The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-27
breath, but no dia not move or speak.
w call that Tine Fling" she vo'

ture, no here nor tnefe, only now anu
hcr-and it was enough just to look.
"Ah, see" With her are flung about
her head. and the ribbons flashing and
twisting, she was dancing swiftly back
ward down the path. He tried to follow
her, but he seemed to have no power
TO move. Her eyes We're stu full upon
him.
"Lona," he called.
"Goodby." She waved the streamers
gaily, then disappeared into the house.
Would she come back? He watched the
door eagerly until the twilight had
deepened into the darkness, but he saw
her no more.
The next day was Saturday. He went
down earlier than usual; the sun was
still in sight over the ridge, though
dimmed by the smoke to a mere plate
of brass. The old cabin lay dead and
deserted. The blinds We're drawn close,
there was not even a smoke. He hest
tated a moment, then raped at the
back door, and after a long wait he
raped again. No one there. He turne'i
and scanned the path to the creek. All
as he turned again, there she Was. not
Two steps away. she had opened the
COR without noise. He jumped almost
guiltily.
"Why-why-you hcre?" he almost
gasped.
Come m she said gravely.
Why, no. Perhaps We CAM"
Come In" He followed her without
a word.
closed the door. y few GOALS glowad
in The stone fireplace, but they fur
nished no light. Without a word she
threw on a handfu 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?"
NO"
u have. Had to drive myself to work.
Jim's had it, and it makes him blue. 1t
makes father work. | never saw him
work so"
There was no reply. Then the flame
leaped up about the twigs; 1t climbed
ra pidly, and lighted up the whoe apart
ment.
He saw only the girl. She was sitting
on a stool at the side of the hearth,
and the fire brought out every detail.
shadows and began to rub against her.
h fondled ii absently, and began
talking to 1t the artless nonsense that
girls ak to cats. He was awakened
by a rafting in the shed room adjoin-
ing. Some one was coming.
Say" he spoke up quickly. "Have
you brought up the water YETI"
A right then, come on"
NO, no: sit here. We won't get any
water tonight"
"Of course we Will" He arose i'm
petuously and started for the door.
"No-don't.'' There was a note of
command in her voice, but he did not
notice it..
Come on. 1t won't be dark outside
for an hour yet. come on" He swung
out through the door, and after a wa
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From the porch they went through the
back yard with its litter of old Woo
and farming tools and decaying odds
and ends. Suddenly, before they had
come to the path of tfH rail fence, she
stopped.
sinking upon a limestone frag-
ment He turned with a puzzled look,
then arranged one of the buckets for a
a fringe of ragged cedars gave
them lmost the seclusion OF a room.
For a time neither spoke. a strange
new mood was upon her, and it awed
him.
The sun disappeared. snuffed out
even before it reached the horizon.
The dull below of the Run, swelled
high with it's spring flood. came up
steadily from below. The twilight,
vague and unreal amid the half seen
smoke, was deepening fast. A chorus
of frog voices spattered shrilly from
along the stream robins and black
birds We're in full swing with thei1
evening songs
whats the matter, Lona?" he asked
after a while. You're not like your
self"
"Ah?"
NO; you're not"
How am l different
Il ont know. 1t seems almost as Il
something was troubling you"
-, ~
Il don't know; but don't you ge
lonesome here? Say. why don't yo,
get out more? Why don't you?"
"Oh. bah The valley people
They're cattle!."
But, Iona, o forget; Tn one o
them. and so are YOU"
I'm mott" She urned n face,
him defiantly.
What do you mean?"
"And you're not; you're different"
'Different?"
You're like me-and we hate ZEN
We just hate emit"
'Lona!" There was a look in tn
girls eyes that frightened him.
(Cont,nued Mex. Week.)
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