Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch
d
to her that the foreman took satisfaction in knowing that she was fighting with
many months in an effort to stave off financial ruin? It was unjust of her to question
in to Red Gulch. She was waiting at the door of the
the way to his private office. Connie thought he glanced at
traight to
to you about our note which
"On the sixteenth, I believe. I
nie admitted. "But with
e banker said quickly. "I should like to do it,
an!" Connie cried. "I'll lose my ranch-everything! I
d tolerantly but
t help. Ranching is no longer the profitab
e time," Connie insisted desperately. "I'd
iled the banker. "I know exactly how you feel
ill. Mr. Haynes' attitude had stunned her. She had n
efore the sixteenth of the month," she told her
Rainbow Ranch. She chatted for a few minutes with the genial owner, Joe Ferris, who had kn
which beset her. Upon reaching the ranch she avoided Blakeman, fe
e sage. The rush of cool air seemed to quiet her nerves. She rode toward the
ying on the ground ahead of her. Instantly she thought that it
dropped on her knees. He was a lean young man, cl
hurt?" sh
opened his eyes a
," he
en. She pressed the container to th
much," sh
r blouse she sopped it in wa
re?" she asked. "Wh
man mumbled. "I wal
der you had a touch of heat. You're a s
job. They told me in Red Gulch I might get one out at Rainb
w," declared Connie. "But as for
wn a horse," the man said qui
meet you," repli
ut ranch work. A cowboy never would have tried to walk the distance from Red Gulch, nor would one
aise himself. "If you're able to ride my horse I can get you t
Barrows insisted. "My h
ving that he really did know how to moun
etting a job at Rainbow R
ed of a few good men. I guess the ranch has been run by a
and avoided looki
man went on. "Fact is, I've n
e as soon as we reach the
so much trouble, Miss. Sa
nswered, laughing. "I neglected to
he girl who ow
es
dn't mean
is true. I trusted too much in the ability of my foreman. About that job, I'll have Blakeman ta
g to work almo
uld be able to come to some
s when the girl led the horse into the cour
elp Mr. Barrows into the house. Tell Mar
replied t
to find the foreman. He was not at the barn or in the leather shop, but when she retu
r?" he demanded. "Wh
eturned Lefty with a shrug. "I
lying on the trail. He's down on his luck and hasn't had a square meal in
the foreman snapped. "Anyway, I do
her never would have turned a man aw
," retorted the foreman. "I can
urned Connie. "What reason would he
an stubbornly. "We ought to cut
difference now. I wish you w
le in that southeast section have been gittin' out
rily at the cowboy and
lled after him. "I'll tell
reman said sullenly. "But
tchen. Jim Barrows had just finished the
he said to Connie. "Thanks for
have you work he
t get into troubl
shook h
t he doesn't seem to realize it. I guess maybe that's beca
told the stranger too much already. He regarded
t work?" he inq
you feel able,"
an declared heartily. "I'll be re
time with Lefty and Alkali. The foreman coldly ignored him, but the other cowboys tried to be frie
bout that fellow," Lefty c
mean?" she a
e," the cowboy said, scratching his shaggy locks. "But I'm dead su