Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

hd between father and daughter. and
those had been during her babyhood.
But now, moved by common i'm
pulse, each reached out at parting to
clasp the other. And there were tears
In the cSes Of both.
AS the wagon trundlcd ont OF car
shot that one Of the trio least consult
I'd in the affairs of the shack was hard
heSet by tcmptation-to tell Dallas
about Lieutenant Fraser and his ear
nest, oft repeated promise of protec-
ton But Marylyn hesitated afraid
to speak-no less afraid Of her sister
than OF her father. She realized that
If she mentioned the officer she would
have to admit their meetings. And
such confession would undoubtedly
result iii an end to those meetings and
perhaps in severe blaming. Yet 49, it
would also cut short the drive to
Ilark's. And what might not bc await
Ing them on that Journey Still there
were on'y two likely dangers Indians
and tine Interpreter. "But Mr.. Fraser
says this upper side of the rivers
safe she remembered. AS to Mat
',i'"9' nc """Iu not DE lingering be
sue 'ne '.a' TO Wa|ay them. Her
tours ior H'r own Saic'y were thus
"IEueu oo"n'
1herc was yet her fathers safety to
cohSIdeF' Wen. her gallant new
lriehd would look TO that. Hell be
across again ilis afternoon" She
ihouGht ANA heH watch the house
careful lie couldn't do any more If
ne Know ah'1' The pole" So, her con
science satisfied. she decided to keep
ier own counsel That decision cost
her apun"aht grief ANA pcnitencc in
inc months ~ come.
Nhiic Mar%lfn was busy with her
Troublesome problem similar one
was running ~ Dallas brain, where It
."'i'N '' 'l''"'"'ioh' would Mat
'"c"' ''"'e' ''' snack that DAY! u
was Sc'I,'IF r'opFoie' N'Fht offered
VIC ~ "'O'7 I'r an attack. mere
ioie u'' wagon must return before
n,A".' h"' ''H'd len ana Betty make
.'"'A : una me return trip before
.licn' =" '"r 'hoF had never done it.
me previous summer the drive was
"e-uh III HaNh. when dawn was at }
cIoSk' Wen Just nave to hike
dIolig' she Sald aloud to Narylyn
In'p lle couIee SID the wagon, It's
iohg tongue in the air. The loose tugs
htilhg the mules In the nNcN When
'he team mad scrambled UP the farther
slde pallas put them TO trot by Il
hlck or me blacksnake Then she
oeht FORWARD over the dashboard, her
eyes hXed eagerly on that distant
brown hlotcll at the eastern ridge top.
but MarElYn as they drew away Iook-
ed fegretful!y backward to where n
ciulhp OF TAN cotton"oods shaking
theIr heart SNAPPED leaves IN the wind,
tapped mower studded stretch below
'he couIee mouth
Rod by rod the mules climbed the
gently slOping prairie. The morning
was perfect ana helied in its beauty
even suggestion OF lurking harm.
i ne ar crystal clear ana cxhilaratinG,
Drought 1ar things magica!ly near TO
'ie eye oh every mana summoned the
sl'!hEihS grass no" pale emerald
i'h inc "llu prushihe IT, again in
'i'e sun p'"'es darker green ana yet
"Eaih ulluer the ray Inc $ i''nSinS VII
,o"s' "ne'e 'nc "ee' Hi'hIeu cool
oi"UA' GUY VI II 'ne meadow iarkS
e"'"eu .n'ir S"ou luck "aiS'coa'S anu
i'pi,'eu '"e'I times CUT Oh II countless
",,u ioSeH S'n''eu up P'hkl! 20 the sun.
"'' '''C ''' Vi'i''H' VI '"p ne" Jay
V4i'' ''''ohc" ~ 'ile ioHe'F kits IN tHc
""!""' 10 'neH IAe gray SANDS ''
.H'i' "'He't noiI'e' 'H' b'is'erlhS
4'0i 'iiei' 'i'e Or"SSF SKIES were uA-
oo'''' ''"s.F y nonyhouS ol safety anu
pI"Ne Mo'e .h"h once as 'hey press
t' y" 'le o'u' req painted section
"VN'1 io'c pe'"'e 'hehi' " very maven
''eNinu' 'I'e squat Suack was grad
"''' rn'"E III SIZE a Julllng cor
'iV' n"u "'ieduS smut from view us
''Ill''e" Se"t'|'
mere was little conversation. Mary
iyli LOT time could not dismiss the
subject tnal had confronted her at the
stul'' flhally' however, she put 1t
aSide lhpatIently and let herself drift
Oh peasant current Ana Dallas
her thoughts were also harried, for as
her nome dropped mile by mile in the
Instance ana she was forced TO meet
the question of what she would say
ana 60 when she arrived at Clark's
he' 1eeillSs underwent a marvellous
change 1t had been easy enough in
1he excitement following her discovery