The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-18

little. 81 am. Nothing exciting has hap
pened since my arrival. haven't seen any
wild beasts, nor been scalped by the In
dams, nor drowned fording the high riv-
ers, nor lost on the prairie. / consider I
my visit failure iu the line OF adventure,
and really should like some proof that |
things are different out here from what |
they are in the effete East. Why, it's all |
as quiet and regular as New England |
farm! IL 1t were not for the amount Of |
space around and the Rockies over there |
one might imagine ones self somewhere |
up in-Connecticut!'
sand yet" commented Lamont slow |
lys "things are very differeut-beneath |
the surface. But girls, living under the
protecting arm Of the LAWN other
words, in the inspectors quarters" and
he pointed to the shack which they hsd
at last reached, fare not apt to see them.
AS l said, could tell you some curious
and sufficiently exciting facts. And the
best part is that you never know when
you are going to run up against them.
To-day or tomorrow or next day as like.
ly as not. fancy, tho, that after all
you would not enjoy encountering thrill
ing adventures. But 1 will do my best to
/ have some come your way. at any rate,
you shall have Great IBuffalo's medicine
bag, and promise you it will be some
| thing curious"
Mrs Kenwood was calling to them from
| behind the screened door.
"Come in while make you a glass of
Of lemonadel Oh, how dusty and hot you
two look!"
But the young man shook his head.
''Can't this evening. Thanks awfully,
Mrs Ken wood" and he vaulted back on
his pony.
Miss Allyn came in alone and sank
down exhaustedly on pile of kit-fox
rugs in corner OF the little parlor.,
LOUISE" she said, in voice wherein
WEAKNESS and indignation were about
equally blended. "Louise, that young
Lamont had the audacity this afternoon
to tell me that he loved me After all ]
have done for him-and you know, Lou.
Use, how kind and sympathetic 1 have
tried to be-he had the ingrstitude to taIh
/ to me after that fashion!'
Mrs Kenwood looked at her sister 6
moment before replying.
"What did you expectP" she inquired
at length, calmly. "You have let hin
come here continually, and when you
= weren't here you were off riding or driv
t ing together. You aren't exactly repul
= sive looking, and he is lonely, sad youns
fellow to whom the cempanionship of
s girl like yourself has been an unknown
y luxury for some time now. 1 hope 20,
r haven't hurt him badly-I like him." sh
: added, abruptly.
z Miss Allyn got up and went quietly In
to her room. She was rarely undignif1e,
enough to quarrel even when she was an
T. cry. And she was angry now. She toll
: herself that she might have expected jus
|, that amount of sympathy and compre
@ hension from her sister.
r Late that night Dawson, the orderly
n brought her note which he said an In
O dian had just gwen him. Miss Ally
i read 1t by the light of her lamp:
i 81 am sendin this to tell you that start i
r. a few hours tor a certain Indian grave in th
South. This expedition seems sridiculousl
small affair to undertake when 30 long to d
!" | something really for you. But even you
y whims shall be- satisfied If can manage 1
q The half breed Charlie will go with me. q
has some foolish notion that there is q str
| pendous curse attached to the whole exped
t ton, and untold dangers will beset me- ii
4 is devoted to me and won't leave me. 1 al
4 1t, xrH@k,
les and go on Ito Calgary to attend to som
business. 1 can't begin working for you to
e soon. So, altho shall miss seeing you &c
b perhaps month to come, shall still be d.
h ing something for you and something wort
~ while. I am hoping that may incline you
little in my favor. F. l."
Miss ALLYN looked at the note in blan
smazement and anger. 1t was too at
Isure After all her kindness a nd manage
- ment of him and his ridiculous devotion
}, here he was gone just when she needle
him. And for what? What earthly IL
terest had she inSa dead Indians med
cine bag? She didn't care il she neve
saw one. Her momentary interest of
: few hours before had utterly vanished
OF course she didn't believe there wa
u any danger; it was only the stupidity O
the whole affair that annoyed her. An
Calgary! Business for her! Miss Al
' Ign laughed out loud. If 1t were nc
such bother it would be amusing, Blu
to be abandoned by the only available es
+ cort in the middle of the summer on
Z lonely rancho was no joke.
Miss Allyn stified a little yawn as sh
i put out her lamp.
~ really think will have to leave her
very soon. A month of solitude out O
i two would kill me. In week or go
II fear shall feel it my duty to 90 back t
3 my dear, old, lonely father" and sh
laughed again lightly as she went int
the little parlor.
e Miss Allyn was writing letter by tn
e light of the lamp in the Captains littl
e study leading out of the sitting room
e Her trunks stood packed on the versnd
o waiting for the early coach to take ther
3 forty miles to the nearest railway. ]
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