Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-02-06

then stared out through. the dancing !
heat heat waves. her blue eyas shadoxsa
Did she marry him ssquSia led ieani:a b
No, mol" Helen Blake siSRed, bliss
hfallyt 1T was infnitdE-Aaer, sSShel|
tfilled herself"
2 vi like to, see, them getTRarried.".,
:. "NaturallE. y You are it that stage
But think suicide is more glorious.
in many cases." u;s:f,
MISS Chaplin yawned openly. Speak
ing pf suicides, isn't this raneh the
dsadest place." NJ. ~ p boz .As
,..%oh. don't think, .sg at:aH!" Il
'""Oh yes, you do, and you needn't be
polite just because you're a guess..
+ f-"Well. then. to be as truthful 'as' a,
Fboarder, it is a little dull. Not sfor,
our chaperon. though. The time
doesn't seem to drag on her hands.
JacE certainly is making 1t pisasauts
for, her"
/ Tfyou call taking her out to watch
. lot of believing calves get branded,
entertainment" Miss Chaplin sighed 6,
i|iMiss Blake leaned forward and read
1.-the inscription on her companions
medal. "Oh. isn't.1tr rheayy!" feeling
1T :reverently. 20 .F.S,s1i III 4 IA. =
Pure gold. like ,himselfi =, You
shoul Id have seen him when heswone IT..
Why. at the finish of that race all the
men but Culver were making the
most horrible faces: They were sim
1ply dead"
MissSB Blake s. han Ids wFres clasped in
her lap.A> a"They all make faces" said
fshe. Have youEltold Roberta about
your engagement"
H. mo, she doesn't, dream Of IT, and
don't want hek to Know I'm SO afraid
she'll think, now that mother has
gone, that l asked her here Just as
a chaperon> Perhaps, Ill tell, her. when.
Culver, comes, I fsa Z ~ ~ I:
Il have heard Culver speak of him,
but never as an athlete. Have you
and Mr.. Speed settled things between
you, Helen? / mean, has he-zsaid any,
thing ?" 49, ''''''"'- -. =" . f''i''1
l. Miss Blake flushed.a;ln.r 7-, - -,
Not exactly" She adjusted
cushion to cover her confusion, then
leaned back compIacently. "But he
has suffered dangerously several
times" '@plsI i
A musical tinkle of silver spurs
sounded in the distance, and around
the corner OF the cook-house opposite
came Carara.> the Mexican, his; wide,
spangledlI sombreto tipped, rakishly
over one ear, corn-husk cigarette
dropping from his lips. r,e;f.
IT'S that romantic Spaniard!" whis-
pered Helen. What does he want?"
"It's his afternoon call on Marie
delta, the maid,"- said Jean. -"They
meet there twice day. morning and
afternoon" "a f,3iG cEri=;.|s
/ G "A lovers tryst!" breathed Miss
Blake, eagerly. 'cIsn't he graceful and
picturesque! Can we watch them?p
'Sh-h! There she comes!"
From the opposite direction ap-
peared slim, swarthy Mexican girl,
an Indian watering. balanced upon her
shoulders. She was clad In the
straight-hanging, native garment, belt.
ed in with a sash; her feet were In
sandals, and she moved as silently as
a shadow. ttG3H9 10 ,'jslE9&ia 7.
| During the four days since Miss
Blake's arrival at the Flying Heart
Ranch she had seen Mariedetta fit
ting noiselessly here and there, but
had never heard her speak. The pref,
ty, lexpressionless face beneath the
straight black hair had. ever retained
Its wooden. stolidity, the velyety eyes
had not laughed nor frowned nor
sparkled,, She seemed to be merely
a part OF this far southwestern pic
ture; q, bit Of inanifnate yet breath
ing local color q, Now, however, the
girl dropped her jug, and with low,
Ferry Iglided to- her lover, who tossed
aside his. cigarette, and took her, In his
arms. From this distance their words
were indistipguishable. crr..a ,.,'
h How perfectly, romantic said the
4 Eastern girl, breathlessly., IT had no
Idea Mariedettal could love ,ahybody!"I
H"she is'a v6icaho," jean answered.
f. Why it's like a playiP IL .kigt
i"And ttNgohs oallithea time.ri H..
T. irHow' gentle hhd sweet ohe ISL MI
think hs is charming He 10 not at. all
like the other! cowboys, is heiInrI n !.
b While, the two wjthesses OF the
scene were eagerly discussing It, Joy, |
the Chinese cook, emerged from the
kitchen bearing q bucket Of water, his
'presencs hidden from the lovefsl BY.
lthe corne5 lof' the! building. z. Chrsra
lankuidly released his inamorata from