The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-04
where your father was cashier.
A flush of pleasure frightened the girls

since they had lest their village homo
near Montreal, to bury themselves SO
strangely here in tho forest, he had
seemed to dislike every reminder of the
old life. "Let us have done with every
thing about it, he had told her abruptly.
Let US forget it while VIC can. We shall
not DO troubled with neighbors, to ask
even who we are; but mind. we are
nobody, we como from nowhere, and we
mean to enjoy this quasi camping out
summer without one recollection reaching
back behind the July day we came"
So Montreal, or Bank" had not
once been named between them; and. as
her father had said, there were no neigh
bors to ask of their past A stray sports
man now and then was more interested
in the trout streams. or white fish hole,
than in the history of the surly fisher
man who had so little to say or the girl
who managed to keep out of the way.
So Godfrey Morris being her first actual
guest, Margaret Winston was apparently
bent on doing him honor.
Il have a specllled beauty of a trout,
she said II was keeping him for break
fast; somehow | have to try to tempt
papa q bit in the morning. | think he
does not sleep well, and so he has but
little appetite. And-oh yes, some rasp-
berriesl | have contrived a spring house
in shelf of rock over the brook; it keeps
everything so cool and crisp. But if you
will come with me, it's only a stones
throw, wen have everything for tea.
know papa will like to have feast in
your honor, Mr.. Norris
Mr. Morrisl"
The name reached the ear of man who
had approached the hut across the messy
sod, not stealthily, but as noiselessly as
Godfrey Morris had before him.
He had reached the small unglazed
windows which stood open to the evening
air.
He stood still with start
'.Mr Morrisl"
The dancing freight within showed
/ him Godfrey Norris seated smoking at
his hearth, his daughter standing with
her pretty head turned toward him.
How should John Winston know that
the pipe he was smoking was pipe of
peace?
He will tell her-she will believe
him." he said to himself and turned
sharply on his heel. and plunged back
into the surrounding wood
Meg was standing with her back to the
window. and saw nothing of the sudden
face there, but Morris did, and sprang to
his feet.
"Winstonl''
ooh, is papa there?" cried Meg.
When they came out to him he was
standing at the entrance of the wood, con-
fronting them, haggard and wild eyed,
like some savage creature of the forest
brought to bay.
Gould you not have spared me this
thing, Godfrey Morris, to thrust yourself
in here between me and my child? All
things else / have given up to you could
you not nave spared me her? For, after
all, that is all you came to do to me, to
take her from me. We are in the state
of Maine, and swindling is not covered by
the extradition treaty"
winston
I "Papal'
The girl had gone straight to him, link
ing her arm in his, although he would
have put her from him. with that pas
sionate gesture Of repulsion.
: Papa, if he means you any harm
don't think he means you any harm-yoU
know nothing, nothing can take me from
you"
Stay Meg. Not the knowledge that
if this foot of ground on which | stanC
were just over the border in Canada, in
stead of here in Maine, Godfrey Morris
could haul me away to prison for embez
zling the funds of his bank, for which
was cashier.
Father, should never believe you
T thief, unless yoa told me SO. And know
you will not tell me so"
"But if every one else tells you so
Q Meg? Has not Godfrey Morris done. s.
already?"
: Meg, without loosing her hold of he
! father, glanced over her shoulder a
!, Morris
Il 81 understand it now, she cried. 'Yo
have Eeen keeping all this wicked suspi
/ cion from my knowledge, hiding me ava
5 from all news of it, here in the woods
3 You need not have troubled, papa;
o should never have believed it. And MI
g Morris does not believe it, either, sh
Q said, suddenly turning round upon hin
Q He came forward, thus challenged.
e THAT never did" he said. "My co
7 leagues may never did And for til
q last month they have not, either. Ho,
q have you buried yourself, Mr.. Winston
Y that for the last month you have see
6 none of the firms advertisements for yol
It Poor old Dupre is dead, Winston, but NJ
u before confessing that it was he WI
D robbed the bank. But ask you to b.
lieve | knew that you were innocent, {
first. If you cannot believe that, the
y refuse to take my hand.
Y He had stretched it out frankly.
s. Meg, glancing from the one to the othe
" drew the two softly together, her ow
% hand nesting in them both.
Il am glad, she said, looking straigl
le up into Geoffreys face. Il could new
r have forgiven you had you doubted hir
IS But am glad we can be friends"
SO "Have we not smoked the pipe of pea
K together?" said he, lightly.