The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-10-21

he She paused. You may have
heard of it. He killed one Of my men,"
impossible" calculated Boyd.
"Oh. but it isn't impossible. Any.
thing is possible with INSCRIPTIONS
men where there is no law. They halt
at nothing when in chase Of money.
They are different from women in that
never heard of woman doing muir.
der for money"
WAS it really murder?''
Judge for yourself. My man came
down for supplies. and they got him
drunk-he was drinking man-then
they stabbed him. They said a China.
man did 1t in a brawl. but Willis
Marsh was to blame. They brought
the poor fellow here and laid him ON
my steps, as IL had been the cause
Of 1t. Oh. 1t was horrible. horriblev'
"And you still stuck to your r1,st?"
said Emerson curiously.
Certainly! This adventure means a
great deal to rse, and. besides. will
not be beaten"-the stem of the glass
with which she had been toying snap
ped suddenly-''at anything"
The unsupported luxury of the din.
Ing room and the excellence Of the din
ner itself had in measure prepared
Emerson for what he found in the liv.
ing room. One thing staggered him-a
piano. The bearskins on the floor. the
big sleepy chairs, the reading table lit
tered with magazines, the shelves of
books. even the basket of fancy work
all these he could accept without fur
Their parleying. but Il piano-in Kalvik!
Again Boyd withdrew into that ST.
lent mood from which no effort on the
part of his hostess could arouse him.
and it soon became apparent from the
listless hang of his hands and the dis
tant light in his eyes that he had even
become unconscious Of her presence in
the room.
son barely spoke. she tired of Fraser's
anecdotes. which had long ceased to
be amusing. and. going to piano. shut
fed the sheet music idly. inquiring:
DO you care for music?" Her re-
mark was aimed at Emerson. but the
other answered.: MY favorite hymn
is the Maple Leaf Rag Let her so.
professor"
Cherry settled herself obligingly and
played ragtime. She was In the midst
Of some syncopated measure when
Boyd spoke abruptly. "Please play
something"
She understood what he meant and
began really to play. realizing very
soon that at least one Of her guests
knew and loved music. Under her
deft fingers the instrument became a
medium for musical speech. Gay
roundelays, swift. passionate Hunga-
rian dances. bold Wagnerian strains
followed in quick succession. and the
more her utter abandon the more GER
tainly she felt the younger man re-
spond. Then her dream filled eyes
widened as she listened to his voice
breathing life into the words. He sang
with the ease and 6exibility of an
artist. his powerful baritone blending
perfectly with her contralto.
For the frst time she felt the pans
personality. his magnetism. as II he
had dropped his cloak and stood at her
side in bis true semblance.
"Oh. thank you" she breathed.
"Thank you" he said. 'I-I-that's
the first time in ages that I've had the
heart to sing. ! was hungry for mu'
sic; l was starving for it. I've sat in
my cabin at night longing for it until
my soul fairly ached with the silence
He took seat near the girl and con.
tinued to talk feverishiy. unable to
give voice to his thoughts rapidly
enough.
Fraser ambled clumsily into the con
versation. Emerson listened tolerant
~. idly running through the maya
zines at his hand, his hostess watch
ing him covertly. Suddenly the smile
of amusement that lurked about his
lip corners and gave him a pleasing
look hardened in a queer fashion. HI
started, then stared at one of tn,
pages. while the color died out of hi:
brown cheeks. Cherry saw the hand
that held the magazine tremble. HI
looked up at her and, disregardin.
Fraser. broke in harshly:
Have you read this magazine"
} Not entirely"
I'D like to take one page of it."
"Why. certainly" she replied.
He produced a knife and with on
quick stroke cut a single leaf out o
the magazine. which he folded an
. thrust into the breast of his coat.
; THANK you." he muttered, then fel
, to staring ahead of him, again heed
less Of his surroundings. This abrup
: relapse into his former state of sulle
and defiant silence tantalized the CIR
He offered no explanation and too
, no further part in the conversatio
until. noting the lateness of the hOu
: he rose and thanked her for her hos
pitality in the same deadly. Indifferent
, manner.
: 1.-The music was a great treat"
said, looking beyond her and holdin
aloof. "a very great treat. ! enjoye
it immensely. Good night"
Cherry Malotte had experienced
| now spnsatiOn and she didn't like