Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-06-13


children took to herP"
"An' KEEP me in a fidge to my fing-
ers ends that they'd spoil her fine
clothes. If she's going to walk with
you, Eddard, don't you let her wear
no more o them fal-lals; its waste o.
money!
Il don't believe her brown gown"
was the angry retort, "cost more than
that shawl of your'n, Siddy, and it's
not half as flaring"
After hurting this shaft Ned made
his escape, for he knew Sddy would
not find it easy to forgive a sighting
remark on the huge patterned plaid
which she had hitherto worn in happy
ignorance of its ugliness.
But ere long she had forgiven the
speech, and the cause of it, welcoming
pretty LIZ. whenever she could find
time to visit the fisherman's quarters
The season had not commenced vet,
and the huge, half empty hotel was so
ineXpressibly dreary that Liz. preferred
Siddy's homely kitchen, even though
it was inconveniently crowded when
the children came in from play; Joel s
burly frame filled up the end nearest
the fire, and Ned took a boyish delight
in getting in the way of the busy wife
and mother.
Not that Liz. was always n grateful
recipient of lovers attentions. She
had her fits of willfulness, sometimes
cvincing an irritability that would
lead to a quarrel Then Ned would
stalk out of the house, refusing to
hear the remorseful voice that en-
treated his return; and Liz. either fled
in another direction, or when advised
to keep her tongue within her teeth
in future, retorted with the reproach
that it was Siddys fault; she was
always making mischief between them.
IF it ain t enough to cut 4 body to
the heart to be told that exclaimed
the discomfitcd Sddy. Don't YOU
marry her, Eddard."
Il don't suppose she'll let me-" re-
piled Ned, with heavy sigh. The
varying moods of the girl were per-
picking him sorely. 1t was not like
her to be so petulent. Had he loved
her too well?
His gloomy air fretted the woman
who loved him with a mothers love,
till at last she cried:
"Ha' done with it, lad! You'd bet
ter take the shillin' and be a soldier
than make yourself miserable for a
chit of Girl that amt worth it"
Think SOP" was all the response he
made, but he louDged away, and was
not forthcoming when Joel, his supper
eaten, went off to the beach.
An hour afterward Siddy was watch
ING the fishing fleet glide away toward
the setting sun, when she found Liz by
her side, ghastly with agitation.
"Wherc's Ned?" The girls lips
formed the question more than uttered
! it,
Hes down town stead of where he
ought to be!' and Siddy indicated the
boat. That's your doing"
"No, no; I've been down the High
street" moaned Liz, clutching at her
friend for support; "he's not there.
He was seen at the railway station with
the recruiting sergeant. He's away
with him; he's taken the shilling and
gone for soldiern'
"And it was my advice that done
it,"
AS she spoke Siddy dropped on the
rough bench in the porch, and for 4
few minutes she was too giddy tC
know what else the equally unhappy
Liz was saying.
CHAPTER THE SECOND.
Siddy shut her door against the vel
meaning neighbors who would have
condolcd with her, and all the next
day she sought by working harder
than ever to forget the violence of the
reproaches with which she had driver
the weeping Liz from her presence.
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