Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-15

pages. while the color died out of his
brown cheeks. Cherry saw the hand
mat held the magazine tremblc He
looked up ut her and. disregarding
Fraser. broke In harshly:
Have you read this .,qgazine?"
Not entirely"
I'd like to tnke one page of It."
why. certainly" she replied
lie produced knife and with one
quick stroke cut single leaf out of
the magazine. which he folded and
thrust into the breast of his coat.
"Thank you," he muttercd. then fell
to staring ahead Of him. again heed.
less Of his surroundings. This abrupt
relapse into his former state of sullen
nnd defiant silence tnntulized the girl.
He offered no explanation and took
no further part In the conversation
until. noting the lateness of the hour,
he rose and thanked her for her hos.
pitallty In the same deadly, Indifferent
manner.
The music was great troat," he
said. looking beyond her and holding
nloof. "a very great treat. enjoyed
it Immensely. Good night"
Cherry Mnlottc bud experienced a
new sensation. and sho didn't like It.
She vowed angrily that she disliked
men who looked past her. Indeed she
could not recall any other who had
ever done SO. Her chief concern had
always been to check their ardor She
resolved viciously that before she was
through with this young man he would
make her u less lstlcss adicu. She as
surcd herself that he was Il selfish, sui
len boor. who needed to be taught a
lesson in manners for his own good if
for nothing else. she dartcd to the ta-
bic, snatched up the magazine and
skinned through it feverish'y. An
, here was the place.
! \ woman's face With some meaning
less name beneath filed each page
Along the top ran the heading. la
NOUS American Beauties" So it was
a woman. She skipped backward and
! forward among the pages for further
possible enlightenment, but there was
no article accompanying the pictures
it was merely an Illustrated section
devoted to the photographs OF promi
nent actresses and society women.
| most Of whom she had never heard Of
| though here and there she saw name
that tantalizingly clean cut edge which
| had subtracted face from the gal
lery-u face which she wanted very
much to see.
She shrugged her shoulders careless.
ly. Then. in a sudden access Of fury.
she flung the inutilated magazine Vi
.ously into n far corner of the room
The travellers slept late on the fol-
lowing morning. for the WEAKNESS Of
weeks was upon them. and the little
bunk room they occupied ndjoined the
| main building and was dark. When
they came forth they found Chnka wa
na in the store and a few moments
later We're called to breakfast,
Where is your mstress?" inquired
Boyd
"She 20 see my sick broder." said
the Indian girl, recalling Cherry's
menrion of the child i'll with measles.
she ali the time give medicine to
Aleus babies" Chaknwnna continued,
''all the time give. give, give some
thing. Indian people love her"
They were still talking when they
heard the jingle Of many bells and the
door burst open to admit Cherry, who
came with rush of youth and health
f,..,,, a at,
cd her. The cold had redeemed her
checks and quickened her eyes
Good morning. gentlemen" she
cried. removing the white fur hood
which gave n setting to her sparkling
eyes and teeth. "Oh. but it's a glori-
Gus morning. We did the 1--WE miles
from the village in seventeen minutes"
And how is your measly patient 2"
asked Fraser.
Hes doing well, thank YOU" She
stepped to the door to admit Ch?ka.
wana, who had evidently hurried
around from the other house and now
came In. bareheaded and needless of
the cold. bearing a bundle clasped to
her breast. II brough, the little fel-
low home with me- Sec
IL dare say Kalvil is rather lively
during the summer season" Emerson
remarked to Cherry later in the day.
"Yes: the ships arrive in May, and
the fish begin to run in July. After
that nobody sleeps"
ut must be rather Interesting"
1T Is more than that; it Is inspiring.
Why. the story of the salmon Is an
epic in itself. You know they live a
cycle or forr years, no more. always
returning to the waters OF their nativ-
ity to die. And ! have heard it said
that during one Of those four years
tney disappear, no one knows where,
re'ppearlng out Of the mysterious
depths of the sea as If NJ signal.
They come by the legion. In countless
scores of thousands. and when once
they have tasted the waters of their
birth they never touch food again. new
er cease their onward rush until they
become bruised and battered wrecks,
drifting down from the spa awning beds.
When the call OF nature IS answered
and the spawn is laid they die. They
never seek the salt sea again. but car
pet the rivers with their bones. When
they feel the homing impulse they
come from the remotest depths. head
ing unerrinGly for the particular par.
ent stream whence they originated If
sand bars should block their course In
dry seasons or obstacles intercept them