Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-19
By ELEANOR GATES,
CHAPTER TX.
Author Of 1.-THE Biography Of Prairi

'front.' Oh Tue SURE, Tue III Soup III uiS
hand still held recklessly upside down.
A pung was passing the grocery--a
green pung drawn by milk white
horse. On its quilt padded seat were
two men. Above them as they slowly
proceeded sagged high board cross.
Lounsbury glanced inquiringly about
him. His neighbors were also watch
ing the strange sight. At the windows
Of the clubhouse opposite and at the
openings of other buildings near were
many faces, wide with good natured
grins. AS Lounsbury turned to the
travellers again his own mouth curved
IN a smile.
> But all at once he sobered. The pung
was now so far away that the backs
II the men were presented to him,
and between them, projecting at
slant over the seat. we're the curved
tops Of pair Of clutches. - r. -"
Jocular opinions Of the passersby
were being freely exchanged back and
forth. He paid no heed to them. The
scoop dropped from his hand and clat-
tered upon the floor. He let it lie.
Silent and troubled, unaware of the
demands of an insistent customer, be
looked after the departing sleigh.
At last he acted Without waiting
even to put on his cap he started at
Enn up the street. His race, bare
beaded, increased the laughter Of those
who were still watching. They yelled
20 him boisterously, "Sic' 'em, Budr'
SEell 'em somethin', John!' Drag
iem back an skin 'em!' But the store
Keeper was deaf. Each yard made
him more certain of the identity of one
traveller. His thoughts as he pursued
were of him. He gained rapidly on
Ghe pung. At the edge of the camp, In
ahe trough of drift, he stopped 1t.
Lancaster spoke first, for LounsbuEy
was too spent "Waal. waal?' he said
erabbedly.
Excuse me-" painted the other, Civ
ing In his eagerness only a glance at
David Bond, excuse me, but l see
you're headed from home. | wonder
ed thought maybe l could do turn
for the young ladies while you're
gone
For moment the section boss did
not reply. He was still smarting over
Dallas generalship and If anything
was more Disguised and rebellioGs
than when he left the shack. So In
the brief pause he gave ready ear to
the whispering of the yellow harry.
His lids lowered. His lip curled.
@You understand, I'm sure" LounS.
bury FASTENED to say. II thought they
might be alone, that
Thank "" answered Lancaster,
swapping out each word, "thank y,
they is alone. An you'll oblige me a
DIN sight by leavin' 'em tibet wayv
BE settled himself in his seat "Git
apr he said to Shadrach. The pung
slipped slowly on.
Lounsbury was too taken aback ell
kher to follow or to retreat. For awhile
be stayed where he was, busily coin
ing forcible phrases for the relief OF
his mind. AS he retraced his steps the
few men who saw him were discreetly
silent, for the camp knew that there
were rare moments when it was best
70 give him a wide berth.
The interview in the trough of the
was shut out of it. But had it beer
icnger-had he been given chance tC
epeak-the result might have been the
same. The section boss had beer
mute all the way to Clark's. The fac
that Dallas had told him to relate the
story of the claim was the stronges
season for his not doing SO. David
Bond therefore was left In ignoranc,
and had no means Of connecting thu
evil companion of his journey nortl
with the fortunes Of the Lancasters
30 as they left Lounsbury behind ht
even found some censure In his hear
for the storekeeper.
"You were quite right" he said
clicking Shadrach gently. THAT younj
man should pay no visit to your daugh
tiers while you are absent. Yet"-h,
could not refrain from putting re
proof where it seemed due-"yet re
greet your manner of addressing him
your OATH
Lancaster glared. ooh, you gran
mothers tortoise shell catr' he SAT-
wrathfully For several hours there
after he added nothing to this.
Back In his store Lounsbury wa
mixing brown sugar with white
oolong tea with a green variety an,
putting thread in the pickle barre
simultaneously he was torturing hin
self. Had the section boss left HON
with no danger threatening? But-th
green pung was undoubtedly boun
for Bismarck What was 1t that ha
suddenly made him see the necessit
Of attending to the claim? Along wit
this came self arraignment. After al
he should have told Lancaster that
man who claimed the quarter sectio
on the peninsula had been called froI
Dodge City. LOunsbury had been Gel
tain that Matthews could not reac
Fort Brannon before the spring. Blu