Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18

differences. I have no doubt which mem
CRY Il will be. You will not wish TO be
again on the plains Of Nindobar.D
.And you.' he said musingly, you
will not wish me herep There was no
vanity In the question He was wondering
how little we can be sure Of what w. ...'ii
feel tomorrow from what we feel today.
Besides he knew that a wise woman Ia
wiser than a wise man.
II really don't think shall care particu.
larly. Probably. " we met again here,
there would be some jar TO our comrade-
ship-f may call Il that. SUPPOSED"
(which Is equivalent TO saying that
goodby In most cases, and always In cases
such as ours IL little tragical. because
we can never meet quite the same again"
She bowed her head, but did not reply.
Presently she glanced up at him kindly.
What would you give 90 have the past
back before you were dislilusionizedf Be
fore you hsd-troublep
81 do not want It back. am not really
disillusionized. ! think that we should
not take our own personal experience and
make Il a law unto the world. believe
In the world in spite-of trouble. You
might have said trouble with woman-l
should not have minded"
He was smoking now, and the clouds
twisted about his face 10 that only his
eyes looked through earnestly.
"A woman always makes laws from hel
personal experience She has not the
faculty OF generaiization-l fancy that's
the word to use" This was her reply.
She rose now with q little shaking mo
tion, one hand at her belt. and rested q
shoulder against pillar OF the veranda
He rose also at once, and said, touching
her hand respectfully with bis finger tips,
I'VE may be sorry one day that we did moi
believe In ourselves more"
"Oh, no." she said. turning and smiling
at him, 81 think not You will lie In Eng
land hard at work; here hard at living
our interests will lie far apart. am Ger
tain about Il all. We might have beer
what my cousin calls 'trusfy pals'-ns
more"
u wish to God felt sure Of that. Nslli.
Ashforth."
She held cut her hand 10 him. 81 believ,
you are honest In this. | expect both Of nj
have played hide and seek with sentiment
In our time, but IL would be useless for nj
to masquerade with each other; we are o
the world, very worldly
quite useless-here comes your cousin
Now for the actors game. hope ] dom
look as disturbed an feel"
"You look perfectly cool, and know
do. What an art this living isl Tha
cousin OF mine comes about the boar hun
tomorrow. can see II In his eye"
shall You join usi"
-Of course. can handle rife as wei
~ any Of you. Besides II In your last da
here"
who can tell what tomorrow ma
bring forthf" he said.
She smiled strangely and then greete
her cousin.
The next day the boar hunt occurred
They rode several miles to a little lax
and q scrub OF brigaIow. ard dismountinl
soon had exciting sport. Miss Ashford
was a capital shot, and was, without los
OF any womanliness, q thorough sports
man Today. however. there was some
thing on her mind. and she was not a
alert and successful as usual Sherman
kept with her as much as possible--th,
more so because be saw that her cousins
believing she was quite well able to TAX
care OF herself, allowed her to her own RI
sources Presently, however. following Al
animal, he left her short distance b.
hind. On the edge Of n little billabong sh
came upon a truculent looking boar.
turned on her, but she fred and II fell
Seeing another ahead she pushed O
quickly to secure II too. As she went sk
half cooked her rifle. Had her mind bee
absolutely intent on the sport, she had ful
cooked H. All at once she heard the thu
Of feet behind her. She turned swift
and saw the boar she had shot bearin
upon her. its long yellow tusks standin
up like daggers. A sweeping thrust fror
one OF them leaves little chance OF life.
She dropped upon a knee. swung he
rife 10 her shoulder and pulled the trigger
The rife would rot 10 of. For an instan
she did not understand what was th
trouble. But. with singular presence {
mind, she never lowered her rife OF too
her eyes from the beast, but remained In
movable. II was all a matter OF second
Evidently cowed. the animal, when With
few feet OF her. swerved 70 the right, the
made "a though to come down on he
again. But meanwhile she had discoyere
her mistake aud cooked her rife. 81
| swiftly trained IL on the boar and fred
WAS hit. but did not fall, and came Oh
Then another shot rang out from benin
her, and the boar fell 30 near her that Il
tusk caught her dress
Tom Sherman had saved her.
She was very white when she faced hin
She could not speak. That night she spok,
however. very gratefully and almost ter
derry.
To something that be said gently 70 he
then about a memory, she replied. ''Te
me now ~ candldly rs n 20 your own sou
did voti feel nj the critical snoment fha
life would be horrible and empty withou
mef"
Il thought only Of saving you." he sal
honestly.
Then was quite right You will ncvs
have any regret" she said.
Il wonderf" be added sorrowfully
But the girl was sure
The regret was hers. though he nevs
knew that.
II Is n lonely life on the dry plains /.
Nindobaf -(silhert Parker In Sneaker