The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-14
J p. L~Ipplneott Col

thoughts set so p~crsistcntly toward the
fcud. and its bearing upon both their
lives. that he had spoken of il almost
before he knew what he was saving.
II should think it would he a constant
source of anxiety to you" he said, ir-
~relcyantly.
perhaps it would, if I knew what it
was" she answered, demurely.
pardon me- must have been think
ing aloud. meant the fcud."
She smiled at his prcoccupation. ~
supposed that was what you were
thinking of. No. | cant say that it is
exactly n source OF anxiety. although.
of course. ! should he glad enough if
the Tynums would leave the country.
II isn't pleasant to have the enmity OF
such people"
"Rut your father and brother-don't
you sometimes feel anxious on their ac.
%count?"
She shook her head. ''That would he
%disloyal; il would imply n doubt of
their ability to take care of them
selves"
Ringbrand Vas thoughtful for "A mo-
ment, and then he said: IT'S a dreadful
state of affairs, though. Miss Hester; |
should think il would he a perfect
nightmare TO YOU"
1T seems terrible to you. no doubt.
but you must remember that we are
used to it--or. anyway, as nearly as one
car be used to such things. I should
feel quite lost without the feud."'
II envy you your courage"
That's odd. didn't suppose a man
ever envied a woman the possession Of
such an ordinary virtue as courage"
perhaps il isn't SO commonplace as
you imagine"
"Oh, | meant with gentlemen; Of
course. il says itself that women are
towards. but that is only another way
ri saving that men are brave"
"1'm not quite SURE that ! follow your
logic. Would you mind giving me your
definition of courage?"
perhaps will-after you've told me
yours"
lsingbrand reflected n moment before
answering. POSSIBLY my definition is
Wv i'''' F'iiN'l's lblN' INV -. ;
thought that the trucst cou.arc cor
sisted in doing right WHOM = j. oasirr
and safer 10 10 w%rong-in other words,
that it requires Il higher kind of cour-
age To suffer injury than to resent il.
I'm b,g.ani':g TO suspect. however, that
this test can be applied only to martyrs
and To cOwards--to the latter. because
th,NE nc, 10 a., a ,,1,, fAr, ,N n,..,,,. 80, -
81 think that is a little beyond mv
depth" replied Hester, shipping a rose
from the claLAbering bush that covered
tsr end of the veranda and beginning
10 trim the petals into dahlia-likc pre-
c'siOH with her scissors. IL have al
ways thought of Il brave man as one
who was sihply not afraid of anything,
one Of whom Il could he said that he lie
not know what fear was"
THAT always seemed TO mo HE drt
hiors praise. Ii one doesn't know ia,
sensation of fear. there cau he tticSIr
tue in Being brave. To my mind. IN,
man who realizes the danger and Sc
compclS himself to face it.. though Il
may he with pallid face and shaking
knees, deserves the greater credit"
81 suppose that's true: only | never
got that far into the subject before. !
don't often reason about such thing.
BECAUSE suppose you would say he.
causr "A woman doesn't reason about
anything: but il doesn't seem ncc".
sary; life isn't so much n question 90
motives as of deeds: il isn't so much
what thinks as what one does. AnG
father says ne does what his ANCESTOR
did"
I'm hat case I ought to be- n bray,
man." said Ringbrand. smiling: M
forcfathers were Scottish clansmrn.
aud they haven't left n record of many
other virtues"
rs your name Scotch? ."
"ies; tradition has il that our an
cestors were the hcralds of the elan.
and that the name comes from thrIr
custom of whirling n lighted brand IT.
n circle as n signal for the gatherings
the hosts"
How swcetly romantic! 1t sounds
like u bit out of dear old Sir Walter. |
should always believe that, whether il
is true or not"
Ringbrand laughed shortly; "Nou
have n true woman's admiration for
Nalorous deeds, haven't YOU? A peace
able man finds himself rather out of the
running"
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