Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-17

pulse of loyal liking and friendship.
and 1t Is doubtful il Bob even saw the
daughters face. His eyes had fiitted
almost instantly to Miriam Arnold's.
A few minutes of swift. purposeless
chat ensued. Mrs. Stannard end Mrs.
Sumter doing most of 1t. Then some.
how three women seemed to drift
away and become engrossed in mat
tiers of their own over by the Navajo
covered lounge, and then Miriam lift
ed up her eyes and looked one moment
into the young soldiers face.
Its the first chance I've had to
thank you for the dance we didn't fin
ish,' said he. noting with a thrill the
tremor of the little hand that nuttered
for that moment in his grasp.
DO you think 1t thing to be thank.
full for? | don't"
Il wouldn't have lost it for months
pay"
How very much more than that YOU
may losen' said she DO YOU think |
could have danced with you If | had
dreamed what what you were dong?'
You were dancing like a dream"
said he, do YOU mean was dancing
Ike a nightmare"
You We're doing what was sure 10
involve YOU in grave trouble, and it
wasn't kind to me, Mr.. Lanier."
I'm all contrition for the anxiety 1t
caused YOU, Miss Miriam. and for ub
solutely nothing else wish YOU ia
know that did nothing unusual Colo
mel Button was angry With me for
very different matter"
One moment she was silent Then
With lips that quivered in spite of her
effort-a culver that he saw and that
set his heart to bounding madly with
lowered voice she hurried on: And
that, too, involves me or mine. And
you"-thcn uplifting her swimming
eyes-''you would not tell"
And then the barrier of his pride was
swept away.
Miriam" he cried his hands eager
~ seeking and sci2ing hers. only faint
~ resisting. There was no need to
tell" He was lifting her hands 10 his
heart. and as he drew them he was
long, curling lashes sweeping the soft
checks, now once more blushing like
the dawn. "0h, Mr.. Lanierw he heard
her murmur as though pleading and
warning. Then his dark eyes. glowing
and rejoiceful fastened on hers, and
quick and fervent came the next
words: There is only one thing that
I,, fa1I Hot -,
cause I've just been trimming over
with 1t all these weeks" (ah, how the
bonny head was dropping now, but
dropping toward HIM. land now | can
keep it back no longer. Miriam, Mir
lam, love you'll love you, Have you
nothing to tell me?'
One instant of thrilling suspense
then with sob yelling up from her
burdened heart the barrier of her pride
and reserve went as his had gone a
moment ago oh. you know-you
know it, Who hasn't known 1t since
that awful night?' she cried and then
found herself folded. weeping uncon-
trollably, almost deliriously. in his
arms, his lips raining kisses on the
warm. wet cheeks. A moment he held
her closely wrapped to his heart. then
gradually, yet with irresistible power.
turned upward the tear stained. blush
ing, exquisite face SO that he could
feast his eyes upon her beauty Then
with JOY unutterable his lips sank upon
the soft, quivering mouth In the first
love kiss she had ever known, and
their troubles vanished into heaven Mt
the touch.
Mrs Stannard. you were jewel and
general. Now. how about the ma
jor?
"For conference with tho Judge ad
vocate of the department" read the
order that summoned him, and from
that conference forth went our dough-
ty dragon In search of conquest. 1T
is understood" said the officials, that
you know the circumstances under
which Lieutenant Lanier became re-
sponsible for the money borrowed at
Laramie By or for that young Mr..
Lowndes. also that you know him.
There were other matters, but that
came up first. Stannard knew and
was quite willing to set forth with a
plain clothes member of the Omaha
force on mission for and from head
quarters. He found it all known to
the police. Lowndes had run through
the purse of his eastern kindred two
years before. Lowndes had been trans
ported to a cattle ranch near Fort
Cushing in hopes of permanent bene-
fit, but speedily neglected the range
for the more congenial society of the
fort. He was well born and bred He
went on the campaign for excitement
and took to gambling among the
scouts and packers and sergeants, for
the officers had soon cold shouldered
him. But he was college man, a secret
society man. as had been Lieutenant
(,auipr hafOra aptprin0 tho Point