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killed him。 But she saw then that they were still firing�察�and she continued 

her honking invitation as the car leaped forward into the zone of spitting 



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bullets。 

     By this time she was recovering control of the motor�察�and she dared 

not    let  her   attention   wander�察    �but   out  of   the   corner   of   her   eye   she 

appreciated       the   situation。   Temporarily�察     �out   of   sheer    amaze     at  this 

apparition from the blue�察�the guns ceased their sniping。 She became aware 

that   a  light   curly   head�察  �crouched     low   in  the  sage´brush�察    �was   moving 

rapidly   to   meet   her   at   right   angles�察  �and   in   doing   so   was   approaching 

directly the line of fire。 She could see him dodging to and fro as he moved 

forward�察�for the rifles were again barking。 

     She was within two hundred yards of him�察�still going rapidly�察�but not 

with the same headlong rush as before�察�when the curly head disappeared in 

the sage´brush。 It was up again presently�察�but she could see that the man 

came   limping�察  �and   so   uncertainly   that   twice   he   pitched   forward   to   the 

ground。   Incautionsly   one   of   his   assailants   ran   forward   with   a   shout   the 

second time his head went down。 Crack� �The unerring rifle rang out�察�and 

the impetuous one dropped in his tracks。 

     As she approached�察�the young woman slowed without stopping�察�and as 

the   car   swept    past   Curly   Head    flung   himself   in   headlong。    He    picked 

himself   up   from   her   feet�察  �crept   past   her   to   the   seat   beyond�察  �and   almost 

instantly whipped his rifle to his shoulder in prompt defiance of the fire 

that was now converged on them。 

     Yet in a few moments the sound died away�察�for a voice midway in the 

crescent had shouted an amazed discovery�此�

     ;By God�察�it's a woman� ─�

     The car skimmed forward over the uneven ground toward the end of 

the semicircle�察�and passed within fifty yards of the second man from the 

end�察�the one she had picked out as the leader of the party。 He was a black�察�

swarthy   fellow   in   plain   leather   chaps   and   blue   shirt。 As   they   passed   he 

took a long�察�steady aim。 

     ;Duck� ─�shouted the man beside her�察�and dragged her down on the seat 

so that his body covered hers。 

     A puff of wind fanned the girl's cheek。 

     ;Near     thing�察─  �her   companion      said   coolly。   He   looked     back   at  the 

swarthy  man   and   laughed softly。  ;Some   day  you'll   mebbe   wish   you   had 



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sent your pills straighter�察�Mr。 Judd Morgan。; 

     Yet   a  few   wheel´turns     and   they   had   dipped   forward     out  of  range 

among the   great   land   waves   that   seemed   to   stretch   before   them  forever。 

The unexpected had happened�察�and she had achieved a rescue in the face 

of the impossible。 

     ;Hurt badly�拭─�the girl inquired briefly�察�her dark´blue eyes meeting his 

as frankly as those of a boy。 

     ;No need for an undertaker。 I reckon I'll survive�察�ma'am�察─�

     ;Where are you hit�拭─�

     ;I just got a telegram from my ankle saying there was a cargo of lead 

arrived there unexpected�察─�he drawled easily。 

     ;Hurts a good deal�察�doesn't it�拭─�

     ;No more than is needful to keep my memory jogged up。 It's a sort of a 

forget´me´not souvenir。 For a good boy�察�compliments of Mr。 Jim Henson�察─�

he explained。 

     Her dark glance swept him searchingly。 She disapproved the assurance 

of    his  manner     even   while    the   youth   in   her  applauded      his  reckless 

sufficiency。 His gay courage held her unconsenting admiration even while 

she resented it。 He was a trifle too much at his ease for one who had just 

been    snatched    from   dire   peril。   Yet  even   in  his   insouciance   there   was 

something engaging�察�something almost of distinction。 

     ;What was the trouble�拭─�

     Mirth bubbled in his gray eyes。 ;I gathered�察�ma'am�察�that they wanted to 

collect my scalp。; 

     ;Do what�拭─�she frowned。 

     ;Bump me offsend me across the divide。; 

     ;Oh�察�I know that。 But why�拭─�

     He seemed to reproach himself。 ;Now how could I be so neglectful�拭�I 

clean forgot to ask。; 

     ;That's ridiculous�察─�was her sharp verdict。 

     ;Yes�察  �ma'am�察  �plumb   ridiculous。   My   only   excuse   is   that   they   began 

scattering   lead   so   sudden   I   didn't   have   time   to   ask   many   'Whyfors。'   I 

reckon   we'll   just   have   to   call   it   a   Wyoming   difference   of   opinion�察─  �he 

concluded pleasantly。 



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     ;Which means�察�I suppose�察�that you are not going to tell me。; 

     ;I   got  so  much    else   to  tell   y'u  that's  a  heap  more   important�察─   �he 

laughed。 ;Y'u see�察�I'm enjoyin' my first automobile ride。 It was certainly 

thoughful of y'u to ask me to go riding with y'u�察�Miss Messiter。; 

     ;So    you   know     my   name。     May    I  ask  how�拭─    �was   her   astonished 

question。 

     He gave the low laugh that always seemed to suggest a private source 

of amusement of his own。 ;I suspicioned that might be your name when I 

say y'u come a´sailin' down from heaven to gather me up like Enoch。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Well�察�ma'am�察�I happened to drift in to Gimlet Butte two or three days 

ago�察  �and   while   I   was   up   at   the   depot   looking   for   some   freight   a   train 

sashaid in and side tracked a flat car。 There was an automobile on that car 

addressed to Miss Helen Messiter。 Now�察�automobiles are awful seldom in 

this country。 I don't seem to remember having seen one before。; 

     ;I see。 You're quite a Sherlock Holmes。 Do you know anything more 

about me�拭─�

     ;I   know   y'u   have   just   fallen   heir   to   the   Lazy   D。  They   say   y'u   are   a 

schoolmarm�察�but I don't believe it。; 

     ;Well�察�I am。; Then�察 �Why don't you believe it�拭─�she added。 

     He surveyed her with his smile audacious�察�let his amused eyes wander 

down   from  the   mobile   face   with   the   wild´rose bloom  to   the   slim  young 

figure so long and supple�察�then serenely met her frown。 

     ; Y'u don't look it。; 

     ; No�拭�Are you the owner of a composite photograph of the teachers of 

the country�拭─�

     He enjoyed again his private mirth。 ;I should like right well to have 

the pictures of some of them。; 

     She   glanced   at   him   sharply�察  �but   he   was   gazing   so   innocently   at   the 

purple Shoshones in the distance that she could not give him the snub she 

thought he needed。 

     ;You   are   right。   My   name   is   Helen   Messiter�察─  �she   said�察  �by   way   of 

stimulating   a  counter   fund   of information。   For�察 �though she   was   a   young 

woman not much given to curiosity�察�she was aware of an interest in this 



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spare�察  �broad´shouldered   youth   who   was   such   an   incarnation   of   bronzed 

vigor。 

     ;Glad to meet y'u�察�Miss Messiter�察─�he responded�察�and offered his firm 

brown hand in Western fashion。 

     But she observed resentfully that he did not mention his own name。 It 

was impossible to suppose that he knew no better�察�and she was driven to 

conclude that he was silent of set purpose。 Very well� �If he did not want to 

introduce himself she was not going to urge it upon him。 In a businesslike 

manner she gave her attention to eating up the dusty miles。 

     ;Yes�察�ma'am。 I reckon I never was more glad to death to meet a lady 

than I was t

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