Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-08-04

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was strangely glad to think that We
were leaving the scene Of so much trou-
BILE behind MS. But perhaps the fact
that Norah Mackenzie had not been left
behind on the Macarthur under the
wing Of the police magistrates wife
had something to do with that. should
at least have another fortnight. which
would give me an opportunity Of max
ing myself better known to her. perhaps
winning such q share In her regard a.
would encourages me 10 hope for = GER
tain happy contamination. But ahewaD
40 utterly unlike any other woman
had ever met that I hardly know wisaD
To make Of her. Was she simply .
bright. excitement loving and impul-
dve creature. whose strange ways might
be ascribed rather to . craving for
change and novel experisnces than to
any sterling individuality! Sometimes
IL seemed tn me that she only adopted
those erratic ways in order to disguise
her warm. sympathetic nature. At 9th.
er times l thought they were merely
the outcome Of want of heart Then
the questions would suggest themselves.
Would she have dime for me what she
had done for my matel Would she have
masqueraded in the ortre character of
half caste hoy and have hrnved that
strange rough throng for my sakes
But was jealous of Jack, and did she
not show decided preference for himf
Here her conduct ba fled me. Sometimes
the evil one made me wish my friend q
Thousand miles away. and ] WAS nu$
quite ~ civil to him m one mate ought
to be to aaother But Jack either did
NOT or would not seq these signs So far
as his relations with the squatter's
daughter were concerned I could take
no exception 10 them. His manner to-
ward her had changed since the triai.
He no longer treated her like spoiled
child or a frivolous girl. as he hRd done
at first, and she indeed seemed pleased
when in his company. She had under
gone metamorphosis in his eyes--one
that. alas. meant trouble for mo.
II was significant that none OF us re-
ferred to the proceedings Of the day bs-
fore. We observed an unnatural reti-
cence regarding them
As for DAILY. he discreetly kept him.
self aloof from the rest Of MS. perform
ing his duties silently and we'll
On our journey back to the station
little Of interest occurred. OF course we
took longer to go back-being heavily
! loaded-than in coming, but on tho
morning Of the third day Gordon sad
/ died up the horses for Norah Mackenzie
and his sister. telling me 20 get ready
and accompany the two women to tho
station. which we would possibly reach
in the course Of the afternoon. he said
he would come on himself about uight-
fall The teams would probably reach
the station some time next day.
We talked Of many things as we rods
bnck. but we never once mentioned
what had occurred at the Macarthur
river caught myself looking curious
ly mt her several times II was strange
thing that | should have been 40 blind
as no. to garognizs her la the character
of that half caste boy. Freddy. who had
caused such n sensation in court Hers
were those great soulful eyes that had
no struck me when | looked upon the
boy. Hers were those clearly cut and
mobile features that had captivated my
fancy in spite .of myself She must
have dyed her skin with some simple
decoction peculiar TO tho bush. to have
transformed that face as she did. !
could understand now why the hoy had
covered his head with that ugly. gandy
handkerchief In II were gathered those
great. silky. brown tresses. As for the
broken pigeon English which came 50
naturally from her lips. that was not
TO DE wondered ut. had often heard
her counterfeit the gibberish os the
blacks with such startling realism that
had not her lips moved would have
sworn black gin talked There was no
doubt she was born actress and mimic.
In the course of the afternoon wa
reached the station and found things
much as We had left them Tho squat.
ter had not returned. but one Of the
stockmen. by name Mooney. had some-
thing to tell He had been out on the
run mp the river when in little pocket
in the main range he had heard thu
cha.tering Of some kacks On riding
up with his black boy he came right on
To mob Of these gentry who. having
run one Of Mnckenzies bullocks into
this natural yard and speared il. were
cutting up and dividing the meat He
had fired upon them with fatal resulta
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