The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-05-13

grateful and devoted, he was always
strangely worried and distraught. The /
evangelist called by once or twice
when storms or the rushing ice pack |
In the river did not prevent his cross
ing. AS for Lounsbury, he traversed
the bend often on his way to Brannon,
and If he saw face at a window
waved his hand in pleasant greeting,
but he kept to the road.
Since the morning of the aurora the
little family had ceased to speak of
him. That silence was neither de-
manded by the section boss nor agreed
upon by the three. On Lancaster's
part 1t grew out of the sneaking con-
sciousGess of the ingratitude he did
not regret. On the part of Marylyn it
arose from two cauSes-a sense of girl
ish shame Mt having confessed her at
tachment and fear that her father
would discover It, With Dallas. con-
sideration for the feelings of her sister
made her shrink from mentioning
Lounsbury. Yet there was another rea-
son, and one no less delicate-she, as
well, had secret to guard.
But in the mind of the elder girl the
thought of Marylyn's happiness was
the uppermost There were dread mo-
ments when it seemed to her as If that
! happiness were to be shattered.
During all the past weeks Marylyn
had carefully harbored her fancies
about Lounsbury. Certain of the calico
covered books on the mantel had no
little part In this. Their stories of I'M
dying affection-of bold men. lorn
maidens and the cruel villains who
gloried in severing them-helped her to
fit her little circle into proper roles
She loved and must crush out her pas
sion. Lounsbury, whom she loved,
had been sent away by her father, and
she lived up to the play consistently.
She saw the storekeeper anguished over
his Punishment; saw depths Of mean
ing in the good natured salutes he gave
the shack. With herself, she accepted
loneliness as sign OF deeper suffering.
She was tortured by self pity, by the
doubt she had flung Mt Dallas, by the
firm belief that her heart was hopeless
~ fettered. Gazing into piece of
looking glass that served her for mir
ior, she marked with sorrowful pride
ner transparent skin and lusterless
eyes. She sighed as she watched from
the windows. Patiently she listened
for footsteps, her face half turned to
the door.
And yet what she took so tragically
was nothing but failing health. What
was not q fact the night of her admis-
sion to Dallas, was almost come to
pass. The few days of great cold and
hunger in February, coupled with long
confinement in the dirt hoored house
were having their effect. She was OF
the verge of illness.
Lancaster. whenever he noticed bel
detection, was inclined to poohpooh it
''She looks as eff she'd jes' been slap
ped" he declared, AN is expectin' an
other lammin' any minnit Eff she'd cry
she'd shore weep lemon juice" Again
he reckoned that she had picked III
"some notion" Jealous and suspicious
as he was, however. he got no neare
: the truth.
But Dallas-she was misled far NOR
than either Marylyn or their father
She fought away from the idea tina
her sister might be breaking physical
~ and tenderly as q mother yearne'
over her. Anxious eyed. she noted tn
pallor of the childlike face. the melan
choly expression that had come to b
. babitual. She fretted over the spare
ness of the younger girl. who ate onl
!. wnen she was urged. If. stated wit
sleep, Marylyn moved in the nigh
[ Dallas aroused on the instant and hoy
cred beside her.
o At last thoroughly alarmed. the eide
g girl determined to follow out the ide
e that had occurred 70 her in midw1I
tar. What did it matter how nard an
e hateful the duty would be? What di
d Ter own hidden feelings matter? Sh
! would appeal to Lounsbury in her 81
. ter's behalf.
But time passed without bringing he
the opportunity, and it was borne
upon her finally that Lounsbury NEAR
d to remain away, perhaps until he Wa
y hidden to come. Undaunted, she mac
d plans to waylay him on the coult
IT road. Resting the Sharps across h'
E. arm, she set out, morning or afternoo
Re on q long jaunt.
n But Lounsbury was not met. {
Id one such ramble, however, an incidel
a. occurred that was far reaching II n
fatal In its results. She was goiI
W homeward slowly when she saw
er preaching an ambulance from Brann'
W drawn by q four mule team. 81
ID started timidly aside, then pause
,or Tho .rohicla ucaS filed with ladies'