The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-08-10

FOIL, ana ~ cell tneee names you
viii each step up p my Aesk.
''Beeny Lombard!p Tho Urn, voice
Aesitated. q pussled .lopk sianced
across the stern eyss-
+ "Beeny Lombard" verbeny rose
slowly and moved to the edss 81 the
platform.
"Are you Beeny Lombardf And
what does Beeny stand FOR r.
"Why-why. verbeny."
''vsrbeny!"
Eyes. verbeny." she faltsred.
"Oh, verbena!" He spoke quickly.
almost CURLY. and yet the voice that
rechristened verbena opened for her
the way into . new world, . world
that was all faith. all-iovs, III adora-
ton.
II was late that afternoon When Yer
bena reached homo. II Mrs.. Lombard
had looked at her daughter abe would
have seen that the dreamy. 1intless
eyes we're wide awake; that the child
ish, open lips were closed, but closed
In . smile that dimpled ~ The cor
ners.
~ G&8 OOt G18y w 18ys WI VV0sA
wanted the best room; she wanted the
redding up Of the best room; ahs Md
brought tho roses for ths ynss II the
hsst room: all the girli abs kns~
had the best room IN ssr tltls
beaux. ~
"l1sv It Of 10 want Il" hsr mothls
1aughingly answered. "M1nA khat m
~ yef bsaux doa't Aurt Il Trough =
T-Tn oaiy haye - -" n
words wsxs vhispscsa - I
sCesaH1 ~ teteAA " '!s:sses "a 4 ~
On ~ cslsnAar, ths days tka& f1pI'
Iowsd would have bssn called 4 usonth.
IN veebsna'S mind they stood fuf IN
cf lifA, for Ill time. In the scheos, or
der was being brought out u cAaos.
hut she only worked 1t night. only
ID the late Afternoons and early morn.
hnEs. All through the school hours.
her eyes never left the masters fAce.
and. all the while he seemed quite I'M
conscious Of the wistful eyes that fol-
Ilowsd him.
4 The morning that ended 1t ali began
Just like other mornings Of the month.
verbena was at her desk in the school
some ten minutes before the drst bell
rang. John Cox. absorbed in the pa
+Ipess be6orS him. had hardly noticed
lher entrance. Z
Suddenly there was a sound Of xuA-
ming fest and . voice. big and deep
with excitement cried: TITS . -
ward for murderer. An they're 1oin'
to put ors on the schoolhouse. too.
They think Their feller's out here. An,
he killed Q man back east. He's named
Jared Conklin and the sherin'n ~
here to-day to look for him"
1 The words were being repeated now,
back and forth. They were almost n.
distinguishable. but verbena had
heard them al once, and she had
seen John Cox's white fingers close
hard Oh the desk in front Of him.
Before he could make the slightest
movement, her hand was on his. ''rll
hide you where they'll never md You =
II he hesitAted, verbena did NOT
know It, It was the girl who led the
way n the shadows OF the hedges that
abe know 20 well. down close. to the
silent farmhouse. Subcousciously, slaa
had renaembered that her father and
mother had gone that morning into
town, but breathlessly she ordered thu
man to wait until she had been into
the house. until she had unlocked the
door Of the best room. her room.
II cannot stay here!"
.You can stay here and Be safe IN
IN I can get you away. Promise ma
that you will stay II promise, {" he
answered.
II was verbena who rang the morn.
Ing bell At the school. some ten min.
stae late. It was true. but the boys "a
Girls wers all too excited to note the
time. She listened to the wonderina
comments on the schoolmaster's As.
ssnce. With the others she hurried
out to read the notice when It W.
placarded ON the schoolhouse door,
With the others she read the descrfp.
tioA Of the murderer. She compared
this description with their teacher.
| Her own heart echoed the conclusaca
- It was whooped from the other NM.
John Cox and Jared Conklin were bui
oae and the same mani
The search in that part Of the e.,
~ for Jared Conklin was only q n,ak,
~ Of days. Thea word came that d
hAd bssn seen farther vese, in All.
soaa, IN Calfornia, and tAs sheri1
ooncluded thAt his nasn had receayeA
warning and escaped again. But -
days ssensd intssniaabls v the ~
Vho vnifnA for ffeeAu1. s&.SF