The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-01
WHITE BLOSSOM
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thar S0w he nerTed for the newt
able cosHicl she Ezs Fast gzi-ins
safe1y--hs rest did not matter 10 him
Whack. Gang, \ great roaring
sailen- nut fuIl Of meaning. and the
leader Of the herd halted That shovel
blade rzket their horns. swept their
dripping roEtTils. dsEed them. brought
the hot blood streaming into their
eyes. binding them
They pressed upon him. however.
Twice ne vas foored and nearly i'm
paled- Then again he wes upon his
feet and then his one apon-broEe. I.
1t was al up with him. be fancied,
but then he was lifted I'D By a
bronzed powerful arm and two min
utes later found himself over the gate.
safe. his rescuer. a hslf-breed. who
sat in his saddle grim, unnoTed, with
glad gentle light in his savage eyes.
You. Neetah. painted Drury, recog-
nizing tie man.
IT is well" said the other with sim
pie dignity. Il pay a little Of what I
owe. See-Whi.e Blossom, she is
sick"
Madge was seated, pale and sway.
ing, on hummock- Drury hurried to
her side. He supported her gently,
with the words:
1T Is all over"
II feared-for you." she futtered,
and then. as he helped her along the
road. both became more composed and
natural
He had not seen her since, but the
memory OF her sweet grateful smile
fingered He heard that she divided
her time between the town and some
relations thirty miles away. He hoped
to meet her again. II was the theme
Of his thoughts day and night
Neetah was his great friend. When
the young doctor had first settled at
Moosehead, the half-breed had come
to town to report his wife dangerously
i'll at their cabin. twenty miles away.
None Of the other physicians would
90. Drury obeyed a human impulse
and won the undying fealty OF Neetah.
After that Neetah, whenever he came
to town, would bring honey, skins,
wild fruits. always a gift from his
grateful wife.
One night the doctor was aroused
by sharp summons at his office door
He opened 1t to confront Neetah, ter
ribly excited.
you love White Blossom" bluntly
burst forth the Indian. Il save her
for you"
What does this mean?9 murmured
the astounded Drury.
Then Neetah became vofuble He
had discovered young Leighton and a
group of his outlaw familiars discuss
ing raid on the ranchhouse where
Madge was alone. Leighton was bent
on bearing her away, an unwilling
bride. Neetah detoured He had
come upon Madge alone on the steps
Of the house. He had made no expla-
nation He had caught her up and
despite her struggles had brought her
here.
You will be her chief-to fight
away Leighton" spoke Neetah, and
Madge blushed. and Drury blessed the
timely incident that made him her
protector.
Mounted on horses, with Neetah
al hltu W bhc lCrltt a ltuctJ BudEu,
they rode not to the ranchhouse, but
to Moosehead. There Drury placed !
the imperiled girl in the hands of her
friends.
How he cherished those hours OF |
the twenty-mile iaunt, each moment |
giving them a closer acquaintance! |
Before it had ended, Madge knew that |
the blunt declaration Of Neetah as to |
the estimation in which she had been |
held by the young physician was true.
No more ranch risk" pronounced |
her father decisively. the next day.
You will be safer at home, my dear.
Look in on the folks while am away.
Doctor Drury. will you? although I do
not think that daring Leighton will
.rouble US again"
II Leighton meditated 1t, he waited
.oo long, for within a month Madge
md the young doctor we're engaged
and half year later they we're man
Ind wife.
Copyright. 1915. by w @. chapman)