Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-07

WAAA w uetteE 10 stiCh W NY present
name. If the police have come to the
Macarthur-I heard they were coming
they may be in position to make il
awkward Tor me. 80 you re liable to be
seriously inconvenienced at any time
through keeping my company. Now.
Dick. all you've got to say is that you
want to 90 with Mackenzie and Ill 60
hight on. You can make any excuse for
me you like. I'll pan out somehow.
Now. speak out. shan't be offended
whatever you do And. look here. I'll
eave you the gray a. a keepsake. old
HAP"
Jack. you cowardly brute! You
know / haven't strength left to punch
.sour head. AS FOR the police, hang
themr'
was disappointed in Jack. but un-
doubtedly my reference to the police
was unjust and uncalled for.
On reaching Skeleton creek. whio.
was series Of water holes in a deep
thickly wooded hollow. we pulled cN
the track and pitched eur camp Jus.
before sunset. when was brushing thu
ashes off a damper. Mackenzie's party
ratified up. Within hundred yards of
MS they pitched their camp. took 4
big dose of quinine and turned in soon
after supper. Jack had insisted on this
On coming into camp he had produced
small pot of extract of meat and made
some Of it ready for me- did not know
till long afterward that ut Turmoil
lagoon store he had come away without
getting some much needed articles OF
clothing in order that he might pur-
chase several little luxuries for my all
ing condition. You've got to fortify
yourself, old chap, he remarked. ITO
morrow's Sunday, and as it's one Of
your bad days think we d hetter camp
here. Apart from the Fourth Command.
ment. Dick. I'm Scot enough to know
the value Of one days rest III seven.
venture to say we don't lose by it. Oul
cattle are always in better condition
and get through more work in the long
run than those who keep travelling right
on.
little later placed my bedding
under a shady ironbark tree. The NOR
poke's chant and the Groom Of the pos
sum blended with other strange sounds,
and fell asleep.
Next mo- ring, after breakfast,
heard the JAM. .}ing of bells and the
drumming Of boots as MackeEzie's black
boys brought up the horses allowed
a few minutes to elapse before going
over to find whether or not they had
fetched up ours with them. On reach
ing the spot where the boys lad round
ed them up | found Jack and Norah
Mackenzie already there The latter
had just said something to my mate
that had evidently startled him; for
when he saw me he left her and came
toward me.
''Our gray's not in the mob" he
said: II made sure he was-must &c
and do little horse hunting. I wonder
where he could have strayed to any
howy''
Me see IN yaraman track go cr
along a creek, Gang out 1arry. THAT
fellow bin lose III one fellow shoe :
There is no sign or mark on the face
of nature that the Australian black fel.
low will not read as if it were an oper
Uoh Alc III ~ w liSt l)ub Wiz
practice through successive generations
has become an instinct-he takes to il
as readily as a kitten takes to playing
with ball Of worsted.
mo. Dick, ycu WON'T / was NOV
ing toward my horse. ''Iou stop where
you aye. I'm going.
Norah Mackenzie went over to pal
one of the horses, and Jack. taking tn.
bride ont Of my hand, walked off {.
catch the roam Before doing 80 he said
to me in an aside which ! considered
just a little too audible: Look ont fol
that girl. old chap. She has either go
the power of second sight or she is ,
gypsy in disguise = l watched him rid
off Jack as usual. was doing the lion
share of the work
The sober expression on my fnce as
thought of thcse things probably at
tracted Norah Mackenzie > attention Il
she moved away; anyhow she stoppes
and spoke.
Are ycu travelling today ah
.aneried.
..No think not You see. my mat
and | are Scotch
THAT Ia say. You make virtue O
sound policy.
IA woman is always at libert? t
measure other peoples corn by her owl
busnel 7 reioined politely.
Even if they come from Inverness' 7
she added thoushtfully and with
smile
How did you know l came fror
therey' asked in some astonishmen'
Il suppose it may be accounted fo
: by the gypsy in my composition. sh
answered, laughing. rs she saw the cha
grin on my face that Jack inlrdiciou
speech had called mp But roberl
speak;ng. she continued. your que
tion shows that yon still have certai
amount of modesfy left. You see. a
sorts Of people come ont here. and 10
study dialects there is no place like u
colonies In Inverness they speak Il
English language in its best and pure