The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-05

load shot by. Mike had not heard her
choking cry or seen her gesture of an
guish Gathering herself up she stun
bled through the grass, past the trees.
that delayed her like idle, curious per-
sons crowding upon one in a moment
of extreme distress; but by the time she
had rounded the loop by land Mike had
crossed it by water-as the bow-string
measures the bow, had landed his
freight under the bushes in the shade,
! and was already out of sight below the
lower bend.
A wind was rising, spreading the
rapid GOODNESS that precedes summer
gale. The bushes were beating wild
| y, leaves and dust and blossom petals
we're flying, and dark wind-track
streaked the meadows; but the waveless
river only shuddered and crept by in
silence.
Darcie was lying on his back staring
at the green boughs overhead; the
coat lay over his chest, and its folds
perceptibly rose and fell This was
Faiths first assurance that he breathed.
In the shock of so sudden, so com
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the moment she forgot her warning.
He looked at her stupidity at first,
then a little wildly, and then with an
eager smile he flung his hand out to-
ward her upon the grass. Yet something
in his manner she missed-something
that she had looked to see on their meet
ing again; missed it, and drew back
from her instructive first advances.
He knew her, but had placed her at
the beginning of their brief, intense ac.
quaintance; all between was oblivion
His love spoke, and his need of love, in
his dumb eyes; but he was silent
troubled, and took nothing for granted
Ii was useless to question him as t.
how he had arrived at this phase of his
condition. Investigating, as his nurse
Faith discovered that there had been {
fresh hemorrhage from his wound; the
sleeve and breast of his shirt beneath thu
coat were soaked with blood. Weak
ness, thirst and delirium had followed
but not fever, so far as she could judge
He was bareheaded, and she looked il
vain for his hat to fetch him water il
the brim of it, as she had seen the hunt
ers do, but was forced to use her hand
kerchief, feeding him with drop
dripped between his lips. His fac
and hands and all his clothing down i
.. front were grimed and scratched an
earth-stained, as though Beaver caDyo
had been literally wiped up with him
when he spoke his voice was rapi
, muttering, devoid of expression. Their
was no hope that they could come to an
| understanding now on those delicat
, points that remained to be settled be-
, tween them. This was piteous CON
. plication, that at this last hour befor
the boat came in-the hour that mus
: decide how they should leave the boa
=. and meet on the other side of the lak'
= when the one word must be said, and h
alone could say THE should be on
r of his senses, calling her Miss Faitl
e and babbling fiat courtesies, sayin
Y nothing but with his eyes! She coul
not give him even the love he duml
D ly craved.
t No; it was strangely cruel. The
= were meant for each other; this she b.
e lieved as new, inexplicable fact not
be reasoned about, yet she was powe
r less to act upon it. Could any girl TO
:, low sick and crazy youth, conspic'
r, ously adorable young man, whom an
i stranger would be good to, once
!, was out of this terrorized land; appef
n at his side, and assume the right
: care for him on the strength OF SON
t wild love-passages in impossible place
e under circumstances the least bindir
b and most exceptional that could be IL
:. agined?