The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-09
The Tail Of the Serpent.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY A. F. BoNNEY.

Mollle Chapman was cowman's
laughter, very pretty, very fearful and
null of resentment as she stood in the
doorway Of her ranch house home.
You are just mad at me. Charley
Farrell" she cried. ''cause | went rid
Ing with MIR. Mcintyre"
Il don't just trust these tenderfeet
who come browsing around In store
clothes" he replied. for I've seen too
many OF that kind of cattle, and
think too much of you to give anyone
chance to play low-down mean tricks
on YOU"
Jealous. amt your" she jeered.
No not Jealous he said, low and
quiet-like, only. love you"
Il love you. | love you. she
Knocked Il don't believe you love a
thing on earth except yourself and
that brute of pony you ride"
Considering that her love for Niger
was fully as great as his own, the re-
mark showed that she was becoming
quite unreasonable, and the man
smiled
"Of course love Mig" he said, land
so do you"
She stared unwinkingly at the dis
tant mountains. Still. love you bet
ter than anything else in the world
Mollie. l."
Jim Noman told me the same thing
only yesterday" she said, with side
glance at his troubled face.
IF catch that coyote prowline
around here" he growled, 'I'll attend
-"
Jealous" she laughed.
Realizing that he was getting the
worst of 1t, as men always will in such
encounters, and also feeling his hot
temper rising, he left her abruptly.
Presently, as she worked, voice
from n nearby window startled her.
MAY come in, Miss Mollie?" 4
said.
"Why, Mr., Mcintyre, where did 20,
come from?"
Same old place." laconically.
And what brought you here?" limo
Gently.
Same old thlng-no-I mean-er-
the same"
"Your horse?" ignoring his meaning
glances.
"Well, rode the pony, of course" HI
laughed, "as | am much too lazy t.
walk. However, did not come to Sc,
the horse" with a suggestive accent oil
the "see.'
want to see dad?" Gathering tn
dishes she was washing.
Saw him on the way over"
Maybe you want to see Mr.. Farrell
He's down"
Charley? Oh, he is down at tn
corall. playing with Niger. No. Mollie
came to see YOU" leaning in at tn
window and trying to take her hand
'Me?" with brazen effort to ap
pear surprised what for?"
"Oh, just want to see you-you-
know II"
Unsophisticated girl that she was
womanly intuition told her that some
thing was lacking, and all the ange
and resentment she had felt Will
quarrelng with Farrell flared up blind
ingly. From the corner of her eye sh
could see Mcintyre pulling at his Ions
blonde mustache, while he smiled com
placently, and his air of easy self-as
surance added fuel to her rage. Sh
had felt the fascination of his genia
personality, still 1t might be as Charlie
had said. She turned on him in blint
unreasoning fury.
"You just want to see me-" sh
stormed. We'll, look at me. with you
big, green eyes, Chase Mcintyre, an
what do you see? Think I'm fool
Do you think you can come here, wher
people don't know anything about tn
world, and make fun of us? Do 20
think we can't see through your stor
clothes and boiled shirts, and-and-
"Mollie! Mollie!" he kept interject
ing, while she ragged, What In tn
world do you mean? Surely, l hav
never done anything to deserve this
have I, Miss Mollie?"
She was, however, deaf to all he sale
weeping stormily in a corner of tn
room, where she had crowded hersel
beyond his reach.
what have | ever done to cause 20
to talk SO to me?"
''Jim Norman says"
"Well, what does that exempliflca
ton of reptilian cunning have to ga
of me?"
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