The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-13

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like sleep itself, like music. 1t was he
voice, that touch. She could not gpeal
with her tongue, but her hands and fac
were language and music. Bien, Their,
was the girl asleep, all clear of dust ant
stain, and that fine hand. It lay loos,
on her breast, so quiet 90 quiet. En-
fin, the real story, for how she lay ther,
does not matter, but still 1t was goot
10 see when we knew the story"
The trapper was laughing silently h
himself to hear Pierre in his romanti,
mood A woman's hand-it was thu
game for a boy, not an adventurer, fol
the trapper's only creed was that won
EN- were like deer-spoils for the hunter.
Pierre saw ik but he was above petty
anger. He merely said:
IF o nan have an eye to see behind
the face, he understands the foolish
laugh OF q man or the hand of q good
woman. That Is much. So Hilton's wife
told ~ all She had ridden 300 miles
from the southwest and was making ful
Fort Micah, go miles farther north.
For whats She had loved o man against
the viii of her people. There had beer
Q feud. and Garrison-that was the
lovers name-was the last ON his own
side. There was trouble 90 q Hudson
Bay company's post, and Garrison shot
. half breed Men say he was right &c
shoot him, for q wornan's name must
be safe up here. Besides the half breed
drew first. Well, Garrison was tried
and must 90 20 Jail for o year. At the
end OF that time he would be free. The
girl, JAMIE knew the day. Word had
come TO her. She made everything
ready. She knew her brothers were
watching-her three brothers and two
other man who had tried 20 get her love.
She knew also that the Ave would car
~ ON the feud against the one man. So
one night she took the best horse ON the
ranch and started away toward Fort
Micah.
"Alors, you know how she got there,
after two days hard riding, enough to
kill o man, and over so yet 10 do. She
was sure her brothers were ON her track.
But if she could get TO Fort Micah and
be married to Garrison before they came
she wanted no more There were only
two horses of use at Hilton's post then
all the rest were away or not ft for
hard travel There was my Tophet and
q lean chestnut with q long propelling
gait and not a ounce Of loose akin ON
him There was bat one way-the girl
must get there Allons, what Is the
good? What La life without these
thingsi The girl loves the man. She
must have him in spite Of all. There
was only Hilton and his wife and me ut
the post, and Hilton was lame from q
fall, and n arm In q sling. II the
brothers followed, well, Hilton could
not interfere, he was Q company's man,
but for myself. a I said, / was hungry
for adventure. / had an ache In my
blood for something. i was tingling 30
my toes; my heart was humping In my
throat. All the cords Of my legs were
strengthening. like / was in the saddle. =
Pierre sat MP. Tic seemed absurd for
him TO speak - one who could be hot
and shivering with excitement, for his
movements were always quiet and pre-
else Is . hammer. But In his eyes there
was . furnace burning, and his small,
Iron hand caught the air with o snap.
Macavoy hal seen Pierre when dangers
crowded around them both, and he
knew that the little man was worth
three Of himself, in spite Of his own
great height For the others, they did
not know, and III they had lived with
Pierre all their lives they would
have understood him.
Jaw, Pierrer' said Macayoy admir-
ingly. Jaw, the ache in yer blood
that's it'll AN, Wis, yis, AN yer thighs
all bendin like wire, an the prairie be-
yant, an the lady there asleep wild the
hand fallin soft where the heart beats
mp like the swell of o tidei Aw, yis,
the like o. ~that-swate, swate, an you
wild the ache In yer blood, an the long
chestnut PAWN the ground-aw, yisi"
Pierre nodded at Macayoy pleasantly,
for after his fashion he cared for the Cd
ant, and a little man loves the admira-
of a large man, a Pierre himself
had said more than once. He knew
mans vanity and his own weaknesses.
But he turned his looks ON the trapper
now, for IL was his way TO conquer at
the points of great disadvantage, not by
many wonders showing, but by q deep
persistence and a singular personal force.
s.She slept for three hours. j got the
horses saddled. Who could tell but
abe might need help? ! had nothing TO
do. / knew the shortest way to Fort
Micah. every foot, and then 1t ID good
10 be ready for all things. / told Hill
wife what I had done. She was
glad. She made o gesture at me az to q
brother and then began to put things
Iii d bag for ms TO carry. She had set
tied al how it was 10 be. She had told
the girl. You see, q man may be-what
ID it they call mef-a plunderer, and
yet . woman viii trust him, comme
law, yis, aw, Wis, Pierre, but she
knew yer hand an yer tongue niyer
whit ag'in woman, Pierre. Nav, niv-
or q wan-aw, swate she was, wild q
heart-a heart Hilton's wiSei Aw,
yisi'
Pierre waved Maoayoy into silence
ssThe girl walked after three hours, with