Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-06-05

what they want to say, and yet I
darent let either speak a word"
Mrs. Keap. are you sure Culver
loves your"
Horribly And he suspects the
truth. l saw him change the moment
he found me here" Roberta began
to weep two limpid tears stole down
her cheeks. she CROPPED for a chair,
and Wally FASTENED to her assistance.
AS he supported her. she gave way
completely and bowed her head upon
his shoulder.
1t was in perfect keeping with the
luck of things that Miss Blake should
enter at the moment. She had come
with Jack and his sister to inquire
regarding the fitness of her champion
and to nerve him for the contest, and
stood aghast. Chaplin stepped for
ward with q look of suspicion, inquir-
ing:
Whats going on here?"
Miss Blake spoke brightly, tinkling
ice in her voice.
There's no necessity for an expla-
nation is there? 1t seems time for
congratulations"
"Oh, see here nowl Mrs. Heaps
really engaged to Culver. you know"
"Culverl"
"Culyerl"
Both the young ranchman and his
sister stared at the chaperon with
growing horror, while she undertook
to explain; but the blow had fallen
CO cx.rfff no hor Inn
herent, and in the midst of them her
hostess turned and fed from the
room.
"Now don't begin to aviate until
you understand the truth" Speed con-
tinued while she's engaged to that
broken-toed serpent, she doesn't love
him, do you see?" He smiled.
81 do not see!"
ut was simply a habit Mrs. Keap
impulsive engagement that she has
repented Of"
mo doubt she was repenting when
we interrupted you" said Miss Blake,
bitterly.
Then Chaplin added, helplessly:
But Culver is engaged to my sister
Jeanl"
"Jean" Mrs. Keap exposed her
tragic face. "Then-he deceived mel
Oh-hl What wretches men arel"
The widow commenced to sob.
Outside came Miss Chapin's voice:
so here you are, Mr.. Covington!"
And the next moment she reappeared.
dragging the crippled champion be-
hind her. Thrusting him toward Ro-
berta, she pouted: There. Mrs. KeapI
l give him back to you"
Perhaps you'd better go on with
your explanations" Chaplin suggested.
coldly, to Speed.
How can l when you won't listen
to me? Hear ye! Hear We! Culver
was engaged to marry Mrs. Keap. but
she discovered what a reprobate he
is"
There was indistlnguishable dissent
of some sort from Mr.. Covington.
and she learned to detest him!"
Mrs. Keap likewise dissented in ac-
cents muffied.
We'll, she would have learned to
detest him in a short time, because
she's in love with Jack Chaplin; so
she came to old Doctor Speed in her
troubles, and he promised to fix 1t all
up Now l guess you four can do the
rest of the explaining. II you ever
get in trouble, come to the match
making kid. I'll square it,"
They we're four happy young people,
and they lost no time in escaping
/ -. l.. n
their benefactor said to Miss Blake
Wouldn't you like to make that q
triple wedding? We might get club
rates" N-r sft
For answer Miss Blake hurried to
the door and was gone.
Over at the Centipede there was 6
great activity and yet certain idle
ness also, as if it had been a holiday
The men hung about in groups listen
ing to the peripatetic photograph.
dozen or more outsiders had ridden
over from the post-ofiice to witness
the contest. Out by the corral, which
stood close to the first break of the
foothills, Skinner was experimenting
the laying out of a course, selecting
a stretch of level ground worn smooth
and hard by the tread of countless
hoofs
+, Makes a pretty good track, eh?'
he said to Gallagher Il wonder how
fast this Teller is? Ever heard?"
They seem to think he's a whirlin
ball of fire, but that don't worry you
none, does it?" Gallagher bent hi
d lead-blue eyes upon the cook, whit
: shrugged carelessly. and Gallaghe
smiled he was forced to admit tina
0 his man did not appear to be one cas-
a lily frightened. SINNERS face wa
+ hard, his lips thin, his jaw was no
that OF a weakling. He had dresser
L early, then wrapped a horse-blanke
: about his shoulders, and now, castin
e this aside, sprinted down the dir