One of the horses had to be shot 

 afterward. The cold was of the 

 penetrating, damp variety. The 

 next day we made the sixty-odd 

 miles in a carry-all, over a com- 

 bination of ruts and holes and 

 ' * corduroy ' ' which was termed a road. 



Oh shades of the Pioneer Mothers! 

 For you, such may have been all 

 in the day's work but I am not 

 complaining, did you think I was? 

 No, only giving a hint of what it is 

 like to be caught in the toils of error. 

 I cannot pretend to be a heroine, 

 and did not enjoy it. 



The Cap'n was undeniably per- 

 turbed. This arrest might seriously 

 hurt his business, if followed by 

 conviction. He had sent a call 

 among the mountains for a rally of 

 his friends at Garver, with what 

 result you shall see. 



"All I want is fair play" he said. 

 "Dean is a bad character. Has 

 killed two men and been in the 

 Ten.' But he's got a pull that 

 made him game warden and he 

 wants to show them what he can 

 do. And he ain't friendly to me, 

 or anybody, as I know of," 



