Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-23

9 ness. He nodded bis head. and III
yeriest doit could have read the word
. his lips formed. Take him aiongr
? A sudden trembling seized Freckles
The angel turned on him with trI
: umphing eyes She was highly Mrun,
and not accustomed 70 being thwarf
ed. did you see fhaty' she demand
ed Now are you satisfied? VIII you
Gomez Freckes went.
On every hand she was kept busy
giving and receiving the cheersess
greetings. She walked into the parlors
exactly as II she owned them. A long
row Of people stirred with varying de-
frees OF Insoiente and curiosity -
preckies had felt they would. He
glanced At the angel. Now would she
sect
"On my sour he mutfered under bis
breath. They don't nven touch herr
She turned the full battery OF her
eyes on the attendant
II want to mix drink for my
friend" she said He has long, hot
ride before him. and don't want him
started on with one - hose old psIats
teasing sweet css,s llai sou mix just
on purpose to drive II rinn back Ia ten
minutes. | want clear. cool. spar
king drink thAt has tang OF acid 10
IT,"
The angel compounded the drink aud
carried the trimming glass 10 Freckles
lie said la the mcllOwest OF ali the
mellow tones OF his voice. "l'lI he
drinking Il to the Swamp Angel
And az he had said to her that hrst
day the angel now cautioned him, "Be
drinking slowly"
AS the screen door swung behind I
them one OF the meu at the counter /
asked OF the attendant. Now. what
did that meuny"
"Exnctly what you saw" replied be
rather curtly Were accustomed TO
IL In here. Hardly day passes this
hot weather but she's picking up some
poor. god forsaken mortal and bring
ing him ia Then she comes behind
the counter herself and fixes up
drink TO suit the occasion"
Mighty queer specimen she had this
time" volunteered another. Wonder
who he isT'
II think" said third. that he's
McLean's Limberlost guard. and sus-
Bird Woman for pictures and knows
him that way"
Out on the street the angel walked
beside t'reckles to the first crossing. ,
md there she stopped. :
Ibid you insist ON fixing that drink :,
BECAUSE you knew how Intoxicating !.
twOuid be-" asked Freckles.
There was subtlety In the compi- :.
nent. aud the angel laughed gleefully.
Next time maybe you won't take so i
much coaxing. she said =
Il wouldn't this II | had known your :.
ather and been understanding you -
'etter DO you really think the Bird :,
Woman will be coming agaln;" q
The angel ieered wild horses +,
ouIdn't drag her away" she cried a
She will have hard work to wait the :,
geek out. shouldn't be in the least \,
to see her start any hour .,
Freckles couldn't bear the SUSPENSE;
had 10 come u,
And youF he questioned. but he Al
AIRED not lit bis eyes.
"Wild horses me. too" she laughed. :,
couldn't keep me away either! Now m
oodby." u
Frccklcs was half way to the Linn d,
erlost when he dlsmounted He could "A,
de no farther. because he could not TO
,e the road He sat down under q fr
CT and, eauing against il. burst into FIR
storm OF sobs that shook. twisted
nj rent him. II they would remind cI,
I'M OF mis- position. speak coudescend- or
gly or notice his hand he could or
,as Il. bat this-it would surely Kill nj
IN His hot pulsing Irish blood IN,
eaug Why did they do It? We're be
ey like that TO every one? Was 1t SIX
tyg alb
II could not be. for be knew that the bu
Ird Woman and the ANGELS father str
ust know that he was not really Me fe,
san's son. and It did not matter to ala
EN- in the least. In spite OF acct So
mt aud poverty, they evidently ex hel
ctcd him TO do something worth an
lille In the world. That must be his The
NEEDY he must 20 TO work on his S
ucation. lie must get away He wo
lst tind and do the great thing of lat
iich the angel talked. For the first its
ne his thoughts turned anxiouSly TO wit
lrd the city aud The beginning OF his 70
ldieS Mclean and tue Duucans Ian
BIKE OF him rs the boy" but he was set
nan. He must face life bravely aud ing
a mans part. The angel was a
re child. He must not allow her Is
torture him past bearing with her
NIX eomradeship that meant to him A,
n heaven. earth's richness and all lis
It lay between and Just nothing to N
here WIS an ominous growl OF II
Inder. aud freckles snatched up his IL
eel aud raced for the swamp. He liz
5 worried to fnd his boots lying II
cabin door The children PLAYING Il
the wood pile told him that milher lS
4 they ,verp so hoavV sba .onldn't III