Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-07-03

a diet OF very rare meat
CHAPTER xIV.-contlnued.
They won't let me. I'm sup
posed to keep to myself"
"Theyf Who?"
Glass"
Miss Blake turned Indignantly upon
Larry. do you meal to say Mr..
Speed can't go walking with met"
Il never said nothing Of the sort"
declared the trainer. "He can 60 II
he wants to-"
"Just the same, I-oughtn't to do 1t.
There is a strict routine"
A lift of the brows and a courteous
smile proclaimed Miss Blake's perfect
Indifference to the subject, just rs VIII
lie gauntered past the open window
and spoke to Glass beneath his breath:
cit her out!"
I'm 10 sorry. May l show you q
surprise / brought for your" She un-
wrapped her parcel, and proudly dis
played . pallid, anaemic cake garland
ed with wild flowers.
Speed was honestly overcome.
for met"
FOR you. 1t isn't even cold yet,
seei I made it before breakfast, and
It looks even better than the one I
baked at SCHOOL,"
That's what I call fne," declared
the youth. "By Jovel and I'm 80
fond of cakei"
"Have q care!" breathed Larry, ris-
ing nervously, but Speed paid no at
tention.
Break 1t with your own hands,
please. Besides. it's too hot to cut"
Miss Blake broke 1t with her own
hands, during which operation the
brown face of the man outside reap
peared In the window. At sight Of the
oAkm he spoke sharply, and Lawrence
numbered swiftly across the floor and
laid a heavy hand upon the cake.
"Mr. Speed" he cried warningly.
Here, take your foot OF my angel
teedi" fiercely ordered the youth. Blu
the other was like adamant.
"Bo, you are about to contest TO
the honor of this ranch! That cak'
viii make a bum of you'll"
"Oh-h!" gasped the author Of TIA
delicacy.
'stop before it Is too latei" 0las
held his hungry employer at . dis
lance, striving to make known by
wink the necessity of his act
There is absolutely nothing In m
cake to injure any one," Helen oil
jectsd loyalty, with lifted chin; wher,
upon the corpulent trainer turned t
her and said:
Cake would crab any athlete. Oak
and gals IL the limit"
Realty had no idea / was tn
least biz dangerous" Miss Blake, tur,
ing 70 hsr host, smiled frigidly. III
so sosFy ! intruded."
's1sew DON'T say thsti" Speed stroy
to 6etain her. Please don't be Q
fended- Just have to trainl"
"Of course. And will you pardon n
for inasrrupting your reutinef "a
see, ] had no idea I wasn't wanted"
"BuA yva are. and I do want yov
IT,
"0Dod-hyi" She nodded pleasant
at tho door, and left her lover starir
after Asr.
whsn she had gone. he cried, I'm
trembling voice: You're q fine "a
you mei She got up early 10 do som
thAng nios for me, and you insult,
hsgf You wouldn't even let me 4
and hold her hand!"
'TSo palm-readin'." Speed turned
behold his trainer ravenously devor
ing the cake. and dashed to Its rescu
It's heavier than a frog full
buckshot- You won't like 1t, Gull"
It's perfectly delicious!" came t
choking nswe
sThsn get back of them curtain
white d shoot OF sight"
And that morning the prisoner idl
about the premises. followed at . d
tancs by his guard. He could not be
to read the future; anything seem
possible. Time and again he ours
that spirit of braggadocio. th
thoughtless lack Of moral sorup
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