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When I kicked loose, the pony boljed, an’ when I tried to get up, my leg was broke. “There we was, Doc. Panama’s pony couldn’t carry double. The fire was creepln’ up on two sides of us. It was terrible, Doc—that’s all a man can say. Just terrible. We couldn’t hardly hear us talk. Pan&ma picked me up to set me on his pony. •No!’ I yells. ’It won’t do, Panama, an’ you know It I’m done, Panama. Save yourself. You ain't got a minute to lose. Get back on yonr horse and run for It.’ “’Shut up, Jake,’ Panama yells. ’Get up on that pony!’ I tried to fight It out with him—but I was crazy with pain V couldn’t handle myself, neither. He lifted me on his pony, stuck the lines In my hands. ’Beat It.’ he yelled. ’What’ll yon do?’ aaya L ’I've got good legs, IH run.’ he says.” A melancholy procession took the desert road that night for Sleepy Cat. In the wagon lay Panama; beside him lay hla Injured friend. Spotts—Jake wnold have It no other way. In town, next day, the boys tried vainly to figure out some sort of a do cent burial service for Panama. The best coibri to be had In Medicine Bend was ordered by telegraph to roach Sleepy Cat oa train Number One. "I’ve got It." exrlalmed Jeff Rollers, who was attflag near Carpy. Ho slapped the doctor's knee. “Well have ihe old Doe blotsrlf make a few re marks over Panaam.* -No.” -Yea.” "Hell, ao I I won’t do It." growled Oan»y They all set oa him “Tee. you will " Carpf was laRealhlo. "Boya. 7<>a aright Jost aa well abet a*” But why woo l yooT "WetL I toll yea. I’m Just another bwm. like poor Panamo-that a all Too Medal yell-| kaow. The way I look at It la tbla: Nothing la |-aaama*s life became him like the leaving of It Sorely no moo could die a nobler death Ikon Panama's Now I want to see a man who lives a life Ilka Paaeaaa’s death aay a few worda over Panaam. and I’m going to try to get him to do H. Who? The old padre ever oo the Monorvatloa." “Hut he won’t do It. PaaaaMi didn’t I belong to bin rharrh!” "That doesn't make a d-d bit of difference, boya The padre knew Panama. He known me. He will do J N —If we re lorky enough to catch him al home and not away fifty miles on a sick call. I’ve done a few things for I’adro Cataldo. I know the man Inside sod out (>r. Carpy called up the padre and waa lucky. At least the padre was at home. As to hit coming—that waa something else again. Carpy held him long on the wire; he pleaded ear nestly. At last he agreed to come. At eight o'clock, the welcome splat ter of the dilapidated engine waa heard outside. The padre, a Gunlock buck chauffeur, and a little Indian hoy of ten or twelve disembarked, and the re ceptlon committee welcomed the guest of honor to the hotel office—long well filled. Ami headed by the clergyman and the little fellow, the growing crowd straggled down the atreet to Harry Tenlson’s, where pcor Panama lay In state on the rearmost of the poo] tables. Padre Cataldo, laying aside his hat and his overcoat of many patches, made the sign of the cross, knelt a moment In silent prayer, and. standing behind the p»rol table on which Pan ama lay in Ids coffin, spoke clearly and simply. “Boys,” said the old priest, “this looks like a queer place for a padre; perhaps a queer Job. But I’ve known Bill Hayes a good many years. I knew him in liis wildest days. And I’ve known him for the last three years, since he turned over a new leaf. “Bill used to visit me and talk with me. It was something I said to him once, so he told me, that started him thinking. ’What’s ail this about—this greedy, rotten old world?’ he asked him “That doesn’t make a damned bit of all to think about?' “Bill was not a follower of my faith —you know that. But he believed Jesus Christ to be the Son of God. and for three years he has tried the best he could to keep his commandments and persuade the boys up and down the line to do th# same. He told me he wanted to try to do right where be had spent bis life trying to do wrong. “Naturally, | never heard Bill preach. Bat I have been told what eloquent and sincere sermons he did preach. Bat out there In tboee forgot- tet kills, facing—ao, not facing hat Mshruduf-u dreadful dealt preached a death leas took his next from the lips of God himself. And wherever you bury him, barn, let the words of that text be gnauu on bis tomb: **'Creator love than this no man hath, that a man lay down hla life for hla friends.”* The lull In the fire threat lasued In fresh dangers to the hill ranches. A blaze starting up anew on the reser vation cut-over lands crept north on the very night that Panama waa bur led. With what aid she could bring, Jane rode next morning over to her neigh bor’s only to find the situation critical. By noon the fire fighters were being driven back all along the line. But, loath to abandon hope of saving the ranch buildings, the men fought till Denison, riding among them, warned them to look first to their own safety. Riding then fast to the ranch house, he found June consulting with Quong In the kitchen. “I must think of yonr safety, Jane." he |ald, “It Is getting too close to dan ger here. You and Quong must go home.” “BUI, Is It that bad?” “We might as well face the truth. It’s not safe here for you. You must go, and quickly. Are your ponies sad dled?” “They are.” “Then take Quong and mount up." Jane’s eyes softened. They fell be fore his. “I Just hate to go. Bill,” she pouted, tantallzingly. “It sems like de serting a friend.” “It Isn’t, Jane. Yon may imagine, girl, how I hate to send you away. But you know who I'm thinking of, don’t you ?" _ “You mustn’t think too much of any body but yourself Just now. Bill," she murmured. “I do some thinking my self these days." Quong had been called. Always fore handed. without any words be was winking and blinking In his saddle. Denison handed Jane her linea She leaned toward him and spoke low: “W# Must Da ls«wa Mara Rwwnlwf Owraatvaa, Jaaa.* Hill, will yau pramtaa ma. solemnly ooa thing?" "Promise you anything, girl." "Solemnly. BUI?" "Solemnly. What la ItT” Thai you'll think Brat for your awa safety. Now promise t” "I promise. Jane." “For my sake. Bill?” "Do you mean thatT" "I do mean It." "God bless you. If the buildings go. I’ll ride over to report tomorrow." The wind died that night with the bloodshot sun, as If to leave In the hearts of Us victims a faint hope of escape from the worst of Us ravages Jane slept so well that she opered her eyes In the heavy sir of daybreak, conscience stricken at having resled peacefully during the hours In which tier neighbor might have bceu burned out. She dressed, ate Quong’s hurried breakfast, saddled her pony, and set out for Denison’s, directing Quong to follow as soon ns he could The smoke grew mare dense as she neared the ridge, and she reluctantly turned about fo. - home and told Quong of her failure and that she would ride up Into the high hills to try to see what was going on. She remounted and rode up the Di vide trail. The smoke was so dense that it cut off hope of seeing the valley, and, spurred by the determina tion to see by riding higher, she rode on and^on till she found herself at the foot of Gunlock Knob. Jane headed th3 pony up the mountain. The sum- mil had never seemed so hard to reach, but, panting and exhausted, the pony carried Jane to the summit, and she rode out on the table to look. The:, scene below was terrifying. Huge clouds of smoke billowed and spread, only to boll up anew and race on the wind. It seemed as If the whole coun try were In flames. Here and there tongues of fire shot from the rolling smok* Jane sat the pony, fear-stricken and immovable, watching and hoping for a rift in the angry clouda that would reveal the ranch buildings. None catbe. Weary, at length, and depreaaed, Jane turned her pony’s bead to ride bom*. Gunlock Itaelf might he la dan- «*r. Evwo the pony took tba downward trail reluctantly. Jane could not tall wha aauL rwwfilag a ahauidat * ma Khob. aba mw below her a lira log acrou the trail aba waa following. Worae than that, the fire waa apurtlng through the brush, up the mountain, la front of her. Th* pony balked. Thoroughly frightened, Jane turned him up the narrow trail and headed for the summit. Even the few moments she had been away from the top had ebanged the seen#. Overwhelmed with cons ter na tion, she began to think anew of her own safety. She urged the pony swift ly down the trail again, hoping faintly to find some hidden by-pass. Her path waa blocked. The hot air of the 1 fire below was catching at her throat; gusts of smoke burned Into her eyes. She reined about to return, despairing, to the summit. Once again the level rock afforded her temporary refuge. She dismounted. The pony was growing unmanageable. He snorted, stamped, flung his head up and down and chewed frantically at his bit. Hope deserted her. She sank to her knees and fell forward, covering her face with her arms. For a moment her mind was a blank. She heard nothing of a frantic calling of her name, when a singed and black ened horseman spurred and lashed his pony toward her, sprang from the sud die, and caught her up In his arms. “Jane!" he cried, as he looked Into her face and shook her In his effort to restore consciousness. “Jane! Open your eyes! Speak to me! It’s Bill, Jane, Bill! Can’t you hear me? Speak!” Her eyes opened; she looked in a daze at him. “It’s Bill, Jane!" She threw her arms convulsively around his neck. “Oh, Bill, Bill! What can we do? Must we die, B1IL In this horror?” “No!" he exclaimed. “We can gst through. But we mustn’t lose s min ute. not a recond. Come!" He half carried her to an edge of the summit, where s rock crevice gave s slight footing a few feet below. Into this be lowered himself and raised bis arms to Jane. “But the horses. Bill?” she cried “Leave them," be called back. “They, may escape. There’s no footing for horses where we re going. Quick. Jane! Jump!“ He caught her In hla arms, steadied her, showed her how to secure herself ao the precarious footing, sod lowered himself to another slender ledge to brace himself, bade her spring, and caught her again In bis arms. Her heart beat so violently, he seemed to feel It as she hugged close to him. There was barely room for the two to stand ’’Keep cool, Jaoo. Wo caa make It. hut bo very, very careful of your fowling, darling Jaoo. The fire hasn't touched this side of the mountain yet. hot *.f yon fell It would bo a hundred feet Be everlaat- lagly sure of every step, won’t you? Never move aatll | fell you." Rparaed to superhuman effort. Deo!- aoa achieved the almoef ii and by sliding, clinging with fii hands aad anno, and by carefully no lag Ms lariat, be managed to brlag Jane down unharmed to the foot of the prerlpltooa wall that had given him the bore chaaro to save her Ufa. II# hold eat hla arms to catch her fee the final Jompi "Bill I” ahe rvrlalmed. breathing hard sad looking op la amaaemeot at the precipice which he hod brought her. “Hew did we ever get down there aUvo?” He waa still very antloee—the wrinkled vet as of hla smoked forehead plainly mirrored that. She waited for orders "We must run through that grove of quaking asp and try to get away from the Keoh. This will all he horning la a few minutes. Art you able to run?" "ITJ bet I caa run faster than you. Bill." The laughing tone of her words thrilled sod cheered him He k better than she what still lay betwi them and safety. They hastened oa throegb the light timber; then, running a brood shoulder, they saw a east pan orama of smoke, lighted la places by flames where the Area had wrought destruction In the elrglo pine forests along the mountain slope. Denison hurried on. Jane briskly keeping pace with him. But when they neared the amoklog pine, ahe felt dis mayed. “Bill, It’s all on fire, yet—look at the little blazes. See the ground pine, and the trees are smoking and horning yet. Bill! See the deer running over there—mercy, those are hear running, too—why, every animaL you can think of—" Jane was looking toward an opening In the pines, half a mile away. It was a precipitous flight of the animal life of a whole mountainside from the wrath of a forest fire. “They’d better run," said Denison grimly. “We must do some more run ning ourselves, Jane. There’s very lit tle danger crossing this strip. But I want to get across It quick.” They dashed Into the fire area to gether. Little tongues of flame darted from the still burning ground, but nothing to threaten Jane’s stout laced boots or leather trousers. They crossed the burned strip and broke together down a long slope that bordered another forest of pine. Denison paused and looked anxious ly at Jane. “How are you standing It, girl?” She was panting, but game. Her high-colored cheeks, the flashing brightness of her eyes, her parted eag er lips, made her a picture. “Fine, Bill. Are we odt of danger?" They were standing together In tba wind and smoke that twirled and ed died up the mountain. His band was at her back as she leaned on bis arm. Perhaps overwhelmed by the thought of what be mutt My, ha bugged her close and. drawing her unresisting lips to hla own. held them la a long klM *T wish wa wart. dane. We re going only bow lata dancer—I wish ■ weren’t ao. 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