The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-31
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shook her head. No, she didn't think d
it did, because. Of course, she knew -
herself which one she wanted to have
win. The adiutant admitted that that Z
might possibly be just as interesting v
for herself and the fortunate man. And Z
which was he, if he might ask. Miss S
AIivart shook her head and smiled 9
again No, she didn't think he might
ask. As the man himself didn't know, {
she could hardly tell any one else just
yet, could she? She had her own ideas
about fair play.
Il can shoot carbine, myself" she
told the adiutant. with her cleft chin
proudly raised: "and my shoulder is
all black and blue. Mr.. Burton is teach
ing me-"
oh" said the adjutant "and what
does Greville think about that" The
adiutant was married, so he was out
Of the running
Mr.. Greyille is teaching me, too
said Georgia; "aud here he comes for
me now"
/ Burton was safe on the target range,
over behind the barracks. Miss Miyart
and Greville went in the other direc-
tion. by the back Of the officers row, /
over In the foothills across the creek. |
/ Greville nailed the top Of a big red /
pasteboard box to the trunk Of a tree, |
and Miss Nlivart hit it once out of six
teen times-when she was aiming al
the head OF a prairie dog at least TWEEN
~ feet away to the right. The other
fifteen shots were scattered among the
foothills.
Then her shoulder hurt her so that
she was ready to cry. Greyille would
have liked TO have her cry upon his
own shoulder. but as she didn't. he did
2 some fancy shooting to distract her'
) He found a mushroOm-can, and thre"
+ II into the aid and filled it full of holes.
I She had seen Burton do the same thihg
that morning with a tomato-can. IN
: facr from where she sat now. on
o uchen-covered rock. she could see the
t mutilated can glittering in the sun
l. over beyond the arroyo. so she lh'is'-
= ed for fresher sensations.
i IN tell you." she said to GreViiie, as
!. he held up the mushroom-can ior nel
!. IN inspect the eight holes he had MADE
II ,vtrb i've shots. let me toss up your
IT hat. and you make hole through TIE
trademark in the crown
Il was nice. new straw hat. DFe
vile had sent East for it and II nae
:. come bv stage the day before. 1t nae
- cost him. express paid. four dollars ah'
H. sevantv-6ve cents. This, too, at a TINT
-, when anything he had lett aIler se'
ling his mess and suffers ana laiioi
h;I1s went into stick-pins ana cana.
IL and hooks and music and riding-whip
- Mis- Nfivart. But he took on III
IT 10. and gave II to her without even
itrrerine glance at that high-price
u .r,ark within. And he felt that
~ was worth four times four uoila's 'n
OF ..,.or+v.fve cents when she picked u
- the taftered remains. at last ana asi
up - sto might have them TO hang
no her room.
nj Then she looked down at her grim
,aI hand and considered the nrsl Hu us
"a "a. 'root,,nr il open and shut. i tniu
- 49, coinr TO swell" she pouted- In
" :. = nerfeetly awful trigger TO pull
&c crsviue did what any man mig
en- 49,, lsen expected to do. He cauS
en- the hand and kissed it, MISS NV d
on Looked absolutely UNCONSCIOUS VI
" She might have been ten mics aM'
be- ,arsaIf Greville. therefore, thouE
TO lle- ~, was angry. and his heart w
the - -, With contrition. Yet he was q
md - 1s ,,-ise enough to be a frSt heu''
his a. No walked beside her back 10
APP nost in A state Of humble delec'lon :
ELL sould not understand. The mex. lnol
lat. 49, II was BurtOu's turn. GreNlHe "
'er- ln Us >, on the range now, vainly trying
art -, his record up to where bur'o
TO Tbis time Miss Mivart nred d
,s,to nasteboard-box cover ana III
and 49, 49,, Zines out Of twenty. she
10 ,,bilant. and so was Burton ueca
ire She was making such progress ON
~ his tuition. ,.,.o % shoot /.
ueh 90, 10 10 asl-ed as they wandered hol
ave u. u. 80 nj all hard to pull The I
han ger. .,d She
nan burton glanced at her ana S sil
anu a.. aves iuuocently. Its Just HAe
J, n,hor trigser." be told her.
dur o' NJ. NJ course. And is that the
WIN ~, .ne earbiue you use in the COM COM
.n' ,ion-the one you shot with ye ',,
ark, elo '1 viii use this afternoon when
and finish upg'
well" she said, eompiaeenIiy'
al ,,,nt I'm doing very nicely uOn
teas : I'' hif the target three times anu
II as est ~ anger doesn't hurt a OH
ok morning. ,,,,,.tition q
ieus nm end. with Burton soou u
alto alto 70 ~ ahead Of Greville. And
nurl, ,,-ht there was the big hop.
"a 10 - understood from the nrst ',, ~,