The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

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this very night.
| Abbott could not take his fill Of the
sight of Simon Jefferson whom he had
fancied not far away, eyes glued on
cork, hands In pockets to escape mos
quitoes, sun on back. serenely fishing,
He had supposed the horse grazing
near by, enjoying semi-freedom with
his grass Now it seemed far other
wise. Miss Sapphire had even had
him telephone Bob to bring her hither.
With his own hands he had dug his
pitfall.
, Fran, suddenly aware of her ridicu-
lous attitude, sat down and began to
laugh.
Bob Clinton inquired: Taking a
drive, Abb?"
Miss Sapphire set her heavy foot
9 upon her brothers unseemly ocular
: ity. Unfortunately" said Miss Sap
), phira, speaking with cold civiiity:
: "Mr. Jefferson had to come clear to
h town before he could recapture the
y horse. We were giving him lift, and
% had no idea-no idea that we should
y fnd-should come upon We are
: sorry to intrude." Had her life de-
y pended on it, Miss Sapphire could not
a have withheld a final toueh-"Pos-
=, 10 sibly You were not looking for Mr.. JEFF
n ferson to come back SO soon."
60 60 why" answered Abbott, stepping
/ g Ix,
any rate. he felt that nothing was to
be gained by staying in the buggy. "is
,d that the horse that belongs to this
~ buggy? Let me hitch 1t up, Mr.. Simon
ba This has been terrible experience
- for me-" growled Simon. All the same
80 he let Abbott do the work, but not al
he IL he meant to repay him with graft
nut tude.
oh "What was the matter with you
horse, anyway" Abbott cheerfully In
oh quired.
. .Sn Simon looked at him sourly. "Didn'
- Fran tell you that the horse got scare
- at her throwing rocks at my corl
: and broke from the tree where I
49, fastened it. and bolted for town."
,n a 'Mr. Simon" said Fran innocentl.
~ 81 don't believe the horse was mel
toned once, while you were gone"
ran at would be interesting to kno
what was," remarked Robert wit
I've humor so dry that apparently 1t choke
IKE him: he fell to coughing huskily.
'uh- Miss Sapphire gave him a look Will
he was struggling in his second pa
axe oxysm. 1t healed him by suggestion.
Turn" said Miss Sapphire with ;
ess- coming gravity Robert, still und
the influence of her thought-waye, s.
he EMMY drove her from the scene.
ne When the last buckle was clasped
was 81 came out here for quiet peaceaf
OF dshing.n said Simon 1--WE spent I
It IS time hunting horses, and being afra
eeis something might happen to Fran
aMr Ashton took care Of me" FIR
euiy said reassuringly.
Day. simon cried explosiyely, And "
took care of him. He climbed IN
dom side Fran and begrudgingly offered
fol- bott the imaginary space OF tn
him occupant; but Abbott declared
not preference for strolling
d to .prhis has been hard day for
TACT, heart" Simon grumbled. as
suatched up the whip Vindictlyely.
The buggy rolled away.
h Mine, too,n Abbott called after tn
@S emphatically.
aA Fran looked back at him, from 9
asl the lowered top. He saw her hand land
M Ito her bosom, then something lutte
HN In the air and fell in the grassy rt
Hi He darted after It as Il It were 9
E showing the way to the princess
NJ tie. /.
AZ Perhaps it was. He pouneeu U
sM tit was the queen Of hearts.