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"e-e '"u'C'ice:,f,t,t1'e,iri',ii.iiiii," “' 1 (I; "Fs . - Lt:.' ch: tt-ytotwithrundins, For ftGMttr,! isTriio"riitytFsbar' ”in". add In his *#~hmm ”mum’s-(purl- wr-r-Mi-Net-ttsn-r. -i_rtm-rhi.mr.Ih. *--ero-e.irtimoaerirt -MdmrNreo. Ollie-F III! with when mm ”IIIJA -athrieirtIMe Ae-r-s-r-rr.'. . it. man forth: ranch seo-tsmear-rt-erm 1h.e--."urerhud,wtdN, " me that'. true,” said Ed- dado-l7. "Bet rm not nelling: “kw." "Y-tm-it-thet-s----'. "Net-watt-tah-e-of 1r't9.tuee-,"mtarsd" -rb-.didrtkett_their emdroee."Tti-t,PiBqeitsd- im'-mrreorertr"Temaadmse'ttto 'h-e-tsei-tia-h-Vast' 'ohe-rateeeetbe." Mflie-remtiomoettheaxe tqu9theu.e*mtetaarsttrinth. tr- White he, that's more ghn “any-eight hundred you‘re yin-chm. That's seventeen dol- "re'," - Hue fl -- A m 'ieheeed In - y. The tw- than-ml?" with, m you-king av; to (bu; Bet-sed-tare-tor. "Tneharwmuimtthesame." "Prustyrerwatsortemttmmtrea. meumnnuan [mu alien borrow alittle with plump trneers as he leaned against the - and watched Eddie sin-paling an no on the m. N though! perm them in greeting. After a few Preliminaries Eddie is convinced of their present good will and than steps a bottle of booze. Putting it away. he plunges through a dense msderbrush, suffering the tor- tarps of temptation. which he manful- ly overcomes. Arriving back at the ranch home. the battle is won; he has not touched the liquor and he re- jokes at bis fortitude. " CHAPTER XVII. Al INd Sweetie-rt. “Well, Forbes, w you ready to sell this place yet?” It its Selim who asked the question on the following Sunday Seahnan, Eddie goes to Long Pom, age and sees Patsy, who is working for Kinnaiso, u lawyer. T She an- nounces that she will not, join him “mil he definitely quits drinking. De-) termining to comply, he tinds a job with Davennnt,_ a rancher, and for; seven] weeks abstain: from the bot- tle that cheers. But one Sunday, lid-l Hill: on 'Ae-a. and tIN-I After ejecting the intruder finding that he seems to be in league with PATSY JANE, his trusting wife, name that public sentiment against him is too strong so they migrate up north to some land that has been in the fumily for years. While there they form the acrtuairstaaree of ISAIAH SEAMAN, Tt shift, 'll,,",',':,,? that day after I drove neighbor who is anxious to buy their " o 1 ' . had. Eddie learas that the back tax-l, The torttt and short of l " that es mount to over eight hundred dol- , Salaam wants "T place. e rT'li' hrs but IS he has tive months to gay I l, Thieitgufha: hrpt,grt,r, Il': , tttut trg"":,',) (it t'i',',l1 "fg,l),1'i'rpsd'J. l vionder what it is ?" He to his propertyASednun‘s offer hav-l, pondered fruitlessiy. "Well. no man- ing led him to think it very valuable. I it?!) Int hang»: tighter. The reason Bat things do not go well. Eddie, w) eome on ' drinks heavily from some b,ti.ertrt.r.'.tl Summer advanced inexorably. The potions. is forgiven by Patsy, butl fund in the Long Portage State bank soon after falls in with the same gang mounted surely. though much Po gets drunk. and wahes up in a freight slowly. f Alums: every can: .0: hits cu- in Chica-mars miles away.1wages mm vmnt wen mo 1. Stricken with remorse he returns tof He could not possibly. of his own ef- C_i__cr_c_armss. .._ __, his ubip but finds his wife has left and in her place a rutriem who orders him out. A tirttt ensues in which Eddie tina11y knocks ‘his opponent out stone told. ’ EDISON Donna. a m rui- ht of Bmetd4 with an inherent eraitrtNetioworisuidforthe an: of . “I! who has been killed by I but)“ trick. Circumstan- till evade-ee points to Forbes and n- thee than tell the truth of the epi- Bode, he stands trial, which results in u long prison sentence. He is soon pardoned. however, but back in Male he and ."trGrteatmatreatmr-e “It's Got an the market." S_enlmn combed his sleek beard but. Suppose we A, “rs-in, Jami-Imu- m rui- n inherent rid for the T . been killed Circumstan- rhes and n- _ , taTi7otiiiG4irrahiigum he had deem- ‘ed it. Seeding, cultivating and the ilrefention a further burning-over by forest fires would build it up. He h).':'::,?, raise stock upon it, which would ’support them while it enriched the" i,1and. There was more depth to the) soil than he realized. All this wouldj take work, and plenty of it, but he, ‘was willing to work and to wait. Me) (tel: that his mum. his and any: Jane's. was somehow bound up with{ i this sei- oblong in the wi1deretesuci ,mrtera--ru-rrmrs 't,uGtNrttSig"grIrf, tMpqHqlat--er. .~ imam-branding.“ Shesto.dutheeeraterofthsetg- Ind looked -ilincly also: her. taneeiNeett-e-trth, ing “one. vividly that Bailout! "ir-ro-hooters-uae eare,brt6-esre-efthetrqot- 't-hrm.-iet.mdtsstq.i- edr-roett.%hiroistnrt “may.“ “thtyhca-vh who would let sentimental m "ioetstaadirtthetira-ism- dollar. Home in a home that sheltered him, to be abalone-l with- lout regret if the attaasdoetment could 1 bring money. nrfthre_erNeeimr-d.tt%, trertsitrfi".1trerfes.irt- ultimatum-lid! who! lame PM. purl-pl tweastgrrri1esbxtmiehaeahih, stome_rt_ra.rrotahmedrive,ere,s frrrsamtrwiuer-sroodcoetiv,tte witrhedthatnhehieome. prise than plum in his manner. which shim with alums qrimneePWhevedidyooeomehmmt" “Imagining-Qua” Isrerethetmtr3t.arx,"aheeoma-d. "Oh, well. one it wasn't to. Where didlcouefm'! Outplueonthc NortttrorC' "Wert,neeanrorreoitwtowskme in?" she allied kim. The liquor which the bootlegs": had given him remained in his lug. " In: a trophy of victory, the sam of n vanquished enemy. Sometimes he took the bottle out to look at it qniuicnlly. to shake it until it gurgled sullenly. There WIS stilt spells of longing. But the "No" of I bronze-hard resolution drove the beasts of appetite Wily to their lair again. Things were moving. if not lup- pily at least with sober satisfaetiorr the Sunday morning um Nance Ear cell drove to the door of the wilder-n new cabin. He was squaring the un- -atisofthertvimrroo-- ntorylogivingthemamtaip-int, when theimerionsblutola motor-; horn called him to the doc. _ The girl left ber m Ind advanced‘ to meet him. had tmt-stretched, “Hello. there. Eddie'." she called jay-i only. "Gee, hot it'. gaod to nee rms."; One source was Davenant, and his licked him. He's out for keeps. There confidence seemed justified, The city) is some m money due. But I’ll have man, big. incisive and iron-gray, acid- , it before th. redemption period closes. tongued in reproof and "ensuring? As for your other assertiow--weli his words of Commendation as though ( um? quite wide of the mark, too, they were Jewels, nevertheless showed Same." . that he approved of Eddie. mutter Miss Encell ran from the long. worked hard and intelligently. 1rtitor, slab chair with the ease and July Damn raised his pay iiveitrrace of a leopard unveiling. She dollars A month. This, from Dave- strode over to where Eddie WIS'Sit- mm, was the were of eloquence. Itihg. The slender hands, with am:- In the unthinkable revent that in; mi in wig fragile-appear. u Wlhim. there vat the im: romaine”. closed on his mould- iie,.tlt,r:. Lc-cz-'"-", 12.7.23. etc. They gyAftoettedeoeh other, her Eddie."'Nerhadwreaaoetottgseir own for getting me out of the mum try. I was seat oat by freight so the motor-tramp could come in and jump my (kiln. He was to keep me off with his gun. " wasnt an uti- denl that he was talking to Sealant- on the road that day after I drove him oat. forts, earn all of the tax-money. But he was reasonably sure that the deficit would be niade up trom one of two sources. "t feel, ninth“, that Sedan vu mixed up in those two tummy; wince dryed win-key." mused "The iong and short of it is "mi Salaam wants my place. He wants it badly. because it has a greater val» w. somehow, than appears on the' surface. I wonder what it is?" He} pondered fruitlessly. "Well. no man.“ ter. Int hang enlighten The muons will come out." r TheEneelh Mh lee-net. ,3... 'inailiFnGauaTivirii .":',1'ill "Bunk'." The word was heighted :‘Jwith contemptuous impatient “I ,' Hegknow what 1 know, Eddie. You know 351“: interested. I've been inquiring 2l2 l around. You've had trouble our this . " ‘place. There is a lot of “mummy [nan-1y due. You've been putting on The‘some bouts with old John W. Bar- Mnkf Ieyeorn and losing Mullah. . ‘ff",And Pptsy's left out.' mhmumrm Hotel‘s-y lune. thi. m habuydllnuullmigrm .-9euemroimht-H_ 'rsh-ttha-die-t fl~h1m“â€"'W Yettodmhptlim {mum mlbhhyundbuy. "Nat mi in! fair, Nunez: 'h mun-n. ”and - but]. " knew - Hammad“ head. Paul. uAe-rqsutheWmr-teear.- udatrs-dhhsthedrivewar- the page. tthe Ind m “nth, heard chums)! 'meitatioet “no. 'maeEtehetrmsedortttsei-t,- mmhlhhukyud.“ PuruwfhgmAgirmhAth-q- dme. a. could Nel her tirirs aun- YPteumbtfttodtred MM. head high. cut into the at. - itoHftt-dnmqoertettheroV ‘Sure. Nance. But I'm In“, patch! to you, jut the nine." A srrriutmaet-."ArtreAt, oHiradererdesaee."ihe-itarith- are”. And Man he realised“ haul-math 52.th {mud-idliudhinonlhe-d TtmmstuateeloreertzeditrAn 'Pe "ac' the hid. raising oie “I haven't all of it? he admitted. “I know where 1 cin borrow if I have to." She Ihook him impatiently. "Can it, Eddie; I know it isn't. Now, that I tune here to say vu this; I-" and then she mapped as if quite unable to Coon. Bush: shrugged and plunged bravely ahead. " have my enough to wipe out than taxes and never miss it. Won't rem-" "No, Nance. Thank you just the me.butitim’tnecesury.lnn3!t it all right.? looked were slowly inning with can "Pd like to do a little something--" fteAeyrry, min. "Sure you an 3* She nodded and went on: "sur! has left you, Eddie. All Long Portage; knows it. She's a stempher in old} Kinnane's om. She's living at their home. Se--" i Again the red Bowed into his cheeks. "And you're still " an the wrong (dot, Nance. Everything is all right, rally." It was now his tam to stop, e.- barmaed. for the eyes into which he the talking at,ornTrmrairiiW%te7i"e) out. But that doesn't help you much. There's a lot of money “due on your land. aside from this year's taxes. You haven't enough to meet it, and you won't be able to get enough. Tell "You astoniSh me," he said lightly, though the red crept up in his tanned cheeks. "Really, it's in in the way you my it. Those thingy-n so wand they aren't so. Mr. Rule)“ corn and I did do consider-bk scrapping and I got massed. But Pee licked him. He's out for keep. There is some tar money due. But I’ll have it before ti redemption period closes. As for your other atrsertiorr--weti "Don't you think Pu too old A friend to be kept on the which, looking in T." she shot back, with uni]- ing earnestness that was impressive. "Come across, now; teO you me.” CHAPTER XVHL Pliny Sees "Nothing to tell, really," he reit- erated. She told him the new: of tho little tum. tuvored with a bun slight- ly embittered, slightly hunk. "Now tell me your trouble» bully." she ordered, when Scottdlle u a copu- of conversation was exhumed. "None to teu." he smiled. “Every- thing's fine. I'm working at Dave- mm's." T from home, though tkottak be Muslin: epoch hhlife‘ 1Mgge1, E0dhe-ermfosed,resrentfu1,W mlcmmwithN-u. Col-C4 "tBtit"lBaMr'ralrtrratnatos-raaeiLgtaat'ttq. 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