The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-03-14
dered Freckles.

| back was one second toward tne men
She looked into his eyes and deliber'
ately winked.
She severed the stems. tossed the
knife back to Freckles and, walking
up to Jack, laid the flowers over his
heart.
Freckles broke into sweat of
agony. He had said she would be safe
in a herd Of bowling savages. Would
she? II Black Jack even made mo
ton toward touching her Freckles
knew that from somewhere he would
muster the strength TO kill him. He
mentally measured the distance to
where his club lay and set his muscles
for spring. But. no! The big fellow
was barring his head with a hand that
was unsteady. The angel pulled one
| of the long silver pins from her hat
and fastened her flowers securely.
Freckles was quaklng. What was to
come next?
| Jack she turned her head to one side
and peered up at him, just rs Freckles
had seen the little yellow fellow do
on the line hundred times, and said:
"Well. that does the trick, Isn't that
fine? See how IL sets him of. boys.
Don't you forget the tie is to be red
and the first ride soon. can't wait
very long. Now | must go. The Bird
Woman will be ready to start. and she
will come here hunting me next. for
she is busy today. What did | come
here for anyway"
She glanced inquiringly about. and
several OF the men laughed. oh. the
delight of IT. She had forgot her err
rand for him! Jack had second in
crease In height. The angel glanced
heIplessly about as If seeking n clew.
Then her eyes fell, as If by accident.
on Freckles.
TITS mighty risky for you to be
crossing the swamp alone" he said.
81 know it's little farther. but It's
begging you am to be going back by
the trail"
The angel laughed merrily.
"Oh. stop your nonsense" she cried.
I'm not afraid-not in the least!'
Freckles turned to Jack imploringly.
"You tell herI" he pleaded. Tell
her to go by the trail She will for
you."
The implication OF this statement
was so gratifying to Black Jack that
he seemed again to expand and take
on increase before their very eyes.
"You bet" exclaimed Jack. And to
the angel: You better take Freckles'
word for It. miss. He knows the old |
swamp better than any of us, except |
me. and If he says go by the trail |
you'd best do it."
The angel hesitated. One last glance |
at Freckles showed her the agony in
his eyes. She would follow the trail.
"All right" she said, giving Jack a
killing glance. IF you say so I'll go
back by the trail to please you. Good
by, everybody"
she lifted the bushes and started for
The entrance.
stop her. growied Wessner. keep
her till we're loaded anyhow Can't
rou see that when this thing is found
Dut there she'll be to ruin all OF us.
Il you let her go every man of us has
got TO cut. and some of us will be
'aught sure"
Jack sprang forward Freckles
heart mufiled up in his throat. The
nigel seemed to divine Jacks coming,
She was humming a little song. She
stopped and began pulling
he heads of the curious grasses that
all -. ssyhN
med she took a step backward and
allied: "Ho. Freckles, the Bird Wo-
nan wants that natural history pam
,hlct returned. II belongs to a set she
S going TO have bound"
Then the angel shot a parting glance
Il Jack. md she was bewitchingly
ovely.
"You won't forget that ride and the
ed tie" she half asserted. half ques-
Toned.
Jack lost his head entirely. Free
lies was his captive, but he was the
ngel's. soul and body. With head
Ield well up the angel walked slowly
way. and Jack wheeled on the men.
drop your staring and saw wood"'
lie shouted Don't you know any
hing at all about how to treat
ldy?"
The men muttered and threatened
mong themselves, but they fell to.
working with a vengeance.
Freckles sat down on one Of his
,enches and waited In their haste to
ct the tree down and loaded so that
be teamsters could start with 1t and
eave them free to attack another /,
hey had forgotten TO rebind him. 4,
The angel was on the trail and safe
y started.
Freckles wondered what she would
ay TO the Bird Woman aud how long
{ would take them to pack and get
tarted. He knew now that they
would understand and the angel
would try to get the boss there in
line to save his wager. She could
ever do it, for the saw was over half
Trough and Jack and Wessner cn
Ing into the opposite side Of the tree
{ looked as II they could get at least
hat tree out before Mclean could
ONE.