The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-05-22
CHAPTER XIV.
Hszskiah Partitions the X nodor,.

bate by the hearth. They cou
hardly have beard my bleatings oy,
the telephone. but they were great
concerned about something. Smaller
berger, who was apparently the ON
one willing to approach me. foliowe
me 10 the veranda
Those fellows IN there don't undel
stand this. Dick told us last night AT
er we had called al the house and bee
refused admittnce. hat ss Cecii
was Ill with diphtheria. / rememDe
that II was Dick who rang the bell an,
gave our cards To the footpan. IL wa
quite singular. you know. our bein,
turned away. unless something hue
been wrong"
| bowed gravely. They had beer
turned away for the very simple rea
son that after unearthing Adoniran
Caidwell's effects In the secret room.
Of her house Miss 0ctavia had not
cared TO be troubled with suitors The
naughty Nebraskan had drawn upol
his imagina ton for the rest.
And | understood you 10 say mo
ment ago that Miss HOLSTERS maIady
Is not diphtheria. but chickenpox =
Shallenberger persisted with almost
laughable trepidation. These gentle
men, | regret TO say, so so far as TO
doubt your word.
THAT. Mr.. Shallenberger. is their
privilege. But II seems TO me that
when | merely tried TO mitigate the ter.
rible news impaired by Dick you are
rank ingrates for questioning my far
less doubtful story. Anything between
you gentlemen and Mr. Dick Is. OF
course. none OF my affair. for whether
considered as a set. group or bunch
am done with the whole lot of you.
FAREWELL
] decided as ! rode away that moth
ing was to be gained by going IN
search of Virgins. Orton had purpose.
iy made his house difficult of access.
and the roads in that neghborhood are
many and devious Orion had hanished
his guests that be might tinker with his
play In pence and. knowing his temper.
was sure that Virgins aud the rest
of them would keep out OF his way till
the pangs Of hunger drove them back
1 had ridden half mile toward
Hopeield when | espied woman rid
ing rapidly toward me. and as she
drew nearer | identified her as Heze
kiah. mounted on horse | recognized /
rs one of the best In Miss Octavia's 4
stables. Hezekiah rode astride. as a (
woman should. her bicycle skirt serv-
Ing well as a habit. She rode as boy
rides who loves freedom aud Quckened I
pulses and the rush OF wind across his
lace She was hatess. for which the
sun and ! were both grateful The big
bow at the back OF her head turned the
iial back to sixteen
She drew rein and fished what seem.
d to be sailed almonds from her
Iweater pocket. She filliped one OF
hese into the mir aud caught II in her |
mouth with lazy toss OF the head that
bowed the trm contour OF her lovely /
hroat had never seen her more self
\
DO you care much for this horse?" I
he asked carelessly.
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,ac.s uava,,toh -. -
cont, Gov ,orsa s.oo,,,'.,,
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,a--..eas 80, So $50. n.u o"'' quay -
the old red barn. The coachman is S
.on,a 800 -, M e", o,ea," y
"a .ha LIN -. IN -,
~ - 80 =" ns !,
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al. .ss'ouao'e ",sss saw n''n l"
~ 80, o,,., "a,u n'seo sss'erus'y
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