The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-06-10

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WIN bare necks craning hungrily, cir
cied black watchers.
Ihey say" whispered MARVIN.
watching nervously behind-"they saw
tne INDIANS are scared to come near
these trees; never do till one OF 'em
dies. I don't wonder. 1t gives uas TIM
shivers just to see that bunch"
Dallas drew the whip across Betty.
"A dead Indians not dangerous" she
SAID, smiling. And forgot to ask Mary
iyn where she had heard the tale.
Six miles were gone. But the wav
anead was still long, the brown blotch
at the ridge top was still only blotch.
ana the team was fast firing. When
Murphys Throat was reached Dallas
urove out to the left watered the
thirsty pair at a slough and ate with
Maryiyn the long deferred breakfast.
After that they went at better pace
1or time. Soon, however, the road
became sleeper, and Betty Stacked up
Inc sun was high now and unpleasant
~ warm. So the wise old mule merely
numped her back as Dallas applied the
lash and doggedly refused to increase
her speed.
1t was noon when the wagon an
preached the summit. 1t did not rest
tnere moment. Behind was spread
out wonderful landscape. The Mis-
souri, threaded 1t quarteringly; the
western bluffs walled its farther edge
TO the sky. Its eastern boundary was
the ridge over which the wagon was
rolling From this undulating line the
verdant land slipped down and down
ana down-to the fantastic turnings of
the river. But the girls, peering back
upon 1t through haze that was softly
blue. were wholly Indifferent to its
beauty. They sought and in vain for
remote dot that might be the shack
the shack they had left at the end of
that answering road.
And now they went forward again.
The scene on the farther side of the
summit was newer than that on the
other, but did not rival 1t. Short cou-
lees had eaten the bluff slopes into
fittings and spilled small rivulets upon
the plain. Yet, barring these and n
lake that sparkled, a round sapphire,
on the right there was superb unifor-
NIFTY. Not a stream. not a butte. not
even a nubbin of rock. varied the
view. And not herd of cattle! To
the south moved score of yellow AMI
mals-antelope. But these and q vii
lage Of saucy prairie dogs were the
only signs Of life. The land dropped
away by imperceptible degrees. AS
imperceptibly it melted into a mellow
sky.
Dallas and Marylyn were each intent
upon Clark's, lying far ahead and to
the left, dun colored line which SEEM
ed scarcely to get nearer as the time
went. But after an hour their pa
thence was rewarded, when the dun
colored line resolved itself into two
and they saw the COW camp-a mar
row street fiankeb by low shanties of
canvas and board.
Again Dallas and Marylyn were alb
Sorbed, each with q mental conflict.
The younger got fidgety, then petu-
liant and began to complain of thirst.
For once the elder girl showed scant
sympathy. She was hurriedly PLAN
ming some new speeches.
At the southern end of the camp
their destination was made plain to
them by sign reading General Mer-
chandise." 1t was nailed along the
hip of large building that stood mid
way of the street. Looking to neither
side, they made straight for 1t.
When the team came to a stand be-
fore the store the girls saw to their
surprise that the door was shut They
waited. A minute passed. No one
came out Then Dallas climbed down
and knocked. There was no answer
She waited again. Finally she tried
the knob. 1t resisted her effort. From
within came the rattle of chain.
"It's locked" She went back to
Marylyn. The two looked at each 9TH
er. Over the younger's face swept a
flush Of relief. But Dallas had forgot
ten her dread Of seeing Lounsbury In
a keen disappointment at finding him
gone. She glanced anxiously up and
down the street
1t was deserted and still. Dallas
climbed back to the seat. Maybe
he's at the fort" she said encouraging
ly. We'll drive home quick. There's
q lot of it downhill." She CLICKED TO
the team.
At that moment the door of a near
by shanty opened. A man came out.
waving a letter. "Say. hellow he
bawled- Don't you want your mailT'
Dallas checked the mules.
II got letter for you" he went on.
1t was Al Braden of Sioux Falls.
Dallas gaYa MarYlYn the raina and