Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-01
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doorstone to say: Gross, you must be
careful. This girl Is very alluring In
herself. but her mother. you know, is
impossible"
you're needlessly alarmed, as
usual" he smilin ely replied. "She In.
terests me, that's patent But beyond
that. why, nonsense! Good night"
Nevertheless, despite his protesta-
tons, he went away up the trail with
his mind so filled with Lee virginia's
appealing face and form that he would
certainly have ridden over n precipice
had It not been for his experienced
pony, which had fortunately but one
aim, and that was to cross the range
safely and to reach the home pasture
at the earliest moment.
Left alone. Lee Virginia thought
over her past. She was not entirely
without experience as regards respect
full courtship. Her life in the east had
brought her to know number of at
tractive lads and few men, but none
of these had become more than
good companion or friend, and. though
ShC NiotS ~ piiS vi tNO VI tutSe
youths letters OF the utmost friendli-
ness. there was no passion in them,
and she felt IS yet the sting of nothing
more intense in her liking for Cava-
nagh. But he meant more to her now
that she was lonely ard belea guered.
That he had ridden all that long.
rough way merely to see her she was
voin To hat CT,
had nevertheless something OF every
woman's secret belief in her individual
charm. Cavanagh had shown fiat
tering interest IL her. and his wish to
be her protector filled her with joy
and confidence.
She heard Il good deal more about
this particular forest ranger next
morning az breakfast. "He is throw
ing himself away" Mrs. Redfield pas
sionately declared. Think Of man
Of Ross refinement living in a noun
tain shack miles from anybody. watch
ing poachers. marking trees and cook
ing his own food! It's a shameful
waste Of genius
"That's as you look at it, my DEAR"
responded Redheld. Ross is the
guardian of en- immense treasure chest
which belongs TO the nation. Further
more. he is quite certain, as l am.
that this forest service is the policy of
the future and that it offers fine
chances for promotion, and then, final
ly, he likes it,
"That is all well enough for young
man, but Ross is at least thirty-fve
and should be thinking Of settling
down. l can't understand his point of
view"
My dear. you have never seen the
procession of the seasons from such
point of view as that which he en-
joys
mo. and do not care to. It is quite
lonely enough for me right here
Redfield looked at Lee with comic
blankness. "AIrs. Redfield is hopeless
" urban. AS the wife of forest su-
pervisor she cares more for pavements
and tramcars than for the most splen-
did mountain park"
81 most certainly do" his wife Wig
orously agreed. "and if l had my way
We should bn living in London
"Listen to that! She's ten times
more English than AIRS. Enderby."
';I'In not. but long for the civilized
instead Of She wild. l like comfort
and society"
$50 do l." returned he.
Eyes; the comfort of an easy chair
on the porch ard the society OF your
forest rangers. This ranch life is all
very well for a summer outing. but to
be tied down here all the year round
IS to be denied ones birthright as a
modern"
All this more or less cheerful COM
plaint expressed the minds Of many