The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-04-19

Not until the half breed had turned
and was walking swiftly away did
Rowland realize that he wanted to
speak to him. to grip him by the hand
to nov him by name. He watched
the slender form of the northerner. as
1.-THE and as graceful in it's movement
as a wild thing Of the forests. until IL
passed from the door out into the
night.
who was that" he asked. turning
to the man with whom be had spoken.
His name is Croisset. He comes
from the Wholdaia country, beyond
Lac la Ronge."
"French?"
"Half French, half Cree"
After a little bis companion showed
back bis chair and bade him good
night The others followed him. and
a few minutes later the engineer waS
left alone before the windows.
mighty funny people," he said half
aloud. wonder II they ever talky'
He leaned forward. elbows on knees
his face resting in his hands. and
stared to catch a sign Of moving life
outside. In him there was no desire
for sleep. Often he had called himself
a night bird. but seldom had he been
more wakeful than on this night. The
citation of his triumph. Of his success.
a not yet worn Itself down to a nor
maj and reasoning satisfaction, snd
his chief longing was for the day. and
the day after that. and the next day.
when he would take the place of Greg
son and Thorne. Every muscle In his
body was vibrant In its desire for ae-
ton. He looked at his watch IL u
only ~ o'clock. Since supper he had
smoked almost ceaseiessly. Now he
lighted another cigar and stood up
close to one of the windows.
Family he caught the sound Of a
step on the board walk outside. 1t
was a light. quick step. and for an in
slant it hesitatpd. just out OF bis
vision. Then 1t approached. and sud
denly the figure OF a woman stopped in
front of the window. How she was
dressed Rowland could not have told
q moment later. All that he saw was
the face. white In the white night-a
face on which the shimmering star
light fell as it was lifted to his gaze.
beautiful. as clear cut ~ a cameo. with
eyes that looked up at him hall plead
ingly. half %luringiy. and lips parted
as II about to speak to him.. He stared
moveless in his establishment. and In
another breath the face was gone.
1.-THE deuce. but she was pretty"
Rowland said to himself. And those
eyes,
Suddenly he checked himself. There
had been more than the eyes.
than the pretty face. Why had the
girl paused In front Of the win0owr
Why had she looked at him d ntent-
" as though On the point Of speecb1
The smile and the nush left his face ~
these questions came to him. and 10
wondered II he had failed to compre-
bend something which she had meant
him to underStan4. After all. might u
not have been . ease Of mistaken tdeD-
t1ty2 For q moment she had believed
that she recognized him: then. seeing
her mistake. had passed swiftly down
the street
He walked casually to- the door. Al
the end Of the street. a quarter Of Z
mile distant. q red ltghr burned feebly
over the front Of . Chinese restaurant
and in a mechanical fashion his foot
steps led him In that direction.
"I'l drop In and have a cup Of tea.
he assured himself.
He stopped Inc turned his eyes again
into the north. He wondered az he still
stood gazing into the in6nity of tina,
other world beyond the Saskatchewan
II romance was really quite dead II
him. Always he bad laughed at 70
nance. Work-the grim reality Of &C
ton. Of brain fighting brain. of eieveT
ness pitted against other mems eieves
- ness-had almost brought him to sb'
point Of regarding romance in ME -
peculiar illusion Of foOlsand woauen
But be was fair in his concessions. an
tonight be acknowledged that be- hs>
~ enjoyed the romance OF what ~ bat
seen and beard. And. most Of sM. b
y. blood had been stirred BY the beauti
fuI face that bad looked At him frou
out Of the night
70 He passed through the low door o
m the restaurant and entered a lark
room oiled with tables and chairs an
a pregnant with strange odorsL
m "A pot Of tea" ordered Howfand.
He slipped his tea i%eisurely. listening
with all the eagerness Of the nev
N sense Of freedom which had taken pos
session Of him. The Chinaman ha'