The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-27

bag, and was net received according tn his
deserts. Miss Rolleston told him, . little
severely. the water had been boiling lone
time. Then he produced his provender, BY
way oi excuse.
"Tortoises again!' said she, and shuddersd
visibly. ' %@'- 80 -'N'-'''-
Bat the ounces and cocoa a.nuts were IRA.
ctously received. Welch, however, cried out
"What nm to do?" said Hazel. "For
every such cabbage king must die"
"A monarch Of the grove"
them oil. ofcoUrse; sooner than dear Mr.
Wslch shall 80 without his cabbage"
he cast look Of admiration on her, which
| ringing IN the wood hard by. Then camo q
loud crash. Then another. Hazel came run.
ming with the cabbage and a cocoa.pod,
'There, said he. and there are a hundred
more about. Whilst you cook that for
Welch, ! will store them" Accordingly he
returned to the wood with his net, and soon
came buck with FIVE pods IN it, each or big as
| . large pumpkin.
he chucked these one ut time across the
river. and then went for more. 1t took Him
al the afternoon to get all the pods across
the river. He was Obliged to sit down and
rest.
But a suggestion ofHelen's soon set him
to work again.
"iou were kind enough to say you would
store these for me. Could you not store them
20 .S,,s US to wall out those terrible beasts with
.."What terrible beastso"
THAT roar NO oil night, and don't eat us,
only because they have not found out we arc
here yet. But they will
II deny their existence," said Hazel But
l VII wall them ont all the snme," said he.
Pray; DO said Helen. "wnil them out
better able to believe they don't exist, when
they nre well walled out-much."
Hazel went to work, md with her assist ance
iaid cocon-poIs two wide and three deep.
outside the northern md western sides of her
lcaiy bower, and he promised to complete the
VII. ThaSy Sy the ,, same ., means in two days more.
little of the terrnpin. and when tbs~
parted for the night. she thanked
him. and said, with n deep blush, "Yau have
been good friend to me-of late
ne roiored high, and his eyes spnrkled
with delight: and she noticed, nnd almost
wished SHE had kept her gratitude to her.
sell.
Thnt night, what with her hell rome ond
her little bit Of II WALL she WIS somewhat less
tml,orons, nor and went to sleep early.
but even in slocp she was wntchfll, and
she was awakened by u slight sound in the
neighborhoUl of the boat.
She lay watching, but did not stir, -
i.reHcntly she heard u f0ostep.
With stifed cry she bounded I'M. md bcr
nrat impulse WIS TO rIsh ont of the tent.
nut sie conquered this, nnl, gliding to- Tie
south aide OF her how.r. she prrrr.l through
the epninl-ieuves, tuld the first thing she saw
was the figure of u man standing lrtwe.n
her and the bout. go, -.
.-Sha.sm wis somewhat in,listinct, But Fl
was not u savage; the man was clothed: nni
his stature betrayed him.
He stood still for some time "lTc in listen
ing to sec il 0h awake" said Helen to hcr.
self. e' W. '''-
Ehs figure moved toward her bower.
Then ail In u moment she became another
woman. She did not rely OH her beIl-rope:
ste felt TINT " was f,ist to nothing That could
help ler. She looked round for no weapon:
sho trusted to herself. She drew herself
hastily NJ. and folded her arms; her bosom
painted, but her check never pnle.l. Her
modesty was alarmed; her blood was up, and
NC or death was nothing to her.
The Footsteps come nearev: they stopped
at her door; they went north: they came
buck south, They kept her in this high
wrought attitude for half IN hour Then
they retired softly; and, when they we're
gone, she gave way aud fell on her knees, mud
began to cry hysterirally. Then she got
calmer, and then she wondered and puzzled
herself; but she slept no more that night.
In the morning she found that the ii;A was
lighted 0n sort of shelf close 10 tho boat.
Mr. Hazel had cut the shell and lighted the
lire there for Weiclls sake, who had com.
plaincd of cold in the night.
TO He Ct,xIINrED