The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-12-20
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dress The stage was late, and there
was no good and sufficient reason for
wearing II out. A similar considera-
ton of economy led her to fiirt of
flies with her second best pocket hand
kerchef Mrs. OAK presided over the
gathering with awful severity.
"Chuggs never ben so late as this,
said Mrs. OAK. rocking herself furi-
ously. Leander. the fat lady and Miss
Carmichael meekly murmured assent
and condemnation.
And there amt sign of him." said
Mrs OAK, returning TO the house after
straining the landscape through her all
observant eye and not detecting him
In any Of the remote pin pricks on the
horizon In which these plains folk In
varlably decipher herd OF antelope.
an elk or two or horseman.
| Judith had continued her unquet
pacing I'm the binding glare while the
group within doors. somnolent from the
heat and the lncessant shrilling Of the
locusts. droningly talked and dozed.
Each time she turned Judith would
stop and sean the yellow road, shading
her eyes with her hand, and each time
she had turned away and resumed her
walk. Mary, who gave the postmis-
tress no unstinted share of admiration
for the courage with which she faced
her difficulties and who had been seek
ing an opportunity to signify her
friendship, now that she saw the last
OF the gallants depart, inquired Of Jul
dith II she might join her.
They walked without speaking for
several minutes, enjoying sense Of
comradeship hardly in keeping with
the brevity Of their acquaintance. A
freedom from restraint spared them
the necessity of exchanging small talk,
that frequently Irritating toll exacted
as tribute to possible friendship.
The desert lay white and palpitating
beneath the MONDAY glare. and from
the outermost rim OF desolation came
dancing dust devils" whirling and
gliding through the mazes of their
eerle dance. 81 think sometimes" said
Judith, that they are the ghosts Of
those who have died OF thirst in the
desert"
Mary shuddered imperceptibly. How
do you stand II with never a glimpse
Of the seaf"
you'll love it or hate IT, The desert
is too jealous for half measures. AS
for the sea''-Judith shrugged her fine
shoulders-"from all I've heard Of 1t, It
must be very wet"
Each felt n reticence about broach-
ing the subject uppermost In her
houghts-Judith from the instructive
tendency toward secretiveness that
was part of the heritage Of her Indian
blood; Mary because the subject so
closely concerned this girl for whom
she felt such genuine admiration
Judith finally brought up the matter
with an abruptness that scarce con-
cealed her anxiety.
you saw my brother yesterday AT
Mrs. Clark's eating house. Will you
be good enough to tell me Just what
happenedT'
Mary related the incident In detail
Judith cross examining her infinitely a.
to the temper of the men at table to
ward Jim. Did she know II any cattle
men were present. Did she hear WHERE
her brother had gomez
Mary had heard nothing further afte
he had left the eating house. The onl.
one she had talked TO had been Mrs
, Clark, whose sympathy had been en-
: tirely with Jim. Judith thanked her
, but IN reality she knew no more nov
than she bad heard from Major Al
kins.
Judith now stopped In their walk AM
/ stood facing the road as II rolled owe
the foothills-a skeln of yellow sill
. glimmering In the sun. Then Mar
, saw that the object spinning across
' In the distance, hardly bigger than
! dolls carriage. was the long delaye
? stage. She spoke TO the postmistress
hut apparently she did not hear-Jr
!, d,th was watching the nearing stag
a as IL it might bring some message {
life and death She stood still, and I'll
:, dropping lines of her figure straigh
= ened, every fiber of her beauty kin
, died. She was like flame, palIng Il,
!. sunlight
N And presently was heard the III
"a eouth music of sixteen iron shod hoof
= beating hard from the earth rhytbmi
:, notes, which presently grew hollo'
" and sonorous as they came rattln
,s over the wooden bridge that spanne
the creek.
= "Chuggr exclaimed Leander, rusl
!. ing TO the door in tumult. TheI
:, was something crucial IN the arrivi
!, Of the delayed stage driver. His d,
:, linquencies had detected the course {
the travellers, left them stranded in
: remote corner Of the wilderness, hi
= now they should again resume IL
thread OF things. Chugg's coming wa
an event.
. "'Tain't Chugg," said Leander.
- ITS Peter Hamilton exclaime
I. Mrs. OAK.
:. Lands sakes, the New Yorkerw sal
!, :, the fat lady. Only Judith said nothing
" Mr.. Hamilton held the ribbons /,
:, that battered prairie stage as II he ha
VI haen driving mast tho tulu Gag hon,