Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-05-10
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Copyright. 1919 byg Associated Literary
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@sshe can't stay hsre." :
+aiJ Jets, eyes d q flashed 4 omlnouely.
Standing In the low doorway OF the
little log shack, half way mp Saw.
tooth mountain, she stared out at the
shabby yellow carryall. with It's team
ofslean,d shaggy horses. 3sfss,
aoiAThen twhAne dis she s,goin' ter
stay. I'D '1ikesetoe know 2" calculated
the driver Hhaarsely. 81 sshe's bound
for here, and she's paid ;her-Ways here,
and she's sick, too. and, she Coils me
Jim sent for her. You lend . hand
here, like good fellow. and help mo
get her out =
= "Nobody's home but ma *
Then you're boss, amt your And
what you say goes. He grinned up
at her comfortably. Jets temper was
familiar to him. t.'she's got 10 rest
up some place, and it's thirty miles
back to Double Forks" s5 ST:
why didn't she come befcfe2''
~ TASK her, said Wilkins.
Most begrudgingly Jet did the hon
ors Of her home to the half.uncon-
scious stranger. She helped carry her
into the kitchen, and sloosened her
many wraps. s She madesstrong coffee,
and WINGED % little from her own bit,
terness when she saw how young and
sick she was. It 10 not the game to
fight an enemy who 10 already down.
After the man from Double Forks
had driven away, she went silently
shout her work, while the other WON.
an lay on the bed and watched her.
Finally Jet spoke. S3
well, you got here, didn't your
II came as soon as ever could. "
Yes, you did" 81
1, s Fl did. I started the day after ba-
by came. !" t5s .:55: IS II
Jet turned around. What baby ?"
a.a'Why, ours; mine and Um's." WI
A pause. Jet looked as II some
body had most swiftly and surely
slapped her ID her pretty, aggressive
face n
1 You knew. IA had baby. didn't
your / wrote to Jim. He might have
told yon that much. guess he didn't
3oare, anyhow: s. .}
mo. he didn't tell. me. 3 Jet sat
/ down opposite the bed. S3s$ 5s3.
When did YOU tell him about the
otherthe baby Is asked Jet sloWly
Not right away. He wrote back
he'd try to send for us both, and ito
name II after him Il II was 8 boy.
| Maybe ne meant to- = Jet walked
TO the open cabin door and leaned
her back against the casing. year
and q half she had lived down al
Double Forks, running miners
boarding house She was thirty. and
amply able to loek after herself Hel
pies and cornbread had ollowed gold
strikes IN Nevada for years And shs
4 trod her way heartWhoIas untal lin
Barclay showed up. IA sssss
He got hurt last month. They had
A 20 take him up to Trent, where thu
company's doctor 10. He works FOL
the Kay-Allan outiit foreman. Youl
letter came here while he was gone
4 90 / opened and read II. 81 They said
/ No might die, and "a sent you thu
money TO come on quick, to GET herr
ana zee him So long as You was hi
wits, you had q right TO % Ia 81 IN
Anssh.
The other woman was on the bet
before The words were fairly ont o
Jets mouth swaying slightly ahs
caught Jst's Hing hand for sup
B port.
But no Isn't dead, 90 he2.,
hat 40 yon care II Jet lookes
a % her cariously. gu were marrsea
20 i him about two months, sFasns
yon? And then he LEFT you. 4 al
81 waya liked Jim. and I hoped an along
somsehtng might happen 60 We conls
\ gs& married. and swing up fnrthel
north Into some on the provinces aaas
start an fresh again. s
s.s.Is want Won to know evaRysASnl
n nrst z Jet sross slowly, ma crossss
RI the aoor OF the tsvo-gopsA shack
He's Al yonder. They brought hin
np here because It's his place. Essi
alive. Dnta ne d never gst wsaa asasI,