The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-23

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of his square Jaw and firmset lips. l.
His ewes were concealed by the brim
of his leaf hat. When he spoke, seem
ingly it was to change the SUBJECT: ,
Guess you saw me making my nut :
I'm fixing it so it'll do me even when
it rains
Had he been the kind of man that
she had been educated to consider as
alone entitled to the name OF gentle
man, she could have felt certain mat
he had intended the remark for dei'
icately worded assurance. But was
TON Blake, for all his blunt kindli'
ness, capable of such tact? she
chose to consider that he was.
| IT'S a cunning little bungalow. But
will not the rain food you out ~
IT'S going to have raised noor'
| You're more like to have the rain
drive in on you again. I'll have TO rig
up a porch over your door. 1t won't
do to stuff up the hole. You've httle
enough air as it is. But that can
wait while. There's other work
more pressing. First, there's the bar
ricade. BY the time that's done those
hyena skins will be cured enough to
use I've got to have new trousers
soon. and new shoes. too
81 can do the sewing if you VIII cut
out the patterns"
mo: I'll take a stagger at 1t my
self first. I'd rather you'd go egging.
You need to run around more, to keep
in trim"
II feel quite well now, and l am
growing so strong! The only thlns
is this constant heat"
Wen have to grin and bear IT,
After all. it's not so bad if only we
can stave off the fever. Another rea'
son | want you to go for eggs is that
YOU can take your time about it, and
keep lookout for steamers
Then you think"
Don't screw up your hopes TOO
high. We've little show of being
picked mp by chance boat on coast
m with reefs like this. But | figure that
n If | was in your daddy's shoes it'd be
ioyment to eat such a delicacy with
:" out some one to share it, she SAID
Blake looked away without answer
But she could see that his face wa
We beginning to clear. Greatly encoul
aged. she chatted away as though the
nd were seated at her fathers dinner
Is. table and he was an elderly frien
I'd. from the business world whom 1t wa
ed her duty to entertain.
of For while Blake betrayed little II
he terest. combining himself to monosy
en- tables except when he commented
re the care with which she had cooke
the various dishes. When she lea'
MT expected, he looked up at her, his liz
parted in broad smile. She stoppe
cut short for she had been describing NJ
s." first social triumphs and his untlme
levity embarrassed her.
on Don't get mad, Miss Jenny
said. his eyes twinkling. You dor
know how funny it seems to sit he
=. and listen to you talking about tho
10 thipgs. It's like serving up ice crea
-. high time for me TO be cabling sh
~" ~ to run up from Natal, or down fro
ln I'M Zanzibar, to lock around for jetusc
49,, ct cetera,"
nrS I'm sure papa will offer big
ward"
you Second the motion! I've a 81
of idea I wouldn't mind coming in
me reward myself
I'm "you3 Oh. yes; to be sure. Pa
nut is generous, and he will be CRATE
to anyone who
very You think mean his di
to money!" broke in Blake, hotly
Her confusion told him that he j
NOT been mistaken. His face, o.
his a moment since bright and pleasa
sner took on its sullenest frown
rand Miss Leslie rose hurriedly
Far started along the cleft
Hello" he called. Not going
in' eggs now, are you?"
en- She did not reply.
ne Hang it ALL Miss Jenny! Don't
para off like that"
her May ask you to excuse me,
Flake? Is that sufficient
sufficient? It's enough to Civ
amed fellow a chill! Come, now; don't
'ould off mad You know I've quick
ature per. Can't you make allowances
"Youve-youve no right to lool
lated angry. even if | did misunderst
ean? Won. You misunderstood me-
man; caught herself mp with half sob.
len silence gave her time to recover
ment composure. She continued with
call cessive politeness: Need / re
my request TO be excused, Mr. Bla
re, ] mo; once is enough! But hol
now. | didn't mean to be nasty
y! "Good-day, Mr.. Blake
irdon' ooh. da-darn it, good-day! !"
you groaned.
y" When, a few minutes later. sh
with turned. he was gone. He did
| with come hazel, until some time after
she when she had withdrawn to her
his. to for the night His hands
quite bleeding from thorn scratches;
I'D re- after hasty supper he went
d the down the cleft to build up the
been wall of the barricade with the
v ter stack of fresh thorn-brush tina
death lad gathered during the afternoo
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