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

! - yor don't care. sir? You feel
e IN. rre,..les has kept his trust as no
) body cres did before- don't you! You
b won't forget all thoseiiong nrs' Gays
t Of fright that youi told US Of. the fear
I mi cold Of winter. the rain heat fnd
t Ionesomepess and the brave days, anu
, lately. nights too. and iet Sm reel
, that his trust X broken?
sob. Mr.. McLenn." she begged, s'':
something to him. no. something y
make him feel that It isn't for notl
ing be has watched and sunereu
out With that old Limberlost- Max
him see how great and fine 1t Is an'
bow far. far better he has done ina'
/ you or any of us erp-ersd " ~
one old tree anyway she burst on
passionately.
Il was thinking before you came
Those two other men were rank COW
ards. They were scared for their lives
II they were the drivers | wager 20
gloves against gloves they never too
those logs out to the pike. My comiI,
upse; them. Before you feel bad al
more you so look and see If they Diff
run out OF courage the minute 1ey
left Wessner and Black Jackiand
dump that timber and go on til ran.
! don't believe they ever had te grii
to drive out with it 10 daylight Go
see If they didn't figure on gorg OUT
the way we did the other prning
and you'll find the logs befre you
strike the road. They neve rlskeo
taking them into the open wen they
got away and had time to fink. VI
course they didn't,
And, then. another tbng. You
haven't lost your wager! twill never
be claimed. because you Dade II win
a stout. dark. red faced man that drives
bay and a gray. He VAS right pack
OF you, Mr. Mclean. wien ! came up
to you yesterday. IL went deathiy
white and shook on lis feet wnen ne
saw those men would likely be caught
Some one of them was something 10
him. and you can just spot hlm LOT
one OF the men at the bottom OF your
troubles and urging those other young
er fellows on TO steal from you.
suppose he'd promised TO divide. You
settle with him. and that business Will
stop"
She turned to Freckles. And you
be the happiest man alive, because
you have kept your trust. Go look
where l tell you and you'll find the
logs. | can just see about where they
are. When they go up that steep Ut
tie hill into the next woods after the |
cornfieId why they could unioose the |
chains and the logs would roll OFF the |
wagons tnemselves. Now, you go see;
and, Mr. Mqf9spn.- pou do feel that |
Ereckles has been braveAand faithfuli /
You won't love him any the less even
4 you don't find the logs
The angels nerve gave way and she
burst into tears. Freckles '>eouldn't
pear 1t. He fairly ran from the>ronm
With the tears streaming from his /
,wn eyes. But Mclean took the an
rel out of the Bird Womans arms and
Kissed her brave little face.
AS they drove back to the swamp
dcLean so earnestly seconded all that
he angel had said that he soon had
he boy feeling much better
"Freckles. your angel has spice OF
he devil in her. but she's superb.
'ou needn't spend any time question
ng or bewailing anything she does.
ust worship blindly., my boy. By /.
eaven, she's sense. courage and beau
y for half dozen girlsF' said Nc
can.
ITS altogether right you are, sir
ffirmed Freckles heartily. After
tile be added. There's no question
ut the series is over now :
Don't think il" answered Mclean.
The Bird Woman is working for sue.
sss. and success along any line is not
-on by being scared out She will
g back on the usual day. and ten to
ne the angel will be with her They
re made of pretty stern stuff. and
ley don't scare worth n cent. You
ay do yeur usual walking. but those
'ur guards are there to stay They
e under your orders absolutely.
i've listened to your pride too long.
on are too precious to me TO run any
ore risks"
II am sorry to have anything spoil
e SERIES" said Freckles. land I'd love
EN- to be coming, the angel especial.
II 1t can't be You'll have to tell them
You see Jack would have been
ndy to stake his life she meant what
e said and did TO him. When the
ans pulled out, Wessner seized me-
d he and Jack went to quarreIling
er whether they should finish me
en- or take me on to the next tree
ey were for Telling. Wessner wanted
get at me right then, and Jack said
shouldn't be touching me till the
Il tree was out and all the rest OF
I'm gone. They tied me up again
keep me courage up I twits Wess-
r about having TO tie me and need
, another man to help handle me-
old him what I'd do TO him II was
e, and be grabs up me own club
lays open me head with It, When
blood came streaming IL SET lack