The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-26
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flushed face to the thistly fence-corner,
while the startled dignity OF her feat
ures warred with an unmistakable ten
dency to mirth He had struggled to
his feet, nursing his bruised elbow,
irritably conscious of his resemblance
to an emerging chimney-sweep. Il
don't habitually swear" he said, but
I'd got to the point when something
had to explode"
oh" she said, don't mind mel"
Then mirth conquered and she broke
forth suddenly into a laugh that
seemed to set the whole place aquiver
with musical contagion. They both
laughed in concert, while the bull
paved the ground and sent forth
rumbling below of affront and chal-
lenge
She was the first to recover. you
did look so funny" she gasped.
Il can believe it." he agreed, max
ing vicious dab at his smudged ell
bow. THE possibilities of motor for
comedy are simply stupendous."
She came closer and looked curious
ly at the quiescent monster-at the
steamer-trunk strapped on the carrier
and the bullying portmanteau peeping
over the side of the tonneau. rs it
broken?'
Merely on strike, imagine. Are
we far from the village?"
About a mile and a half"
'I'll have to have 1t towed after me.
The immediate point is my traps.
wonder If there is likely to be team
passing"
I'm afraid it's not too certain" an
swered the girl. and now he noted the
liquid meditation, with its slightly
questioning accent, charmingly South
ern. There is no livery, but there is
a negro who meets the train some
times. can send him II you like"
You're very good" said Valiant, as
she turned away, land I'll be enor- |
mously obliged. Oh-and if you see
white dog, don't be frightened If he
tries to follow you. He's pert
kind"
She looked back momentarily.
"He-he always follows Peep
likes, you see"
Thank you,' she said. The, tone I
had now a hint-small, yet percepti-
ble--of aloofness. I'm not in the least
afraid of dogs" And with little nod,
she swung briskly on up the Red Road.
John Valiant stood staring after her
till she had passed from view around
a curve. "Oh, glory!" he muttered.
ITO begin by shaking your fist at her
and end by making her wonder If you
aren't trying to be fresh! You poor,
profane, floundering dolt!"
a.
The girl walked on up the highway
with a lifting stride, now and then
angling to herself, or running a few
steps, occasionally stopping by some
hedge to pull leaf which she rubbed
against her cheek, smelling its keen
lew scent, or stopping to gaze out
Icross the orange-green belts of sun
ly wind-dimpled fields, one hand push
ng back her mutinous hair from her
row, the other shielding her eyes. ]
Farther on the highroad looped around
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nto this for short cut. In the depth '
he sat down to rest on the sun
FLASHED roots of tree. Leaning back |
gainst the scanned trunk, her felt hat
allen to the ground. she looked like
ome sea-woman emerging from an {
sainst dappled rock.
She drew back against the tree and '
sught her breath as bulldog frisked'
yer messy boulder Just in front of '
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A moment more and she had thrown
erself on her knees with both arms (
ltstretched. "Oh, you splendid crea- s
rel" she cried, you big, lovely S
bite larlingl" t
The dog seemed in no way averse to IL
is sensational proceeding. He re- t,
oneed instantly not merely with tail c.
aging, but with ecstatic grunts and a
owls, Where did you come FROM" fl
q questioned, as his pink tongue G
ruggled desperately to find a cheek
rough the whorl of coppery hair. al
Why. you must be the one / was told IL
t to be afraid of" h
She petted and fondled the smooth ii
telligent muzzle. "As II any one CO
uld be afraid of you'll Wen set your
lister right on that point" Smiling Dc
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