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“OLGA CA R L Y N ."
S y n o p sis —T om S h elb y , a ran ch er,
r id e s in to th e fr o n tier to w n o f
P o n ca lo o k in g fo r a g ood tim e
a fte r a lo n g sp ell o f hard w ork
a n d lo n e lin e s s on th e ranch. In ­
ste a d , he r u n s Into a fu n e r a l—th a t
o f D ad C a lk in s, a retired arm y
m a n o f w h o m little Is k n ow n
A
girl s till In h er te e n s, su r v iv e s
C a lk in s. M cC arth y, a sa lo o n k e e p ­
er a n d P o n ca 's le a d in g c itiz e n , d e ­
c id e s th a t th e g ir l, n ow a lo n e in
th e w orld, sh o u ld m arry. S h elb y
s ta r ts a h u n t fo r e lig ib le h u sb a n d s
and th e m in ister g o e s to c o n fe r
w ith th e g irl. S h e a g r e e s to pick
a h u sb a n d from th e sco r e o f m en
lin ed up In her hom e. T o h is con ­
ste r n a tio n , sh e s e le c ts S h elb y , w ho
h a d g o n e a lo n g m e r e ly a s a s p e c ­
ta to r. H e d e c lin e s th e honor. In ­
d ig n a n t, th e g irl d is m is s e s th e a s ­
sem b la g e. L a ter S h elb y g o e s hack
to m a k e an e x p la n a tio n . S h e r e ­
c e iv e s him g o o d -n a tu r e d ly . L e a v ­
in g her, S h elb y ru n s Into tw o o f
th e rejec te d su ito r s, and In a right
w o r sts th em both.
A n gered at
th e ir rem a rk s, he r etu r n s to th e
g irl, d eterm in ed to m a r r y her. If
sh e w ill h a v e him . A fte r h is e x ­
p la n a tio n sh e a g r e e s to m arry him
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T h e W edding.
It w ns nn ex ceed in g ly busy n fter-
noon. so tilled w ith d e ta ils o f p re p a ra ­
tion a s to le a v e S h elb y slig h t o p p o r­
tu n ity fo r reflection.
l ie had nev er
c o n te m p la te d m arriag e , o r im agined
h im se lf a b e n ed ict. l ie knew p r a c ti­
cally n o th in g a s to th e d isp o sitio n am i
c h a ra c te r o f th e girl o r w h a t sh e m ight
re q u ire of h im self. H e had no con-
• re p tio n th a t lie loved h e r o r th a t she
fe lt a n y esp ecial a ffection fo r him.
H is sud d en a ctio n Imd been very Inree-
ly Influenced by his c o n tro v e rsy w ith
C ow an a n d /s h e find q u ite fra n k ly con­
fessed tlint h e r choice o f him re ste d
e n tire ly on th e fa c t th a t he w a s not
a re sid e n t of P onca. T h e re had been
no m en tio n o f love betw een them ,
m erely a 'b u s in e s s - lik e a irn n jre m e n t,
u n m a rk e d by th e s lig h te s t se n tim e n t,
l i e w a s dim ly a w a re th a t th is m a d e a
p oor fo u n d a tio n on w hich to build fo r
f u tu r e h a p p in e ss.
T ills p e c u lia r s itu a tio n w as d riv en
hom e to him by a v ivid reco llectio n
o f w h a t lie w as going to tn k e h e r to—
th a t d e so la te ra n c h o u t th e re on th e
C ottonw ood. C ould sh e be sa tisfie d ?
C ould sh e even h e a r w ith such condi­
tio n s?
l i e sa w M cC arth y nnd th e p re a c h e r
from IIufTalo C ap, first te llin g them
fra n k ly th e w hole sto ry nnd g ravely
p led g in g b oth to secrecy.
R e fu sin g
firm ly to re ce iv e a cen t o f th e m oney
w hich M ac p ro m p tly offered, he loft
th e s e tw o to a rra n g e all d e ta ils fo r
th e w edding, confident of th e ir d isc re ­
tion a n d good Judgm ent. T h e re w as
b o n e c e ssity fo r his se e in g th e girl
■ gain, nnd, indeed, h e fe lt no In c lin a ­
tion to do so. H e even s h ra n k from
th e th o u g h t o f se e in g h er, a n d w as
p ro fo u n d ly th a n k fu l th a t e v e ry th in g
w as so c o m p le te ly u n d e rsto o d be­
tw een th em ns to m nke n n o th e r con­
fe re n c e e n tire ly u n n e c e ssa ry . S atisfied
upon th is p oint, h e devoted th e tim e
re m a in in g a t Ids d isp o sa l to p u rc h a s ­
ing th e v a rie ty of a rtic le s m nde n e c ­
e ssa ry by tills su d d en c h an g e In life.
T h e h u c k b o ard w a s lo aded u n til n o th ­
ing re m a in e d unoccupied h u t th e nnr-
row se a t, n huge box. p a c k e d fu ll, oc­
c upying th e r e a r p o rtio n , w ith b u n ­
dles tie d se c u re ly h e re nnd th e re
a b o u t th e vehicle, w h e re v e r th ey w ould
rid e sa fely . O ver t ' l th e se he s tr e tc h ­
ed a ta rp a u lin to k e ep o u t th e d u st,
s tra p p in g th e la tte r firm ly Into plnee.
'T h e solem n in ju n c tio n to secrecy
tad p re v e n te d P onca fro m m ak in g
th is occasion one o f sp ecial c e le b ra ­
tion, hut, n e v e rth e le ss, ru m o r had
een sufficiently busy so ns to p re v e n t
a n y s tric tly p r h a t e cerem ony. T h e
p a rlo r o f th e h otel w as a lre a d y c ro w d ­
ed w ith u n in v ite d g u e sts w hen he fin­
a lly a rriv e d nnd th e re w a s a lso an
overflow m ee tin g In th e a d jo in in g d in ­
ing room .
S helhy »w ore u n d e r Ills
b re a th , b u t It w as too la te to p ro te s t
o u tw a rd ly , a s th e orlde-to-he w a s a l­
re a d y w a itin g his a rriv a l nt th e foot
o f th e s ta irs .
In s p ite o f th e d o n h ts w hich had
a ssa ile d him d u rin g th e p a s t few
h o u rs, th e sig h t o f h e r th u s a w a itin g
h is com ing, h e r ey es m eetin g his own
fra n k ly . Ocnt a su d d e n th rill th ro u g h
h is veins. S h e w a s c h ap e ro n ed by the
w ife of th e p rin c ip a l a to re k e e p e r a n d
d o u b tle ss o th e rs am o n g th e few re ­
s p e c ta b le w om en o f P onca h a d com ­
bined th e ir ta s te a n d p o ssessio n s to
p ro p e rly fit h e r o u t fo r th e occasion.
J u s t hew th e tra n s fo rm a tio n hnd been
■ ccom pllshed Shelby, bein g a m an w oe­
fu lly la c k in g In e x p erien c e , did not
know , b u t h e w a s vividly a w a re of
th e c h an g e In h e r a p p e a ra n c e nnd
m a n n e r.
S h e w as d re sse d in gray,
th e o u te r g a rm e n t plnlnly fa sh io n ed
hut fittin g well, w hile a m ost becom ing
b a t, r a th e r c o q u e ttis h in Its shat>e.
re ste d on ««»ft. sh in in g h a ir, tluffe«1
e a t s f tra e tlv rty , fo rm in g a m ost a g re e ­
a b le fram e fo r th e young fa ce , th e
ebeeks flushed w ith «Kciteasoec. S hel­
I
killin ’ first, unless I'm crazy. I’ve got
to go In and get som ething to eat."
H e s ta rte d to tu rn aw ay, b u t Shelby
h a lte d him w ith a question.
“ How long you be«*n In th e arm y,
P e te ? ”
“T w enty-tw o years."
“ And w ith the Sixth c a v a lry T
“ F iftee n .”
“Did you ever know a sergeant
nam ed C alkins?”
“Je ff C a lk in s; he w as ray first ‘top’
a fte r I Join ed ; he left th e service
’bout ten y e a rs ago. T h ere w as a
sbootin' sc rap e o r som ethin' down a t
H ark er. S o rte r ugly story, though I've
forgotten Just w hat It w as all about
now. C alkins got out o’ th a t all right,
but w hen his enlistm ent w as up he
q u it; he d id n 't get on good w ith th e
men. Do you know w hatever become
of th e ol' duffer?"
“He w as buried here yesterdny—
killed h im self; left a d a u g h te r 'bout
nin eteen —”
“T h e b—I he d i d ! Jeff C alkins nev­
e r w as m a rrie d ; not before he left the
arm y, anyhow .
I know because I
bunked w ith him nearly two years an'
he told me a lot about him self. He
w asn’t no lady's m an a t all. Say,
w hat the devil Is goln’ on here?"
“T h ere 's been a w edding." Shelby
s ta rte d to explain, but the outflowing
th ro n g out his sentence In two, and
th e sta rtle d soldlet, step p in g back to
get out o f the way. w as Instantly
sw ept aside, w hile th e gang poured
forth
betw een, se p a ra tin g th e two
com pletely. T he bridegroom found
him self once m ore th e c en ter of fe r­
vent con g ratu latio n s and only escaped
by pushing a passage down th e stepa
to w here hls outfit w aited fo r d e p a r­
ture.
Some m om ents la te r she Joined
him, accom panied by her bodyguard,
w earing a long d u ste r w hich nlm ost
reach«*«! the ground nnd a close-fitting
cap pulled down over h e r sm ooth hair.
H e silently helped h e r Into th e seat
of the huckboard. join in g h e r grim ly
and g a thering up the reins In hls fin­
gers.
“ Now, th en .” he called, "a couple
of you u n tie those b ru te s nnd Jump.
T h ey ’re had s ta rte rs ."
T h e broncos am ply Justified hls p re ­
diction nnd th e p a rty w ent tea rin g
down the m ain stre et, p ursued by yells
of enjoym ent and cat-how ls of d eri­
sion. Shelby stru g g lin g w ith the reins
In an endeavor to keep th e m addened
b ru te s off the sidew alks.
H ow ever, th e steep ascent of the
bluff b rought th e plunging anim als to
th e ir senses and by the tim e they
hnd surm ounted the ridge nnd struck
the p ra irie tra il leading acro ss the
up lan d they w ere w illing enough to
slow dow n to th e sw ift tro t they were
accustom ed to rnke on long journeys.
Shelby loosened his grasp on the le a th ­
e r a n d re sted hack In the sent, ven­
tu rin g a side glance a t hls com panion.
She wns still gripping the iron rail
fo r safety , but evidently fe lt no fear.
“M ean devil, th a t bronco,” said Shel­
by, feeling th e necessity of speech
and flecking hls w hip lash nt the buck­
skin, w hose evil eye w as peering m ali­
ciously backw ard, “ w orst horse I ever
ow ned. T he Kid hack th ere seems
to he som e hroneo m ister and I'll let
him try his luck w hen we get out to
th e ranch. I got som e o utlaw s th ere.”
She tu rn ed h e r head and glanced
behind through th e cloud of dust.
“W ho Is he? One of yo u r m en?”
"W ell, I Ju st hired him down at
Ponca. Seem s to be a m ighty good
rid er. H is nam e Is Mncklln, hut ev­
erybody calls him ‘K id.’ ”
"Som ehow I don't ju s t like him.”
“Oh. he’s h a rm less enough.”
“ P e rh a p s so, hut I hove th a t feeling
ab o u t him ju s t th e som e."
Shelby m ade no an sw e r nnd they
ro d e on In silence through the circling
d u st. H e fe lt aw k w ard and em bar­
ra sse d , u n a b le to think of anything
to say to keep up conversation and In­
ten sely conscious of the peculiar situ a ­
tion In which they found them selves.
O ccasionally he stole a su rre p titio u s
g lance asid e a t her. hut her eves w ere
a v e rte d a s though in avoldan’ce. gaz­
ing out over th e dull vista. To Shelhy
th is q u ietn e ss on h e r p a rt, th is half
tu rn in g from him seemed p a rticu la rly
om inous. She w as doubtless sorry al-
re ad y nt h e r cho ice; th is d re a r expanse
w hich th ey rode w as m ore th an she
ex|*ected to e n co u n ter—she wns d re ad ­
ing a lre a d y nn npprnach to the Cot­
tonw ood. He had been a fool to even
d re am th a t he conld ev er sa tisfy her
in such su rro u n d in g s. W ell, It" w as
not too la te to tu rn hack. H e would
ta lk w ith h e r and learn th e tru th .
H e dro v e stead ily forw ard, en­
d e av o rin g to fo rm u la te some p leasant
o p en in g sentence, hls m ind Inevitably
d riftin g back to th a t late c o n v ersa­
tion w ith S haunessy and th e douhts it
hnd aw akened. O ught he to perm it
h e r to becom e exposed to a possible
In d ian a tta c k ?
W as It not plainly
hls d u ty to explain fully the exact
situ a tio n ? And then th a t o th er m a t­
te r re la tiv e to Old C alkins? Surely it
w as h e r p lace to m ake th a t clear?
H e stra ig h te n e d up. clearing hi»
voice, a n d she glanced about, dis­
tu rb e d from rev ery by Ms action
“ H ow dism al It all Is," «he said,
a s he failed to speak, »“and vet the
very silence nnd loneliness "has n
ch arm . Is It like th is out on the C ot­
ton w ood?"
by sto o d b e fo re h e r tongue-tied, u n ab le
to find w o rd s o f g re etin g , p a in fu lly
c o n sc io u s o f h is ow n a w k w a rd n ess.
T h e e m b a rra s sm e n t, how ever, w as hut
fo r th e in s ta n t, fo r th e p re a c h e r had
been w a itin g h is e n tra n c e , e a g e r to
begin th e cerem ony.
W h a t o c c u rre d d u rin g th e n e x t few
m o m e n ts w a s n e v e r w holly d e a r in
S h e lb y ’s m ind. H e did m echanically
w h a te v e r h e w a s told, b u t w ith o u t
c o m p re h en sio n . H e rem em bered w alk ­
ing b e tw e e n row s o f c u rio u s faces, oc­
c a sio n a lly
recognizing
n fa m ilia r
c o u n te n an c e , c le a r a c ro ss th a t crow ded
p a rlo r to th e f u r th e r w all,
w hich
seem ed to h e d e c o ra te d p ro fu se ly w ith
sp ra y s of e v erg re en . H e seem ed to
re c a ll th a t th e girl Joined him , s ta n d ­
ing a t his left, a n d th a t sh e had a d ­
vanced to h is side guided by D an Mc­
C a rth y . I t w a s all vague, m isty, u n ­
c e rta in , nnd th e n e x t m om ent all he
saw w a s th e fleshy figure o f th e B uf­
fa lo G up p re a c h e r stu n d in g th e re Im­
m ed ia te ly b e fo re him , h is h a n d s u p ­
lifte d nnd h is son o ro u s voice u tte rin g
w o rd s th a t so u n d ed lik e a p ra y er.
T h en D an cam e fo rw a rd ag ain and
lie f e lt h e r h an d re stin g In his, re a l­
izing how so ft a n d sm all It w as. He
re m em b ered a q u e stio n w ns asked him
a n d h e a n sw e re d “y e s” a n d th en he
seem ed to h e a r h e r w h isp e r a sim ila r
resp o n se.
T h e p re a c h e r said som e­
thing, u sin g som e s tra n g e w ords, nnd
tu rn in g o n c e to fa c e th e silen t crow d
p re ssin g close In upon t h e m ; th en he
lifte d his h n n d s solem nly nnd Shelby
c a u g h t th e se n ten c e, “ I p ronounce you
h u sb a n d nnd w ife a n d w hom God
h a th jo in e d to g e th e r, let no m an p u t
a su n d e r.”
T h e re w ns a n explosion o f b re ath ,
a f a in t c ln p p ln g o f hands, nn In sta n t
buzz o f to n g u es. H e fe lt th a t he m ust
h av e sh a k e n h a n d s w ith a th o u sa n d
p e o p le ; w ns p u sh e d h e re nnd th ere
by th e e ffo rts m nde to reach him and
finally, b e w ild e red ,
his m ind In n
w h irl, fo u n d h im s e lf once m ore out
In th e hall, o b sessed w ith a d e sire to
escape. H g po ssessed no Idea n s to
w h a t h a d becom e o f th e g i r l ; no dou b t
sh e w ns so m ew h ere back th e re In th e
c ru sh , b u t he, a t lea st, w as free, and
w ould w a it fo r h e r to Join him o u t­
side.
H e stood th e re alone, s ta rin g down
a t th e team of b ro n co s a n d th e heavily
lad e n h u c k b o a rd uncom pretiendingly.
Y et slow ly It all c a m e bnck and his
m ind beg an to a ro u se from hlnnk
stu p o r. H is a tte n tio n w as a ttra c te d
b y th e np p ro n ch o f a ho rsem an tro t-
Ing ste a d ily u p th e d e se rte d s tre e t to­
w a rd th e hotel. T h e rid e r w as a cav­
a lry so ld ie r In u n ifo rm , pow dered
w ith d u st, h is h o rse show ing evidences
o f linrd tra v e l.
S helby w a tc h e d his com ing c u rio u s­
ly, his m em ory still lin g e rin g upon the
scene w ith in . T h e m an drew np a t
th e hotel, d ro p p e d his re in o ver th e
h o rs e 's head, sw u n g stiffly to th e
g ro u n d nnd a d v an c ed u p th e step s.
H e g lan c ed a s id e a t S helby's m otio n ­
less figure, took a ste p to w a rd th e
d o o r nnd th e n w heeled suddenly.
"S ay , a in 't y o u r nam e S helby?"
T h e dazed b ridegroom tu rn e d and
looke«t in to th e fa c e c o n fro n tin g hint,
tils m ind sn a p p in g buck in to quick
recognition.
“ S ure. W ell, th u n d e r, y o u 're Shnu-
n e ssy o f th e S ixth. W h a t’re you do­
ing h e re? "
T h e tw o c lasp ed hnn d s firm ly.
"T h o u g h t I knew you, Tom , w hen
I first cam e u p th e ste p s, b u t w a sn ’t
q u ite s u re till I got a sid e view. M ust
be six y e a rs sin c e yon left us. a in 't It?
W h a t am I doin g ? Oh, th e y 'v e shoved
u s u p h e re from A rizona and I'v e been
up n t th e R e se rv a tio n w a tch In’ 'em
g h o st-d an ce a n ' nm h e a d in ' now fo r
C ollins to tell th e old m an th e new s.
Som e fn n g oln’ to be p ulled off p re s­
e n tly .”
“ I ou m ean th e Sioux a re goln' on
ra m p a g e n g ’ln ?"
“S u re thin g , u n le s s I m iss m y guess,
a n ' I reckon I o u g h t to know In ju n s
by th is tim e. It'll e ith e r com e th is
fall o r next sp rin g . I figure th ey 'll
n e v e r hold In o v e r w in ter. O f S lttln '
Bull h a s got th e gam e In his h a n d s
a n ' you know th a t ol' devil. I reckon."
"I h a v e re a so n to. Any trrkqis up
th e re ? ”
" N o ; th e In ju n a g en t d o n 't believe
th e re 's goln’ to be a n y tro u b le ; say s
It’s ju s t a few y o u n g b a c k s w ho a re
ra is in ' h — I. H e d o n 't know w h a t Is
goln' on. B u t l h e n am ong ’em a n '
“ No.
not
exactly.
It's
lonely
th e w hole ou tfit Is M ood.m ad. I seen enough, b n t th a t la broken counfrv
tw o o f th e ir g h o st-d a n ce s m yself hack
w ith som ething to re st the eves on"
In th e h ills a n ' I te ll you th ey m ean
I am a fra id , though, y o u 're goln' to be
business. Yon liv in ' h e re now ?"
a w fu lly so rry ."
“ No, ont on th e C o ttonw ood."
“ R eally. I d o n 't." honestly.
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“ W h a t—n o rth ? Say. old m an. th n t «Ion t m ind being alone at all
I've
a in 't goln ' to he no h e a lth y place fe r
a lw ay s been alone, so thnt ' won t
a w hite. If thi«se dev ils b re a k loose; h u rt."
th e y 'll m ak e th a t c o u n try su re , (tot
"R u t th is Is d ifferen t," he insisted
m uch o f an o u tfit? "
stu b b o rn ly . "B esides. | heard some-
"A hunch o f c a ttle a n ' tw o herd«>rs "
ih ln g hack th ere In Ponca th a t m ak e ,
"N ot enough to p u t up a fight. W ell.
me think I had no business bringing
If I w as you. Tom . I'd ru n th o se o*>ws
on "long s t a ll."
o v e r Into th e Bad L and« a n ’ Me out
“ W hat w as th a tr*
th e re aw hile. W e'll get th e In tuns .,f
U h v . lost b efo re we come a wav
c o u rs e : hut th e re is bound lu t>e a m ir
I m m o an old frien d o' m in , m
NVSSA. OREGON^
the arm y, nam ed Shaunessy.
H e'd
been up lu th e Sioux reserv atio n .
w atchln' ’em ghost-dance, and he says
the bucks up th e re a re goln to ra ise
\'e d before long, a n ’ th ere aln t no
troops anyw here aro u n d sttfflclent to
hold 'em. It's OP S iltin ' Bull w ho la
stlrrln ' ’em up."
"B ut surely they could n e v er get
down here?"
__
“ Not io Ponca—n o ; they w ouhln t
go ‘in th a t direction. But th ey 'd he
m ighty liable to com e ra id in ' dow n
the Cottonwood. T h a t's w hat Slinun-
ess.v sa id ; he told tue I’d b e tte r run
my stock over Into th e Bail L ands,
and lie out for aw hile, till the so ld iers
saw him v e ry o fte n . H e w aa a ta ll
m an w ith Iro n -fra y h a ir a n d m u n ta c h e ;
once I sa w him In u n ifo rm ."
“An oilicer, lik e ly .”
“I th in k so. I w a s a t stN ool tlwei
a n d I am s u re th e lad y p r l u c ^ n l called
him colonel. I n e v e r lived w ith \hlin.
hut a lw a y s n t so m e sch o o l, first oue
a n d thenr a n o th e r. I alii s u r e I w as
in St. L ouis w h en C a lk in s c a m e fo r
m e a ud took m e a w a y . T h a t Is a c tu ­
ally e v e ry th in g I know a b o u t I t ; sin ce
th en w e've j u s t m o v ed u ro u n d fro m
place to p lac e."
T h ey fell in to sile n c e n n d ro d e on
th u s fo r h o u rs, seldom sp e a k in g , euch
e n g ro sse d in th e ir ow n th o u g h ts . T o ­
w a rd su n d o w n th e y c a m e Into n m ore
ro llin g c o u n try , w ith p a tc h e s o f g reen
g ra ss, a n d th e tr a il w o u n d In a n d out
am ong sh a llo w d e p re ss io n s, y ield in g
g r e a te r v a rie ty o f scenery'- J u s t b e ­
fo re d a rk th ey to lle d u p o v e r a high
ridge a n d fro m th e su m m it looked fo r
som e d lstn n c e dow n th e v alley o f th e
C ottonw ood. T h e tr a il ra n sla n tin g ly
dow n th e sid e o f th e bluff, zlgzugglng
h e re nnd th e re in se a rc h o f e a s ie r p a s ­
sage, a n d It w a s n e c e s s a ry to d esc en d
slow ly. C o n se q u e n tly It w ns a n h o u r
n fte r d a rk w hen th e y fin ally d ro v e up
to a sm all c ab in s u rro u n d e d by tre e s,
a h u n d re d fe e t h a ck fro m th e s tre a m ,
a n d th e d riv e r a n n o u n c e d th e ir u rriv a l.
CHA PTER
f
g
'
,
“ Somehow I Don’t J u s t L ike H im ."
cot the devils rounded up again. I
been th ln k in ’ ever since I ought to
tell you about It, so. If you th o u g h t
best we could turn aro u n d a n ' ta k e
you hack to Ponca."
“Ami then w hat would you do?"
“Me? Why go on o’ c o u rse a n ’
tak e care o' the c attle. 'T a in 't the
first tim e I've seen In d ian s.”
“T hen I am going w ith you," she
said firmly. “ I ntn not th e le a st
a fraid . I wonder If you h ave an e x tra
rifle out there?”
“Sure," he said, grinning. “ I so rte r
like th n t kind o’ talk, little girl. C an
you shoot ?"
“ S o m e : I'll show you w hen w e get
out there. Anyway, p lease d o n 't tu rn
bnck on my account. I heard In Ponca
th a t the Sioux w ere ghost-dancing, hut
I d id n 't think about th e ir com ing down
the Cottonwood. Ibid snld they w ere
gettin g ugly, but I d o n 't know w here
lie heard it.”
T his unexpected m ention of C nlklns
stirred Shelby to ask a fu rth e r ques­
tion. She w as going on w ith him , th n t
w as evident, and the m y stery betw een
them m ust he clenred aw ay.
“W hat was your nam e?” he ask ed
soberly.
She glanced up Into hls face, s u r ­
prised nt the a b ru p t question.
“My nam e! Why, d o n 't you know ?”
'I never heard of i t ; seem s so rte r
odd. maybe, but I never did.”
“It is Olga.”
“O lga—Olga w hat?"
“I\ by, Shelby. I suppose."
“No, I didn’t m ean th a t. O f course.
It's Shelhy now, hut w h a t w ns it be^
fore today? 'T w asn ’t C alk in s.”
T he sm ile had deserted her lips and
h e r eyes were very serious.
“J u s t w hat do you m ean, please?
H ave you heard som ething?”
“W ell, yes. T his here so ld ier Shan-
nessy has been In the arm y a long
w hile; he was fifteen y e a rs In th e
Sixth cnvalry. Now I happened to
learn, accidentally from M cC arthy,
th a t «tld C alkins w as once a se rg ea n t
In th n t outfit, so n a tu ra lly I asked
Shaunessy ¡f he ev er knew him "
“And did he?"
"S u re ; they w ere h unkles o nce a n '
he snld Jeff Cnlklns nev er w as m a r­
ried an didn t have no d a u g h te r."
" B e ll, did I ever say I w as hls
d au g h te r?"
"No. o' course you d id n 't. I nev er
asked, hut everybody th o u g h t you
m ust he. W hat w as th e old m an to
you anyhow ? I reckon I got a rig h t
to know."
“You certainly have, b a t I cannot
tell you very much. F ra n k ly . 1 don't
now. I could not explain even how
I cam e Into his care. T h a t sounds
stran g e, perhaps, bnt It Is tru e
I
w asn't m uch of . girl w hen he got
me first and I’ve scarcely h«>en out of
,
*ln<,e- •»'«* ask ed him a
thousand tim es, hm he nev er would
00 ^ " ?" i il n re ,le ”* 1'1 11 w o’»'1 come
e at all right a fte r aw hile. It seeme.1
" anger hlm for
f# ^
Rons, so, at last. I stopped."
"1 h a t's m ighty queer. Did he ever
tell you w hat your real nam e w as?"
y e s; th ere w a sn 't any secret
about th a t—It w as C arly n ."
'
r'l'5* ' nr'yn." he re p ea te d the
ru t,
,
'r
" S o r" ‘r N orw egian-
ti
er funny
f* n * 1,7
Tt" " rto ry """ n ils ra
•her
to me."
My Idea Is he w as hiding me from
^ornPonp * trvinc*
*.
r,v BK f" keep m e from h«-
!n* i 0™ '1 > decided th a t w n. whv
he moved sh o u t from place to pm ^.
and alw avs lireti i„ ... ,
1
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Ter,y
. atone.
. „ I , , l" h e ll ^ e he hflii
oney or
Ti
a " 'a y s CPf som e w hen needed
“ e seemed to he » fra« .
happen1" 1 W8,0h,n,‘ f° r
m o th e r^
rem em ber
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T h e Gift oi , J#wtt
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VI.
A Blow of T re a c h e ry .
It w a s a d e s o la te h dm e-com lng—
th e g re a t s t a r s o v e rh e a d , th e tin k le
of d is ta n t w a te r, th e sile n c e n n d b la c k ­
n ess all a b o u t, a n d th e dim o u tlin e
of th e c ab in b a re ly v isib le a m id th e
su rro u n d in g tre e s . T h e g irl held h e r
b re a th w ith lip s p re s s e d tig h t, s ta r in g
a ro u n d in to th e v a g u e sh a d o w s nnd
p e rm itte d S h elh y to g e n tly sw in g h e r
betw een th e w h e e ls to th e g ro u n d .
Som e w ay th e s tro n g g r a s p o f hie
Im nds b ro u g h t h a ck to h e r a se n se
of eourage.
“ Is— Is th e r e no o n e h e re ? " sh e
a sk e d , a f ra id to v e n tu re n s te p In th e
gloom . “ It Is te rrib ly d a rk .”
•'I’ll re m e d y th a t In n m in u te ,” he
said, p re te n d in g a c h e e rfu ln e s s h e w as
f a r from feelin g . “ H e y th e re . K id, W ALKK.CS BEAUTY PAiUA ■
s ta k e o u t y e r h o rse , n n d com e h e re Sw itches worth $7.50 for ft. ^ I
a n d hold th e s e h ro n e s u n til I lig h t up sam olo from center of hud. tgj I
KUS & DYEltS,
Inside. D o n 't m ove. O lg a ; th e r e Is a CLEAN
Quality.
ste e p b a n k Ju s t b e y o n d . I'll o nly be Clothes insured. Work guru*
■
As U
return
postage.
Price !* ,
gone a m in u te ."
Mvcrs Cleaners
Oyer*. 1H [ fa | «When Ch'
« v.i
“B u t w h e re is y o u r h e rd e r? "
W HO DO Eg YOU! CLEANS. me he wasito-
' '
“O u t w ith th e c a ttle , p r o b a b ly ; h e jia met ox ‘ Masiercletneii," h hit-
“T hen b o"
sanitary
and
way
Salti
d o e sn ’t sle e p h ere, a n d hnd no Idea
by Parcel post. We pay return^ proposing?”
w hen I w ould h e bnck. N ow h a n g on C leaning * Dyeing Co., 15UiJll
“Oh, my flu
tig h t to th o se re in s , KM , nnd I’ll h e lp MO M M ENTS
■ k ln i!"
V
you p re se n tly . W ould you r a th e r go
w ith ine, O lg a ? ”
TV FEW HI IEKS. D striMtfn
arid Royal. All olher mana
"Y es,” sh e sa id , h e r v o ice tre m b lin g ) exchanged. Utah Typewriter In
slig h tly In s p ite o f e v e ry e ffo rt a t FLO W ERS FOR ALL OCUI m H
co n tro l. “ I w ould r a t h e r n o t be le ft Morris Floral Co , 52 E. !ndS..ki «
o u t h e re .”
SAY IT WITH FLOWEEite
“All r i g h t; th is is th e p u t h ; d o n ’t solicited. Miller Floral Co., KII
he a fra id . I w o n 't le t you stu m b le . ART e m u k o i d e o t CO.
Machinery embroidering ob
Now , one s te p u p ; t h a t 's It.”
tow n business solicited. 201 Ha
When Ri
R U B B E R STAMPS & 8TENCH4
ear ta g t also made. Sjnd far
etc. Salt Lake Stamp Co., IS I,
S A L T L A K E BUSINESS»!
Save lodging ; work afterachw:iM
» f t ’IJT J.luO percent; $1 a pki-M
A liL l li S a m p l e f ret. Dod*e Biajj
CREAM BOUGHT. Bed pn» J
W estern Creamery Co., 2B W. M
M U SIC A L INSTRUMENT*
D aynes-Beebe. Everything I m "
S a lt La';-t -*lty. ____________
HEMSTITCHING. PLEATDitijB
liaii ! embroi ìe; ;iji. Bj;Uin*
work. The Embroide.-y She» Hm
11ATS RE MADE. Write i » | o «
ch.. K
.Smjr.he US
\ i i: vv a \ t :n»io t i uh£V>nil
I t w i l l p a y you « ■ * « » ■
s h l i f d ire c t. T H E T O K U
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R U B B E R HOSPITAL
We cure injured rubber
Hot W ater bodies. Tire-. ‘* ’•'“ 1
guaranteed. Return
J
Rubber Sales Co., 134 E. B
E LA ST IC STOCKING
M anufacturers abdominal. •>"'„’ 1
Truss fitters. S. H.
W ELDING. AUTO
built and repaired. Best ,D“ “T |
W elding A Repair.ng U..
L . D . S . B U S IN E S S COUESJ
School of Efficiency. All
C atalog free. 60 N M*-”
1
KID KITTING C0KSET PAKMgl
S pecialist* in dee»isrn
H em stitching, ombroui
f1
and side pleating- Button
v u l c a n iz in g
« r v ic e .
“ A Bit T ough L ooking, I S u p p o se."
H e flung open th e u n s e c u re d door,
a n d ste p p e d In to th e d e n se b la c k n e s s
of th e In te rio r. S h e could se e n o th ­
ing, but h e a rd him ru m m a g in g a b o u t
a n d finally c a u g h t th e tin y g leam o f
a m atc h . T h e n e x t In s ta n t th is had
becom e th e flam e o f a n oil lam p , a n d
th e w hole In te rio r o f th e room be­
cam e re v e a le d In th e y ello w flicker.
In s p ite o f e v e ry a tte m p t to ste a d y
h e rse lf, h e r h e a r t g a v e a su d d e n th ro b ,
a n d sh e c lu tc h e d a t th e d o o r fo r s u p ­
p o rt. T h is w a s even w o rs e th a n sh e
had p ictu red .
“ A h it to u g h looking, I su p p o se ."
Shelhy sa id w ith a h a s ty g la n c e a b o u t
“ S o rte r s u rp ris e , th is b rin g ln ' a w ife
hack w ith m e. N e v e r re ck o n e ' on a n y
such thin g , o r I'd a c le a n e d th e sh a c k
up a hit.
H o w ev er. I'll s tra ig h te n
th in g s n ro u n d in a Jiffy, a s soon a s I
«how th e K id th e c o rra l.
H e re ’s a
c h a ir to stt In." a n d h e d u m p ed Its
load on th e floor. "Y ou a in 't a f ra id t*
w a it h e re, a r e yon?"
“Oh. n o ; 1 w ill b e all r i g h t Yoa
need not h u rry .”
A
Standard Tire Wo* \
Inventor*' Models
ml
repairing Knudson bo«*»»—
m bac
n g paii
condi tic
■ le a s gen<
* Pierce
^ | n cornu
iical Di
easant I
cured.
Pierce’s
I.” — M R
livery.
I Pierce’s
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Prescri
looks in
an age, b
Iver see i
yho is w<
:’s Fa\
best
It is 50
tifies to i
P IP E & MACHINERY'.
W eatern Machinery Co..
TH E STATE CAFE. H* n t W .I
tow n people quality. >ef*j*_
CAN C ERS. TUMOM » J
A. M. Freebairn. 3»‘
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HOLER BA B B E I ^ t o H
J
t h è ' v a n ii e
w ave. C-.br rw toredli
od S*-¡ten.« * ‘ T ,rL l
^
Beyond Art
"T h ese love x e n « * " "
th e leuilinR ll,an *rt
»1
w i t h the s ta rt
n
“ t aiiT net at ‘>1 l '
“ T r o u b l e s , lie I* ln
Louisville
,
C o u r le r J o ^ L
A T r.buU of
"T h ey must tk-ak »
”
“Why?"
m0 M
“T o in' Re o*
^
the food at th* v 1*,.—
l
J l t ^
j
A v o id in » « “ " * , !
"A ny troub'e * « « *
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to w n -
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tkhiai
t*<
a h it.
‘
tttp*
“ W h y . th«'
S tr u c k d a w n fro m b e h in d .
ES, WA
le f o r
»*
they have to « e»
■elling booze to
n a ti Knqu>rrf___- - - ^ —
(TO BK CON TIN UED >
C le a r F ield.
"A h, t p f * la a le tte r fro m th e old
folk *"
• •
"W h at does It any?"
'T o m e hom e y o u r ta ilo r la d e a d ." —-
t 'e a r e o a 'i W eekly.
T h e Setr**
trtBt
J
“ U ncle George,
I nk» affla11
Ilf. '-
s k " l t '1'
Uncle
«'-eorf
folks to •"“ S S c "
think o' jourseu-
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