The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-01-12

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woman" he said. "You only missed
Il twice. and it was a strange weap-
on
But l can't make out the two
misses" she complained. 1.-THE gun
worked beautifully too. Give me an
other clip and Ill hit it eight times
for anything you WISH"
Il don't doubt it. Now I'll have to
get new block. Viaburi! Here. you
fella. catch one fella block along store
ROOM"
I'll wager you can't do it eight out
Of eight-anything you wish.'' she
challenged.
mo fear Of my taking it on" was
his answer. "Who taught you to
Shoot?"
"Oh, my father at first and then
Won and his cowboys. He was
shot-dad. 1 mean. though Won was
splendid too"
Sheldon wondered secretly who Won
was. and he speculated as to whether
it was Won who two years previously
had led her to believe that nothing re-
NAMED for her but matrimony.
what part of the United States is
your home" he asked-"Chicago or
Wyoming or somewhere out there?'
mo: Hawaii. l was born there. 1t
is a beautiful land. My. I'm almost
haven't been away. l was in New
York when the crash came. But I
do think it is the sweetest spot on
earth-Hawaii, mean.
Il might as we'll begin at the begin
| ming" She lifted her head with a
| proud air of dismissing sadness after
the manner of woman qualified to
wear Baden-Powell and a long bar
relied Colts. II was born at Hilo.
That's on the island of Hawaii. the big
gest and best in the group. can't re-
member when l first got on horse
nor when l learned to swim. That
came before my A B C's. Dad owned
cattle ranches on Hawaii and Maui
big ones for the islands. Hokuna had
100000 acres alone. 1t extended in
between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
and it was there I learned to shoot
goats and wild cattle.
"Von had been in the army. and dad
was an old seadog. and they were both
stern disciplinarians-only Von's girls
had no mother. and neither had l. and
they were two men. after all. They
spoiled us terribly. You see. they
didn't have any wives, and they made
chums out Of us-when our tasks were
DONE We had to learn to do every
thing about the house twice as we'll as
the native servants did it-that was SO
that we should know how to manage
some day.
More than once one or the 9th
er of us had our rifles taken away
for a week Just because of tiny
speck of rust We had to know how
to build fires in the driving rain. too
out Of wet wood when we camped out
which was the hardest thing of all
except grammar. l do believe. We
learned more from dad and Won than
from the governesses; dad taught us
French and Won German. We learned
both languages passably we'll. and we
learned them wholly in the saddle OF
in camp. When was sixteen we three
girls were all sent up to California te
Mills seminary. which was quite fash
ionable and sitting. How we used tC
long for home. We didn't chum will
the other girls. who called us little
cannibals. just because we came from
the Sandwich Islands and who made
invidious remarks about our ancestors
banqueting on Captain Cook-whict
was historically untrue. and. besides
our ancestors hadn't lived in Hawaii.
II was three years at Mills sem
mary. with trips home. Of course. ant
two years in New York. and then dat
) went smash in a sugar plantation OF
Maui. Dad had nothing left, ant
he decided to return to the sea. He't
always loved it. and half believe thai
he was glad things had happened as
they did. He was like boy again
. busy with plans and preparations from
morning till night. He used to sit W
half the night talking things ovel
with me. That was after had shown
| him that l was really resolved to GO
, along. We were ready to start to Ia
5 hiti. where lot of repairs and rett
( ting for the Miele were necessary
4 when poor dad came down sick ant
$ died"
: "And you were left all alone"