Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-06


| The charmed. fdtfering bird, and tn
angel was the snakas
well. rather gueseF' he cried
The angel drew a deep breath ant
looked him over rapturousIy
~Hy. bat you're taiir' she gurgied
Y "Do you Suppose awiff ever grow 10
reach your shonlders7
sLariat Bin uses. eIwnys 70 have a
b1nch ~ red flowers In hfs shirt pock-
4 a, and the red 1T up his dark eyes
and olive checks ana made his splen-
djd May ! put a bunch Of red flow.
srr on yonf'
ErcrkIes' eyes popped. and be wheel
I I'd for breath He wished that the
earth would open and swallow him up.
Was he dead or aiiyel Since his an
gel had set eyes on Black Jack she
had never even glanced his way. Was
abe completely pewitched7 Would she
thro. herself at the mans feet before
them slll Couldn't sbe give him even
one thought Hadn't she seen he was
gagged and bound2 Did she truly
think that these were MeLeans menf
=
days ago that she had been near
enough this man aud angry enough
with him 10 peel the hat from his
head with q shot. Suddenly a thing
she had Iestlngly said 10 him one day
came back with startling force. you
must take angels on trust" or course
you must. She was his angel. She
must have seen. HIS life and. what
was far worse her own were !n her
hands. There waK nothing he could
do but trust her Surely she was
working OUT some plan.
The angel knclt beside his flower.
bed and reckiessly tore up by the roots
a big bunch os fosnre.
THESE stems are so tough and
sticky" she said. II can't break
them. Lend me your knife she or.
dered Freclle@. +
Az she rcnehed for the knife her
back was one second toward the men.
She looked into bis eyes and deIlber
ainly winked
She severed The stems tossed the
knife back 10 Frectes end. walking
up to Jact. laid the flowers over his
heart
freckles broke into sweat OF
agony. iIc had said she would be safe
Ia herd OF howIing savages Would
-he7 II Black Jack even made mo.
Hon toward touching her Frecllcs
knew That from somewhere he would
muster the strength 20 KIN him He
mentally measured the distance to
where his club lay and act his muscles
'pr spring But no. The big fellow
aae barring his head with hand that
vas unsteady. The angel pulled one
4 the long silver pins from her Int
nd fastened Der flowers securely
Freckles vas quaklng. What was 10
ONE nextf
As the angel stepped back from
ack she turned her head 10 one SIDE
nd pcercd up 81 him Just as Freckles
nd seen the little yellow fellow do
n the line n hundred times. and said
Wen. that does the trick. Isn't tina,
net See how u sets him on, boys,
,on't you forget the tie II 10 be red
nd the first ride soon. can't wait
cry long. Now | must 60. The Bird
Woman win be ready to start. and she
an come here hunting me next for
he Il busy today what did ! come !,
ere for anyway"
She glanced lndulrlngly about. ana !,
'vernl VI the men laughed Oh the /,
Flight Of ~. She bad forgot her er .
md for him lack had second In '
tease ia height The angel glanced =
,lplessly about as n seeking a clcw =
hen her yves fell ms n by accident :
! Frcckics.
ITS mighty risky FOR you to be =.
ossine the swamp alone" he said. -"
know it's little farther. but It's :,
'gglng you am TO be- going back by !.
~ trail" !,
The angel laughed merrlly.
"Oh stop your nonsense" she cried 4,
m not afraid not In the leastw .
Freckics turned TO lack implorngly. ~
'You toll hcrl" be pleaded. Tell :,
q 10 40 by the tran She viii for :,
a." =.
The Implication Of this statement n
A. 80 gratifying TO Black Jack that y.
seemed again to expand and take =,
increase before their very eyes. o.
You hetr" exclaimed Jack. And to :,
. angel "You better take Freckles'
,rd Tor Il. miss He knows the old
amp better than any 81 rs, except |
,. and II he SAYS go by the trail |
all best do u"
rhe angel heSltatcd One last glance
Frcckles showed her the agony IN
eyes She would follow the trail.
All right" she said. giving Jack a
ling glonce "if you say SO III 40 4
* by the trail 10 please you. Good
everybody" 4
ne lifted the bushes and started for Z
entrance. g
stop her. grOwled wessuer keep 8
till we're loaded anyhow Can't
, see that when this thing Is found
there she'll be 20 ruin all Of Us. Z
you let her go every man OF us has
60 cut. and some of US will be
chr oues