Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 2

§ } BNL MEM VE NES NEM Me No Me SEO TheSheriff’s ; Sweetheart § ENE NINE NESE By H. M. EGBR2RT CUSAS AS ASAE ASAE TOUS AS AS TO (Copyright, 1916, by W. G. Chapman.) Me SMe Mo MMe SM SN Mo Mp Mle SM SMe 7 “Ain't satisfied not. Did Task to Didn't the to me they'd decided to nominate n Dick Farley He looked straight into ihe puekeres eyes of old J bis own unst “You come 1 me? Why v? elected sher town come isked Brant, who lowered lily and as your unde to you Dick, I friend, “TL thought there thing gone wrong between you, and LE thought mayt b me only d the ome. old man nid she'd Doris do of what folks are “What thes Dick Why, that they cu Sancho, rour time about ckling sponded Brant Dick flushed rily Tle had be sheriff six ronths, and the noter anthiw was still at liberty, Somewt in the hills beyond the de: had his * ile eu ranch the week t 2 pure-blooded stallion, It rt Sancho 1 fore and ti had be st hima; but he quarters scended 1 Dick’s business to arre could he side of a hont hittin singte-han hills the blazing desert in midsummer? Dick had not been idte. Te lad Jaid his euch Gin The dancer Sanch ule through her knew the outlaw would some day ! into his clutches. He re: 1 that public feeling had ¢ ve the people wanted something to be done and done by hin Doris and he engaged two mo ut ones had been as good as Diek had noticed the change in the girt had not Stung by went ths before but he | p he ascribed it old straight to to public Sromt’s: Insinunti the house D Jooked up from the poreh and nodded. | “What's the matter, Doris? Dick Dlurted out, coming close to her “The matt parried the girl “You've chunged said Dick hotly. e diferent from what you used lL ever give you the apenk to me like that? “L hoped for it.” said Diek, twisting Ris hat nervously. “ls because of what people are saying, isn’t it?” “What are they saying?” “That Von afraid to taekle Sancho. You pay heed to that sort of gossip, do you, Doris? “Dam net answernble to you,” Doris Tetorted. “You can go aw how nad mot come back (il you wre feeling bet- ter.” “If { go I shall not come buck till you send for me.” “Please you if,” she replied, with affected (adifference. Dick turned without a werd and swung out into the roud that led down- town. He could not see the flood of tears that followed his departure. N could he know that it was his friend- ship. with Linu, retailed by the town gossips, that was the cause of the ehange in Doris’ attitude toward him. Linn had taunted Dick of lite. Why didn’t he go Sancho? she had right to | Inst asked him. Dick bore it) patiently. Some time she would give him his elue, and then—well, Ausha would know what sort of man the sheriif | was, He had his reward sooner than he expected. Por, as the girl ended her song that night, and came ipping | through the audience, she stopped un | tmstant ut Dick's side. “Saneho will be at my cabin tonight | at half-past ten. Kill him if you can, Senor Varley. Uf you can’t, take him awny. FE never want to see his face again, the traitor!” she said. } i. The exhin came into sight, perched @m ar elevation among the polus. A! Mttle stream of water ran beside it. The long ride across the desert was | nearly ended. Dick's pony, scenting the water, pricked up his cars and broke into a canter. Dick dismounted Mm © thorn clamp near the cabla and | cove crept cautiously forward to candle shone in a window. He crawled toward an 1 shack denly whe his revolver the bullet hummed past rifle in the Dick’s rush bandit, In an ins disarmed him Dick's revolver His hands weut up autom He scowled at his captor “Keep his bh Dick rway rang was too quick for nt the sheriff Suncho looke 1 up into them up and walk th that doorway,” suid Dick If them down VI drill tive holes through you.” Sancho moved, cursing door, Dick followed hi he felt Lina’s a neck from behi stant Sancho tu apon from his Dick strug gled in vain a « tightened about his body, pinioning him. The oudaw rolled him to the floor and s cured his) legs ith the end of the coil, Suncho picked the sheriff up in his arnis Md curried him to the edge ot the uwuy ste a there, went tly with a in Very de ihe fastener wi. He came back when the first streaks of red were in “It will he said, und ripped rt 1 b Ie be t and, dipping up a ist shivered; the water was “Warmer seo sid Sa and Phe nppeur Slow- y it climbed the herizon, Dick began to grow. thirsty 1 sweat 8 down his face and bare chest About ten Sancho renappeare ad, and held his to Dick's lips. He with- firew it the ext moment aud emptied itover his “Warmer?” he jee Water-bottle st Che deserUs warm kicked than \ he said, ated him savagely. Dick groaned involuntarily Hlisters r had we rming where the icy wit vett hit. Beneath him he saw the ool waters of 4 strenm. ile writhed in his bonds as he tried to reach it He opened his parched wd crackling lips toward it Once, awakening f apron, De saw Linu running te nowith a pitcher of water. ‘Then Sancho spra up from somewhere in the shade aud struck it from her hand “Et is my fault, Sancho, 1 did not san his death. Set him free,’ » girl With a curse Sancho drove her back Into the shack. And the sun climbed Dick was ne bk rouble to ' tes he was hardly of his body and it felt us if this tormented cover- ing of his soul were to him. something exterior When he ed his eyes again he With Lina besitl: the girl was plenl with “Release 1, and T go with thee, Sancho,” he heard Lina say The outlaw looked at her—then nodded “Toshall give him water and set him ina Iavent down by the itt teher hile ely toward Phen ne that Wis beyond his malice, he raised bis revolver slowly. Lins, coming up from the stream, saw him aim it at Dick's head. New at him, and, with his free nh. And Dick saw muzzle begin to With wu scream she Sancho hand, held t the deadly revoly his hend a Sancho waited. te was in ne hurry, tnd he wanted his enemy to. taste death in all its fulness, But the girl Was becoming nulsanc He flung her from him 1, as she fell fat in the sand he aimed again, At that mowent Dick's attention was directed toward siugular eum of 1 t atmeny the sandhills, There was thing strange about that. Th a might be playing upen a stome. Bur, again, the light looked somehow like the glint of a ritle barvel. Dick suw the on the tr and streteh out he ward Sv r close ise herself hands to- 1, Then unded iho in moanit p crack of The neho's bullet plowed 1 from Dick's toppled, the sh ind Sanehe and pitehed forward With a cry Linu flung herself upon ter lover's body. And that was the that Dy until he awoke *k Knew, {to find Limself propped up in Doris’ ins, with the tuste of ¢ his thr » and the nbout him. “Dick, forgive me, forgive me!” she “T knew that you had . and Twas afraid for you, 1 water in walls of the hut Was saying. come he }and [ followed you to tell you that I love you.” His Wish. “This paper says that one quart of liquid soap invented by a Dutch chem- Ist, it Is claimed, will wash a man's | hand twenty-five hundred times,” said mother. “Well, mother,” came the youthful son, “why can’t somebody invent a soap that one application wil! do for twenty-five hundred washings, 1 won- der!” THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE aTHE VILLAGE DREAMER By A. W. PEACH. He surprised. In the four years of what had been his quiet woo- | ing of her he had not seen her so ex- cited or so/happy; instead she had seemed u little body, greeting him on his evening calls with a gentle friendliness. Now vibrant with happiness of spirit that was reflected from her soul into her eyes. was she was see 5 “Jared, guess what's happened? | Hartley Shatner hus come wek.” é hafner returned—that and her | present happiness could have but one meaning; un end to his wooing, an end to his dream of the time when she would say “Yes” to the question he had been waiting to ask. Before he could form his answer there was a quick step on the porch, aud a moment later he found himself the cheerful, tanned face of Shatner, “Yes, [m glad to get back,” Shafner said, swniling ooking toward her, xlud to see me. Go- Yes, PM be over and nt next day the news of Shatuer’s coming spread and the entire village knew thut the courtship it had With interest wus over. Old * Sparks, privileged be kindly sutumed the situution up when he said to Jured; “You're just d dreamer, lad, dreamers ain't world. ars und his nature, an’ good for much in Harts come this h istlin buck mouey—inade good his Fi ion, But jest the same, lad, there’s a pile on us who're glad you stayed with uS an in’ is one. the old man speak Just us Jare late that cume in, u Wus ¢ his mill sing sue ternoon, t, thick, keer lo seb stranger eyed fel- low, aud ush him. “Do you know anything about any the hands of a for investment; have uny? My uame is Graves, and L happen to be under the responsibility of tracing Mr. Shafer Tmhoheys Hartl you placed in Shafuer given him and arresting bin “A detective?” “Yes. Mr, Shafner has ~secured funds for u take, und some of the people in this vicinity have been touched. 1 thought you might be one. IT have the nate of a party here. Can you give me any information concern- ing he Jared stured at the name he —"Miss y Stimson.” © tnusk dike oered face a shudowy wie und went as he watched | “He's gone up to call on the lady FRANK Transferred te Any Part References: Any Casper Bank. Signs, Automobile 135 LINDEN STREET THE RIG TIMBERS Farm Machinery Gas Engines The Nicolaysen Lumber Co. [_] EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL [J Oftice and \ard, First and Center. Phone 62 now, and I'm going to call on him— and arrest him! “Wait a moment,” Jared said quiet- ly. This twenos that the money is Kone?” * The other it left. } Jared stood in thought while the de- tective watched him with ¢ “[ wish if you could arrange it that you would not fner there; and moreover, r to think of their litthe money gor besides, she thinks a lot of him.” Jared did not see the ective’s eyes widen in won- Cer oN me in the village but Stimson tutrusted funds to him; so she won't find out through them. Now, snorted. ot a glint of urrest I can't be 1 want to turn over tu you the three thousand he k from her; and I wunt you to arr it sb that she gets it in his nau Graves stured, then swore softly. “Of all the fool stunts! But Tl do you suggest. Is there anything else?” Jared shook his head. It was iong he left the quiet of his dingy, did not se Shafner and his “city friend” leave the village on the early train, Two days sped away in the fashion that days have, but he did not venture to visit the Ilttle ¢ > at the end of the broad villag tr He stayed long in the mill office, fussing with his necounts, in appearance, but in reality aining his old dreams over. before dusty evening It was on such an evening of dream- ing that a friend passing by left his the first letters ned was this: “Dear Sir—My business isn't to pre- vent mnen from making fools of them-) selves; it's to catch them i Tm your cus sen the fter they an exception in whole Yours, “GRAVES.” story. the big serawling message. In the midst of his astoundment the (loor of his office opened. Glancing up ie saw the small, graceful figure of Avery. Her dark eyes were bright with a brightness he had not seen there before. He rose slowly. st “Why, Avery She came up to him close, until the | lushes of her e. her »s, the faint rose of cheeks were disunct. She spoke swiftly. red, I never knew. You e. that man wrote me everything. I happy because—because Hartley wrote me that he was successful, and he would bring mother's money with in st. You see, I was worried be- about it; I heard stories. fore “Jared, do you really—I thought yeu wanted to be—be just a friend to me. I've—I've—do youerreally care for me?” He caught her hungrily to him, Stasing her broken spe with his lips. The vill umer, for once, Was a nuin of copyright N HENRY See Me and Make of the City. ments for Delivery of Aji your Freight. I Meet All Trains. CALLS ANSWERED DAY OR NIGHT PROMPT, CAREFUL SERVICE. 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