The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-08

WAS Ill lONe. Ill tuc Oluiltdly IACdillAS
of the expression. Never in her wild
est dreams did she think of his loving
her; her whole opinion of herself was
too humble even if her long appren-
ticeship to Indifference had allied to
teach her her lesson.
At the head of the Draft. where 1t
Widcns out for q moment before plung-
ing into the side Of Drupc mountain,
Ellen rode Splashingly into the middle
of Jumping creek, where one fords it
for the last time on the way up the
mountain. and. letting the mares head
down to drink, she turned herself n
little in her curious high pommClcd old
saddle and looked with eXpcctant eyes.
as she always did here. across the gold
en- thread of the stream to Il little
green knoll. peppercd all over just now
with dandelions, which rose with a
gracious round slope out Of the valley
and swept back in ascending sleeps
until it lost itself i'll the wooded
heights of Peters ridge. And on this
grassy knoll in all it's glory stood the
marvel and admiration Of the Jumping
creek Draft.
A neat, four roomcd brick cottage,
with white porches at back and front,
u paling fence around it and chicken
coop and woodshed in the rear, may
not seem Il thing to excite intense Gu
riosity and heated speculation. New
crtheless, its erection in the Draft gave
good cause for surprise and comment.
In the first place, it was the only
brick house that had cvcr appeared
there; indeed, it was the only II il
Il radius of ten miles, all the Other
dwellings being for the most part 10.
cabins. with an occasional more pre-
tcntious frame house.
In the second place, why should sucl
finished elegance and luxury be tucked
away from the general public in tn
obscurity of the head Of the Draft
while, had it been placed in the lowe
and more populOuS part Of the valley
it might daily have .laddcned man.
an eye with mingled envy and ad1nirn
ton: In tho third and last place an
most Of all to be wondered over. VIII.
| NHu SUCH IL utSL III III DCCh JUL ~
Adrian Blair, III unmarried man. an
ono, moreover, who was not known t
be paving particular attention to an
, Of the pretty and attractive girls q
, the vicinity:
FOR six months it had been finished
Il and for six months 1t had stood cmpt
4 and unfinished here on it's hilltop
looking down the widening cNpansc
the Draft and waiting for-What:
a From her perch Oh her old mare L
len looked eagerly ut it Oh this aftc
v noon with the familiar delight wit
which a child regards Il much admir-,
!. toy in Il shop window.
d Every time she passed the house 81
# paused in the stream, ostensibly to W;
ter her horse, but in reality that 81
% might fill her eyes with all the charm
pr Of the little dwelling.
X Across the creek Ellen DAVIS W:
pr left the main road and struck into
o. steep and rocky path between tv
81 sharp ridges Of Drupe mountain.
h. was nearly dark now. especially SO
". this narrow way between the ridge
IL and more than once Ellen adjured IL
k. horse to "Git erlong. now, err l wOl
II. git my work done up til way in tn
Dis night"
on SO accustomed was she to the sti
en- ness and loneliness Of the road it W
h. with 4 quick start Of surprise, as h
Ter horse came upon Il grass grown street
It'll where the h%Oofbcats fell almost nois
cit lcssly. that she heard some II
&C. something coming down the ira
he ahead of her, still hidden 10y a sha
RS. bend of the road. At the sound t
he ! girl Strengthened up and caught l