The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-08-19

broke toast into his soup aud would havh
i,,9, 1ila as moinef teoas s,eS on ,,r',-
tested against such indlrultca, and pro-
ceeded 10 manipulate the spoons ID, utter
ravcnouaiy hungry. and IN spito OF his
swollen and pnrChed tongue. he ate with
a vim and enjoyment that surprised and
teapot we're drained 10 the last drop. Tho
man scarcely ceased for an Instant unless
70 ask Or answer some question. lie be-
gan TO look brighter. Landowner, strong
er. and to express an Interest In his sur
roundinEs.
why are you here. and aione1 It IL
70 nnd a woman" and he looked nj her
intorroEatvoly uH he admired her beauty.
am alone and yet not alone Ny
father n usually about somewhere" a
frightened look crept into her eyes, and
she glanced over her shoulder At tins
yawning door, Two years ago. ! shall
never forget the time" and she rhivorcd.
"tathsr lost an his property through tho
criminal Vaccinations OF n man whom
he had believed 20 be his best friend.
The annir changed his character entirely.
lie suddenly became a monument OF M
nature. rescntful. domineering cruel Be
iors' he had always been Kind. patient
came into the house he tore into my
room. Wild with excitement and sup
pfe,sssod anger. lie told me be was going
cursed world. Would / 70, or would I
desert him like all the otheraf l packed
up few things az hurriediy a. I could.
brink OF this desert Ny father bought
we burros OF an old Mexican wood
chopper. aud on these animals he packed
torn from the home life. we each TOOK
a bnrro 10 drive, and began the tramp
q thirty miles through the heat, The
owner. an old miner. had been murdered.
| my father told me Prospectora had
found his body half devoured by vulturea
and coyotes, lying across the threshold"
Child. child. and you have been COM
PEELED % i've alone among these hor-
rorsY lie took her hand sympathetlcai-
| ~ IKE a tired child she slipped from
the bench and knolt beside the couch, her
warm cheek resting on tho hand that
Yes. sometimes the Isolation has been
/ appalling Every month father has taken
| tho hurroa ana gone Go town for supplies
ana many Times limos ! have begged him 70
Gus writing despair and 10 look on a
/ human face would have been n luxury
past comprehension. Ny father. always
/ people, and said was ungratcfnl. un-
! nlnl-that J. was no child OF his For
81. .sooS week ,S p be ssa no, sft tho place
most nothing left 10 eat, he had 10 20,
/ when he started away yesterday,
pleaded p, ,h lot g breath q glimpse OF the llfe
Violently angry than ever He atrucl
! me, and hurled curse after curse over
hls shoulder az me a. ho tramped away.
! lie carried 2 huge cane. and gave vent
| e bis wrath by nummelinE the burros
| VII the poor, patient beasts dropped their
s5s55! S Sam sn9 isirly Srogsehsd In the
How long VII be be away9 When win
/ ho como hackT' The man felt violent
determined to strugsio and s sS'; Us
Tie will be here tomorrow. think.
SWsy hs,orc yv nl. mot W 10 ih iW M.
! leave met"
There was wildncsa Of -upplication. pa
| thos Of prayer IN her voice In her aver
ness she had risen on her knees and bent
| her face close 70 his Her glorious hair
brushed his forehead. Her eyes. where
| yet unawakened, burned into his. HoI
| lips, rich, Intoxicating. were clOre-nc
close that her quick warm breath famed
hia hair Hm pulses rose In mighty
The great. remorseless desert crowded
about them, shutting out the world lik,
alore-thla mon and this woman.
"Lenye your leave you. dnrlinRf New
err The strength. the will, the powoi
He could have held her close. have caught
her lips IN lonr. quivcrine kiss, but h,
sid not lie closed NJ. eyes 70 shut . en-
mingled with hts her hair brushed hl'
forehead. Would his struggles never
Again the wall Of coyote swept IN,
sand wastes, and crowded It's eery tonei
through the crude doorway. envelopinl
the inmates like n demoniacnl Influence
The Girl sprnng from her knees and stoot
facing tho door There stood the beast
on the threshold. fierce. grinning. pant
eyes ' rnVspona with pt trs.ehsry Sna hum
| ger. With the cnwardice so typical o
his kind, hird hist de7sa nothing en
cent that which IL dad. he nut his tai
between his legs, gave hldeour partini
wall. and ancd away over the pale. moon
III stretches
The girl turned hack 90 the cot nnt
leaned over the man. TIE looked pail
and III. Tgnderlv she brushed the loosi
waves OF hair from hia forehead.
Dear. you mugt sleep. You must rest
Tomorrow you must take me away bc
fore father returns"
nut we shall lose our way In the dea
ert,, and ~ memorieH, Of NE friEhtful ex
into tho mans eyes. 70 expose this cir
TO such perils seemed impossible. "Whei
left baggstt 70. ths ranch that lay
wound through the sard clear and dis
tlnet. Then came wind that drlftes
and shifted the loose surface OF the DIES
ated. Then I began 90 founder. be
came confused and struEgled on aim
morning when ! was YEARLY niodding on
my mind full OF morose authorizations.
raw n mirage OF the desert coquctiish
canvas that beckoned with it, realistic
bounty. II was n marvellous transforms
ti0n, this sprinring OF iiNuriant growtl
out OF monNtonOua stSrilitv and desola
tiOn. Myriads Of crystal pools smiled n
me The sand wastes bloomed with for
esta. while herds Of horses ana eattl
graSed In the cool shades So real ~ al
seemed 20 mo that I c1uEht myself lis
tening for the twitterlnv OF birds amonl
the trees But the beauty faded. ani
ten--forgOtten even by God. Tho dcser
heats crowded about mo. The sand
Eiared denanos And yet YOU say I mus
take you away, guide you through ihl
inferno" and the man gro1ned, Per
haps I can influence your father 10 hell
US"
''No, no, you could do nothing will
him. Path or no path. We must ge
away" The girl tremhled ~ tho though
OF remaining longer In tho bleak. heat
walled prison. Death from starvation
thirst. exhaustion. win be Far preferabi
60 tho fortunes Of fear. unrest and isolA
ton ] have already endured But slee
now" She bent and blew kiss this
HIS Inns. lie lonEed for a kiss less intan
gible but she was on and away. GU
! through the door and into The night
The atmosphere was warm. but not or
pressive. with the abandonment and un
concern Of gypsy she lay down on N
sands stars and moon seemed to ham
from tho sky as N suspended by lnviHihl
cords from the raftera OF heaven, Tn
air was clear ana crisp and clean. Tn
/ clements were at rost The girls min
was confused with the emotional event
OF the day. She lay down with the dc
termination OF guarding the cabin wher
I a. NO.. hnA hNN hos