The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-05-27

breath, but he did not move or speak.
we call hat The Fling" she vol
unteered.
We? But who--?"
The witches fling Did you lik
1T was beautiful, beautiful" he hal
whispered, still looking full at her
There seemed to him no past nor flu
ture, no here nor there, only now ant
her-ana it was enough just to look.
An, see!" With her are flung abou
her head, and the ribbons flashing ane
twisting, she was dancing swiftly back
ward down the path. He tried to follow
to move. Her eye were still full upor
him.
Iona" he called.
~"Goodby.' She waved the streamert
gaily, then disappeared into the house
Would h come back? He watched the
door eagerly until the twilight haG
deepened into the darkness, but he saw
her no more.
The next day was Saturday.. He went
down earlier than usual; the sun was
stil in sight over h ridge, though
dimmed by the smoke to a mere plate
of brass. The old cabin lay dead and
deserted. The blinds were drawn close:
there was not ever a smoke. He hest
tated a moment, then raped at the
back door, and after a long wait he
rapped again. No one there. He turned
and scanned the path to the creek. All!
as he turned again, there she was, not
two steps away. She had opened the
door without noise. He jumped almost
guiltily.
''Why-why-you here?" he almost
gasped.
Come In" she said gravely.
why, no. Perhaps we cam
Come in" He followed her without
a word.
The kitchen was quite dark when she
closed the door. A few Goals glowed
in the stone fireplace, but they fur
nished no light. Without a word she
threw on a handful Of something that
rustled softly; then he heard no sound.
The silence was awkward.
"That's been a fine day." he observed
at random.
Yes"
Had the spring fever?"
Il have. Had to drive myself to work.
Jim's had it, and 1t makes him blue. 1t
makes father work. | never saw him
work so."
There was no reply. Then the flame
leaped up about the twlgs; 1t climbed
rapidly; and lighted up the whoe apart
ment.
He saw only the girl. She was sitting
on a stool at the side Of the hearth,
n the fire brought out every detail.
a great cat appeared from the
shadows and began to rub against her.
She fondled 1T absently, and began
talking to 1t the artless nonsense that
girls talk to cats. He was awakened
by a rafting in the shed room adtoin-
ing. Some n was coming.
Say" he spoke up quickly. Have
you brought up the water yet?"
NO
"All right then. come on"
mo, no: sit here. We on get any
water tonight"
"Of course we Will" He arose i'm
p~etuously and started for the door.
in her voice, but he did not
1t.
Come on. 1t won't b. dark outside
for an hour yet. Come on" He swung
out through the door, and after a wa
vering h followed him.
From h porch they went through the
back yard with its litter of old wood
farming tools and decaying odds,
md ends. Suddenly, before they had
come to the path Of the rail fence, she
Let's sit awhile she proposed,
sinking upon a limestone frag-
nent. He turned with a puzzled look.
;eat. A fringe Of ragged cedars gave
hem almost the seclusion of a room.
FOR a time neither spoke. A strange
lew mood was upon her, and it awed
linn.
The sun disappeared, snuffed out
before it reached the horizon.
The dull below Of the Run, swelled
nigh with it's spring flood, came up
steadily from below. The twilight,
and unreal amid the half seer
'moke, was deepening fast. A chorus
II frog voices spattered shrilly from
the stream; robins and black
birds were In full swing with their
evening songs.
What's the matter, Lona?" he asked,
a while. You're not like your
"Ah?'
NO; you're not"
"How am I different?"
Il don't know. 1t seems almost as IL
something was troubling you
What could?"
here? Say, why don't You
get out more? Why don't your"
oh. bah The valley people!
But, Iona, you forget; I'm one of
I'm not!" She turned and faced
him defiantly.
"What do you mean?"
And you're not; you're different"
Different? 2"
You're like me-and we hate 'ern.
We just hate emf"
"Lona!" There was a look in the
girls eyes that frightened him.
lCont'nued Next Weekl
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When the queen opened the English par
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