Lewiston evening teller., 1907-12-13
Ing up. screened Maryiyn and waited.

as II In susPense4asss,sssiss
Dark bulks now shot past, pursued
by mounted men. But very soon the
herd was gone, and all was again
quiet Then Followed a moment that
was fun Of embaftassmen Keenly.
Lounsbury looked frorh father to-
daughter. athe o1el striving to assume
an easy air. the other INCAPABLE OF hid
ing alarm. All at once he felt certain
'they shared O old \ MicAae els informa-
ton, He determined qtq tell them that
he, too, knew what and whom they
feared. .bt1ts3 .9THs sd ts.ssasa dT
Expecting some one, Miss ,Dallas2'
he asked tentatively. 5IA9a3d 4
The section boss FASTENED to answer.
"Expectin' nothin'," he snapped. Then.
to cut short any further questioning,
'Danas, vt clean forgot them mules
t'day. fawd help u.s. y @gofn' Z let
'em starveY'
Lounsbutyq sat Quiet, realizfns that
the team was but a pretext The eld-
er girl found her cloak, picked up a
bucket and left the room. q Magylyn
shrank into the dusk at the hearthside
Lancaster was hobbling up and down,
his crutch ends digging at the packed
dirt of the floor.
The storskeeperIi putting aside his
determination. went on as though he
had not noticed the others attitude
''The storm was hard on the stock
last night. They must "a drifted thir-
ty miles with 1t. Our loss is big, like
ly. The punchers IL bunch everything
on four h9ofs8 and drive em into the
coulee. Cows II be out of the wind
there and live on browse till the
ground clears" EF84EE@
But as he was talking the section boss
made himself ready for the cold. Be-
fore he had finished the elder man had
disappeared
LounsburH was asythoroughly provoked
at the treatment shown hinprhe was
hurt at the plain lack Of faith. Again
he considered what course to pursue.
Granted the ,family knew yalh he oopld
tell them, what could be gained by
forcing the fact of bis khbwledgd up
on them? Nothing - unless it were
more suspicion againstt himself And
II they were In ignorancer well, II was
better than premature care. As be-
fore, he decided Ito remain silent and
depend upon the jPilotoed aaool bns
He glanced at MaEylyn. tOp her fa-r
thers departure she had moved cut Of
the shadow.r Now she was sitting bolt
upright, With ahngerss touching sothe
bench at either side. Her lips were
NsNvNA
bury wonderingly.
The moment their eyes met her own
fell. She reached I'd the mahtel FOR H.
beaded belt and began work upon It
precipitately.
What is the prairie princess doing?"
Ahe la6ks0 OIf2le<.G O93AONN
Making something" She held the
Nh eslt Ry ey cPf gAsna tPlst SIP through
He reached for it. my, it's pretty!
wish you d make me d watch fob IKE
Iithat9' 239alq lf3G9MShTo bHs ihi9sB /,
bd she sndshed and dldpled.o "1'd IKE
to-" sh69saidI 5dt nj soiIaitoq fs3af 8
"I'll wear it as an amulet" He gave
her back 9they belts and their haniIs
tons neg; g Prs sEEssjt 10 9i
= She started nervously. oToGy io ~,
'@Why, Miss Marylynr' he said gem
tly. "You afraid of meT
asr ''No. ~ IT was whispered.
s'Welk you mustn't be-" His tone
RasS onN that might have Sbeehtused TO-
a child. s"Since l rode here a month
ago I've sthought of you folks lot
? pd like to do real good turn for you.
|, Perhaps ats because you girls seem
9so lonelyT-as;.,u ateaeInHu nj asiI g
"We're not lonely" she declared.
sThe forts near, and we can hear the
band. And pa, says therell, be three
or four steamers go by next summer"
| The ostorekeeperI mehtally s Kicked
himself ''The idea of suggesting a
thing like thatf'S be growled inwardlN
"when She hadn't even thought Of It!
John Louns bury, you've got about as
mach sense as a fool mud hen.""a -
And" went on Marylyn. there's
I the ladies at Fort Brannon. II pa
sue hesitated. ---a.Ias@-.d
Lounsbury Shook his head, smiling.
$Well; 2 wouldn't count on then II
were you y he advised, remembering
certain experiences Of Bismarck bellies.
Those women over there are as clan
nish as crows"
''Yes?" plaintively. She went at her
beads again. ...,---f, f.t...l
'As / was saying" he began ence
more, I've thought OF you folks lot.
Seemed as If l just had to come down
today. And l brought you something.
See hsrsg' He delved into the side
pockets his coat and pulled out two
| books. aabsu0 'e.u7 tEtt M
"O-ohI'' breathed Marylyn. "Booksp'
"All !, had, but maybe you'll like
'em. They're love stories"
The shadow beyond the frelight
claimed her again.
From the lean-to came the sound Of
Lancaster's voice. 1t WAS shrtll with