Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-02
In Deer
Fork Canyon
How q Man Helped to Save
His Enemy's Life.
~ ADDISON HOWARD olssoN.
copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.
l. ADDISON HOWARD olssoN.


M late summer enwraps the rugged
.,ones of Deer Fork canyon Faith Aus
An was gathering wild red raspberries
A young man In miners garb who
v.s prospecting behind the powders
an the opposite slope saw her and had
,ust made up his mind to cross the
stream that zigzagged down the can
von and Join her when be saw . man
swinging along up the trail toward
her.
ats Nick" he said to himself. II
had forgotten for the moment what be
told me last night / meant then to
lave the canyon at once, and must.
FIR I can't bear to stay and see her
throw herself away on such q fellow
"a Nick Sanders" And Howard Olney
turned and walked away that he might
not witness the meeting between the
two.
The girl did not need to turn her
head to know who was coming. There
vas an unmistakable individuality in
the shutting steps, and recognition
brought a look Of annoyance to her
face as she continued her work.
"Pickin' berries, be you. Faith?
You're lookin' sweet AZ lnjun pink.
what's the use Of your workin' 80
hard for them boarders when you
know I'm ready for your" he asked.
But you ought to know by this time
that I'm not ready for you." she
flashed back.
The man Redeemed to the roots Of
his sandy hair. but, controlling his
anger, replied:
ave got enough to keep you from
slavin' here, boardin' miners, as you're
doin'. There's NO use In your stayin'
single for Howard Olney. He left for
good this mornin'. He's goln' to keep
books for Mr. Owen. the superintend-
emit of the High Tone mine"
The telltaie color mounted to Faiths
cheeks. but she bent forward to cap
ture refractory vine. thus hiding her
face from her companion.
"You think I'm not good enough for
you,' be went on. as she took no no
tice of bis insinuation. You think
Olney's better'n me cause he's been
q schoolmaster back east and can use
lots OF grammar But II you'd lived
10 the same shack with him. as I've
done, you'd know he's not such saint
y galoot as you think be Is. It's no
man that1l turn his back on the girl
As loves him and so on courtin' Super
hteudent Owens daughter" he fin
khed contemptuously.
Faith faced him with flashing eyes.
mick Sanders. you're worse than
thought you were Howard Olney
took you into his cabin and nursed you
through a spell of fever when nobody
else would. aud now you try to inJure
him behind his back. That's your
gratitude.''
His eyes fell beneath the whitening
scorn Of hers. or the allusion to her
self she took no notice, but she could
not help resenting the slur put upon
the man she loved.
You've no call to fire up for Olpey."
h>said nialiciously. He's above court
in, >'ri who makes her livin coosin'
for miners. Besides. he's in love with
DAISY owen. .Snd she's struck on Oh
ney's good looks. is bound to be
match"
Faith again bent over her berry
picking that her tormentor might not
see the effect Of his words. She had
heard through her mothers boarders
about Miss Owens wealth. beauty and
accomplishments ana realized that she
was a mere nobody compared with the
superintendent's heiress. What right
had she to hope that Mr.. Olney would
ever love her? stu. the knocking tones
stung her keenly. and. her basket being
anied, she said goodby and hurried
away up the rocky trail that led to a
toingy. weather worn cabin half hid
oy the powders and evergreens sur
rounding 1t.
faifh and her mother were alone In
ene world. About a year before her
Mther had been killed by an explosion
the mines. 1t was Howard Olney,
soung sehoolmaster from New York.
turned prospector. who had risked his
0wn S'iie to recover the body. They
souid never forget this nor his untlr-
me Kindness during that time Of he
pavement It was he who had en-
outraged them to 60 on with the regu-
var routine Of life. and from this sad
period Faith dated her love for the
.oung man. He had a shack two miles
sown Deer Fork. and most Of his days
we're spent prospecting.
soon after Sanders suddenly return
a. having been away several months.
az mad been "speculating." be an
sounced. and had brought back some
Ioney. Nick had known the family in
TIJUANA. In fact, he had accompanied
Austin to Colorado. He was q
aly. shiftless fellow and did not
LAX lake friends among the miners. In
.eed. so unpopular was be that when
n.cken with fever shortly after there