Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-02


and especially what a treat 1t had been
to have him as a guest
He left the big house as soon as he
could without giving offense. and
started back toward the parsonage.
But the afternoon was so fine and the
early summer air so delightful that
he changed his mind and. jumping the
fence at the foot of Cannon Hill. set
off across the fields toward the bluffs
and the bay shore.
The sun was low In the west as he
entered the grove of pines on the BLUM
The red light between the boughs
made brilliant carpet patterns on the
thick pine needles and the smell was
balsamy and sweet. Between the tree
trunks he caught glimpses of the |
mats. now partially covered, and they
reminded him of his narrow escape |
and of Nat Hammond. his rescuer.
Thinking of the Hammond family |
reminded him of another member of
1t. Not that he needed to be remind
ed; he had thought of her often
enough since she ran away from him
In the rain that night. And then he
saw her. She was standing just at the
outer edge of the grove. leaning
against a tree and looking toward the
sunset. She wore a simple white dress
and her hat hung upon her shoulders
by its ribbons. The rosy light edged
the white gown with pink and the
fringes OF her dark hair were crnkly
lines of fire. Her face was grave, al
most sad.
John Ellery stood still. with one foot
uplifted for a step. The girl looked
out over the water and he looked at
her. Then a crow. one of several
whirling above the pines. spied the in
truder and screamed warning. The
minister was startled and stepped
back. A dead limb beneath his foot
cracked sharply. Grace turned and
saw him.
OH" she cried 'Who is it?'
: Ellery emerged from the shadow.
Don't be frightened, Miss Van
Horne" he said. 1T is-er-I."
You came to see the sunset. !
! SUPPOSE" she said hurriedly. as II 10
I head off a question. so did I. II is
I a beautiful evening for a walk. isn't
$ it,"
I She had said precisely the same
y thing on that other evening. when
they stood in the middle of Ham
1 mond's Turn-off'' in the driving rain
r He remembered II. and so. evidently
4 did she. for she colored slightly and
q smiled.
$ Il mean 1t this time" she said. I'm
g glad you didn't get cold from your
4 wetting the other day"
, "Ohl | wasn't very wet. You
wouldn't let me lend you the umbrella
so had that to protect me on the way
2 home"
" Not then: / meant the other morn
= ing when Nat-Cap'n Hammond-me
o you on the fats. He said you were
o wading the main channel and 1t wal
over your boots"
y 1T was worse than that. good dea
worse 1t might have been my las
cruise. I'm pretty certain that l owe
r the captain my life. That part OF th'
P channel | proposed swimming was ex
actly where two men have beel
i drowned. so people say. I'm not
II very strong swimmer. and they were
!. So. you see"
IT Grace cried out in establishment.
s. "Ohi" she exclaimed Then point
n ing toward the bay, she asked: "Ou
AZ there. by the end OF that leader. wa
it?"
~ Yes. that was it."
or She drew long breath. Then. afte
a moment:
G. And Nat spoke as II it was all
lie joke" she said.
mo doubt he did. From what I hea
)u Of your brother. he generally refers
b! his own plucky. capable actions
IS Jokes Other people call them SOM
e. thing else
We He isn't my brother" she int
1t rupted absently. Il wish he was"
She sighed as she uttered the la,
he sentence.
,r. NO. of course he isn't your rel
st brother: | forgot But he must seel
Pr like one"
er. Yes" rather doubtfully.
nd you must be proud OF him"
To- 81 am" there was nothing doubtf
IN this time.
~. Miss Van Hornet What did yo'
in uncle say about Cap'n Mats meetir
We me the other day.?
Uncle Eben doesn't know. N
,ia didn't tell anyone but me. He doesr
nd hoast. And uncle would be glad
helned YOU. As told you before.
a tnlerv I'm not ashamed OF my uncl
me He has been so good to me that ne
,re er can repay him. never! When n
In own father was drowned he took Il
elk in. n little orphan that would pre-
in ably have been sent to home. VIII
hin he needed money most he said nothil
nd TO me, but insisted that should
Mt. educated. | didn't know until att'
WIN wards of the self-sacrihce my 10
bile years at the Middleboro Acader
ar meant to him"
'as 80 you went away TO sc"ooi'
elf unused. This is why
49, Go xvby don't say never DO