Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-01

SO she controlled herself.and Chamber
ed up into the buggy, outwardly smil-
ing, but inwardly gritting her teeth.
The buggy was high and the seat so
narrow il barely held two persons. Bill /
iy had to kneel upon the floor. steady /
ing himself with the reins as best he /
might 1t was more than aggravating /
he had the fastest horse on the road |
and had courted on giving dust to ev- /
erything else there no less than on
having the prettieSt face In the county
at his side. Now he drove at almost
II foot pace, partly because of the Pdfi,
ed wei ht, but much more because -
wanted to keep away from sight of his
acquaintance.
Naturally conversation languished.
For awhile Mrs. Hicks kept up a
sprightly chatter, but after mile or
two even she fell silent. Amelia sat
with clinched hands, ready to cry be-
tween anger and modification. OF
course Billy would be angry. He had
n right to be Not with her to be sure
but. then how could she expect him
to discriminate? Her mother she
knew well, had the name of being
proud and a schemer. There would
be plenty of folks to tell Billy, if he
did not think Of it himself, that the
whole thing had been planned between
mother and daughter on purpose to
make him ridiculous.
Being self made, he was keenly SEN
sitive Unless she could make him I'M
derstand her innocence she had lost
him, and she did not want to lose him.
/ Of &c
rudy loneliness as she hated the oily
lankness of Brother Gillian.
Her heart leaped when Gillian drew
up alongside the buggy and said, trying
to speak jocularly: "Why, Batson, don't
you know there are laws against mo-
nopoly? Here I'm driving to town
without a soul to bear me company.
Divide man, divide! 1 know it's hard
to choose but you must give me a pas
senger"
II have to mind the preacher, don't /,
Mrs. Hicks?" Billy asked over his
shoulder, making way for her and
checking his horse as he spoke. He Of
course could not choose but she must
understand that she was in the way.
But Mrs Hicks sat tight giggling
and saying airily: Indeed you do,
Mist Batsonl Cut the wheels the least
mite more then Amelia can step across
no need in the world of your gettin'
out to help her-and Brother Gillian
can meet us at the Mathewses. Their
yard is such a good place to see the
parade"
There must have been fate in it, else
Amelia would have refused. But some
power beyond herself compelled her tc
obedience. In a wink almost she was
, whirling forward beside the man she
hated. Billy gared after them and Sc
= his teeth. He made no pretense of civil
talk to the woman beside him. Hi:
heart was so sore, his mind so angry
1t was almost a miracle that he did no
drive into or over somebody. But 10y
good hap he got safe 10 his Journey
end and found himself a little later
4 with Mrs. Hicks at his elbow. wedgeC
|, into the throng which lined the stree
on either side
q Amelia and the minister were jus
across the way. Neither couple haC
had time to reach the Mathews haven
n The parade was already moving whel
: they came to town. so they had mad
n what shift and haste they might.
1t was a piteous parade somethin.
tawdry throughout. and I'm spots dust
and threadbare. But the lady rider
9 had superb horses and sat them wor
h derfully, especially Sandra, queen O
amazons who in green and gold lac
: blew kisses right and left from he
% finger tips, the while making her mil
- white Arab keep time with the ban
q blaring ahead.
\ Sandra was slight and round, wit
a everywhere about her the suggestio
of supple strength. She carried a Gro
to flourish what time she was nc
10 throwing kisses. Every man along I'll
A line uncovered TO her, and here or theI
- she got hand clapping and cheers.
10 AS she drew near Amelia's stan
- Brother Gillian said uneasily: "Yo
-. won't mind If / leave you, the Other
n are so near? And it has just occurre
,s to me that l ought not to be her
.n Not that there is any harm in 1t, bl
~ we must avoid the very appearance {
- evil"
80 Go, If you cam, Amelia said dull
90 She was too angry TO feel relief in h
. absence.
40 Billy's face had told her things
-, she had been fearing. Since he w;
no lost to her beyond question, she had
~, mad wish that the world might en-
CO Gillian made a pace away, found Il
human wall impenetrable, then turn'
irresolutely again toward her.
~ Thus he drew to himself Sandra