Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-28

unteered.
We? But who-?"
THE witches fling Did you lik,
it?"
TT was beautiful, beautiful" he hal
whispered, still looking full at her
There seemed TO him no past nor fu.
ture, no here nor there, only now and
her-and IL was enough just to look.
"Ah, see!" With her are flung about
her head, and the ribbons flashing and
twisting, h was dancing swiftly back
ward down the path. He tried to follow
her, but he seemed to have no power
to move. Her eyes were still full upon
him.
Iona" he called.
"Goodby." She waved the streamers
gafly, then disappeared into the house.
Would she come back? He watched the
door eagerly until the twilight had
deepened into the darkness, but he "a
her no more.
The mex 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 Ole cabin lay dead and
deserted. The blinds were 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 turned
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as he turned again, there she was. not
two steps away. She had opened the
door without noise. He jumped almost
guilty.
"Why-why-you here?" he almost
gasped.
"'Come In" she said gravely.
why no. Perhaps we can"
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 10 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"
II have. Had to drive myself to work.
Jim's had IL, and IL makes him blue. 1t
makes father work / never saw him
work So"
There was no reply. Then the flame
leaped up about the twigs; II 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,
and the fire brought out every detail.
Then a great cat appeared from the
shadow and began to rub against her.
She fondled IL absently, and began
talking to IL the artless nonsense that
girls talk 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"
NO"
All right then, come on"
No, no; sit here. We won't get any
water tonight"
petuously and started for the door.
"No-don't." There was a note of
command in her voice, but he did not
notice II.
Come on. II won't be dark outside
for an hour yet. Come on He swung
out through the door, and after a wa
vering momen she followed him.
From the porch they went through the
back yard with it's litter OF old wood
and farming tools n ~decaying odds
and end Suddenly, before they had
come to the path of the rail fence, she
stopped.
Lets sit awhile she proposed,
sinking upon a limestone frag-
ment. He turned with "A puzzled look,
arranged n of the buckets for q
seat. A fringe of ragged cedars gave
them almost 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
yer before it reached the horizon.
The dull below OF the Run. swelled
high with it's spring flood, came up
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 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 / different
IL don't know. 1t seems almost as II
was troubling you"
What could?"
II don't know; but don't you get
lonesome here? Say. why don't you
get put more?t why don't your"
"Oh, bah The valley people!
They're cattle!"
But, Iona, you forget; I'm one OF
them, and so are you"
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 'em.
We just hate 'em!"
"Lona!" There was a look In the
ewes that frightened him