The Mineral argus., 1883-08-30

In a few days he returned, as ne said
he would. Zara received b. WIN e'i-
dent pleasure.
Father has gone to look ser tne
sheep" she said, 'but he viii be -"onle
to dinner. He will be very gksd te'7ee
you I know"
Storey sat down on the rude, keme-
made lounge, and Tara took her fsPef-
tie seat, the foot-bench by the ire.
81 60 home tomorrow" said Storey
go home l mean to your dear East"
smilingly.
$50 soon" cried the young girl,
81 am coming back next fall-for
another hunt. May l come and see you
then2"
"You win never come" said cara sim
Il will never comel Why?" asked the
young man in surprise.
Suppose / don't forget, will you be
glac to see me when | conner" inquired
Storey with sudden ea~gerness, and lean
ing toward Tara so as to get a better
view of her ha~lf-averted face.
Eyes, | shall be glad to see you"
The answer sounded a little cold, but
Storey was not dissatisfied, somehow.
Then / shall surely come" he said.
Presently he went on: "You don't
know how / appreciate your taking me
in the other night. shall always re-
memt er your kindness"
please don't say any more about It"
said cara quickly, ''for your coming gave
us much pleasure. You did not seem
IKE a stranger 10 us. Father said he
felt as though he had always known you.
l suppose your coming from b east
had something to do with it."
Haven't you met eastern people IN
Bozemsn?" asked Storey.
ooh yes-several. But the majority
| OF people we have found in Montana
| seem To- be from Missouri. l don't call
that east, although they call it so here!'
a little contemporary.
Storey laughed. Have you ever no
ticed how all the Missouri people seem
TO think they have made this territory"
he INQUIRED. But for them Montana
would never have been inhabited!'
''They are welcome to this glorious
country, they and-the Indians!' she
exclaimed.
II was late in the day-not until after
dinner, some time, that the young man
took his departure. He rode away with
no little reluctance, and cara fingered
long in the doorway watching him.
> . .
The short Montana summer Was
barely over-the cottonwood trees
we're still yellow-and the sir was yet
quite warm and pleasant, when one AZ
ternoon. toward sunset, lara looked uu
from her sewing and saw q tall, hand
some man coming towards the on
EOrseDsck.
Miss JosslynI' cried a well-remem-
uCred voice.
lara rose, trembling 8 little, from the
door-steps where she had been sitting.
She wore quite a joyous expression.
Storey thought, secretly please1, rs ht
} left his horse to Craze by the gate and
/ fastened toward the Young girl.
!. Are you glad to see me-" be in
quired eagerly, taking Zara's hand.
you kHow lam glad" she exclaimed
| her face flushing under his earnes
! gaze. Father and l have talked Of yol
so often" she went on; ''you know GU
s life is SO quiet and monotonOus here
! that your coming to Us last fall was quit
/ an event"
I u am very glad. My coming to yoI
was quite an event TO me, assure you
o In ali my ramblings since l left you
during the gay season at the seaside thi
:. ummer, event. could not get thi
y lonely little ranch out OF my head
n somehow. Your wistful face haunte'
me-indeed it did! l grew unreasoT
> ably impatient to see-well, Montan
again. / tried to reason with myself
YOU had forgotten me, most likely,
. thought, but in vainl l pictured yo
: about YOU everyday life-could sc
IL shadows deepening in your eyes
r and one day l cried aloud, ITS sham
n for so young a creature to.be buriedl
! And a few hours later / was on tn
train bound for Montana
~ William Storey had spoken with NJ
I little e~agerness and excitement, and q
Zara sat beside him on the steps, an
s, listened, her cheeks had grown
l deeper crimson. .
.r she did not speak at first when !
:" had finished, out continued looking OF
across the plains 90 the fast sinking sul
4. At last she said, her voice a little III
. steady: II am go glad you did con
back" .
ht ''Zara!' cried her companion impetl
is ous.y. 81 came back to tell you l 10y
YOU! I think l must have loved you b
.. jore left YOU last fall, but / had alwal
: scnrned tbe very idea even Of love
~ brst sight, and l had only met "
lis twice. But when once away from you
separated from you, with thousands
miles between us-I became impat lie
All tn see YOU. Your "dear east" had
NJ charm for me. l ionged for your lone
ranch; ] reasoned with myself mai
"a times, but it was OF no use-l reallz'
az, that / loved you; | was foolish enoui
{! ZaJa, to think l could teach you to 10
.pt me" .
nv The sun had quite gone now, {
70 mountains shone darkly purple agaiI
the clear amber of the sky, the air "
"a; fresh and Just a little chill: lara sh'
~ cred; from excitement though, me
~ than cold.