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The Nazareth Item^
Vol. XXVI.
AN   INDBPKNDBNT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPBK,   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE.
NAZARETH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 5, 1917
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"I did Intend to ride down for the mall.   Boyar needs exercising."
"So does the fiiizzuh, miss. It'.s queer how sho nets when she nin't been worked evory dny."
"I don't believe Anne would care to come In the machine. I'll ask her." And Louise stopped to the living room. Collie, who hnd been wntching anx- lou.sly from the corrals, came ncros^; the yard to the vernndn. He wn.« dressed for riding, and lie hnd a pmi on his lup. Overland .scowled, "i'ou Uttle Idiot," he sal<l, "when your Un¬ cle Jack's brains get ossKied just give the sail news to tho press. Vou're jest itchin' to get In n muss .and get plu.g ged. 1 uln't. I figure to ride down the -Moonstone trail, steerln' tlie (Uiz- zuh with one hniul und smellln' a bunch of roses in the other. Wntch my smoke.    N'ow, be;it itl"
Louis(>, coining l)lltliely from the Ilv Ing room. nodikMl to Overland. Her penslveness h.'id dcpiirted. Iler chee'.;s were Hushed. "Oh, Colllel S.iddle Boyur"— she began, but Overlaml coughed disii;.|)roviiigIy. He did not wish Tenlow and Saunders to suspert that the Iwl  hoi-se was  for l.oulse.
"Or—no. Saddle Sarno." suld I.on Ise, nt owe aware nf Overl.'iiid's pliui. "And have him at the foot <>f the hill for me ns soon as you can."
""i'os. Miss I/mise." And Collie dc parted for the corrals wonderingly Overlnnd wns too much for him.
Thoy had luncheon and allnwcd <'iil He two hours to arrive at the valjc.i level with the led pony. After luic h eon Louise iippe.ired in riding skirt iiiid boots. "Mr. Summers is going to take me for a ride in his new car." she said. "Don't worry, aunty. He is going to drive slowly. He (inds that he lias to leave unexpectedly."
"Hnf how will you come bnik'/" cpie ried .\iiiie.
"< 'ol-iK* hns g.Kie- nheiul with n spare pony.    Goodby, nuiity."
"I can't thank you enough for all that you lin\e done for Hilly. I nm so glad he's well nnd strong ngain. We never could manage him. Hooilby. and toll Hilly lie niust cimik! over and see us right nwny."
As Collie  rode down  the  last pitch, leading  the  restive  Snrko.   Dick   Ten- low stepped  from  the brusli.    '¦ Morn Ing, Collie:   Out for a little pnsear?" "Shouldn't wonder, Dick." "Horses are lookiii' good.    Keed good on the hills yet?" "I'reity good."
"I hear you got company up to the Moonstone''"
"Yep. Kastern folks, doctor and his wife." .Vnd Collie looked the deputy hnnl In the eye.
"Oil. that was their macliine I henrd cou.irliin' up the cniiyon last night, eli'.'" "I   didn't  ii-ik   them  about   that."  re plied Collie.
"You're Improvin' since you lirst come into these hills," snid Tenlow, wilh some sannsm.
"I'm  laddln' down a better job tlinn I did then." s.iid Colllo good imturedl.\. "Well,  I alu't.    I'm lioldin' the same Joti. which .Miu will recollect.    It ain't mucli of n job. liut it's good to requisi¬ tion Hint cayuse you're leadin'." "Whnt you kiddln' aboiifr" "Straight goods," snid Tenlow. reach¬ ing for Snrko's reins.    ",Iust liand over your end of that tie rope."
"I guess not, Dick. Y'ou're on the wrong trail. What do you think I am?" "Same ns I nlways thought." "Then you want to change your opin¬ ion of me," .said Collie, relinipiishlng the tie rope. "I ain't breaking the law. but you nre going to hear more about this."
"I'll   risk  that.    You  can  ride right along, pronto."
".And you keep Sarko? I guess not. I'll stick."
"You can't throw no bluff this morn¬ ing,"  said Tenlow.
"Yoti got the horse, but I don't leave here without him," said Collie stub¬ bornly. .\nd there was an nnderlylng assurance ubout Collie's attitude that perplexeil the deiJUty, who was satls¬ fled that the led horse wns for Over Jind ICed'8 use.
i/omi Tne ni-.^t aitcn roiieii rne cur. rocking to the uneveniK'ss of the mountnln  rond.    Overlnnd  opened  the
"A cou- to out- reniein-
rite."
Collie's   Reply   Was   a   Flail-like   Blow Between Tenlow's Eyes.
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CHAPTER   XV.
The   Led   Horse.
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•rail.
Krom u|i in the cnnyon canie the thunder of the racing car. I'nr ubove tlieni Tt'iilow and C<dlii> could s«>e It creeping round n turn In the road. It dlsappeiiied in a diii. to rcapiH'Ur al¬ most Instantly, gliding swiftly down the long slant toward the vnlley. The Staccato drumming of the exhaust •Cboed nlonff the hillside. Overlaud's ¦ilk hat shone bravely in the » i. Be¬ tide the outlaw WHS the tlgure of a woman. Tenlow foresaw compllcRtlona muttered urofanelT.
throttle, the machine shot forward and in a few seconds dre%\' up nbreast- of tlio deputy.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Summers.'' snid   I.ouiso,   stepping   from   the   cnr. "How ure you, .Mr. Tenlow." "How'do, Miss Uicharme." "Goodby,   Mr.   Summers.     I  enjoyeil the ride very much." ".Iust n minute"— begnn the deputy. "When^s my pony, C'ollie'y   He didn't get awny. did he?"
"Xo, mn'nni. .Mr. Tenlow reipiisi- tioncd him. Thought I'd wait till you came nlon^ so I could explain."
"lieiiulsitioned my pony! What do you mean'.'"
"It's this way, .Miss Lacharme. That man there in tho machine is wanted. lle"-
"Wh.it has that to do w;tli my iiony, plenso';"
"I guess you know who he is. I fig¬ ured he was liiyin' to get awny on that pony."
"Y'ou want to go tiack to school, pard¬ ner, nnd learn to hgure correct," s;ilil Overland, his foot on tlie accelerator pedul of the tlirobljlng car. "One mi¬ nus one Is nothin."
"Hold on llK're!" crii^l Ti.mi1(jw, strid ing forward. Louise stood between the ileputy and the car.
".My horse, please," she said uuietly. As she stioke the car roared, jumped forward and shot down the sni')oth grade of the vnlley road.
"Now. Mr. Tenlow. I wish you would explain this to me and then to Uncle Walter. I sent one of our men with a horse. He was to wait for me here. 'V\''lint rlLTlit lia\e vou to interfere wltli him';"
"I guess I got ns much right n.s you hnve to Interfere with me." said Ten- low sullenly.
"Hold on therel" cried Collie, jump¬ ing forward. "Collie. I'll i:ilk with him." "T;iUe my  horse. Miss I/mise," said Collie, tlushlng. "No, indeed; I'll ride Snrko." "Ili get him." snid Collie. "No.    Mr. Tenlow will get him, I am sure"
"A woman can make any deal look smooth If she is interested." said Ten- low, turning toward the iirush. lie came out iciidiiiu: tb*. pony.
"Thank you. ("ollle, you may get the mail, please."
Collie stood watching her ns she rodo away. Tlien. with mueh deliberation. he tied his own pony .Vpaclie to a clump of greasewood. He mibuckled bis belt and tiling It. with irnn nnd hol¬ ster, to the ground.
".\ow," he s:iid. his face blazing white with suppressed anger. •¦I'm go¬ ing to make yon ent that speech about any wonj;in making things look smooth —If slie"s inlerestetl."'
"Y'ou go on home or I'll break you in two,"' said Tenlow.
Gollie"s reyily was a tlail-liUe blow be¬ tween Tenlow"s eyes.  The deputy stag- | gored, grltlc.1 his teeth and Hung him- [ self at the younger man.  The tight " iis ! uneiiual  from the lieglnulng.    .\iiaclie snorted   and   cinled   as   the   bushes crashed and crackled.
A few minutes later Tenlow strode from the brush leading hi.s pony. Ho wiped the blood and sweat from his face and spat viciously.
Louise, riding homeward slowly. heard a horse tomlng behind her. She reined Snrko ;iiid waited. Collie saw no wny out of It. so he rode up. grin¬ ning from a bruised and b;ittered face. "Why, Colllel"
The young m;in grinned again. His Ups w(>re swollen, anil one (<ye was nearly close<l.
Dismount ini;, Lonlse stepi'«'d to the ford. "Oil I'm sorry!" she erie<i. "Your face   Is   terribly   bmi^p<l      .\nd   your
ne etaiii'ti uer rjirccr '|tleStlonlng stubbornly. Klnnlly she nsked whether .Mr. Ten/, w "had tnken a fall " or not.
"Sarc ¦ e did!" rejilled Collie. pie or  t.iree je.'irs ago—tryln' ride (Jverland lied.    Don't you ber?" "Collie you're a regular liy|)oi "Y'es, ma'am." "And you look- frightful." "Y'es, ma'am."'
"Y'ou're not a bit nsli;imed." "Y'es, ma'am, I am. ' "Don't say ¦Y'es. ma'am.' nil the time. You don't seem to be ashamed.   Why should  you   lie,  though'/    Hdausc  you were lighting?"
"No, .MiHH Louise. Hccimse I got licked."
Louise mounted Sarko and rode be side Collie silently. I'resently she touclied his nrm. "Bnt did you';'" she asked, her eyes grave nnd her tonecon- veyhig a sulifle question aliove the mere letter.
"No! Hy thunder!" he exclaimed. "Not lu a hundred years!"
"\\'ell, get some raw meat from the cook. I'll give your ex|ilanatlon to Iir. and .Mrs. .Marshall, for you will huve to be ready for the trip tomorrow. Y'ou will have to think of a better exidana- tlon for the boys. "
While riding homeward, Louise drop¬ ped her glove. Collie was afoot In¬ stantly and pii-keil it up. "Can I kecji It?" he said.
The girl looked curiously nt hlm for a moment. ".No, I think not. Collie." she said gently.
Collie rode up to the corrals that aft ernoon whistling ns blithely as he could, considering his injuries. Ho con¬ tinued to whistle as lie unsaddled Apache.
.Vt the bunk house Hrand Williams looked nt hini oii'o and bent double with silent l;iughler. The boys badger¬ ed him tinmercirully. ¦"I'ell off ji lioss! —Go tell th:ir to a chink!—Who step¬ ped on your fu'c, kid?—lieen ridln' on your niui). eh'/—Whero wns the wreck'; —Who sewed up .\our eye';"
"S-s-h-h, fellas," .said .\Iignei, grin¬ ning. ¦¦If you mnke nil that noise how yon .going to hear tiie tuiu- ho is whis¬ tling, liey?"
Collie glaiKcd nt Snurnh'rs. who had snid nothing. ¦'Got nnytliiiig to offer on the subject. Silent';" he asked. "Nope. I take mine out in thinkin'." "Y'ou're going to luiv(> a chance to do a whole lot more of it before long," said Collie, nnd he suld it wllli ji sug- gestiveiK-,Js thnt did not escape the taciturn foreman. Hrand Williams.
"The fourth Oro rider." snid a voice. "You nin't countln' nny Moonstone riders."
"Ain't .seen   any  to  count,"   retorti/ Gleason.    and    there    wns   a   genernl laugh.
Sti'angely rnough the outlaw pon.v followed   Collii.  fpiietl;,-   as   hi'   led  her
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And   Still  Collie  Held   His  Seat.
A letter from Overland liiformeil Col¬ lie that his share In tht; luhie to dare was .^.'i.biK), 1111(1 he be^'Hu planning to buy a raiK-li.
Hearlni,' that  the Oro  foreman   had j offered a Yuma '¦outlaw" horse to auy i Moonstoner who could ride her. Collie determined to wiu the lu'lze. "I  hoiir that you intend to ride the i outlaw   Vnm;i.     Is  it  soV   Louise  In- I (juired.
Collie nodded.
"I h;id rather you didn't." snid Lou- Lse. ¦¦Why?" asked Collie tmtlessly. Louise did not answer, and Collie strode off feeling angry with himself nnd more than ever doterinined to risk breaking his neck to win tho outlaw.
Collie. min'p<l because Louise select¬ ed Miguel to ride her pony Boynr in the races, placed bets against Hoyar a'nd on a buckskin pony backed by the Oro Mexicans.
Boyar. tlu- Moonstone pony, ran sei'¬ ond in the liiials. The buckskin of the .Mexicans v.nn tirst place. Collie col¬ lected his winnings indifferently. He strcdied over to the crowd, finding a pl.ice for himself on tiie corral bars.
JIat Glea.s in. sui>erinlendeiit of the Oro ranch. lo.ifed, his back against ;i post. Two men, with ropes, were fol¬ lowing the roiin pony round the corral. I'resently a riafci tlijiped out and fell Inch by inc!i the outlaw was >\orked to the snubbing post. One of the Oro riders seized the pony's ear.ln his teeth and. llingiii'j his leirs round her nc-k. hung, weighing her head dovvn. There was the tlasli of teeth, a grunting tug at the cinclias. a cloud of dust, und Jasjier Lane, foreman of the Oro outfit, was In the saddle. Tbe cloud of dust followlntr the roan pony grew denser Above the dun cloud n somlirero swnn;-' to and fro f:inning the outlaws ears. Jasper Ijine had essayed to ride the Y'umn colt onee before. His broken shoulder lind set nicely—In fnct, better than Hull (I'Toole's leg which had bwii broken when fhe outlaw fell on him I Billy Scjuires, a young Montnnn puni h- I er working for the Oro people, still car¬ rieil his arm In a sling. .\.U in all, the I assembled company, as Brand Wll j Hams put It, ¦'were beglnnini: to take notice of that copper roloind she-son of a cyclone.'^
Jasper Ijine plied spurs nnd quirt. The visiUiig cowmen shrilled tiielr de¬ light. I'he pony was broncho from the enil of her long, swltchlni; fall to the tip of her pink nuizzle. Following a ¦•juIck tattoo of hoofg ou
toward (Jli'iison. "The boys say there's a I ct U|i tliat nolwdy c;in stick on her two minutes. She's tlie bet. Is that right?'' .said Collie.
¦¦What .vuu goin' to do?" queried Gleason. and some of the Oro boys Inugiied.
"I don't know yet," said Collie. "Maybe I'll lake her back to theMcMi stone w'ifli mc."
Miguel of the Moonsbme removed his sombrero nnd gravely pnssed it. "Flowers for the Collie kid." he said solemn l.v.
Collie, grave, alert, a little white be¬ neath his tan. called for Williams to hold the pony. Then the younger man. talking fo her meanwhile, slipped off the bridle and adjusted a liack.linorc I in its place. He tightened the <in<hus. I The men had ceased joking. .Kvidentl.i the kid meant Iiusiness. Next he re move,! his s[iurs and tlung them, with his quirt, in a corner.
"Jest defending yourself, eh. Yum;i girl?" he s:iiil. ¦¦They cut all the sense out of you with a Imrsi' klllin' bit and rip you'with the spurs nnd expect you to behave."
¦¦He'll be teaehin^ her to sny her pniyi.'rs next.'' observed Bud Light. "He's gettin' n spell on her now."
¦'He'll need nil his for himself." said Pars Long.
The liony Hincheil nnd sidled aw:iy as Collie tried to mount. Her glossy ears were llattened and file rims of her eyes showed white.
•¦Jump!" wiiispered Williams. "And don't roui;li her. .Mebby you'll win out."
With    a    lca|i   the   .Moonstone   rider was   in   the  saddle.    The  pony  shoiik her  head  ;! s   he  reined   lier  round  to I ward the eorrni gate.   The men stared Glea.son swore. ¦¦Here's  uliere she goes to it."  said I ¦Williams.
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I crowd.
Uebellloi) sw.dled In the pony's rip piing i:mi-> ic . She waited, fore feet braced, lor the tirst sting of the liuirt. the first rip of the spurs, to turn her¬ self into a hellisli thing of [iluinriiiL: destrueflon.
Collie, ic-aniiig forward, patted her neck. "Come on. sis. Como on, Y'uina girl. Y'ou're just a liltle hummingbird. Y'ou ain't a re.il horse."
With a Icaii the iioiiy reared. Still there eame no sting of .spur or <iulrt. She ilroppcd to her feer. C^olUe had cleverly con.sumwl a minnte of the al lotted time.
'¦One niinute!" cnlle<l Williams, hold Ing the watch.
"Why. fhat :iln't ridln'." grumbliHl nn Oro man.
¦¦See you later." saiii Williams, and several of his compnnion.s looked at him sfriintrely. The foreman's eyes were fixed on the watch.
Colllo hnd also henrd, and he dug his unspnrred heels Into the p<iny'i« sides. She leaped stn ight for the cor ral gate ;iiid freedom. With a pntter of hoofs, stiff legged, she Jolted townrd the plain.
A few short jurniis. n lislilike swirl aldeways. and still Collie held his seat. He eased  the h;i.kaniore a  little.    He
lurri lorwnni nt every inunge. .Mill M gripped the saddle with rigid knees. The outlaw bncked ngaln nnd flung ¦herself viciously sideways, tuniing com pletely round. ColHt- pitched drunk eiily as the horse came down again and atrain. His eyes were blurred aud Ills brain grew numb. l'"nlntly he henrd Hrand Willi;iio» crj : "Two min¬ utes! Moon.<tone wins!" Then came a cheer. His grljiplng knees relaxeiU He reeled and all aniund him the ulr grew streaked witf) slivers ¦ f pierdnf fire. He I lit bed hefidforeiuo.st at the feet of tlie gn'tqi on the vemniia.
In a fl;i8h Louise I.aehnrnie wab be side liltn kneeling ami suijportlng Mn henil. "Water!" she cried, wiping hia face  with her handkerehlef.
The pony, with liackaniore d.'ingllng. raced across the plain toward the hllla. "Thls'll do Jest ns well," said Wll- llams. pouring a mouthful of whls!!£j between Collie's Ups. Then the tai^i- tnrn foreman lifted the youth t«t hia feet, ("ollie dragged along, steiiplnii' shakily. ¦Derii little fool!" said WU¬ Iiams affectionately. "Y'ou ain't sat¬ islied to got killed wbere you belong, but you got to go and splutter your.self all over the front yard in front of the ladies. Y'ou with your bloody nose nnd your face shot plumb full of gravel If you knowed how you lookerl when she piU^l you"—
"I know how she looked," said Col¬ lie. •¦Tliat's good enough for me. Did 1 make it?"
"Tbe bronk' is yonrs." said WUIilams. •¦Bud and Miguel just nnle out after her."
Then Williams did an unaccountable thing. He hunted among tho crowd till he found the man who had snid, "Why. that ain't ridln'." He asked the man qnietly if he had made such a remark. The other replied tliat he had. Then Williams promptly knwked him down with all the wiry strength of his six feet of bone and raus< le. ••Take tftat home and look ut it," he remarked, walking away.
M'
eye"—   She could not help smiling at Collie's ludicrous appearance.
¦¦1 took u fall," he mumbled lilandly. "Apache here is trleky at times."
Louise's guze was direct uud re- proai^hful. ¦Here, let me bathe your face. Stoop d(.« n, like that. You don't look so bndly, now that the lilrl Is off. Surely you didn't fall on your eye?"       |
Collie  trliil   to  luilgli.  but  the effort , was not very successful.
Tenderly she bathed his bruised face. \ Her   lu'aiiiess.   lnr   touch,   mude   hlui , forget lhe palu.   Suddenly he seized her ' hand und kissed It. leaving n stuin of blooil where his Ilps had touched.   She was thrilled with u mingled feeling of pride nnd shame   pride in that he had fought   iH'cnuse  iif  her.   as  she  knew well enough, ,-ind shume ut the brutal Ity of the iitTulr. which she understijod us oieurly as tho igh she h;\d witnes.sed It.  Sbe was too honest to make herself believe she wus not nattered lu a way, i but ahe mado Collie think otberwiae.
the baked earth cnme a Hash like the trout's leap for the Ily —a curvUig plunge- the sound as of a breakliu willow branch, and then palpitating alienee.
The dun cloud of dust .settled, dis¬ closing the fount rtecked, sweat black ened colt, oddly beniitilul in her poised, immobility. .Near her l;iy ,lasper lAUie face downward. The pon.x sniffed nt his crumpled sombrero.
"Thut   horse  Is   plumb   i;cntle,"  snid ' Collie.    "Look at her!" I
"Crazy with the Ueat." commented Billy Dime, Jerking his thuiiib toward Colile. j
Tall, sUni, slow of movement, Collie slipped   from  the  corn I   burs  and   se , cured   the  dangling   reins     The  cow men  carried  .lasper  Ijiiie  towurd  the, ranch houae.    Some one Inughed.
(lleason. the superintendent, gazed at the oiitlnw pony nnd tlm-'ored his bait "Thut's thi? fourth!^' h^'said alowlv    and    dtatluctlr.      "She    alu't \
was brenthlng hnnl.    The horse toolt
up the sinek ullh a vli-ioiis plunge, hond downward. The Iwiy's fnce grew white. He felt something wnrm trick ling down his mouth and chin, llc threw bnck his bead and gripped wtth tUs knees.
"They're otT!" h.i Hoed a puielier.
"Only oiie of ein so f.tr.' said Wil llams. ¦One minute-and thirty sec¬ onds."
Then, like a bod ,>f copper light, the pony shot foiward at a run
t»n the ranch house \erai'idn sat Wal¬ ter Stout' conversing with Ids host, where several girls, bright fiiceil and gowned In cool white, were talking and laughing
The lK>ii\ headed straight for the veranda The, luughing group Jiimpeil to their feet. Collie. ui»lug both hands, swung the huckanicre across the out law's neck and tugged.
His    bend    was    snuiuied   liack
CHAPTER  XVl. Collie to the Rescue. K..VNWHIU-: Collie kept a vtj* ihint eye on  Silent Srunders The otiier, somewhat sulienl but ellicieutly. atteuded.j'o 'i*' work.   Collie's vigihincc was rewnrdcii uuexiiectedly und rather dis;igreeably. Olio day. us he stood stroking lilack Boyar's  ucek.  he  ha[ipened   lo  glan> f across  the yard.     Saunders   was  sad¬ dling one of the  liors<'S in  the corral. I^oultH'. astride  Hoyar.  spoke to CoHit of some detail of the ranch work, inrr posel.^     prolonging    the    conversation. Something of   the  Colllo  of   tlie   Oro barboiuc fiad   vaiiislic»l.    In  its stead was an Inexplicable but positive qual Ity of masterfulness, uppurent in iio'se and manuer.    His gruve dark eyea, mi- turned to her face as he curosswl Ho.y ar.    were   disconcertingly   straightfor ward.     He swined  to be drinking his fill  of  her  beauty.     His  quick   smile, still boyish and altogether, irresistible, flashed as she s[K)ke humorously irf lii> cou'iuest of the outlaw colt Y'nuia.
••I leanied more- ridln' tlmt eayusi at the barbecue for two minutes-tli:in I ever expect to leam again In tli:u time."
Remembering that she had been first to rench him when he was tbn)wn, tlie fresli liloom of her cheeks deepened Her eyelids drooped for un Instant •'One can leam a ,goo<l deal (piickiy. somi'timos," sho said. Then add<Hl. for he h;id ¦      ain -'¦About horses."
".Vnd ife spoke quietly anil
lifted her g:c.:.ileted hand, touching It llL'htly witli his Ilps. So swift, so un- expiM fed had been Ills hcma.u'e that she did ii"t realize it nntll It was Irrevoc ably paid. "Why. Collier'
"Bcninse you wasn't ashame<l to helri a guy in front of the others."
"rie,i!«o iion't say •guy.^ And why should I be aKhnnie<I to help any of owf boys';" slu> said, laughing. She hnd qnite recovered herself.
¦¦'Courst> you wouldn't lie. Hut thlii is a kind ofa 'goodliy' too. I was goliiu to nsk you to mail this letter to Over Innd I'ed. 1 told hlm in It that ( waa coming."
'¦\\"e are sorry thnt you are lenvlng." said Louise. "Uncle Wnlter salr^ yon had spoken fo hlm."
"If isn't lhe money. 1 could sralt Hut I don't feel Uke taking all thai money and not doing anything for It 1 guess Led needs inc too. Brand sayi I'm ;i fool to (pilt here now. Mebbe 1 am. I like It herv; the work snd everj- thing."
Saunders, watching them. .'«aw Collie give l.oulse a letter. He snw her tucU It In her wnlst and rein Hoyar round toward the cate.
-Vs Collie cnrne toward the corraiR itt noticed that Saunders had saddled thf pinto rtnlTy. He was a little surpriseil. Rally was Wnlter Stone's fnrorite sad die hors'e and nsed by none but hini He knew his employer wus absent Perhap.s S.innders had liiBtrueil.iiui to bring Kally to the stntion.
Collie paid no further nttention to Saunders   until   the   latter  came   from
I his (piarters with a coat and a blanket roll which he llwl to Ihe i-addle.   Theu
; Collie Iw.'ame Interested. He left the road and rllnibwl the bill hack of the corrals. He watched Saunders astride the pinto UH lie opcne<l the gate and apurred through without cItMlujt it. That waa a lltUe unusual.
(To b« CouUnuad)
I..et "Saw  your ltd  tn  thn "Itsoi' be your ilogan when ahoppinff.