The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-02-24
In Deer
Fork Canyon
How Q Man Helped to Save
His Enemy's Life.
BY ADDISON HOWARD GIBSON.
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

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In the maroon haze which always In
the late summer enwraps the rugged
slopes OF Deer FORK canyon Faith Aus
tin was gathering wild red raspberries
A young man In miners garb who
was prospecting behind the powders
on the opposite slope saw her and had
Just made up his mind To cross the
stream that zigzagged down the can.
yon and join her when he saw a man
swinging along up the trail toward
her
ITS Nick" he said TO himself. y
had forgotten for the moment what he
told me last night. | meant then to
leave the canyon at once, aud ! must.
for can't bear TO stay and see her
throw herself away on such fellow
as 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. fhere
was an unmstakable Individuality In
the sbutiiiBg steps, aud recognition
brought look Of annoyance to her
face as she continued her work
"Pickin berries. be You. Faithi
You're lookin' sweet az injun pink
What's the use Of your workin so
hard for them boarders when you
know Im ready for you?" 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:
1--WE got enough to keep you from
slavin' here, boardin miners, as you're
dom There's no use In your stayin
single for Howard Olney. He left for
good this mornin'. He's goin' TO keep
books for Mr. owen. the superintend
ent OF the High Tone mine"
The telltale color mounted TO Faiths
cheeks. but she bent forward TO cap
ture refractory vine. thus hiding her
face from her companion.
'You think l'm not good enough for
you" he went on. as she took no no
tice OF his insiuuation. "iou think
Olney's better'n me cause he's been
a schoolmaster back east aud can use
lots OF grammar But II you'd lived
In the same sback with him. as I've
done, you'd know he's not such saint
ly galoot as you think be Is. It's no
man that'll turn his back Oh the girl
as loves him and go OF courtiD Super
intendent owens daughter" he tin
ished contemporary.
Faith faced him with flashing eyes
Nick Sanders. you're worse than |
thought you werel Howard Olney
took you into bis cabin and nursed you
through spell OF fever when nobody
else would, aud now you try to inJure |
him behind his back. That's your
gratitudeP
His eyes fell beneath the whitening |
scorn Of hers. or the allusion to her
self she took no notice. but she could |
not help resentlng the slur put upon
the man she loved.
You've no call to 6re up for Olney,"
be said maliciousIy Hes above court. /
In girl who makes her Twin cookin /
for miners. Besides. hes IN love with /
Daisy owen. and she's struck on Or
neys good looks. It's bound to be
Faith again bent over her berry
picking that her tormentor might not
see the effect OF bis words. She had
beard through her mothers boarders
about Miss Owens wealth. beauty and +
accomplishments and realized that she
was mere nobody compared with the
helress. What right
lad she TO hope that Mr.. Olney would
ever love herf Sun. the mocking tones
itung her keenly. and. her basket being
8ttus fut fdtb spDib1 uuu uot'ltb
iway up the rocky trail that led TO
iingy. weather worn cabin half hid
1y the powders and eyergrecrs sur
'oundlng II.
Faith aud her mother were alone IN
he world About year before her
'a,her had been killed by an explosion
u the mines II was Howard Olney.
roung schooImaster from New York.
urned prospector. who had risked bis
,wu life to recover the body They
'ould never forget this nor Ills untir
ng kindness during that time OF be-
eayement. IL was he who bad en-
outraged them 90 go 90 With the regu
ar routine of life. and from this sad
,criod Faith dated her love for the
'onDg man, fie bad shack two miles
Iown Deer Fork. and most OF bis days
ree spent prospecting
Soon after Sanders suddenly return
q harlng been away several mouths
Ie had been -specnlaiing. be an,
'ouDcci. and had brought hack some
nobey. Nick had known the family ln
DdiAna. 10 fact. be- had accompanied
ir Austin 10 Colorado lie was
rafty. shlftless fellow and did not
make frteuds smous the MIXERS. ln-
eesi. ~ unpopular was be ,laai wher
frlcken with r.ssr shorur after there