swift gallop of hoofs,
aw once more the long line of armed
ranchers and felt the IiuhIi of fear that
ly over the little town on that fate
ful day. The situation became clearer
In her mind. She recalled vividly the
words of astonishment and hate with
Which the women had greeted her
mother on the morning when the news
came that Edward Wetherford was
among the Invading cattle barons
was Indeed one of the lenders.
In Philadelphia the Kooky mountain
talcs were synonyms of picturesque
lawlessness, the theater of reckless
romance, and TTrglulu" Wetherford.
loyal daughter of the west, had de
fended It. but In the coarse phrase of
this lean rancbcreHS was pictured a
land of border warfare as ruthless as
that which marked the Scotland of
ltob Roy.
Commonplace as the llttlo town look
ed at the moment. It bad been the
scene of many a dosperute encounter,
as Uie.glrl herself could testify, for
hTh'IjuJ Been uiurellinu ono man "Clflcd
therein.
Then her mind came back to her
mother's aliment. Ellzu Wetherford
Lad never been one to complain, and
her grouns meant real suffering.
Her mind resolved uon one thing.
"She must see a doctor," she decided.
And with this In mind she re-entered
tbe cafe, where Line was In violent al
tercation with a waitress.
"Mother," culled fi, "I want to see
ion."
With a parting volley of vitupera
tion Mrs. Wetherford followed her
daughter back Into the lodging house.
"Mother." tho girl began, facing her
and HH-nklng (Irmly, "you need help,
and If the doctor here can't help you
you must go to Sulphur or lo Kansas
City. I can run the boarding house un
til you gt back."
Eliza eyed her curlouHly. "Don't you
go to counting on this 'chivalry of tho
west' which atory writers put Into
books. The men out here will ent
you up If you don't watch out. I
Wouldn't dare to leave you here alone.
No: what I'll do Is sell the place, If I
can. and both of us get out."
''Itut you need a doctor this minute."
"I'll be all right In a little while; I'm
alwnya the worst for an hour or two
after I eat. This Utile squirt of a local
doctor gave me some dope to ease tlmt
Tain, but I've got my doubts-1 don't
want any morphine habit In mine. No,
daughter Virginity. It's mighty white
of you to offer, but you don't know
what you're up against when you con
tract to step Into iny shoes."
Visions of reforming methods about
tbe Iiouho paused through the girl's
Hind. "There must bo something I
Can do. Why dou't you have the doc
tor come down here?"
"I might do that If I get nny worse,
but I hate to have you stay In tho
bouse another night. It's only fit for
thcuc goats of cowboys and women
like Ilett Jackson. I don't care till
oniebody like you or Keddy or Ross
tomes along.
"No. child; you get ready and pull
out on tho Sulphur stage tomorrow.
Ml pay your way back to Phlladel
I'by." "I can't leave you now, mother.
Now that I know you're III I'm going
to stay and take care of you."
Ll.e rose. "See here, girl, don't you
go to Idealizing me neither. I'm what
the boys call an old battleax. I've
been through the whole war. I'm able
to feed myself and pay your board be
sides. Just you (I nd some decent
boarding place lu Sulphur, and I'll see
that you have $10 a week to live on
Just bees use you're a Wetherford."
"Hut I'm your daughter!"
Again Eliza flied a musing look upon
her. "I reckon If the truth was known
your Aunt Sella' was ulgher to being
your mother than I ever was. They
always said you was all Wetherford.
and I reckon they were right."
CM A ITER IV.
TBK NKW WKT AND TltK OLD.
THE knowledge that she must
spend another night lu the Inn
I led l.ee Virginia to active
litcasnrc of reform. She bur
rled from one needed reform to an
other. She drew others Into tho vor
tex.
Sho organized tho giggling waiters
Into a warring party and advanced
upon tho fill's. Uy hissing niul shooing
and the flutter of uewspnperj they
drove the enemy before them, and a
carpenter was culled In to mend serein
doors and window, thus preventing
tinlr return. ni similes were lien
t..i '..! fi I !l" I't ! ii 1 ncti hili't
Forest
fir
'7
cfoTTis )urcTiuseiT fu "TepfaTe Hie bid
ones, and the whole place had such a
cleaning as It had uot kuown before
in five years.
In this work the time passed swift
ly, and when Red field and Cavanagh
came again to lunch they exclaimed In
astonishment, as, Indeed, every one did.
"How's this?" queried Cavanagh hu
morously. "Has the place cjiangcd
bands?'"
Llzo was but grimly responsive.
"Seems like It has."
"1 hope the price has not gone up."
"Not yet."
Redfleld asked. "Who's responsible
for thls-your new daughter?"
"You've hit It. She's started right in
to polish us all up to city standards.
She can run the whole blame outfit If
she's a mind to even If I go broke for
It. The work she got out of them girls
Is a wonder."
I.ee Vlrglnln canio In flushed and self
conscious, but far lighter of spirit than
at breakfast, and stood beside the
table while the waitress laid the dishes
before her guests with elaborate as
sumption of grace and design. Hither
to she bad bumped them down with a
slash of slangy comnuiit. Tbe change
was quite as wonderful as the absence
of the flies.
"Do wo owe theso happy reforms to
you?" asked Cavanagh, admiring Vir
ginia's neat dress and glowing checks.
"Partly," she answered. "I was des
perate. I had to do something, so I
took to ordering people around."
"I understand," ho said. "Won't you
sit at our table again?"
"Please do." said Redfleld. "I want
to talk with you."
She took a sent a llttlo hesitatingly.
"You sec, I studied domestic science at
school, and I've never hnd a chance to
apply It before."
"Here's your opportunity," Redfleld
assured her. "My respect for the
science of domestics Is growing. 1
marvel to think what auother week
will bring forth. I think I'll have to
come down again Just to observe the
Improvement in the place."
"It can't Inst," l.lze Interjected.
"She'll catch the western habits.
She'll sag. same as we all do."
"No. she won't." declared lions, with
Intent to encourage her. "If you give
her a free hand 1 predict she'll make
your place the wonder and boast of
the county side."
"When do you go back to the moun
tains?" I.ee Virginia asked a little
later.
Immediately after my luncheou," he
replied.
She experienced a pang of regret
and could uot help showing It it little.
"Your talk helped me," sho said. "I've
d (Killed to stay and be of use to my
mother."
Redfleld overheard this and turned
toward her.
I want Mrs. Redfleld to know you.
I'm sure her advice will be helpful. 1
hope you'll come up and see us If you
decldo to settle In Sulphur or If you
don't."
"I should like to do so," she said.
touched by the tone as well us by tho
words of his Invitation.
Red Acid's house Is one of tho few
completely civilized homes In the
state." put In Cavanagh.' Vhcn 1 get
so weary of cuss words and poaching
and graft that I cau't live without
killing some ono 1 go down to Ell;
Lodge and smoke and read the suiier
vlsor's London and Purls weeklies and
recover my toue."
Redfleld smiled. "When I get weak
kneed or careless In the service and
feel my self respect slipping away I
go up to Ross' cabin and talk with a
mau who represents the Impersounl,
even handed Justice of tbe federal
law."
Cavanagh laughed. "Thera! Hut
lug handed each other reciprocal bou
quets, we can now tell Miss Wether
ford the truth. Each of us thluks very
well of himself, and we're both bo
llevers In the new west."
"What d you mean by the new
west?" asked the girl.
"Well, the work you've been doing
here this morning Is part of It." an
swered Redlleld. "It's a kind of house
cleaning. Th old west was pictur
esque mid In a way manly and tine
certain jlmscs oMf were heroic and
I h:ite to see It all puss, but some of
us begun to realize that It was not nil
poetry. The plain truth Is my com
panions for over twenty years were
lawless riillinns. and the cattle busl
ne as we practiced It In those days
was founded on sellNhiiess and de
fended nt the inoiilli of the pistol. We
were all petitioners nil I'ncle Sam and
IkiiMn:. ' keep the oilier fellow off
Mnc.i a vliinv of his lu:i,i!v It
Ranger
By HAMLIN GARLAND
Copyright. I J 10, by Hamlin Garland
Was air ""wasteful. lialT uue. We
didn't w.itit settlement; we didn't want
law; we didn't want a state. We want
ed free range. We were a line of pi
rates from beginning to end. arid we're
uot wholly reformed yet."
Some, one at the table accused Red
Cold of being more of a town site
boomer than a cattleman.
He was quite unmoved by this charge.
"The town site boomer at least believes
in progress. He docs not go so far as
to shut out settlement. I dou't care
to hav my children live the life I've
lived. Hesldes. what right have we to
stand In the way of a community's
growth? Suppose the new life Is less
picturesque than the old. We don't
like to leave behind us tbe pleasures
and spirts of boyhood, but we grow
op nevertheless. I'm far more loyal
to the state as forest supervisor than
I was when I was riding with tbe cat
tlemen to scare up the uester."
At this moment Sam Gregg entered
tho room, followed by a young mau in
an English riding suit. Seeing that
"the star boarder table" offered a cou
ple of seats, they pointed that way.
Sam was plainly lu a warlike frame of
mind and slammed his sombrero on Its
nail with the action of a man beating
an adversary.
"That Is Sam Gregg and his son Joe.
Used to be ranch cattleman, now one
of our biggest sheepmen." Cuvauagb
explained. "lie's bucking tho cattle
men now."
Lee Virginia studied young Gregg
with Interest, for his dress was that of
a man to whom money came easy, and
bis face was bai.dsome, though rather
fat and sullen. In truth, be had been
brought Into the room by his father to
seo "Llze Wetherford's girl." and bis
eyes at once sought and found ber. A
look of surprise and pleasure at once
lit bis face.
Gregg was tho greedy west checked
and restrained by the law. Every
man In the room knew that ho was a
bitter opponent of the forest service
and that he "had It lu" for the ranger,
and so me of them knew that be was
throwing more sheep Into tbe forest
than bis permits allowed and that a
clash with Redfleld was sure to come.
It was Just llko tbe burly old Irish
man to go straight to tbe table where
bis adversary sat.
Virginia's eyes fell before the girze
of these two men. for they bad none
of the shyness and none of the Indlrec
tlon of the ruder men she had met.
Redfleld did not soften bis words on
Gregg's account. On the contrary, be
made them still more cutting and to
tho line.
"The mere fact that I live nenr the
open range or a national forest does
not give me any rights In the range or
forest," ho was saying as Gregg took
his seat. "1 enjoy the privilege of
these government grazing grounds.
and I ought to be perfectly willing to
tmv the fee. These forests are the
property of the whole nation. They
are public lands and should yield a
revenue to the whole nation. It Is
silly to expect the government to go
on enriching a few of us stockmen at
tho expense of others. 1 see this, and
I accept the change."
"After you've got rich nt It." said
Gregg.
"Well, haven't you?" retorted Red
field. "Are you so greedy that nothing
will stop you."
Gregg growled out: "I'm not letting
any of my rights slip. I'll have your
head. Mr. Supervisor. I'll carry my
fight to the secretary."
"Very well." returned Redfleld.
"carry It to the president If you wish
! I simply repeat that your sheep must
corresK)tid to your permit, and If you
don't send up and remove the extra
number I will do It myself. I don't
make the rules of the department. My
Job Is to carry them out."
By this time every person In the
room was tense with Interest. They
all knew Gregg and his Imperious
methods. Some of tho cattlemen In the
room hnd suffered from his greed, and.
while they were not partisans of tho
supervisor, they were glad to see blm
face his opponent feorlessly.
Llze delivered a parting blow: "null
frog, you and me are old timers. We're
on the losing side. We belong to the
'good old days' when the Fork was a
'man's town' and to be 'shot up' once
a week kept us In news. But them
times are pnst. You can't run the
range that way any more. Why. man.
you'll have to buy and fence your own
pasture In a few years more or else
pay rent same ns I do. You stockmen
kick like steers over paying a few old
cents a head for live months' range
you'll be mighty glad to pay a dollar
ono of these days. Take your medicine
-that's my advice." And she went
back to her cash drawer.
Redlleld a voice was cuttingly con
temptuous as he said qulto calmly
"You're all kinds of asses, vou sheep
men. You ought to pay tbe fee for
your cattle with secret Joy. So long
as you can get your stock pastured
(and In effect guarded) by the govern
nient from June to November for 20
cents or even f0 cents per bead you're
in luck. Mrs. Wetherford Is right.
We've all been educated In n bad
school. I'ncle Sum has been too lazy
to keep any supervision over his pub
lic lands. He's permitted us grass pi
ratcvU t'hr. and lynch and burn on;-
another on tbe high range (to which
neither of ns bad any light), holding
back the real user of tbe land tbe
farmer. j
Gregg was silenced, but not con
vinced. "It's a long lane that has no
turn." he burst out. "You think you're
the whole United States army! Who
gives you all the authority?"
Congress and the president."
There's nothing In that bill to war
rant these petty tyrannies of yours."
What .vou call tryannles I call de
fending the public domain," replied
Redfleld. "If I had my way I'd give
my rangers the power of the Canadian
mounted police. Is there any otNjr
stnte In this nation where the ropljg
of sheep herders and the wholesale
butchery of sheep would be permitted?
From the very first the public lands of
this state have been a refuge for the
criminal, a lawless no man's land, but
now. thnnks to Roosevelt and the chief
forester, we at least have a force of
men on the spot to see that some sem
blance of Inw and order Is maintained.
You fellows may protest and mn to
Washington, and you may send your
paid representatives there, but you're
sure to lose. . As free range monopo
lists you are eumbcrers of the earth.
and all you represent must pass before
this state can be anything but the by
word It now Is."
The whole dining room was still as
lie finished, and 'Lee Virginia, with a
girl's vague comprehension of the
man's world, apprehended in Red field's
speech a large and daring purpose.
Gregg sneered. "Perhaps you Intend
to run for congress on that Hue of
talk."
Redfleld's voice was placid. "At any
rate, 1 Intend to represent the policy
that will change this state from tbe
sparsely settled battleground of a lot
of mounted boboes to a state with nn
honorable place among the other com
monwealths. If this be treason make
tbe most of It."
Cavanagh was disturbed, for. while
be felt the truth of his chief's words.
be was In doubt ns to tbe policy of ut
tering them. He rose. "I must be go
ing." he said, with a smile.
Again the pang of loss touched her
heart. "When will you come again?"
she asked In a low voice.
it Is hard to say. A ranger's place
Is lu the forest. I am very seldom In
town. Just now the danger. of fires Is
great, and 1 uiu very uneasy. I may
not he down again for a mouth."
The table was empty now, and I bey
were standing In comparative Isola
tion, looking Into each other's eyes in
silence. At last she murmured:
"You've helped me. I'm going to stay
a llttlo while anyway and do what I
can."
"I'm sorry I can't be of actual serv
ice, but I am n soldier with a work to
do. Even If I were here I could not
help you ns regards the townspeople.
They all hate me quite cordially, but
Redfleld, and especially Mrs. Redfleld.
can tie or greater am and coinrort.
He's quite often here, and when you
are lonely and discouraged let htm take
you up to Elk Lodge."
lie extended bis band, and as she
took It ho thrilled to tbe soft strength
of It. "Till next time," he said, "good
luck."
(To Be Continued.)
riRE ALARM TURNED IN
EARLY 'THIS MORNING
Fire Caught From Defective Flue
In Pearlman Building on
Sixth Street.
From Friday'! Dally.
The fire alarm was turned in
this morning at about (5:30, and
on inquiry it was ascertained that
the residence property occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Monroe was
on lire. The department was
soon on the scene with the hose
carl, and before the blaze had
been going many minutes a
stream of water was playing on
tho building. Considerable dam
age was done by water and the
lire got some headway in the
upper story of the building.
Mrs. Monroe is of tho opinion
lhat the lire started front a de
fective flue, as I he smoke- issued
from between tho bricks at dif
ferent times before the fire
started.' Sho had built a fire in
the cook stove a short time before,
and had stepped outside when
someone called her attention to a
blaze on the roof. Mrs. Monroe
has been sick and dizzy for some
months and had to hold to the
pump handle while she examined
the roof and found it ablaze. Sho
summoned the department at
once and the fire was soon under
control.
First Home-Grown Strawberries.
From Friday'! DaMy.
The Journal editor was given a
treat yesterday to some mighty
flue home-grown strawberries, the
llrst lhat we have seen this sea
son. They came from our excel
lent friends, Mr. ami Mrs. 1. J.
Vallery of Ibis cily, and when we
say they were line Ihe story Is
only half told. They were of a
very large variety and their flavor
cannot be beaten. We are very
thankful lo our friends for the
remembrance.
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LOCAL NEWS
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Florence Dye departed for
her home at Tcru this morning,
going via Omaha.
Mrs. Will Ilowland and son left
for Wymore, Nebraska, where
they will visit relatives for a time.
Glen Scott was called to Oma
ha on business this morning, de
parting for the metropolis on the
early frain.
Prof. F. M. Fling returned to
Lincoln this morning, having de
livered the class oration at the
Parmele last evening.
.Mrs. J. Johns was called to Red
Oak on the morning train today
on account of Ihe serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Stennett.
Mr. M. Fanger, the merchant,
returned from Omaha on the
morning train today, where ho
was called on business yesterday.
Mrs. O. 0. Dovey and Miss Car
rie Adams visited the metropolis
this morning, where they looked
after business matters for a time.
Mr. T. M. Carter, who has been
spending some lime in Texas
looking over the real estate in
vestments, returned this morn
ing. Mr. W. Joslyn of Sheridan,
Wyn., formerly storekeeper in the
local shops, was a Plattsmouth
visitor this morning, having come
down on company business.
Mr. Ed Do n at transacted busi
ness in the metropolis this after
noon, going to the city on the fast
mail.
Mrs. M. Lynde of Union was In
tho cily last evening and wit
nessed the graduation of her son,
Durwood TIryan I.ynde.
Mrs. Charles Troop and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
Troop, were Omaha passengers on
the afternoon train today.
Mrs. Martha Joyce left for
Hellevue this morning, where sho
went to v isit her husband for a
short time.
Mr. and Mrs. T. It. Dales were
Omaha passengers this afternoon,
where Mrs. Dates will visit
firends, while Mr. Hates will wit
ness the ball game.
Mr. George Shoeinan returned
from Louisville on the morning
train today, where he has visited
his son-in-law, Will Hoover, and
wife for a few days.
Mrs. Adda Stokes and her neice,
Miss Stokes, who is visiting here
from Canada, accompanied by
Miss Olga Minford, were here
from Murray last evening to at
tend Ihe graduating exercises.
While here the ladies paid Ihe
Journal a brief but pleasant visit.
I'ncle Hen Heckman and Louie
Rheiiiackle were in the cily to
day, coming in to look after some
business matters and spend a few
hours with friends. Fnele Hen N
making a genuine "Good Roads
King" out of Louie, and this is his
li r t liiiiue for Severn! week.
3'
for Fletcher's
WA RB m
Kouit, r.n: wLlch has been
has borne ilie pinaiiiro of
and has been made uiuior lis per
Konal supervision since Its infancy.
Allow no one tt deceive you in tli.'s.
Signature of
Earl Travis returned fro.ni
Omaha this morning, where hi
was a business caller yesterday.
Mr. Joe Sans was a passenger
to Omaha this morning, where he
visited his father at the hospital.
Hob Gibson look a lay-off and1
went to Lincoln this morning to
look after his real estate interests.
Grandma Graves of Rock Bluff
and her son, H. F. Graves of
Peru, went to Glenwood loday to.
visit Mr. Graves' sister.
Mr. Nick Halnics, jr., of Weep
ing Water arrived in the city thi
morning, having been called lo
the county seat on important
business.
Misses Nellie and Alice Hrink-
1 man returned to Glenwood on the
morning train today, having wit
nessed the graduation of their
sister, Miss Hilda, last, eveninsr.
Mrs. Lida While and two chil
dren arrived last evening from
their home at Omaha and are
guests of Mrs. While's brother,
Mr. C. W. Haylor and wife.
Mrs. Dr. Greeder and daughter,
Amanda, were Omaha passengers
on the afternoon train today,
where they visited friends for a
short time.
Miss Villa Gapen came up from
Murray last evening to attend the.
commencement exercises and was
a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Justus Lillie.
Mr. I. Pearlman was in the city
today, having dropped down on
the afternoon train. He was ap
prised of the fire at his dwelling
house after he arrived.
Mr. II. R. Frans was up from
Union last evening to witness tho
closing of the school year. His
son, Rue, is a member of Ihe clasn
of '12, and, by the way, is presi
dent of the class. The class used
four dozen eggs in making a float
for the seniors recently.
Mrs. F. G. Egenberger and
daughter, Helen, departed this af-
. ternoon for Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where they will visit relatives for
! a time. They will visit Mrs. L. B.
Egenberger's mother at Sac City
before returning to Nebraska. Mr.
Egenberger accompanied his wife
and daughter as far as Omaha.
John J. Susanka of Omaha ar
rived in Plattsmouth this morn
ing to lake charge of Ihe broom
factory of James Rehal. Mr..
Susanka has been in Plattsmouth
on former occasions and was em
ployed by Mr. Rehal, and of
course, is quite well known. Ho
js a broom-maker of many years'
experience. Mr. Rehal being ap
pointed street commissioner ho
will he unable to look after his
broom business, but Ihe well
established Rehal broom will bo
maintained under the workman
ship of Mr. Susanka.
Notice.
There will ho a mod ing 1 1 I . i at
Ihe Rock lilnlT school house Sat
urday, June ,'lrd, for the election
of cemetery directors.
Waller Hyers, Overseer.
5-2.--tfw.