The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-05-07
BY KENNETH f. HARR-

BY KENNETH f. HARRI
copyright. 1902, ty Daily Story r.
When Hepburn first saw IL.
woman he was rather taken
A little later he decided that 81.
altogether to self-reliant and sp.
sessed for his taste. There
man in the party who hal
achieved something in the =
art and was being lionized, q
TO which he seemed to take tc ra
too kindly; man VINO aroused
tolerable itching in the toes Of
other masculine person present
burn noticed that Miss Pollal
one OF the very few of the WON y.
did not assume the attitude u
alton in the presence of the y.
perhaps the Genius noticed r. !,
Tor he left his little circle OF ov
Worshipers 6ad seating himself
Miss Pollard's side honored he. !. d
Some Of his exclusive and or. Il.
views of things. general and pa. q
lar
Hepburn happened to be closa
and heard the conversation, y
hlled his soul with Joy.
IA steel trap is leisurely, even di'a
tory compared with her," he said I'd
evening to select audience Ct
0yershadowed. "She had him ra. V
in the first round, and dazed and r.
ping the ropes before the third. 70
never saw a girl with quicker eli
back, and he never really landed ey
| once"
"She must be all right" said I :
dy Alderman, 81 think I'll re,7ar
her for that with little of my SC lie
ty. I am interested
Il wouldn't be- counseled Hep
burn. "The Genius isn't exactly i
fool even if he acts like an ass A
for you, you would simply be Skin ,ca
alive If you began being pretty to Atr
| wouldn't want to try it myself.
know"
"Why?" asked Teddy.
oh, well, take it all back" sale
Hepburn. Il didn't mean to discuss
the young lady. She is mighty clever
and charming and handsome and
what do you say to a little gamer
If Hepburn had continued with what
was in his mind he would have said
She is too self-poised, too independ
ent, mentally and physically. A mar
could never assume an attitude o.
protection toward her. She rows ant
shoots better than four-fifths of tn,
men here, and l couldn't have played
the fish myself better than she die
yesterday. Then she knows too much
for woman and hasn't any femi
nine foibles as far as | have noticed
There's not enough of the clingins
vine about her. Not that 1 care =;
continental about her one way or thu
other"
Being in this Indifferent frame O
mind Hepburn for some days avoided
Miss Pollard; then he concluded tina
his avoidance might perhaps seen
marked, and after all, he had nj
reason to dislike the young lady HI
was crossing the field to the tersni
court with Teddy Alderman when h
made up his mind to this, and he hat
a vague idea that Teddy was babblin!
about something, but his eyes we<'
fixed upon a figure in a white dres
half reclining in the shade of a nobl
beech
Isn't she a queen?" exclaimed Tee
dy, enthusiastically. Here's m
chance now. Don't you spoil tn
sport, my son. You're due to pla
with Polly, and we'll watch YOU
He did not hear what Hepburn sale
which was perhaps just as we'll, blu
strobe off and flung himself on tn
grass at Margaret Pollard's side wit
sigh of relief. At the same tim
Polly Alderman waved her racke
cordially at Hepburn and challenge
him to a game.
Presently Teddy's tete-a-tete wa
broken up by the arrival of Jean Wi
son and Maud Patterson and Mau
soon after took him off to pump W;
ter from the spring in the ravin
, The two girls left together, watche
) the players for some moments in S
l lence Then as Hepburn made pa