The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-06-17
P|Ow Woman
By ELEANOR GATES.
Author of THE Biography Of q
Prairie Girl
Copyright, 1906, bU Mcclure, Phillips a
Company.

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blingly. "You poor girl! I'm so sorry.
What can l say? It's my fault"
She lifted a scared face to his. "No.
It's mine." she answered. IF I'd told
Dallas about you we'd never "a gone
to Clark's'-
THANK goodness you did! But If
YOUR father had known about me-if l
could have come to the house. must
after this. Well tell your sister about
us now. Come on"
She shrank back in sudden fright
mo, no. Don't you see? Shed think
it was awful I didn't say something
yesterday
why didn't you, MarylynY
She looked down. You don't know
Dallas. She don't like soldiers any
more'n pa. She said SO, and she'd"-
"Oh, l think she Does" he argued.
"Now, let's try her-let's make a clean
breast of it,
Her hands came out In wild implor-
ing. "You won't, you won't you
won't" she begged. Don't you under
stand? My keeping still was just as If
I'd killed pa! Oh, it was! So 1 can't
tell-now!
'Marylyn"-
Promise you won't; oh, promise you
WON'T And she went down, crum-
pling into little, miserable heap.
Quickly he lifted her. "Well, we
won't tell her, then; not If you don't
want to- but Wen have to some day."
Some day-maybe-but not now"
"All right, then-not now" He led
her from garden to coulee and back
again, trying to comfort her all the
while as best he could
"You see. Marylyn," he said, you're
wrong about it's being your fault. It's
mine. l promised Lounsbury I'd look
after you folks"
She stopped short. did you tell
him about you and me?"
NO"
"Ohw She was relieved. "You
mustn't, either. Not him or any one"
Il don't see how / can ever look
Lounsbury in the face again." he said
bitterly.
Whereupon she straightway began
to comfort him.
At the shack Oliver and Dallas had
arrived at the question of future safe
ty.
1 must insist" the captain was say
ing. upon your coming to live at the
Tort. l cannot spare permanent
guard for this side of the rivera
scouting party up and down once a
day is about the best could do. We
nave our hands full already"
Live at the FORT Her lips tight
ened a little. She got up to walk
She was thinking of the cold stares,
the Abs" the "Ohs and the laughter
Oh the post ladies in their bowling am
Dulance; the nudges and the grins Of
the passing musicians. and there's
anus room at the fort when there's
good lookin' gals In the family"
She shook her head.
You love your sister," he reminded.
Think of her,
I am thinking of her I'd go to the
tort If there was danger. But-an-
swer me honest = outside of what's
happened here. do you think there's
really any dangerT'
From Indians, you mean? Well,
Al tell you-this was complete sur
prise, a shock to me. Because so far
we haven't seen a sign of the hostiles
oeyond that signal I'm the spring. North
OF here. at Lincoln. they've shown
themselves. But they're largely con-
centrated in the northwest to meet the
troops"
Then there's no danger from In
diansp
Stlil. there might be. and I want
you TO come. Frankly. Pve omitted to
.eii You OF one disquieting report that
mas reached us. After the recent bat
tie on the Rosebud one of the war
liors OF Crazy Horse was captured by
General Crook. The prisoner said that
witnin days ride to the west of here
our-and your-aged friend
Sne stopped him, lifting her hands to
aer face. 'Not himr she whispered.
not hint oh. he was so good to us,
captainv'
Oliver sighed. 81 fear it's SO. yet it's
only report"
Some time went by. Meanwhile she
y, walked about the room In silence. Her
ups We're trembling.
You'll conner" he said.
when you're sure''-she spoke with
uincuity-"the Indians are going to
make trouble will. But-but think !
rather stay. made dad promise
once. I'd hate to break it-now."
Your father didn't like us, under /
eand. I'm sorry. And of course you
eei mat you should keep your prom