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villainy for   the   moment。 ;It   has   been a   good  many  months   since   I   have 

heard any decent music。 With your permission I shall come again。; 



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     Her   hesitation   was   imperceptible。   ;Surely�察  �if   you   wish。;   She   felt   it 

would be worse than idle to deny the permission she might not be able to 

refuse。 

     With perfect grace he bowed�察�and as he wheeled away met with a little 

shock   of   remembrance   the   gaze   of   his   cousin。   For   a   long   moment   their 

eyes bored into each other。 Neither yielded the beat of an eyelid�察�but it was 

the outlaw that spoke。 

     ;I had forgotten y'u。 That's strange�察�too because it was for y'u I came。 

I'm going to take y'u home with me。 

     ;Alive or dead�拭─�asked the other serenely。 

     ;Alive�察�dear Ned。; 

     ;Same   old   traits   cropping   out     again。   There   was   always     something 

feline about y'u。 I remember when y'u were a boy y'u liked to torment wild 

animals y'u had trapped。; 

     ;I play with larger game nowand find it more interesting。; 

     ;Just so。 Miss Messiter�察�I shall have to borrow a pony from y'u�察�unless´ 

´; He broke off and turned indifferently to the bandit。 

     ;Yes�察�I brought a hawss along with me for y'u�察─�replied the other to the 

unvoiced question。 ;I thought maybe y'u might want to ride with us。; 

     ;But   he   can't   ride。   He   couldn't   possibly。   It   would   kill   him�察─  �the   girl 

broke out。 

     ;I reckon not。; The man from the Shoshones glanced at his victim as 

he drew on his gauntlets。 ;He's a heap tougher than y'u think。; 

     ;But   it   will。   If   he   should   ride   now�察  �whyIt   would   be   the   same   as 

murder�察─�she gasped。 ;You wouldn't make him ride now�拭─�

     ;Didn't y'u hear him order his hawss�察�ma'am�拭�He's keen on this ride。 

Of   course   he   don't   have   to   go   unless   he   wants   to。;   The   man   turned   his 

villainous smile on his cousin�察�and the latter interpreted it to mean that if 

he preferred�察�the point of attack might be shifted to the girl。 He might go 

or he might stay。 But if he stayed the mistress of the Lazy D would have to 

pay for his decision。 

     ;No�察�I'll ride�察─�he said at once。 

     Helen   Messiter   had   missed   the   meaning   of   that   Marconied   message 

that flashed between them。 She set her jaw with decision。 ;Well�察�you'll not。 



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It's perfectly ridiculous。 I won't hear of such a thing。; 

     ;Y'u seem right welcome。 Hadn't y'u better stay�察�Ned�拭─�murmured the 

outlaw�察�with smiling eyes that mocked。 

     ;Of course he had。 He couldn't ride a mile not half a mile。 The idea is 

utterly preposterous。; 

     The sheepman got to his feet unsteadily。 ; I'll do famously。; 

     ;I   won't   have   it。   Why   are   you   so   foolish   about   going�拭  �He   said   you 

didn't need to go。 You can't ride any more than a baby could chop down 

that pine in the yard。; 

     ;I'm a heap stronger than y'u think。; 

     ;Yes�察  �you   are� ─  �she   derided。   ;It's   nothing   but   obstinacy。   Make   him 

stay�察─�she appealed to the outlaw。 

     ;Am I my cousin's keeper�拭─�he drawled。 ;I can advise him to stay�察�but 

I can't make him。; 

     ;Well�察�I can。 I'm his nurse�察�and I say he sha'n't stir a foot out of this 

housenot a foot。; 

     The wounded man smiled quietly�察�admiring the splendid energy of her。 

;I'm right sorry to leave y'u so unceremoniously。; 

     ;You're not going。; She wheeled on the outlaw ;I don't understand this 

at all。 But if you want him you can find him here when you come again。 

Put   him   on   parole   and   leave   him   here。   I'll   not   be   a   party   to   murder   by 

letting him go。; 

     ;Y'u think I'm going to murder him�拭─�he smiled。 

     ;I think he cannot stand the riding。 It would kill him。; 

     ;A haidstrong man is bound to have his way。 He seems hell´bent on 

riding。 All the docs say the outside of a hawss is good for the inside of a 

man。 Mebbe it'll be the making of him。; 

     ;I   won't   have   it。   I'll   rouse   the   whole   countryside   against   you。   Why 

don't you parole him till he is better�拭─ �All right。 We'll leave it that way�察─�

announced   the   man。   ;I'd   hate   to   hurt   your   tender   feelings   after   such   a 

pleasant evening。 Let him give his parole to come to me whenever I send 

for him�察�no matter where he may be�察�to quit whatever he is doing right that 

instant�察�and come on the jump。 If he wants to leave it that way�察�we'll call it 

a bargain。; 



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     Again     the   rapier´thrust    of  their  eyes    crossed。   The    sheepman      was 

satisfied with what he saw in the face of his foe。 

     ;All right。 It's a deal�察─�he agreed�察�and sank weakly back to the couch。 

     There are men whose looks are a profanation to any good woman。 Ned 

Bannister�察  �of   the   Shoshones�察  �was   one   of   them。   He   looked   at   his   cousin�察�

and his ribald eyes coasted back to bold scrutiny of this young woman's 

charming�察  �buoyant   youth。   There   was   Something   in   his   face   that   sent   a 

flush of shame coursing through her rich blood。 No man had ever looked 

at her like that before。 

     ;Take     awful    good     care   of  him�察─   �he   sneered�察   �with    so   plain   an 

implication of evil that her clean blood boiled。 ;But I know y'u will�察�and 

don't let him go before he's real strong。; 

     ;No�察─�she murmured�察�hating herself for the flush that bathed her。 

     He bowed   like   a   Chesterfield�察 �and went out   with   elastic heels�察�spurs 

clicking。 

     Helen turned fiercely on her guest。 ;Why did you make me insist on 

your   staying�拭�As   if   I   want   you   here�察  �as   if;   She   stopped�察  �choking   with 

anger�察�presently flamed out�察 �I hate you�察─�and ran from the room to hide 

herself alone with her tears and her shame。 



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                 CHAPTER 14。 FOR THE 

         WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP 



     The scene on which Helen Messiter's eyes rested that mellow Fourth 

of July was vivid enough to have interested a far more jaded mind than 

hers。    Nowhere      outside   of   Cattleland    could    it  have   been   duplicated。 

Wyoming is sparsely populated�察�but the riders of the plains think nothing 

of    traveling    a   hundred     miles    in   the   saddle    to   be   present    at   a 

;broncobusting; contest。 Large delegations�察�too�察�had come in by railroad 

from Caspar�察�Billings�察�Sheridan�察�Cheyenne and a score of other points�察�so 

that   the   amphitheatre   that   looked   down   on   the   arena   was   filled   to   its 

capacity。 

     All   night   the   little   town   had   rioted   with   its   guests。   Everything   was 

wide open at Gimlet Butte。 Saloons were doing a land´office business and 

gambling´houses coining money。 Great piles of gold had passed to and fro 

during   the   night   at   the   roulette   wheel   and   the   faro   table。   But   with   the 

coming   of   day   interest   had   centered   on   the   rough´riding   contest   for   the 

world's   championship。   Saloons   and   dance   halls   were   deserted�察  �and   the 

universal trend of travel had been toward the big grand stands�察�from which 

the sport could be best viewed。 

     It   was   afternoon   now。 The   preliminaries   had been   ridden�察 �and   half   a 

dozen of the best riders had been chosen by the judges to ride again for the 

finals。 Helen was wonderfully

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