The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-12

and refused commit itself to whose side would win
i At quarter past twelve the judge stood up
Clint felt his heart beating wildly The of triumph
! was at hand.
The Judge crossed to the bay window at the other end Of the
room. lsabels eyes followed him nervously.
From SIDE among geranunis and ivy he drew the
chess-table, and pushed it before him toward the fire
! think it would be pleasant for have game of chess
he said afably.
Clint sprang his feet
@o oh thank YOU sir think must be going home"
On must your WE'LL come over again, and we'll get at it
earlier in the evening"
seemed before Clint finally found himself out on the
smooth snow beaten road, spinning along toward home.
He would have been completely wretched in his defeat it
had been for that look abes eyes when handed him
the cornpopper He could endure his fathers rdcu and wait
his time remembering that look.
And he made good story off breakfast the
ing and added eevang above the roaring laugh Of
his father and the slriets of his mother and sister
Never you mind The judge isn't through with me yet I've
only fired first I'll when Of the house
out Of shot, but haven't given up the fight yet"
oh, you'll let other bantam rooster carry her off
I'm safe enough the cash and land promised you his
father answered with provoking laugh.
Don't you count on it., Clint said, springng up from the
table with fire i his eyes I'm not downed yet tell you.
gagmen and an oyster supper suppose there's no rush about
I hold You to that Clint said bringing his fist up against
door III things settled BY Saturday week. wen have the
dance # il isnt-we it won't be- I'm going to town
He Of the As the door closed he
heard card his sister say tittering
Clint has about hard time courting Isabel you had
This was warm thought Of comfort to him. AT least Isabel
(.
II vas bright winter morning Before him was clear
stretch Of road to the Iowa Rver three miles away.
The white fields either side sparkIed in the sunlight The
great drifts rolled up along the fences looked blue the shad
Of their fantastic terrachgs The sleghng
All a Clint heard the noise of sleighbells and voice
He turned and Hilton coming toward him. driving
her bay ponies fearful rate.
Clint drove quickly side Of the road and sped
by him
There had been alarm Isabel face though she hold
ing the reins with all her strength and Had looked neither the
o n as a f ne @ Dd sf w1s
their knowledge Of good horse and splendid horsmanshp
had been one Of the first things that had won cnts admiration
Her control and appealed to him tremendously
pair ahead they few along over the snow after them,
Clint knew that any moment sabes slight arms might lose
side crash come and there nothing he
could do On the cutter ahead Of him. swayng
The Iowa River just ahead Clint thought Of the bridge
with terror II the cutter swayed to side, it doing
now, the crash would come OH entering
He Isabels strength Tightening the rens, and knew
Her horses flew up the slight incline to the bridge and Clint
oraced his withstand the shock Bit his
bridge with all the respect horses and BY the
lime they the frozen current below they walking
quietly though they had decided that point end
Clint entered the bridge Isabel leaving it She drog
side Of the road and waited for him to up
YOU go ahead Of if want to- she called
Look here Clint called back you think Of those horses
topping the bridge that way, I'd like TO known"
dyes didn't YOU knew they might not thought they
voud could keep them IN the road Didn't think Of their
DING ii r
WELL no something else think about" he answered
,okng a her admrngiy
TsabeIs face flushed but she looked at him smiling
Il wasn't afraid long the road clear should
ave lost all courage if / had coming"
talk of piuckw Clint said driving little nearer to her t
r. Isabel what did you think of last night? What did YOU
ink Of me, anyway
She drove the ahead Of him. and then looked
ack her shoulder laughing Il thought if you had only
ated longer would have eighteen II il nv
hday to-day I'm Of age And that she touched her
ons with the whip. and kept wen ahead Of him all way to
e village