The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-04-25
ONLY GIRL At OVERLOOK
By FRANKLIN FYLM,
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"Oh, you mustn't see me-" uary ex
claimed, rs Gerald got o vanishing
glimpse of the white draped figure
Good night"
''You will be afraid if left alone,
Gerald protested; ''you can't go to sleep,
nervous as you must be-
II surely can't 60 to sleep talking"
was her rejoindcr, with tho first touch
of coquet:y she had INDUCED in mt Over
look.
II won't talk, then; I'll only keep
guard out hero until daylight. Eph
may return"
"But there's the Waterman. It is his
duty"
1T would be my delight"
That silenced the invisible inmate of
the cabin. The moon shone into the
square opening. but Mary was ensconsed
somewhere in the darkness that bordered
the income of light.
SHOULD apologizey' Gerald at length
began again. 1T is like this, Miss War;
riner-I used to know how to behave DO
litely to a lady; but for six years I've
lived in wildernesses-in railroad camps
from Canada to Mexico. We've had
no ladies in these rough places, no wom-
en-, except once in while some mannish
washerwoman or cook. That's what
makes you 20 rare, 90 unexpected; that
IL why 1t would be delight to be
patrolman outside your quarters; that il
why don't wish to go away"
"Oh, oh! am interesting because l
am the only specimen Of my sex at Over
look. That isn't q doubtful com liment;
1t is no compliment at all. Good night"
''You misconstrue me altogether. I
mean
II am s1re son do not mean, and now
the tone w9s pleadingly serious. Ito re-
main here at my window after I request
yon to 60 away. am, as you have said,
the only girl at Overlook"
If there were thousand girls ut
Overlook"-
''Not one of them, trust, would pro-
long dialogue with q young gentleman
ut night through the open window Of her
bedroom"
Half in respectful defeSence to Mary's
unassailable statement Of the rule of
propriety applicable to tho situation,
and half in inconsiderate petulance at
being dismissed, Gerald let 70 of the
sash with an impulse that almost closed
It. This time two miniature hands came
out under the swinging frame. Would
more than one hand have been natur, ,lly
used? Was 1t not an awkward method
ut shutting a window? And Mary War
riner was not clumsy creature. But
there were the hands and Gerald grasped
them. They auttered for freedom like
birds held captive in broad palms by
completely caging fingers. Then he un-
covered them, but for an instant kept
them prisoners by encircling the wrists
long enough to impetuously kiss them.
Another second and they were gone the
window was closed and the offender was
alone.
He walked slowly away, accusing him
self Of folly and ungentlemanliness. and
he felt better upon getting out of the |
clear, searching moonshine into tho dim.
"bscuring shade Of rocks and trees,
among which the path wound crookedly.
There rapid footsteps startled him, rs |
though he were sEulking evildoer, and |
the swift approach Of man along IN in
tersecting pathway made him feel like
taking to cowartlly fight. But lie recog-
nized the monomaniac Eph, who was in
= breathless tremor.
Mr.. Heath, could man walk to
Dimmersville before the telegraph sta.
tion there opens in the morning." Eph
asked. with several catches Of breath,
and a reeling movement of physical
weakness.
''You &c to bed, Eph." was the reply,
meant to be soothing, ''and I'll see that
your telegram goes from here the earliest
thing in tho morning. That won't be
1pore than six or seven hours from now"
s''Six or seven hours" the poor fellow
deploringly moaned; I'm Ike good
many years older by that time. Oh, it's
awful to have your life 20 whizzing
away like mine does. and he clutched ut
Gerald with his fidsety hands, with a
vague idea of slowing himself by holding
to u normal human being. J..
Then he darted away, swaying from
side to side with faintness. and disap-
I'earcd in the foliage which lined the
path hc WAS following.
Gerald watched him ont of sight. md
vas nbout to resume his own different ,
way, when the voice of Tonic Ravelli
vas heard, with its Italian extra "a" to
he short words and IL heavy emphasis
n the final syllable Of the long ones.
"Mistair HEATH" he said, II saw-a :
our affectionate parting wees Mees
Narriner."
Gerald had ;;;:st then the mind of n -,
ulprit. and he began to explain apol. $
ge:lcally: 1T was cowardly in me to !.
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