The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-11-16

clnsping her hands fervently,
'Ihank you for coming to tell us.
Mr.. Crowfeet." said Phuebe as the
man rode away.
The next appearance of Phoebe EN-
cry IN this story is six years later.
She Is eighteen years old, and nature
has endowed her with a face and fig
ure singularly attractive. Strong and
beautiful characters are often made
80 as much by environment as by he
redity. Phoebe's experience as q child
and her own inherent strength had de-
veloped her into q very different per-
son from the average girl of eighteen.
The mob. disappointed in finding her
father and drunken with liquor. had re-
turned and forced his wife and chill
dren out Of their home by burning 1t.
But he had been saved to them. and
~ soon as he could safely communi-
cate with them he had done 20. Then
the real murderer Of Armstrong turned
mp. and committee Of citizens had
gone to Emery and invited him to re-
turn to them. But he declined.
Emery established himself in one of
those rapidly growing western towns
which throw OF their childhood with
In q few years and become cities.
There his children were educated and
became accustomed to city ways and
manners. Phoebe became an accom-.
plished girl and when she was nine
teen years old was the acknowledged
belle Of her social circle.
One evening at a ball Miss Emery
was standing in the center Of group
Of young men who were vying with
one another to engage her for the
dances. Happening to glance toward
the entrance. she saw 4 man enter and
stand looking as II attracted by curios-
ity. but too retiring to Join the gay
throng. She saw in the man who
shrank from elbowing his way through
the Immediately dressed young peo-
pie assembled for the dance Sheriff
Jack Winslow. Before her flashed
picture Of his stalwart figure riding
over the plain to warn her father of
his danger at the risk Of his own life.
He had changed but little. She had
budded from childhood to womanhood.
Even IL at the time he had come to
her former home be had not been pre-
occupied with his warning she was
then too young for him to have noticed
her. and now. changed as she was. he
would not. In any event. have recog-
nized in her the little girl Of half
dozen years ago. Phoebe knew him
the moment her eyes rested upon him.
The German cotillion was introduced
that evening for the first time in the
assembly. lack Winslow. though he
had danced In barns, did not consider
himself sufficiently polished to take
part in society dance. Indeed. his coat
was not spiketail. nor did he wear q
low cut white vest. So he concluded
to ''sit out" the cotillion by himself.
Various figures were danced. and
finally one was introduced wherein a
lady was seated by herself In the
middle of the room. holding a hand
mirror. The young men. one by one,
were brought up behind her. She
looked at their reflections in the mir
rOr, and when the one she wished 10
dance with appeared she chose him
for her partner.
When It came Phoebe Emery's turn
to take the chair one man after an
other was led up behind her. but she
seemed disposed to be very particular
as to the man she would dance with.
All the young men most prominent in
social point of view were taken up.
and all were rejected. Then the less
desirable newcomers and generally
unknown men were tried. to meet a
like fate. AT last every man who was
dancing the cOtilliou had been led up
and sent back to his seat.
| Naturally the episode by this time
excited attention. What did it meant
That the lady desired to snub the man
or had not the right man been found
The leader. having exhausted those
who were in the cotillion. now turned
his attention to the few lOiterers who
were not They were all known except
Jack Winslow. Every man in the room
except himself was taken up and re
jected. Finally. amid excited chatter
the leader approached the last man
Jack saw the eyes Of every one turned
upon him.
Go away" he said. red as beet
Il don't know the lady"
Come" replied the leader. Every
man must be tried"
Jack was dragged unwillingly be
hind the chair in which Phoebe wa.
sitting. He was about to turn away
when she arose from her chair. pu
one hand on his shoulder and sailet
away amid burst of applause.
The interest excited was short LIVED
except for one person. That person
was Jack WinslOw. After dancing ,
few minutes the couple seated them
selves, and Jack said:
"Will you kindly explain this un
usual attention with which you hav
hOnOred me:"
mot till ! have 'honored' you witt