The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-10-09

cameo face and corresponding fngerss Thia
was young Lania, full Of ali sensuous long
ing, open and nnconcealed.7 Edward Lamb
sprang to his feet, and whirling toward the fire.
took from his bosom % letter he had hidden
there All day it had burned there III hie 4
breast full OF it's own admoniton. & SCI
~ II would have putt in her hand, = he told
himself between the muf1ed plunges Of his 1
heart but now there lis no need Her own
speech has taught me what she feels. He I
dropped the letter between the cedar logs, with
4 q very storm Of passions and temptations war.
lently are made the decisions that determine
human destinies before the curled and crack
ling ash few upward, black and writhing,
strange reyulsion OF feeling swept over him 4
and he loathed himself for the sin he would A
have done. n INN /!
afraid and ashamed; and behold she sat UNI
conscious and composed as some young SAINT,
her grave brow serious: and calm her delicate
hands folded, almost as if for prayer. Had
Mr.. Lamb come pretty near making mistake?
". Does man live who can battle with tempta!
ton and overcome 1t, and then abandon the 1
field without further dalliance with evil? Is it s
that we like to parade our power and make
show of our strength II
What little creature you are" said Ed.
ward Lamb How tall deanately2 Stand up
and let me see. = 5sgf N 55Hes
BE put out his hand asst to raise her from
the chair, but drew back short of her finger.
tips For. his life he dared not now presume
by so much as that slight touch. She stood MP
as sin. simply as = child 9, Va, 7. &
stature?" $fi =, Us
"eJust as high as my heart n-she barely
breathed the words, yet, with exquisite tender
ness, inclining her head with asmovement un-
speakably sweet and shy, until her cheek bent
lust above b, his throbbing heart YETI quite apart
tBnt before her hair was stirred by: the sigh
from his dropping lips she sprang back like q
creature OF bay, her brow knit In frown, her
eyes blazing indignation and reproah.
S How dare you'll she cried ttWhat pitt.
full gretext! How ingenious! How full Of cour:
Come in!. Miss soulsby's sweet voice fol,
lowed knock at he door. ,,5ss j..s5
M: Lambs associate came into the room. g3
Ledyard jtelegraphs that the line is open
now and party Is starting out You have moi
o moment to spare No one knows how long
we may be shut in here, once the spring thaw
sets in. :. gs4s 5af,, Is 5.Es " u.
And SO, before the curious scrutiny Of this
observer, they closed the day and babe each
I n 1s@ soENE II sls$5.:
Mr. Edward Lamb brought to It's close q let
ter, sitting Id the reading room Of hotel in tho
city 1t the western seagate. Sundry influences
had elayed its completion he had but Just come
TO the end Of his transcontinental trip; . cer-
tain sense Of freedom and elation was still new
could not put out of his mind his sensation;
when, crossing the bay from the train, he first
caught sight sof the city looming ahead like;
some mighty monster In bronze. And an ac.'
quaintance he had made had restrained him
He was Just putting pen to paper when he
was greeted BY a fellow journalist, who pres.
| emily introduced Mr. Lamb to&n man sitting
| near--a man whose name stands historic in thu
records Of the state. whose position and great
wealth might have. commanded the younger
mans attention. Beyond these his interest
had been won by the mellow wisdom and gen.
tie shrewdness OF this quiet, kindly potentata
who, as per the Pacific Journalists dictum,
"owned half Q county. ss ;
lines he was writing, Mr. Lamb; found his mind
and eyes straying towards his neighbor. The
fine, small head venerable with it's scant whit
hair and flowing gray beard, was in; relief
against the wall, that threw up all its whole.
\ some freshness and calm beneYolence. Mr.
\ pladon and divided his attention pretty equally
i between the gentleman and the letter.
L ABIhe folded thets sheet he lifted his eyes to.
ward tho general staircase; coming down from
the floor above was the woman hew address,
ing. s$ y ,lls !. ~ Z S
4 toward him with the old free steps and the i'm.
4 penetrable challenge on brow and ip-a little
warmer Of tint, d little brighter Of eye than
when they parted IT was only when she had
come very close to him that he noted the ex.
same careless grace IS the old time flannel \
eShe does become her fine raiment!n his
4 thought e8ulted, tand yet she would not seem
endimanc chez il: cloth of gold.p ~, Z: 4
Ia She paused beside his chair and looked
straight into his kinaling, deep blue eyes with
her, own unwayering gaze. B -ss9sgsss 55
To think I meet you here!s he eaid 81 was
Il sending you q letter to Ell Paraiso-seeI Take
j tread it now Incoherent fas it Isl il will
speak g my lips cannot ns -. .,- 9sss:
He put the paper into her reluctant hand
II would bettern not read il, 4 think, ,'3she said
\ gently let me explain FIRST n s!S5
sfReadls he said, almost fercely, and She
read sloWly down the page:9 Is
4 ~ was q year Hince heard one word of you
i che letter ran with that abrupt BEGINNING
which signifies absolute absorptionl when Led;
yard writing, mentio casually thst In pass.
ing through FL Paraiso;he had met You there
4 The next day started west again. an, here
but I dare not go farther until sendin ad
vance my xplanation --not An excuse mind
sforss what s seemed q cruel N and y cow.
ardly retreat when we parted out yonder-
:Eyo1 Remember the bleak and hopeless dsy
Il The fight fought thf afternoon has DISABLED
meeyer since; but also It has strengthened
me- Can you NM eratand sthats No, no NO.
manca understand what itmeant to have yo1
there before my eyes, within reach OF my arm
and TO leave you. To know your sordid sur.
roundlngs, to hear Of your privations, to sex
you beating .yours wings. against your prison
bars, and 70, know that the pleasures and lux.
render in unwilling tribute to q woman e ab
horretL You did not know no one on this
side knew that Z had "a wife Il married hel
4 in london when Twas ;justof age. SheWas III
honest twomans-7Iw would have divorced hel
else- but her coarse land vulgar nature
made my life . hell. i gave up every thing to
her and game over to- New York She was
4 nestled in luxury and you We're Id actual want
Now you understand the tempt I battled
!. with out yonder had wild dream Of carry.
reigned . little. queen among tho bright ani
careless setf knew. Just as that wonderful
adaptabihty will make you. now the most fin.
ished and gracious OF grandes damea had q
letter from her in my hand that day and burned
It in your cedar fro when I thought to do you
i that wrong But the look, on your, face drove
back my words, thank God and 1 can offel
Il you now . guiluess future, for the woman who
was my wife is dead. d I am following this let,
tertomorrow. Faithfully yours. 81 - t.s.s
She had grownyery jpale. She looked up witt
e gasp, one hand on her heart Before Mr.
Lamb could speak could touch her the gray.
4 haired man he had been Watching had come t
Il her side ~ lS5S !; 81 81 5is: !;
lF .syYhati Is It. SMadelon?s rs 4 4 III
Il No voice Of youth ever held half the tender.
ness Of that old mans tone Il 81 3 n:
9IG.S Sha made n bravo aftemrt n syniJa IN ros