The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14

| pices, even though my costume is that
Of a savage"
Savage? Great Scott! that leopard
dress would win out against any set
of Russian furs a-going, and I've heard
they're considered all kinds of dog.
Come on / can swing you into the
branches, and it's easy from there
up"
You will excuse me, please"
Yes, you can go alone, interposed
Winthrope. II am indisposed this
morning and, what is more, | have
had enough of your dictation."
you have, have your growled
Blake, his patience suddenly come to
an end well, let me tell you, Miss
Leslie is a lady, and if she don't want
to go, that settles it. But as for you,
you'll go, if have to kick you every
step"
Winthrope cringed back and broke
into childish whine. "Don't-don't
do it, Blake Oh, l say, Miss Gene
We've, how can you stand by and see
him abuse me like this?"
Blake was grinning as he turned to
Miss Leslie. Her face was flushed
and downcast with humiliation for her
friend. 1t seemed incredible that a
man of his breeding should betray
such weakness. quick change came
over Blake's face.
Look here" he muttered II guess
I'm enough of sport to know some
thing about fair play. Wins coming
down with the fever, and's no more to
blame for doing the baby act than
he'll be when he gets the delirium,
and gables"
81 will thank you to attend to your
own affairs" said Winthrope.
You're entirely welcome. It's what
I'm doing Do you understand, Miss
jenny"
Indeed, yes; and wish to thank
you. | have noticed how patient you
have been"
Pardon me, Miss Leslie" rasped
Winthrope. Can you not see that for
fellow of this class to talk of fair
play and patience is the height of
impertinence? In England, now, such
insufferable impudence-"
- "That'll do" broke in Blake. tits
time for us to trot along"
But, Mr.. Blake, if he is ill"
10 Just the reason why he should keep
10 moving. No more of your gab Win!
,b Give your jaw lay-off, and try wig
Cling your legs instead"
Winthrope turned away, crimson
with indignation. Blake paused only
for a parting word with Miss Leslie
IF you want something to do, Miss
Jenny, try making yourself a pair O
, moccasins out of the scraps of skin
You can't stay in this gully all the
/ time. You've got to tramp arount
some, and those slippers must be abou
pc done for"
sh They are still serviceable. Yet 1
ad you think
Ike You'll need good tough moccasin
on soon enough, SINCE off the hair, an
ed make soles of the thicker pieces |
IRE you do a fair job, maybe I'll emplo
of you as my cobbler, soon as | get tn
'er hide off one of those skittsh antelope
ge Miss Leslie nodded and smiled in re
to sponse to his jesting tone. But as h
ub swung away after Winthrope, sh
5ht stood for some time wondering at hel
ng self. A few days since she knew sh
would have taken Blake's remark a
m, an insult. Now she was puzzled t
pc, find herself rather pleased that h
I'D should so note her ability to be @
I'M service.
nd When she reused herself. and bega
ore singeing the hair from the odds an
Ter ends of leopard skin, she dscovere
a new sensation to add to her list @
ex- unpleasant experiences. But she di
ler not pause until the last patch of hal
crisped close to the half-cured surfac
'ou of the hide. Fetching the penknif
sh- and her thorn and catgut from tn
ow baobab, she gathered the pieces G
skin together, and walked along tn
ny, cleft to the ladder-tree. There ha
been time enough for Blake and VIII
ere thrope to set up the signal, and sh
en- was curious to see how it looked
She paused at the foot of the tree
ty, and gazed up to where the withefe
ng crown lay crushed against the edg
av- of the cliff The height of the rock
tie wall made her hesitate; yet the mer
in passing up and down, had S
ler cleared away the twigs and leaves an
Ter broken the branches on the upper sid
of the trunk, that it offered a mean
'ly. of ascent far from difficult even for
young lady.
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