Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-04-24

bring EN-. I might have flung EN- Il
the river. l amt afraid Of the presl
dent or no government officer. whel
IL comes to gettin' the girl want. Bu
wasn't goin to work that way.
wanted you to have his letters. II
chose fair and square between us. ANT
now's your chance. 'Meriky. This
morning, here and now"
He reached out and took the jewe
from her hand and laid it in his big
palm. beside a little rosy heart-shaped
pebble, worn smooth by the waters oil
the mountain stream.
That's what I brought you for my
valentine" he said slowly; and al
first ! WIS ashamed to give it to you
when I saw the present he had sent.
/ But row / APT ashamed. I'm oferin'
you the best I've got. No man loves
you Ike dc-not that artist. He's
Just taken with your face and figure.
But I've cared since / was a kid, and
I'm goln' to care till die. I'm goin'
70 care after I'm dead and meet you in
heaven"
AS he flung the words at her the
girl caught her breath.
"Oh, jeff" she whispered, you
mustn't say such things"
Which heart will you take"-his
voice was tense-"his, that cost lot
Of money, or mine, that didn't cost
a cent? Which will you take
Meriky?"
She shrank from the decision.
Il told you just now I was goin'
to marry him." she wavered.
Something in her tone gave him
hope.
Look her, girl" he wheedled;
look here. want to show you some
thin. You get up here behind me on
Badly, and Wen go back bit up
the mountain"
She stared at him.
What you goin' to do?" she queried |
doubtfully.
I'm goin to show you somethin',"
he reiterated You come along,
honey"
3hp 6iAlOh lltA uCclu.
I'm not goin' anywhere with you,
Jeff"
why not?"
She struggled for composure.
Il don't know" she whispered.
He dropped his hands On her shout.
iers.
Look at me- he commanded, and
IS she raised her scarlet face he said
lowly: You're afraid you'll give in?"
oh, l don't know I don't know"
you know how l love you. girl"
g said simply.
Her eyes. lifted to his, seemed to
ee into the very depths of his ten.
er soul. {
III go, Jeff" she said timidly. and I
e lifted her on the old horse I
The roads that wound up the hill &
nd Into the forest were muddy with l
10 melting of the last SHOWS. As {
ley went along Jeff read to his lady c
We the verse that was to have ac. Il
'mpanied the rosy pebble heart: n
IF you love me as l love you, s
Our hearts will be forever true" C
It's pretty" she said softly. c
Not like his" Jefferson said. 81 n
mt talk like the city chaps, but b
n beat 'em all to death lovin' you. u
-eriky" b.
Don't" she insisted. What have OF
u got to show me, jeff" W
You wait a minute he said CT
No.
2 heart of the woods. About them 81
Is the silence of the winter. The w
re tree looked ghostly in the pale ds
nshine nc
And then all at once they came to a CT
Gle of the pines, vivid emerald
ong their dead surroundings. ~
As JEFF guided the horse into the
DIST of the circle America gasped. NJ
oh, JEFF" &c
/ built it last spring" the boy said nj;
udly, as he led her up the steps of no
tiny cabin. and put all the
lgs in ii. I never thought of your No.,
in anybody else. and l Just got ~,
dy for you, and thought how you'd a.,
it. And then he came, and at
| thought | ought to let him have ,,.,'
He was rich. and could give you va
rything. But after went to New 'l'u
k last fall just wouldn't give you li-e
to that kind of life spe
e lifted her over the threshold, ~
for moment held her in his -
s.
Why, honey" he whispered, "in sIio
mornings we could stand here and the
the sun rising through that cut :.
made in the pines. and at night ess
wind would sing us to sleep"
e put her down and stood away IN >
| her breathing quickly. NOT
low do you like it?" he asked m
: moment. unsteadily, and waved Mat
hand toward the fireplace.
was a great cavern of stone, fit n
old a backlog that would last q IT
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