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"How about a dance, 7" he sited.
"All gone but the eleventh," BI answered,
"You can have D. That only leaves me the first hud last," he added gloomilly.
Dolph took that, then hunted up the mun, who was managing the dance. "Make the eleventh u manonlight, waltz," he urged, "I got speclat reasons."
Ling Morgan to nverge Pete's | shooting. The uffair was no1] mentioned at school,
For the first time, her puplis seemed to be really interested in their work. Some days the Elliotts had a slight edge, then the Morgans went to work and Improved their standing.
"Well," Marlon said in what surt elkin't come here
the
The third week, Marlon was "I'in for her next move. ready "Let's talk about the Ellisits all appeared to be calm. Then dividing the school into teams,"
said. "One. will be and Morgans," Marion suggent-Les Morgan, age twelve, tried to sho ed. "I've met many of them, grind his heel into Mike Elliott's Engles and the other the Bears. and all are the people. Why instep. Mike whacked Les over The team that wit will not have don't you finish the feud,”
the head with a stacking. There to fake final examinations." was a rock in the toe. Then
Twenty-four hours later, Dolph "I'm doing my damnedest," Annie Elliott yanked hair from Elliot rode into the yard. The he' replied. "I shoot every Mor- Morgy Morgan'n head. The children had gone and she said, gas I can find, but the trouble school was in an up-roar.
"It you can stand my cooking. is, I can't and 'em off the reser-
Dalph, I hope you'll stay for |vation. Shooting is the only way
to wil out coyoles." The hard was supposed to be a surprised
to eat," viclousness that 'Marion hated in tone, "we have an abundance of Dolph growled. "You'vo mixed, energy on our hands this moup Elliotts with Morgans in your "Yeah, and all the other boys hun was showing again.
Marion was thinking, "These Ing, and it must be worked off,
Engle and Bear teams. I'm not want their particular dance with
people, even Dolph, can be Mike and Lea, come up here."
have Elliotts fighting toing to that special reason turned into
reached. There's a cammonWhen the surprised hoys appear enlight wallz." he answer-ground on which they all meeled, she cold. "Start fighting. "Jerl Morgan's Kot th something that they all under- And the one who quits Arst is a seventh dance, you know. He tand, like Christmas.
Feissy." That's The commian ground I've been When the two boys were reel- Sheng from sheer exhaustion, she for-Christmas,“ "All I wout
in the moonlight | Kroping
turned to him and said, "Feud-sent them
out to the pump to waltz," Dolph insished.
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Elliotts,"
"We'll talk that over later. Let's eat," she suggested.
He agreed, and later he said, "You're a good cook, but that doesn't excuse you from
"Listen, Dolph," she interrupt- running the school.
As Marion danwed the first vejenak tense Morgan range and gic, come here." The two frighed, "I'm
numbers, she realized Dolph wi something of charme'',
יתיני
arts were breathless und Aushed when he cwine for his dance, and they were even more so when he Bert them, Murion wondered why
weren't equally thrilled when ded Morgan came along. He Impressert her as being wool and a yarıl wide.
By Frank Richardson Pierce
Tallon your cattle. the
and
tened girls walked slowly to her Where have you been lately?"
"Rounding up Ellotts KO Wwe desk. Start yanking hair keep
at 11 until I tell you to could clean up the Morgans," he answered. "That, and trying to siop."
keep from falling in love with "Girl fight! Girl fight!" yelledou and, by golly, I'll do it!" He an Elliott,
two were
a moment
"Never mind the spectators." struck a match with such force that the head broke off and split- Marion said,
She "Get busy."
tered. He tried again and got a cracked their legs with a ruler.
cigarette going. "Love raises the With a singular lack of euthu-
yanking devil with a man-softens hian up. slasm, the girls began
Ace Elliott, the toughest one we and sobbing. "Now go into the
ever had, fell in love with cloakroom and Ax each other's author person getting material. hair," Marion ordered, when the She clipped his wings, made him
almost hystericai.
took going to quit feuding, and finally And when "Each morning. we're
fle stopped ry," on Morgan have fights and hair-puliing. You him out of the grass is one unge, they could lease yours, supply me with the consoles, and asked, "Are you laughing at
another thing, we're going All cattle could be driven through your country, Both
outts to find out which family is the me?" He grasped her with such force, It seemed as if her bones woukt profit. Now, you'd rather smarter, the Morgans
coin! would snap. "Nobody hate. You deprive both families Elliotts. I'm putting your names
Understand7 to laugh at me, on the board, and
and each the things they need. It
night the shook her, then suddenly he bunch of bad we'll fotal the score."
was gentle. He took her into his Two weeks later, Jed Morgan arms with unutterable tenderness dropped In
In after the children had and kissed her. "Damn I mil, ! gone home. "I hear you've been love you, but I'm not going to let pulling off lights in the school-it clip my wings. You've got to room," he said,
take me as I am, feudist and all. 1 won't
change for any woman. But... but maybe you don't lov
me? "I do love you, Dolph," she an- swered softly, "but I will
either. You'd hate me if
Thi trupression mcreased 41.4 dancest with him. After- wards, he introduced her to his brother Jeff's wife, à girl of nine- tren with Wasleel
ard vyes 30 Ber gning baby
arms. Whenever she looked at Dolph. setting like fear alled their depth. She might have been
Marion looking at a rattlesnake, 1/4t Alma Mogliere had 16 constant picture of Dolph pour- ing lead into her husband's body. nices you
sports." A few minutes later, Dutph swooped down on the mayors wife and treated her as it she were a go at twenty. Marion heard her, suy, "Dolph, you're a no-good, heartbreaking. derely ing devil, but like you. Now Isten, leave The new school- leucher alure'. She's
i sweet kiti."
"Too inte," Dolph answered, "I'm fixing to throw
iny loop over that pretty red head."
When the eleventh dance come along. Dolph was waiting. didn't want to miss anote," he sald. Thert Marion was in his ms. The lights went out and a paper moon, lighted by a single lamp appeared.
Marion thought,
"The brute
can dance." He held her lightly at first, but presently there was a lightening of his arms and she grew conscious of the hardness of those arms and the vigour of his body. She grew a little stiff as he became possessive, then re- laxed was so much nicer.
There were three encores and
protested.
ut
"You schoolteachers are all alike," he told her. "You preach pence to the kids at school. But when they come home we preach hate, so you get nowhere."
" expect said.
to get places." she "I'm planning a big Christ mas celebration. and I hope to Morgans and see the grown-up Elots there."
"The grown-ups won't come to your celebration."
"Want to bet on it?" не
suddenly, "You've got nerve. I admire and respect it, though it doesn't be- long here. I've never known pluckier girl. And that one time
didn't expect
be kissed back."
trap.
kissed her
10
You glad
me gave
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"Just a vest-pocket feud," she returned." play ne favourites." "You've got brains in that red head of yours" he said. The kids are puzzled. Nothing like this has ever happened before."
"You're cheerful
today," she" "Has the price of beet observed. kone up?"
"No, but I winged Pete Elliott," he answered. "He was trying to pick me off and I got in the first shot. Sorry to say, I didn't kill
the cuss, I wish it had been
Dolph.'
"Oh." Marión suld weakly, but
didn't she
preach. By nature,
not
"Just give me time," he said, "and I'll have you feeling as I do about those blasted Morgans. Can we get married tomorrow?" "Why, Dolph!" she exclaimed. "A. girl needs time to buy her wedding things"
"All ma had when she married
Wes A new Mother Hubbard. glimpse of the Dolph Elliott," she Jed wasn't a killer. He was kind he made it that moming, and told him. "A girl might learn 10
and generous, except in the mat-they got tied that afternoon," he
said. care a lot for that man. Now ter of the range feud. In that
"Besides I'm under contract to I've said 100 much.”
respect, he was as bad as Dolph. Anish teaching school," she re- This thing
between us has
He looked at her long time. minded him. "It wouldn't do to token the bit in its teeth," he "You're handling the kids just have an Elliott woman teach growled, and is roving too fine, but I'd give up on the old Morgan children." fast".
Do you And, for some reason, she folks. It can't be done.
"Why try to teach Morgans falling I'm
with In love thought of a fierce, free-soaring know
foot caught in a Hoh, Jed, you
anything? "They're dumb." as the lust neared the end, Dolph | engle, with a
you he suddenly asked.
Marion could have disputed slowed down.
you mustn't." His timing was
that statement with facts and perfect, anet h danced her
When
intermission ended His gaze was searching. "So Agures. "Wo con't be married through...convenient door into a
Marion found Bill Gallop with a Its Dolph Elliott," he said. "It's until June. A contract is a con- moonill park.
purposeful girl named Eunice always Dolph Elliott these days, tract." "Intermission,"
Webb. "Somebody switched the And now I can't kill him, even if she
"November, December--" he "I dime with Bill Gallop."
Intermission time on me" BI get the chance, because that
began. "A that time?" "Sure, but he haft his brand grumbled, "and I couldn't get woud be hurting you."
"All that time, darling," slic on you get, Dolph retorted. away from Eunice. I'm sorry. I "Why, I hardly know Dolph,"
answered, "And if he haswell, I'm a na- suppose Dolph made you think she insisted.
"Well, you're promised now. beral-horn rustler and I can doc- he is hopelessly in love with "Maybe you don't, but-Aw, You can't go to any more dances: for a brand from G to E. He you. He always does."
nothing is right with the world, with Bill Gallop, either," he said grinned impudently and leaned She didn't answer, wondering it seems like," he grumbled. Ho cheerfully, "And if Jed Morgan forward as if to kiss her, then how much of what Dolph said stared moodily at the mountains, comes around, shoot him.
You sold, "No, the time isn't ripe yet. had been sincere and how much then said, abruptly, "Good-bye, might just as well, get used to When I kiss you again, I expect an act. She thought, "I can ad- Marion,"
dusting Morgan tail feathers." to be kissed back."
mire a good actor on the stage." Marion felt sorry for him. He When the Elliotts arrived at "Listen, my Bue fenthered Bill took her to a restaurant was hungry for the sympathy school the following morning, friend." Murion
calmly, after the dance, then he drove and understanding of his ideal the older children had knowing "one of these days you'll meet her home, He went in, lit the girl, and this was denied him.gleams in their eyes, and one of is girl who'll take the wind out lamps, bulit a fire, looked around She sensed he would have pre-them included of your sails,"
and hesitated, "Got a gun? he ferred to spend his time improv sald, "Us Elliottsarion when he hall be nice," he returned. asked I need one??
Ing stock instead of shooting She played no favourites, which "A man gets fired of having
Elliotts, but this, too, had been seemed to surprise the Elliotis, them run into his urins whenever "I suppose not," he replied, denied him from boyhooki,
and They got their second surprise he apens them."
"but It makes
person, feel bet-now the feud crowded out con- when she announced, "We are ter when there's a gun around, structive things.
going to have a Christmas cele.. I'll bring you a shotgun and show
Marion had on idea Dolph bration, and you are to invite you how to use it. That is, if Elliott would drop in the follow-your mothers and fathers." you expect to stay."
ing day, but he didn't and she "Do you mean Morgon expect to stay,” she said. "1 was conscious of an odd empti- and pas will be here, too?" an a night last week,"
ness when her eyes strayed to Ellott demanded. "They'll start in all over again, Monday," Bill predlated.
Marion watched the Elliott and Morgan children take their seats Jon Monday, morning, and at first
snid
She knew he didn't mean D word of it, and yet there was something behind his words that she didn't understand. He, sald, " expected a quick comeback on that one."
wer
"We aren't getting serious, are
He flashed her a quick, puzzled look, then answered, "I might be, at that, and not know it."
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