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Zurich Herald, 1946-05-02, Page 2Mr iw i► 1► ir• lw rt t y Imlay Taylor SYNOPSIS CHAPTER VI: Hazlett confronts Stenhart, who blurts out: My God, Sherwin your' Sherwin (Hazlett) calmly states: 'I've come to kill you, but not just now; you're slek." CHAPTER VII He held the picture in his hands, looking at it steadily. It had been taken perhaps four years before. The face was almost childish, but the clear straight look was there; a woman like that might keep a man front—from crime! And Stenhart dared to be in love with her! Well, he should not get her. Sherwin smiled grimly at the thought, then his face changed; her „honest eyes seemed to challenge him to "make good!" He heard a sound somewhere, some one moving on the veranda, and slipped the photograph into his pocket. He had no right to it, but he could not leave it there in the litter of the old desk. He had opened the dog-eared ac- count books again. "I'll try to make g u o d on these, anyway," he thought, and smiled for the first time as he began to run down Jim's slovenly figures. But he had hardly reached the foot of the column before he heard a quick step behind hint and .Jim himself carne in, dusty and fagged. * "Hello, Hazlett. Quit that stuff, I've got something else on hand." As he spoke he flung himself into a chair and mopped his forehead. "Got most of the strays back, but I've lost about eighty yearlings, besides those you made into beef," he added with a grin. "Sorry," Sherwin began, "but--" "No regrets!" Jim laughed, "You can ride, 1 know that. The men are all busy and I want you to ride over to Hemmings' place, it's about fifteen miles, and get the sheriff. He's over there now. Take him along with you and show him the place where Jordan ran past you -- you know, on the highroad. We think be's got some of his rustlers there. Anyway, he's cleared out of this neighborhood, and I want Cutler—that's the sheriff --to know it. You know the locality where Jordan dodged. Mac'll give you a fast horse. Better go right away." Sherwin was staring fixedly at the books in front of him. He said nothing, and, after a moment, Jim looked around at him. "Well" he said interrogatively. "I don't know the roads; I'll lose time finding the place—Hemmings', I mean. Hadn't you better send someone who knows the way?" r * * "I've got no one who knows where you saw Jordan. Besides, the road to Hemmings' place is straight —you can't miss it. All the men are busy, and I'm used up. You can make it before Cutler takes a false trail. Here, I'll draw you a map—" Jim reached for a pencil. As he did so he caught a nlimpse of the other man's face and whistled, then he laughed. "See here, Hazlett, what's wrong—you're not afraid to meet the sheriff, are you?" be asked lightly, Sherwin's face whitened. He rose. "I'll go at once, sir," he said grave- ly; "where's the house?" Jim struck his hand on the desk. "Here, I say, dont take it like that. I was joking!" Sherwin met his eyes squarely. "It's the kind of joke 1 don't like," h.: replied coldly, Something in the man's eyes made Jim lean back in his chair and observe him closely. But he turned the matter off as well as he could. "Sorry, 1 owe you an apology. But you'll go?" Sherwin's reply was a mute ges- ture of assent as he turned toward the door. Jim, feeling that he owed his life to this stranger, called after him. "I didn't mean that, remember! Mac'll give you a fast horse. Come back with the sheriff; I want to area, frim the damage here." Sherwin nodded, went out and crossed the veranda to the lawn. Under the trees he saw a pretty tableau. Fanny Sewell was reading aloud to the convalescent, and go- ing away' f••ten them across the flower -dotted slope that led to tht creek, was Jane. Sherwin saw the sunlight on her uncovered head. She did not see him, nor did Sten - hart. He, too, was watching Jane. Sherwin's hand clenched at his side but he walked rapidly across the open space and went to the stables. Old Mac was there with his arm in a sling, but he had already had his orders from Jim, and one of the stablemen had a fast horse saddled. "Jiro says you're to go after the sheriff. He thinks Jordan's made off—" the old man shrugged. "I see you don't agree with that," said Sherwin, as he sprang into the saddle. "A fox mostly douLles,• Mac re- plied. "Look out for yourself, lad; Jordan may remember the rough an' tumble you had together." Sherwin leaned down from the saddle, holding out his hand. "In case he does, goodbye, and thank your' be said. "What d'you mean—?" old Mac- Dowell stared in astonishment, but the young man was off at a gallop. He heard his horses hoofs on the bridge before he got his breath. Well, I swum! Spoke like he wasn't comm' back!" Which was, in fact, what Sherwin thought. Not because of Jordan! As he rode his mind worked quickly. Across the bridge he drew rein an instant, felt in his pocket and drew out a newspaper two days old. He read a paragraph and shook his head. It was too great a risk to ride to Hemmings' place—he must give up his vantage -ground, his chance to be near Stenhart. The way that Jim had sent him lay to the west. He did not take it, but turned east. The road here was skirted by the creek and, half a mile farther, it ascended and command- ed a view of Las Palomas. Sherwin followed it. Here, at the very be- ginning, fate had forced his hand more neatly than even Stenhart could have done it. If he turned back and went to meet the sheriff—? There was one chance in a million that he could carry it off, but if be did not, then he lost all chance at Stenhart. But if he• went on to the east—then he must lose his point of vantage and he would never see jane Keller again! What madness to think of the girl! Sherwin knew it, but he was young and her clear eyes held hint. Ile heard still her voice when she told him to "retake good!" And he was going—like a craven! Suddenly he turned bis horse's head. He would go back; he'd go west and face—the devil, if need be! Something stirred in the brush below the 'road, and he saw the branch of a low -hanging tree sway suddenly. Rising in his stirrups, he looked through a gap in the foliage. Below him ran the creek. On the farther bank wild flowers bloomed bravely, the sunlight making a carnival of color. He caught a glimmer of white, looked again and saw a figure there. Jane! She must have corse this far looking for flowers; he could see her bending down to pull the blossoms. He dropped from the saddle, led his horse into the shelter of some eucalyptus and left him. If there was any one on the side of the creek he must know it. • 'c * * Low bushes grew thick along the bank and a flowering vine, sprawl- ing over them, knotted them to- gether. Sherwin could not see far into the dense green shadows, but he found an opening and slipped on among the spreading branches, dropped to the mossy ground and looked between close -set roots and stems toward the smooth glimmer that was the creek. It was still. There was no sound but Jane's voice; she was singing softly to herself. At first it seemed as if the swinging bough must have been a figment of imagination, but Sher- win knew better. There was no wind—who swung that bough? He waited, holding his breath, for sud- denly it cane to him that danger threatened Jane. Disarmed by Jim's fixed idea that Jordan had gone they had grown careless; no one was within call. The shadow in the brush was darn, but the sunlight on the water beyond cut clear outlines. 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The time that Jesus "should be receive,' up" was drawing near. But the cross must come before the as- cension. In full knowledge of the agony that awaited hint, our Lord "steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem," He prepared the way for His own approach by sending His disciple- as messengers before Hint. Jesus Rebukes His Disciples On a previous visit of tate Santa titans Christ had .been cordially re- ceived (John 4:40-42); the recep- tion, was different on tliis occasion and the reason is given in verse 53. The disciples were so unlike their Lord that hey bitterly resented this treatment. Jesus rebuked them be- cause I` loved them. If we treat with anger and bit- terness even those who. reject our Lord we shall have His rebuke. •This saniavitan village laving re- " I Know Just How You Feel" °1iI know because I have been that way myself. I have been so chron- ically tired that I thought I would. never feel well again. 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