The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-08-14
MONTAGUE
The Life of a Willful Boy
Who Set Upon Himself the
Responsibility Of Avenging
His Fathers Murder !: ::


up with. How long he broke OF,
der Yer reckon I've loved yer:"
Ellen shook her head. her eyes still
in%credulous.
Il never knowed yer loved me at
all" she answered, for she thought he
played with her. and again she tried
in vain to draw herself away from
him.
i've loved YER Adrian went on,
lever since that time l was tellin' yer
crbout this mawnin' when Their dogs
got ter tightin' in Their schoolhouse an
you was ther only thing in petticoats
tibet want skeered. l knoweu then
tibet yer he'd Their stuff in Yer tibet I
wanted an I've knowed hit right er-
long ever since. An err heap err times
was watchin' out fer yer when yer
never guessed hit. Why"-he laughed
suddenly-"ther worst fight l most
ever he'd at school was with Len Coop
err cause his sister lated at yer fer
comm barefoot ter school after all Their
other children he'd put on their shoes.
Len was er right smart size bigger'n
me. an l he'd err terrible scuffie fer hit.
but in Their end l got him licked good
an plenty. but he do know ter this
day why hit was l jumped him that
time.' he concluded. chuckling.
Ellen's eyes still dwelt upon his face
in Il great surprise.
but whyn't yer never tell me be-
fOre:' she asked wonderingly, and
even yet 1t had not truly come home
to her.
well, really l do know. I wanted
ter alters, but some way l was jest
naturally skeered ter. When l was err
little Teller l said Id tell Yer when I
was growed. an when that time come
l said I'd save up some money first,
an then when l got Their money l
said Id wait till Id built yer Their
finest house anywhere round here an
then Id tell Yer. But when ther house
was done l was jest es skeered es
ever, cause Yer alters seemed so sorter
froze up an cold. l did low ter tell
yer that day l helped yer plant yer
corn, but sted err tellin' yer 1 jest made
Yer mad erbout Dave. An then this
mornin' ergin when I was all sor.er
warmed up from fghtin' l meant ter
do hit, but yer got mad ergin erbout
him an l commenced ter be 'fraid yer
keered fer him sure 'nOugh. An then
l got mad with myself fer bein' so
SEnory- an I iocf 1o-,oJ IL 49,. 49,.
this evenin' an tell yer no matter
what happened, but l didn't guess
what would happen, Ire 'nough," he
laughed. AN now, sweetheart, I've
told YER" he finished, IAN yer needn't
never say ergin nobody don't keer
about Yer err want yer love, fer l want
hit-all of hit-more'n l want anything
else in Their world"
He paused a moment searching her
dark eyes.
Have yer got any fer me, h%oney?"
he asked softly.
Ellen struggled away from him and,
holding herself off at arms length,
looked into his face with questioning
eyes.
"Oh, is hit true!"" she cried at length
painfully. rs hit true that yer want
me an want my love:"
Hits true, honey" he answered
earnestly. Hits every word true.
want yer love-I want every bit yer
got, fer all mines yours"
And looking at him Ellen knew at
LAST thar IL yI-nc fr,1n aud n, c1,o ,,-o,A
back to the shelter Of his arms all the
old. wistful, unhappy question of her
face was lost in the glorious light Of
this undreamed Of answer.
An yer house is all ready fer yer
too, sweetheart" he whispered after a
pause. 1--WE got ther garden all dug.
an hits jest waitin' fer you ter put
in Their seeds"
"Iher house is mighty nice, but hit
amt Their house l keer about she an.
swcred. And her glance swept over
him with the stored intensity Of the
love that she had gathered out of all
the lonely years Of weary neglect.
An jest you mind this" Adrian
went on mastcrfully, don't Yer 90
tryin' ter settle things fer Mary Red
din an Dave, cause now yer belong
ter me. so yer amt got no right ter
fling yerself crway like that. fer yer
don't own yerSelf no mo-"
\ little shy smile danced about FL
lens mouth. though her eyes were sur.
prised to tears by the wonder of it all.
I'm glad l don't" she answered,
for hit'>-hit's nice ter belong ter
somebody"
Ito be continued