The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-17
The Euenine Story
Only Nancy.

(Which one il coming ?' Archie in
quired. not with any special show of
interest. merely to show Dora that he
was awake and listening.
"Only Nancy. thank Heaven. She's
quite enough. think. and it's the last
seat on the stage. too. did want the
tallest Cunningham girl so for John.
father had one of the embassies, don't
you know. Arch. and has really got q
little poise. Nancy is all Californian.
Relatives are an awful responsibility.
aren't they? I've never even seen
her."
Archie agreed they were. 1t was
splendid morning. Outside the big
mountain hotel the world. lay
drenched In midsummer sunshine. 1t
seemed to fall over the pines in show
ers of gold dust. 1t caught every cas-
cade and turned 1t into q rainbow of
diamonds.
Dora liked the Yosemite. Once a
year she deserted New York and a
busy husband to find her way back
over the old trails she had known as
sheltered valleys to the south there
was still the home ranch where she
had been born. Archie ran 1t now in
thoroughly up to date style, with q
modern equipment of motor cars and
electricity.
era1 weeks entertaining and getting
in touch with the open. as she said
Archie az big brother was the first
aid in getting in touch. She had
wanted a weeks jaunting by stage
through the valley. 1t would please
And you know. Archie. even IL he
does stammer and look .rather-well.
rather Ineffective"
He looks like a sand fly"
growled Archie.
"Just the same. he is Lord Howes.
Of Illingsworth. and Bess Cunning
ham would know exactly how to
manage him."
But she had not counted on
Nancy. Out of the tall timbers came
two ponies and one pack mule. And
she was good to look upon, Archie
| thought, when she drew rein that
first day outside the Mariposa Inn.
She was not tall. like Bess. nor
yet short and plump like Dora
Easily she rested in her saddle in
=. dark brown khaki shirt and pongee
shirtwaist, high brown suede boots
laced to her knees, and . red silk
tie. Her brown hair was bound in
soft close braids about her head:
there was q dimple in her firm little
chin, and her hazel eyes held q CLINT
| in them of gold like the wide won
dering ones Of some young mountain
| lioness.
you know. I am relieved, Archie, >. |.
Mrs Searles exclaimed thankfully.
when she came down stairs later.
after her first interview with the new
cousin ''She is mothers favorite of
all Cousin Dawes children, even II
she was brought up on a ranch. She's
taken several courses in San Fran
cisco, and wants to be a naturalist. or.
let me see. was 1t forestry, she said
Anyway, IT'S something about the
primeval forest. Don't you think she
Haven't talked with her." said
Archie briefly. This trip has
enough disturbing features about it
between you and John without my
hunting up q new one for mental
exercise. win you be ready to start
at In the morning?"
II think so. Nancy says she
doesn't want to ride in tho stage.
Prefers her pony: 90 that leaves Z
to meet US the second day At Summit
House. Does John think Nancy. ID
i interestingly
"He remarked that she was Cali
fornia peach. and remarkably original
type"
i That nrst morning Nancy was down
before any ~ne but Archie. He found
attention to her. Girls were distinctly
i out of his Hne- Later, when the stage
pulled out. he found that only Nancy
Il and her Indian remained to ride with
II him. She led the way down the road.
turning to smile at him once
i Afraid I'll be . bother, aren't you =
i You seem to be able to take care
Of vrurrelf
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