The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
HIS ENEMY.

Ts tran had coHls and gone, and
1z~Eht only ons passenger. Marian
tEr1sa hsr Eaoe quickly away as she
2e sight Of the 1.-THE. manly figure.
SD b@aa 20 basy herself with the
uz r0be-
1850 LaRi-. for Eugene Landt it
go happeDed % be the one human
ols toEari whom Miss Hanford felt
GlEoug aEsrsiou. The faint IA in
~ boSL DO doabt, for her father
Zo ~ had been sworn enemies and
1o1a1L AZ laH, and 70 the final
h 0E iona La8dt was due the
s ir0as wealth. 20 poverty that
A2d lieH On Hugh HanioFd, and left
~ aBIg sld H0therLess child 20 a
GAz1 Gsut WIth fortune. Marian had
zs4ys believed that sOFroW and dis
zppOaatBsent had caused her fathers
3A&G death- She could not look at
IT, Ls2&E mansion. nor az anything
G@s 1OEs the hated name, without
G~EnsiiEg bitterness OF spirit.
Sc had . home in her uncle's house,
zzd tAGght the district school
EEsry % was sorry for Hantord's
psEtT daughter Mr. Hanford's pref
dzzsktsr did not seem TO be sorry
lar henSeE She kept her head up and
Aos1 the world braveIy. When Eu-
LaEdt returned from his FIVE
Ezzs s0lOurB abroad be came to
~ apologetically one day on some
Elilg business connected with the
Eooi and held out to her the hand
q fellowship she comported herself
sh slch PRIZE and cold dignity that
A Gzsc EsIC Eas bis last Nor did he
@elLEEe 60 bow 70 her Ou the street
l lie had knOEn her since child
Aood had been her playmate and
&1z1s. tut be taught himslf now
% pass her By Ike a stranger.
Al the first glimpse of her enemy,
zs 80 ave said. Marian became deep
y Occup-sd IL the reimbursement OF her
0Erizss robe. keeping her face careful
= aEertsd from the tall figure that
49, strs1Ing up and down the plat
Grm she vas waiting for Jake. the
station hand TO pack the wagon floor
Z1Ed hey with some BAGS that had
53s t0r her uncle, Reub, by the noon
@PEss- Il was showing fast and
G1ElOGsly; the fakes were Whirling
quicker and quicker in wild gusts of
W8zd from the northeast. An hour
80 ever no one could have foreseen
s4ch u storm, but here IL was in all
rs splendid strength and fury, blot
GHg on the far landscape, and max
~ even the near distance Wavering
md an1istlnct- There was no other
Eshcis at the station besides Marian's
1rE open carriage. and no other hui
EZn being 90 be seen but the delIber-
z1s lake and the 7 other individual
ZlOm Marian declined 70 see.
Thank you, Dir. Slower, very, very
mueh-" The soft light voice was
sE=t as 3 silver bell
Is Il all right now? Everything
M Do you think" d~oubtingIy, that
Il SOuld be Ot any use TO raise my
1Ubneila2" She can scarcely see
lakes face through the hurrying
fakes
No ma'am. not one Bit" was the
prompt reply. "You best Jest git
along Guick-uhat's all. This storm
szn'E sOin' 20 be no lighter fore morn
IN len be heavier a blamed sight
nor yoG think for. Gene Landt,"
leaning forward co~nfidentially, ''he's
m tx. His folks don't know he
Eers comm No one amt here to
nss5 him. He dunno what to do"
Oh" said Marian, coldly. She
gave her robe an extra tuck and shook
Esr veIi out once more before tying it
across her face; and then it appeared
that Mr.. Slower had been mIsled on
1he information be had Just vouch-
zafed- BIZ. Landt knew exactly what
do He came across the platform
~Ith his quick, light step. touched his
G8r cap and said gayly:
Friend, neighbor, Christian, may l
osg you TO give me a lit as far as you
are going-that is. If it be anywhere in
the direction of New Church? l am
unfortunate. All" he said, in genuine
surprise, 1T Is Miss Hanford," and
then he paused
@Um, why she 90 allthe way TO New
Church" said Jake, obliaingly. "She
20 past your door, Mist Gene. You
air IN lack"
YES" said Marian, in a clear voice
that had more chill IN it than the
biting wind itself. Certainly | pass
your door. Mr.. Landt."
And then, poor girl. she was con-
strained to make room for him and
TO feel IN the midst OF her anger and
despair hat she was sheltered by his
strong figure from the worst violence
OF the storm, and must be more or
less cOmfcrted despite her detestation
by has lear presence through the long
and dreary ride that lay before them.
GO on now You amt got a second
20 lose" said Jake. encouragingly.
This Is going to be a blizzard, this is.
Might. Miss Hanford; I'm good and
glad Mist Genes along O. ye."
But the friendly remarks OF Mr..
Slower we're blown rudely from his
IIps and did not reach the ears for
which they were intended, and in an
Other moment Marian and Eugene
were speeding away through the gath
ering twilight, meeting the tempest
SIDE by side
81 course Mr.. Landt at once offer
FL 20 take the reins, but was met with
. very prompt and polite refusal; and
at back, feeling decidedly snubbed;
hot be was amused, and smiled to
himself a good deal, with an express.
sio1 4 was lust as well Marian did
not see. He knew by her upright atti-
Nuds and t~hetension OF her grasp that
y demanded all her strength TO hold
the horse. which was fresh and swift
and excited by the storm as well. He
uitied her presently and pleaded again.
GMr. Landt," she said severely, 81
m,.st drive. The horse is a new M
IL L. mot know the WaV. and /