Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-06

Dallas. her reason tottering like her
steps, could only return others that
were heartrendlng: '~aa1rss.aasxsnzsa'-
"He'n come back, won't her They
wouldn't kill him? Oh. you don't think
he's deadT
wen find him." said the captain
He was pitiful in his regret. This trass
edy was striking home to him as even
the Jameson failure had not His
long, sad face was more like walrus'
than ever.
"Mr. Bond said we'd have good luck
here" she went on despairingly. "But
there was danger by night, wasn't
there2 There was dangerr'
She's knocked silly" Oliver muir
INJURED to the surgeon. 1.-THE child
doesn't know what she's saying"
i you're right Clean blunted." was
the answer "But I'll straighten 'em
both out by noon"
A long halloo summoned the captain
to the door. A group of men were
gathered In the swale between the
shack and Shanty Town. Fraser was
among them. Oliver signaled. and the
young officer wheeled and came gallop-
ing in.
"oId mans gun, discharged. out
there in the grass
"Yesw
"And two sets of footprints coming
and going across that bit Of low
ground. One set looks about two days
old and was made by boots: other h
newer and made by moccasins."
"Ah!"
There's something strange about
these last. Coming this way the marks
are 50 light you can hardly see 'em,
going back they're sunk way down."
Carried a load, eh?"
"1t looks like it." Oliver mounted
and they rode of to the ewaIe.
Noon was past when the captain call
ed at the shack again. He found the
surgeon gone. but his promise full.
filed. Food and medicine had gone
far TO revive his patients physically.
Tears had mercifuily combined witt,
1 returning strength to right their minds
This time the elder girl met Oliver
with no incoherence, but with brave
quiet All her self command had re
turned She asked him In and show.
ed a tender forethought for Marylyu
by sending her out into the sunshine
and the garden before she listened to
what he had to tell. When he was
done she began her story with the
ending of the pole.
"Redskinsr' he exclaimed
BOOT marks were around. though
she said.
you are sure? wish your father
had asked my advice. feel as II !
had come short IN my duty"
i please don't" she entreated. "You
see. we thought we could tend to it,
long IS we knew who 1t was"
| He turned astonished eyes upon her
''Knew" he exclaimed. "Weli, for
heavens sake out with 1t them
'Matthews-he wanted the land"
The interpreter But last nights
tracks were made by mocassins
There's one Indian free
She let him go no further. ITS not
Charley" she declared. Matthews
meant us to think 1t was Indians
Moccasins are easy to get"
That's true" He frowned. HIN
Well. shall inquire into his where
abouts during the last two days" And
! the captain fell to studying the figures
on the Navajos
Outside Lieutenant Fraser was pass
ing the shack. He rode on to the corn
field, where he flung himself of his
horse.
"Marylyn, Marylynf' he said trem
blingly. You poor girl! I'm so sorry
What can / say? It's my fault"
She lifted a scared face to his. me
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 Il
your father had known about me-if ]
could have come to the house must
after this. Wen tell your sister about
US now. Come on"
She shrank back in sudden fright
mo, no. Don't yon see? Shed think
1t was awful l didn't say something
yesterday
why didn't you, MarylynF
She looked down. You don't know
Dallas. She don't Ike soldiers any
more'n pa. She said so. and she'd'-
"Oh, | think she does,' he argued
Now let's try her-lets make 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 ii
I'd killed pal oh, it was! So l can't
tell-noW!"
"Alarylyn"-
Promise you won't: oh, promise you
won't" And she went down, crum-
ping into little. miserable heap.
Quickly he lifted her. well, we
won't tell her. then; not II 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 frOuI srardan 70 cOulaa ona bont-