Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-14
CHAPTER VII
THE foaEsHADo~ISG or MoMEyToIs
EVENTS

I
EVENTS
The first thing the squatter did on
arriving Is: the station was to write
-oIfe letters and send them to Burke.
town. some 1925 miles distant. with u
trustworthy messenger who was to re
turn again with any mail that had been
senL after cur party. IL was toe nncet
tain work 10 wait until the boat came
round 10 the Macarthur river with sup
plies and general stores from Norman
ton. And now Gibson the drover. had
handed over the cattle and taken his
departure. three Of his men going with
him They, like all the rest OF noinadic
| Australians at the time, intended 10
have look at the new goldfields N
Western Australia Chiicot with two
0r three others remained to look after
the cattle. Contrary to our hopes. how
ever. DAILY did not go lie had seen the
fresh. fair face Of Elsie Gordon and had
made up his mind to stay Elsie. who
was rather simple minded. good ma
4 tured girl received the overtures Of this
i scamp at first with a coolness which
only served to heighten his regard for
her, and made him 10 mere warily to
work. Ills manner when he came in
contact with her was respectful and
propriety itself Altogether his be-
havior and general bearing seemed al
tered for tho better At last she began
70 tolerate his worthless presence, and,
+ it was plainly evident, 10 see III him
what no others could see-attribntes
which he did not possess, even betray.
+ ing a certain amount Of qualification
when in his company.
hat 3 IL cold biGodca villain, take
my word for it, said lack to me one
day. 'and some harm win come of his
being here yet Hes schemcr, and
how any girl can Ike that crocodile's
smile Of his gets over me wonder how
poor Sav.ie takes it. ! thought he would
cut up rough seeing we all supposed
him to be rather sweet upon Elsie. But
either he doesn't care or he's a much
deeper man than we take him for de-
spite his faith in Samson and weakness
for paper snakes. .
81 never did think Savile was q fool. "
l replied. However, believe with
You that Savile' worth dozen such
chaps rs Daily. It's pity Elsie doesn't
seem to see it, though. AT first it APP
peared To me she humored Savile and
his foibles but now she laughs at him
openly | suppose time will show which
Is To prove the better man Of the two {"
/ Perhaps the few weeks that followed
We're among some Of the happest ones
M e.,
ing till SHUTDOWN We put up large
stockyard with ''V" branding. a
killing yard. and also some outbouses.
Jack staid wish the cattle: Chilcot
and assisted the squatter and soma Of
the others TO put up rough but COM
Portable house somewhat apart from
tho other buildings and overlooking the
LAGOON. Chilcot was native born Aus
tralian and, as | have said before, a
quiet, gentlemanly smart fellow and.
like nll Australians, born horseman.
When evening came and the cattle had
been yarded for we still kept them
well In hand--we generally found cur
way OVER to the aquattor's house, for
Mackenzie was fond Of quiet rubber
mt whist. and. rs he had known Chill
cots people down south. he was glad
to hase it in his power to show him
some attention As for Jack and my
self, he insisted, with that genuine
whole hearteGuess Of his, that we should
always join the party; privilege Of
which IN our uneven'cul existence !
was only too rlad to avail myself
And ii had come TO this after all.
that |. who had been in my old coun.
try palny days man about town and
Nersed IN the Ways cf the world had
Rone carelessiy ON with n false sense of
bcurity and allowed my interest to be
awakened for this beautiful and uucom.
mon type Of wehsanaood, until it had
leepened into admiration. then that
Which made me her veriest slave That
|. penniless rolling stone. with only
any birth and education To recommend
me, should think OF aspiring to the
hand Of Mackenzie of Tarragonx 5
daughter. who would yet be a great
heircss. was too presumptnous con.
ting.ney 10 he entertained
And now. beginning to get my eyes
opened To the true state of affairs, |
''HT AFf q ilttit Aiai itltl NJ the PROBABLE
ending Of my day dreams. foreseeing
considerable trouble for myself in the
Future unless | could reason myself in.
to more sensible state of mind l
would endeavor t. see her in another
light, world Eote her crudities of nan.
rer ana. II possible. detect in her want
u conyentioualism and impetnosity
nrly the tckleness Of shallow mind
To run away would be to confess my
weakness, surely it wore possible To
enre myself Of this folly, But like many |
more recsnucd without my host rs
fer the anthor If all this mischief. her !
manner toward me had never changed
Pesaaf> she was now a little less i'm. |
Fnisive and little more womanly, but |
she was still the strange and uncon~rn- |
tonsi creature had secn kill a snake |
with stock whip. and tlick p,sor Yarn
With IL when Ea had inteyfrr,Ai with 1