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LIKE OTHER MEN
By Frederic Van Rensselaer ley,
Author of “The Brotherhood of Silence," “The
Quality of a Sin,” Etc.
Opyrlffht, lflni, by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dcy.
CHAPTER XIV.
LISLE’S KESOLCTIOX.
"•tr 1 . ITSLE MAXWELL followed
I _ ttiH advice given to ber by
T*: 1 ; 'p* Craig Thompson. and during
&&& b the remainder of that day
and the one succeeding It she kept
much in the society of Erna. save at
those Intervals when her presence was
required elsewhere. The friendship
begun so strangely ripened rapidly, and
at Etna’s request they occupied the
same room, so that their opportunity
for the exchange of Confidences was
manifold. The servants were quarter
ed In an adjacent building, and from
them and from the cowboys employed j
upon the ranch the secret of Lisle's
identity was kept, nor were the minis
ter and the doctor made more wise.
After the funeral Craig called Lisle
to him and conducted her to the libra
ry.
“We’ve been through Dick’s papers,”
he said, “and everything Is as ship
shape as It could be. I found a letter
addressed to me. written the same day
that 1 went away from here after the
round up. I reckon maybe Dick
thought he might shuffle off without
much warning, and be did. Something
that I said to him that day weighed on
his mind, I reckon, and be appointed
me guardian pro tern. Ills will and
everything concerning his business Is
In the hnnds of a lawyer In the east—
In New York city—a feller named Dan
Maxwell. Did you ever hear of him?*’
“Never.”
“Well, t suspect he's some relation,
though I don’t know. Anyhow I'm to
notify him of Dick’s death, and he'll do
the rest, and the old man wanted me to
stay here with you till Dan Maxwell’s
arrival. The letter tells me about your
being a girl and says that I can use my
own judgment about telling you be
fore Dan Maxwell gets here, but it
doesn't say a word about any reasons
for the way he brought you up, and it
doesn’t explain a tiling except what I
have told you. only that the lawyer has
full Instructions how to act and that
you are rich enough to do as you please
for the rest of yOur life.”
“Let m® see the letter.” said Lisle
quietly.
It was given her. and she read It
through to the end. finding nb more nm
no less than Craig had told her. Hut
when she returned it to him she said:
“It is my wish, Craig, that you
should nil go away and leave me here
alone for a time. 1 do not even want
you to write to this lawyer until 1 give
you permission to do so.”
Thompson shook ills head In a deeid- i
ed negative, but tlie calm, clear voice
went on unheedlngly.
“It must be so. Craig, whether you
approve of it or not. 1 will have It so.
I wish to be left here utterly alone un
til 1 send for you to come, and 1 com
mand that you do uot communicnte
witli the lawyer in the east until 1 tell !
you to do so.”
“It's all nonsense. Lisle. Don’t you
see that It Is?”
“No. and it would make uo difference
If I did.”
“Well, let me stay here with you any
way.”
“No."
“Keep Erna Thomas with you. then.”
“No.”
"Let ns both stay. or. if you don’t
want me. 1 can prevail upon Tom to re
main with liis daughter ”
“No. Craig, no. If 1 permitted any
body to remain. It would be you. but 1
must be alone. 1 will be alone."
“I'll ride over to see you once In the
while anyway.”
“No. uot at all unless 1 send for ydtt.”
“You're a tieadstrong critter If you
are a gal. Lisle.”
“Perhaps so. 1 do not mean to be
unkind. Craig. There is nobody in the
world in whom I have ns much confi
deuce as 1 have in you, but even you
must leave me alone for awhile l
have learned that leopards can change
their spots, but they cannot change
them all at once.”
“Humph! What are you up to any
how 7"
"I do not know—yet.”
“You won't go away? Yon’ll stay
here on the ranch, won't you?"
“I will do nothing of which you will
not ultimately approve.”
“Promise me that you won't go
away.” persisted Craig, who was In
despair. For almost the first time in
his life he found himself in the pres
ence of a person whose will was stron
ger than bis own. Instead of dominat
ing. as be had expected to do. be was
dominated.
“1 will make you one promise and
only one.” replied Lisle calmly. "With
that one you will have to be satisfied,
or I will end the discussion here. I
wllL at the end of two mouths from
now. go to you or send for you ou con
dition that during that time you will
make uo effort to see me or to send a
messenger to me. It mast be as 1 have
said. Tomorrow morning you will take
our frieoda to your ranch, leaving me
here as If nothing had happeued. At
the end of two months, if not before,
you will hear from me or see me—two
months from today."
“Well. Lisle. It’s got to be done. 1
suppose, but 1 call it blamed unkind.
I’ll have a fit that'll lat two solid
months, you see, and Got knows how
many dead men you'll have to answer
for In that time, for I'll have to shoot
somebody just to let off steam, and.lf
you are so anxious to get rid of us we
can start tonight; there'll he a moon.”
lie turned to leave tlie room, and
Lisle's brows contracted with pain.
Site sprang to Ids side and detained
him with a gesture that was more
nearly feminine than anything she had
ever done.
“Don't leave me in anger. Craig," she
said. "You promised out there on
the plain to be father and mother to
me. I never needed you so much as I
need you now. but for the present, un
til I have learned to know myself, you
must remain at a distance. I do not
know why l feel that it must be so. but
I do. and It must be, even if you are
angry. You won’t go away before
morning. Crulg?” .
“No.”
He left ber alone then; not In anger,
but in something that so closely resem
bled it In outward appearance that any
other than Lisle would have been de
ceived, but there was a smile upon her
face, for she knew that fche had con
quered where she hnd feared defeat.
Her plans were thoroughly mapped out,
and the only impediment to their frui
tion had ceased to exist.
“Erna," she said later, when they
were alone In their room together, “I
want to ask you some strange ques
tions.”
“For goodness sake, don’t ask them.
If they are any stranger than the ones
you asked me the night of my arrival.
I do not know now how 1 stood up un
der them, thinking that you were a
"Don’t leave me in anger, Craig."
man. Rut. then, you were not like oth- j
er men even then. What have you got
ou your mind now?"
“llow do you get your clothes?"
"Eh? Papa gets them for me—that
is. he pays for them.”
“1 mean where do you get them?”
“At the dressmaker’s, of course.”
“Do they cost much?”
“Ask papa. He says they cost a for- |
tune."
“What is a dressmaker?”
“Why. a dressmaker is a woman who
makes dresses and things. Y’ou have
to go to the stores and do your shop
ping. you know, and it’s great fun.
Then you take what you have bought
to your dressmaker, and she cuts and
tits and makes. There are men dress
makers, too. but 1 prefer a woman.”
“Dressmakers live In cities, do they
not T
“Certainly. You’ll find them every
where where women live, but you must
be sure to get a good one. Heavens,
what a figure you have got to fit! It’s
Just perfect. Mrs. Gusset would go
wild over It. But if 1 were you I
wouldn't worry about dresses. I've go*
a plan in my bead for you.”
"What is it. Erua?”
"I'll take your waist and bust meas
ure. and so forth, and when 1 get back
to Kansas City I’ll have something
made up that will do. I’ll send the
things on. and then you come to me.
Tbey'U do to travel in. you know, and
when you get to Kansas City HU put
you in the hands of Mrs. Gusset, aud
she'll fix you out in no time.”
“Very well. Erna,” replied Lisle, with
a sigh. "1 will write to you when I am
ready.”
In the morning Lisle bade her new
friends goodby. MounrCd on her fa
vorite horse, she rode part of the dis
tance with them, aud after they sepa
rated site sat upon ber horse, shading
her eyes with her bauds and watching
them for a long time. At last she
wheeled her horse aud dashed back
again toward her own home, and for
the first time in ber life she felt utterly
alone.
The following day. alone, she rode
away from the ranch.
CHAPTER XT.
pßorn to be a womajt.
C Iraki Thompson went awnv
with a heavy heart, but tus
Harrs faith in Lisle was infinite.
£££€l and deep down In bis own
mind he knew that she was right. He
was a firm adherent to the principle
that personal perplexities are t>est
fought out Id solitude, aud in reality he
admired Lisle for her determination
and upheld her in 1L
While Mr. Thomas and his daughter
remained with him he was content to
let things go on as they were, but when
the week of their stay came to an end
and they had departed be Boon became
moody, a condition which always Im
mediately preceded one of his tits, .lust
before the guests left bun Erna be
sought him to ride or send over to
Crescent and Cross for Information
concerning Lisle, but the old frontiers
man was obdurate.
“ ’Twou't do.” lie said gruffly. "When
Lisle wants me. she'll send for rue. and
I agreed not to bother her until she
did. She’s got sand. Lisle lias, and it
wou't do to cross her In the moist she's
In Just now. She wouldn't stand it.
She'd take the bit in her te**!h and get
to buck Jumping so s she'd throw the
whole gang of us. You tnd.yopr pop
mosey right along,tp Kansas City and
say nothing, and When Lisle has her
stnmpede out she’ll quiet down and go
to feeding all quiet aud serene. After
that I'll take her to Kansas City to see
you. and then we can fix her up and
regulate matters.”
Nevertheless Ids restlessness increas
ed as the days passed. The one week
swelled itself Into two. and the two
lengthened into three and then four,
and Craig developed a halrtt of riding
off alone on the plains and being ab
sent all day. At such times tie inevita
bly rode In tbe directioju of Lisle's
ranch to a spot that was situated a lit
tle more than half way between the
two places aud sutiiciently high so
that from It lie could witli the aid of
his binoculars quite plainly see upon
tbe veranda of the ranch house where
he believed Lisle was still engaged in
“fighting it oul” He used to dismount
from his horse, turn him broadside to
ward tlie ranch, and. resting his arms
upon the saddle, study for an hour at a
time every moving object that came
into his range of vision. Sometimes he
thought he recognized the figure of
Lisle, and during tbe ensuing 24 hours
there was always an appreciable lift
ing of the cloud that rested upon him.
But he never went farther than that
particular point, and he never permit
ted one of his men to do so.
“If I don't keep my word with her
new, she'll never trust me again as
long as I live.” was his mental com
ment whenever the inclination to ob
tain information on tbe sly proved al
most too strong for him. But he be
came more and more morose as the
weeks passed, hoping all the time that
she would not permit the entire two
mouths tocome to an end before she
communicated with him. hut at last,
when only two weeks remained until
the time would be up. he began to count
the days, convinced that he would nei
ther hear from nor see her until the ex
piration of the time.
When the morning of the great day
arrived, he was up with the sun, his
moroseness had vanished, and Craig
Thompson was himself again. He pos
sessed implicit faith that Lisle would
keep her word, and he felt as certain
that he would have news of her or see
her before the sun set as he was that
he would live until that hour. That
day he did not ride out. as usual, but
he roamed restlessly about the place
and. much to the astonishment of his
men, whistled gayly while he “inspect
ed things.”
As the day advanced and began to
decline he became uneasy, and at last,
when the sun glowed like a ball of fire
in the west preparatory to hiding itself
behind,the Sierras, he began to talk to
himself, swearing under Ids breath in
a manner which, if lie had uttered the
words aloud, would have horrified the
most accustomed ears.
The sun dropped out of sight, and
still there was no sign of Lisle.
“The day won’t be up till midnight,”
muttered Craig. “I’ll wait till then,
but not a minute longer. When the
clock strikes 12. I’m going to light out
! for Crescent and Cross.”
When evening fell and darkness set
tled upoa the earth, he did not go in
side, us was his custom. lie brought
; an easy chair out upon the porch and
' settled himself in its depths to wait,
straining his ears to catch tlie slight
est sound that would announce the ap
proach of a stranger, and at last, when
the hour was considerably past 9. he
bounded to his feet with sudden inter
est. for ills practiced ear had detected
the unmistakable footfall of a gallop
ing horse. In a moment more the rider
came Into view and presently drew
rein immediately In front of the wait
ing man.
"Is this Thompson’s ranch?" he In
quired.
“You bet It Is." was the quick re
sponse.
“I want Craig Thompson."
“That’s me. stranger.”
“All right. I've got a messatre for
you. 1 was instructed to deliver it be
fore sundown, but my horse went lame,
and 1 had to fool around half a day
before 1 could get another.”
He handed over a sealed envelope
while speaking, and then he leaped to
the ground.
"Turn your mount into the corral.”
said Craig, taking tbe letter iu his
hand. “You’ll find It over there.” And
Be handed over a sealed envelope while
speaking.
be vaguely Indicated the direction In
which It was located. “When you get
back. I'll look up some grub for you.”
The messeuger led his horse away,
and Craig stepped through the door
into a lighted room. He studied the
direction on the envelope a moment or
two aud then gingerly broke tbe seal.
Then, while be read tb* contents of the
short message, his eyes opened wider
and wider, aud at last he uttered a
long, low whistle.
The missive was written in Lisle’s
hand upon stationery of the Palace ho
tel. San Francisco, aud was as fol
lows:
Dear Crai(f —You will be surprised to learn that
1 Lett Crescent and Cron the day following your
departure and came directly here. Since then I
have been very much occupied. •* you rosy ,sup
pose. I shall leave here tomomar for the city of
Aew York and will establish myself at the Hol
land House, where I will await your coming, for
1 know that you will come. You may travel at
your leisure, as there is no need for haste. Then
aft er we have met and discussed things a little
we will tall together upon my father’s lawyer.
You will hud me arrayed in feminine attire, but
Pwill offer no further explanations here.
... Lisle Maxwell
The look of perplexity upon Craig's
face deepened, but it was softened by
a tender smile, which somehow won
derfully” transformed it
“Grit! Clear grit!” he muttered.
“She's a rustler! Lisle, I’m proud of
you! And al! the time I was jackass
enough to suppose that you were
a-moping ail alone within 30 miles of
where 1 was a-sitting and a-waiting for
you to yell ‘Tally-bo-o-o!’ ” He turned
abruptly and strode to the door just as
the messenger who had cared for bis
horse was on the point of entering it.
“How far did you come with that let
ter?” he demanded.
“From San Francisco,” was the quiet
reply.
“What! Did you bring It clear from
there?”
“Yes. Those were my Instructions.
I came by rail as far as Reno, and from
there I've made the trip on horseback
[to be costinued.J
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