The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-02-07

Oliver whistled softly under his
breath; he would not have liked DIR.
John TO hear that last speech. "You
must not tell her." he said, quickly,
"about this ride and coming TO my
house"
"Why not? Iwould like her To know
how good you were"
There was no need, but he slashed
his horses angrily; then he said, curtly:
81 am sorry you cannot understand.
Could You explain IL satisfactorily 10
Mr.. de Rcstaud2"
"How cross You arel and ! know you
look just as you did when talked
mean about him-a sort of disCustcd
impatience. But he is not a reasona-
BILE being. other people may be-"
Would you have gone 60 those ami
able friends Of his for assistance 20 get
to the railroad?"
"Of course not You know that"
"Wcll, how is the world to know
am any bettcr?"
IL suppose being Il lawyer makes you
so smart" she said, in melancholy
tone; she assured her dog I'm whisper
he was the only being who loved her,
her only friend; that she was silly and
frivolous, Aunt Hannah said, and
seemed TO be n great trouble to mere
strangers of good dispositions. Oliver
said never "a word; a little smile curved
his lips, but he did not turn his head
Soon she grew quiet, and her head
dropped against his shoulder the soft
wind lifting her curls TO blow across
his cheek. The dog, ornamented with
the doctors cap, slept in her lap
Across the level land before them
crept the gray Elimmcr of the dawn.
Rose-colored light famed in the far
east, rejecting on the new snow on
distant mountaiu-peats. Prairie dogs
hopped out of their holes and sat on
their hind legs discussing local politics
and happenings, the bill TO abolish
free rents for rattlesnalles, and the cx-
tortions of horned owls. The Skye
terrier disgustedly flung off the doc
tors cap and barltcd angrily at the
small dogs. Mrs. de Restaud lifted her
h~gd with n little start, blushed and
slapped the Skye terrier
"Do be quiet, Skye. am afraid
tired you, Mr.. Oliver"
He would have liked 80 say n sweet
thing TO her TO most women he would
but his role now was that of benev-
olent friend; so he only answered
vaguely: mot at all" as if he did not
know to what she referred. The horses
dragged themselves wearily forward;
it was six o'clock, and they had come
fifty miles over difficult road in less
than seven hours. Two parallel lines
of iron stretched far in the distance;
the clumsy outline of water-tank
loomed up just ahead. The goal was
reached. and away in the north n rib
bon of smoke outlined on the sky pro-
claimed the coming train. Oliver lifted
Mrs. de Restaud down. Skye rushed
madly TO the hole of a venturesome
prairie dog who had taken up resi-,
dence near. the tank and was out en-
joying thetmorning air. The terrier
found only vanishing, and vented his
annoyance at this and all the other
vagrant dogs in shrill barlss. His mis-
tress was vastly amused; the strange
ness of her undertaking had quite
gone out of her head.
Oliver, in some concern, gave ner ad-
vice regarding her journey; he was un-
certain of his horses about the train
and had to stand by their heads; so
Mrs Minny frislted about with her
dog, entirely confident her difficulties
were over.
you must send me word to Denver
when you get to Maine" he said, "and
be sure and make no acquaintances on
the cars"
zone would think l was just out of
boarding-school."
"rhc primary department" he said,
Grossly IL wish you would be reason
able and listen moment / shall
tell the conductor you are one of
"A camping-party and your mother
is i'll ut Colorado Springs that
You had to leave in such hurry to
catch the train you had no time to get
ready. If | must tell wrong stories for
you, Mrs Minny, please don't make
me out in a lie the first thing"
How good you arc!" she said, softly.
al shall never, never forget what you
have done for me. shall say TO my
self; Minny,' you may be frivolous
AuhI lidnhun SdSa 10 ull9t"hlc iS "hIcr
but one big, handsome man is your
friend and always win be-"
always, Mrs, Minny, to the end of
my life"
The rush of the near train terrified
his horses almost beyond control, and
he was obliged TO send her for the con
ductor when the train stopped for
water. The obliging official showed
no surprise ut divers ingenious story;