The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-16
CHAPTER XI.


bracket lamp beside her on the desk
she labored until o'clock. Then sh
put on her coat and hat, extinguishe,
the light. locked the door and starte,
on her lonely walk home.
Miss Dawes was not afraid of tn,
dark. She had been her own escort fo
a good many years. She walked brisk
~ or. heard the laughter and louc
voices I'm the barber shop die away
behind her passed the schoolhousC
pond, now bleak and chill with the
raw November wind blowing across it.
and began to climb the slope Of Whit.
takers hill. And here the wind, rush
ing in unimpeded over the flooded salt
meadows from the tumbled bay out
side. wound her skirts about her and
made climbing difficult and breath
taking.
She was perhaps halfway up the
long slope when she heard In the in
tervals between the gusts footsteps
behind her. A moment later mans
voice began singing annie Rooney"
a melody then past It's prime in the
/ cities, but popu.arized In Bayport by
some departed batch Of summer board
1 ers.
She did notsrecognize the voice, and
she did not particularly approve of
singing IN the streets, especially such
loud singing. SO she decided not to
wait longer and was turning to con-
tlnue her climb when the person be-
hind stopped his vocallzing and called.
'IIir' he shouted. Hello, ahead
therew
The follower broke into run and
ger to her
"Whee! Wowr' he painted. "This is
no race track. pard. Pull up and let's
take 1t easy. My Off legs got kink
in it, and | don't run SO easy as used
TO. Great snakes, what's your rush?
Amt you fond of company? Hello! l
believe it's woman-a womanr ex-
claimed the man hllariously. We'll,
say, | didn't believe there was one
loose in this tail end OF nowhere.
Grille I'm glad to see you-not that
can see you much, but never mind.
All cats are gray In the dark, herr
You can't see me, neither, so Wen |
take each other on trust She's my
sweetheart, I'm her beau Say, Maud, |
may see you homey''
She was frightened now. The Whit |
taker place ON the hilltop was the
nearest house. and that was some
distance off.
whats the matter, Carrier" inquir.
ed the man. Don't be scared
wouldn't hurt you. I'm just lonesome,
that's ALL and | need society. Don't
rush; youll ruin your complexion.
Here, come under my wing and let's
toddle along together. How's mann
map
He seized her arm and pulled her
back beside him. She tried to free
herself, but could not. Her unwelcome
escort held her fast. and she was oblig-
ed TO move as slowly as he did II
was very dark.
Say, what is your namey" coaxed
the man is il Maud hey, or Julia?
always liked Julia. Don't be peevish.
Tell us; that's good girl"
She gave u quick Jerk and managed
o pull her arm from his grasp. giving
aim violent push as she did so. He.
,eing unsteady on his feet, tumbled
Town the low bank which edged the
idewalk. Then she ran ON up the hill
IS fast as she could. She heard him
wear as he felt c
She had nearly reached the end OF
he Whitaker fence when he caught '
Ter. He was laughing, and that alarm (
d her almost as much as II he had c
cen angry.
Naughty, naughty" he chuckled. I
Gliding her fast "Tryin' TO sneak.
1as you? Not much--nOt this time {
lid you ever play forfeits when you l
'aS littleY Well this is a forfeit game
nd you're 1t. You must bow 70 the G
rettiest. kneel to the wittiest and kiss "
ne one you love best. And ia let you s
IL ON the first two. Come. nowi Pay I,
pr II
Then she screamed. and her scream b
as answered at once. \ gate swung
nck with a bang. and she heard some b
he running along the walk toward n
ar. o.
''Oh. Cap'n Whitaker! she called al
,ome, Come quick, pleasei"
How she knew that the person run o,
ng toward her was Captain Cy has h,
It been satisfactorily explained even
t. She cannot'eXplain it, and neither III
n the captain. And equally astonish- NJ
8 was the latter's answer. He GER G,
iniy had not heard her voice often al
ough to recognize it under such cir
instances. -
'All right, teacher!" he shouted I'm y,
min! Let so of that woman, you
h, it's you, is it?'
He had seized Mr.. Smith by the coat ss
liar and jerked him away from his
ctim. Miss Dawes took refuge be-