The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-08-06

fsrently At 6rs4, then with shy persist.
ence and curiosity, knowing no4hing
Of the penseless form lung face down.
ward across the sheets In room close
by. And thereafter the murmured bur.
den Of the theme was Siward until one,
heavy eyed, turned from the white
dawn silvering the windows, sighed
and fell asleep, and one lay silent, head
half buried In Its tangled gold wide
awake; thinking vague thoughts that
had no ending, no beginning. And at
last rosy bar OF light fell across the
wall, and the warm shadows faded
from corner and curtain. aud, turning
on the pillow. her face nestled In her
hair, she fell asleep.
Nothing of this had Mrs. Terrall told
her husband. Nothing Of this could
her husband understand had she words
to convey 1t. There was nothing he
need understand except that his wife.
meaning well, had meddled and re-
GREETED.
And now, turning in her saddle with
a pretty gesture Of her shoulders:
II NEEDLE no more! Those who need
me may come to me. Now laugh at
my tardy wisdom. Kemp! The mis-
chief take Howard Quarrierv'
''Amen! Come on. race"
She gathereH bride. do you sup
pose Stephen Siward Is going to make
trouble?'
"How can he unless she helps him
Nonsense! All's we'll with Slward and
Sylvia. Shall we gallop?"
All was very we'll with Siward and
Sylvia They had passed the rabbit
brier country scathless. with two black
mallard, jack snipe and rabbit to
the credit of their score, and were now
advancing through that dimly lit en-
chanted land OF tall gray alders where
In the sudden twilight Of the leaves
woodcock after woodcock futtered up
ward twittering, only to stop and drop,
TRANSFORMED at the vicious crack of
Siwards gun to fluffy balls Of feather
whirling earthward from midair.
Sycamore came galloping back with
a soft unsoiled mass Of chestnut and
brown feathers in his mouth. Siward
took the dead cock, passed 1t back tc
the keeper who followed them, patted
the beautiful, eager dog. and signaled
him forward once more.
'"You should have fred that time,
he said to Sylvia-"that is, II you care
to kill anything"
"But don't seem to be able to-" sh'
said. ut isn't bit like shooting a
clay targets. The twittering viii
takes me by surprise-it's all so charm
ingly sunderland my heart seems t
stop In one beat, and look and look
and then, whisk, and woodcock l
gone. leaving me breathless."
Her voice ceased. The white settel
cutting up his ground ahead. had stoI
ped. rigid, one leg raised jaws culver
ing and locking alternately.
''Isn't that a stunning picture?" sal
Siward in low voice. "What beat
ty he is--like statue in white an
blue veined marble. You may tall
Miss Lands; woodcock don't flush 9
the sound Of the human voice as grous
do"
ssSee his brown eyes roll back at III
He wonders why we don't do SOM
thingv' whispered the girl. Look, M
Siward! Now his head is moving, ol
so gradually to the left!"
'aThe bird Is moving on the ground
nodded Siward. NOW the bird hl
stopped"
II do wish could see a woodco(
on the ground" she breathed. Il
you think we might by any chance?'
Siward noiselessly sank to his knee
and crouched. keen eyes infinitely bus
among the shadowy browns and gra.
OF wet earth and withered leaf. al
after awhile cautiously he signal'
the girl to kneel beside him and stretc
ed out one arm, foref1nger extended.
''Sight straight along my ARM"
said, "as though 1t were rifle barrel
Her soft cheek rested against b
shoulder, stray strand Of shining ha
brushing his face.
"Under that bunch Of fern" he VIII
pered, 'just the color Of the de-
leaves. Do you sect Don't you .
that big woodcock squatted dat.. b
pointed straight out aid resting on t
leaves?'
After long while she saw sudden
and an exquisite little shock tighten
her fingers on Eiward's extended ar
'Oh, the feathered miraclew .
whispered. 1.-THE wonder Of its clev'
~ ness to hide II
w that! You 10
~ and look q
E4H stare, seeing
NE11 iii the while a
notknowingti
t/<-A you zee It. III