The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-05-06
CHAPTER XIV Continued.

.that we have the interests of your
daughters at heart" His hand reached
for the latcn.
"Mr Lounsbury!' Dallas made
swift step toward him.
Now the section boss came about.
Lounsbury was reminded Of the day
on the plowed strip. for he saw that
Lancaster was all a-tremble and pant
ing as II spent with hard run. M
Salv' he cried sternly.
Dallas stepped back and touched her
fathers arm. And her remonstrance
was the remonstrance of that other
day. mo, no, dad" she cautioned In
n low voice; mo, no."
Lancaster's breast heaved. He swal-
lowed with an effort and scowled from
one to another of the four.
David Bond came forward. address
ing Lounsbury. Twill you tell me
your name?" he asked. II want to
remember you. You are not soldier
Do you belong at Clark's"-
Ibid v size him up fer a COW
punch?" broke in Lancaster. Huh!
WAL, All never uld.
Lounsburys face dyed to deep
scarlet. "NoY' he said. "And why?"
Again the section boss gave a shrill.
hooking laugh. TOO fat an too
mouthy," he answered.
For an instant Lounsbury wavered.
In that instant the deep scarlet faded.
his eyes opened. his nostrils spread.
PA! Par 1t was Marylyn, half
weeping.
Lounsbury's cool voice cleared the
air. I'm a Bismarck man." he said
to the evangelist. 1--WE got a store
there My name is John Lounsbury."
He held out his hand to Dallas.
She advanced again and took 1t. "Oh,
thank you, thank you," she breathed.
Bismarck man." 1t was Lancas-
ter once more. WAL. wy the devil
dom v stay thar?" f
Lounsbury took no notice of him.
I'll be hooting it." he said to Dallas.
But If can do anything, you under
stand" and went out.
David Bonds keen eyes studied the
elder girl. He expected an outburst
of anger and blame. He was sur
prised when, without speaking, she
brought the benches to the fire and set
about clearing the table. Lancaster
seated himself and sucked modify at
his pipe. Marylyn fitted behind him
to disappear through the swinging
blankets. The evangelist walked up
and down.
1t was not long before the silence
told on the section boss and forced him
to talk. "Ef you-all got anythin' t
say" he snarled presently, ~ might
as well spit it OUT
No one answered.
"Ah got jes' this t. say" he contin-
ued: "Ah amt goin' T. hev no lubber
o. storekeeper slaverin' aroun' my
galsr'
Again no one answered, but David
Bond as he watched Dallas question
ingly determined to be silent no longer
He paused in his walk. my friend =
he said solemnly. "you talk like mad
man. For shame"'
Dallas stood stock still, her eyes
warning him. But 1t was too late.
Her father snickered, drew on his
pipe once or twice and then grinned VI
at the evangelist. IT'S gittin' ligh
outdoors" he said significantly. "Af
reckon v could cross TIL river"
And so David Bond and the white
horse went the way Of Lounsbury.
Nearly an hour passed before TIT
section boss addressed Dallas. "Waal
wal. waal?''
She was wrapping up to do the morn
Ing chores. "Just as well, / guess
dad" she said YEARLY. 1.-THE mea
and bacon's pretty low. I've beef
cooking out of the seed sacks lately"
9TH neal an bacon's got t las" b
answered. Use tn seed eff v want t
an dom give tibet Injun so much. W.
shan't asst tick O. no lallygaggin'. do-a
grapevine-twist dandy"
Dallas sighed, found Marylyn to kis
her and gratefully breasted the chill al
beyond the door.
His dismissal from the shack brough
no hardship upon David Bond. FL
found an old acquaintance in Colone
Cummings, who joyfully greeted hir
as interpreter in the absence Of MAJ
thews. He found familiar faces anon
the hostages. whose sullen reserve l
his presence he laid to their imprisor
ment. At barracks the enlisted me
chaffed him mischievously. christene
him ''Methuselah' and Installed hir
as official doom sealer' of the pos
But when he passed them by to Civ
every hour of his days and nights
young Jamieson--young Jameson, ba
ling with all his might against co