Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-10


for her arms were not strong enough
to swing the pillow an the whiffietrees.
And each time Simon caught sight Of
her red flannel pe1ticoat. and faint
half awakened objections stirring be-
meath his sprOuting horns came hack
to challenge the geading color and
butt her GROSSLY in the skirts.
Just before dinner time and halfway
of the piowed strip. going east. Dallas
suddenly lifted her shGalders to tight
zen the slack of the reiHs. let go the
horns and brought the mules to a
stand. and then as they halted with
lowered heads she caught sight of the
distant figures between hsr and the
herizon. recognizing them as men.
naOnnted and on foot. with wagons
hanging at their rear.
She stepped TO the head of THE team
and shaded her eyes for a moment
As she did so part of the advancing
body detached itself and approached
more swiftly only to retreat again.
and the sun. climbing toward the cen
ter of the sky. flashed back upon bright
objects carried at the front of the
group
Soldiers for Brannon, reckon" she
said aloud tS Simon. who had given
over his buttiMg and was thoughtfully
shifting the air. STILL she added
they're coming slow for soldiers
Simon rubbed red shoulder against
her arm confidingiy and gave defiant
sideways toss of the head
"+You know. don't yOp?" Dallas said.
scratching the star In his curly fore
head. well, l would. too. If had your
nose" She glanced at the mules and
noted tfaeir lack of fright. They're not
Indians anyhow" she went ON. so !
guess we'i1 do some more blowing"
When the sun was so high that ST.
mons shadow made but a small
spiotch upon tie ground under him.
Dallas again stopped to look toward
the east The meR and horses had
travelled only short distance and were
halted for their noon rest. Close to the
wagons the smoke of burning grass
twists was curling up from under tn"
midday meal.
''They amt soldiers" she said decis-
lively. IF they was they'd go on to the
ferry. And what can they be, headed
this way?" She took off her hat and
swung it at her father to attract his
attention, then pointed toward the men
and teams.
Lancaster was sitting before the
shack, his crutches across his knees.
Seeing her signal. he got up and hob
bled hastily around the corner, from
where he blinked into the gap, And,
unable to make out anything but
blurred collection of moving things, he
called Marylyn from her dinner get
ting.
>"Come an see wat y en- make out
of thar >Qn tn prairie, Mar'lyn" he
cried, EFF It's antelope, bring out tn
GhaEpa
MARVIN hurI red to him and followed
the direction of bis gaze why Hs
men, pa" she. said.
certainly, it's men," he agreed pet
tisbly s'but wat kim O. men? Ihets
wat All KANT see." zsssl
Marylyn shook her head. Then: a.
she bent her look fnqniringly toward
the far away camp, horsenan sud
denly left it apd started on gallop
toward them Cones coming this way
fasty>6hG exclaimed and rushed back
into the shack for her bonnet.
! Lancaster and his younger daughter
F, commented excitedly as the rider ap
preached. One troop of cavalry hac
remained at Brannon throughout thu
summer to give protection to the wive
and children of officers and enlisted
men. The remaining troops belonging
at the fort were away on Indian serV
Ice. They were to return soon. and tn
section boss believed he saw In tn
nearing traveller the herald of tn
! home coming force Marylyn, how
ever, was Just as certain that Indian
, were about to surround them an
, hastily brought out the gun, but Dalla
| wasted no time in conjectures. 81
, touched up Ben and Betty and fnishe
, her round of the plowed land. Not u
the stranger was close did she stop
the eastern end of the field and wal
o leaning on the cross bar.
n He came forward in a sharp cante
Q keeping a regular tap upon the dam
n Of his mount with the end of laris
o His. careless seat in the saddle and Z
!. fact that he wore no spurs told DAN
|. that he was not a trooper. thoui
h across the lessening distance now
I tween them his dress of blue shi
It dark breeches and high boots, crown
W by a wide. soft hat, was not unlike
he campaign uniform. At his approa
lie Ben and Betty became lazily interest
Z and raised their long ears to the fro
C. Simon advanced little and took
~ termined stand beside Dallas.
lie hung her lines on the plow hand
st. and prepared to greet the horseman'
RI The instant he reached her he hal
es abruptly beside the mules and bal
I'D his head. "Good morning he So
with CHEEKY politeness. but his sW