Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-27
CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XIX.
Once. when Anse Havey had been
tramping all afternoon through inc vim
try woods with Juanita. he had point.
ed out q squirrel that sat erect ON q
branch high above them with its tail
curled up behind 1t. He had stopped
her with . touch on the arm; then.
with smile Of amusement, he handed
her his rife with much the same man.
ner that she might have handed him .
novel In Russian, and his eyes said
banteringly: "See what you can do
with that"
But to his surprise she took the gun
and leveled It as one accustomed to its
use. Bad Anse Havey forgot the SPUR.
rel and saw only thu slim figure in its
loose sweater: only tho stray wisps
of curling hair and the softness Of the
cheek that snuggled against the rife.
stock. Then. at the report. the SPUR.
rel dropped.
She turned with q matter-of-fact nod
and handed back tho gun.
'I'm rather sorry killed It," she
said, but you looked 80 full Of scorn
that had to show you. You know.
they do have few rifles outside the
Cumberland mountains"
where did you learn to shoot?" he
demanded. and she answered casually:
II used to shoot ride and pistol. too.
quite good Bit
He took the gun back. and uncon-
sciously his hand caressed the spot
where her cheek had laid against its
lock. He had fallen into . reverie out
Of which her voice called him. They
had crossed the ridge itself and were
overlooking his place.
why are they clearing that space
behind your house? Are you going to
put 1t In corn?"
4 NO." he laughed shortly. "Corn
would be Just about as bad as laurel"
He was instantly sorry he had said
that. He had not meant to tell her of
the plans he was making-plans Of de-
tense and. II need be, of offense. He
had not intended to mention his pre-
cautions to prevent Assassination at
his own door or window,
But the girl understood. and her
voice was heavy with anxiety as she
demanded: do you think you're in
danger. Anse?"
; There's never . day I'm not in
danger" he replied casually. "I've got
pretty well used to It"
But some day." she broke out.
they'll get you
He shrugged his shoulders. May
be-" he said.
AZ Juanita's influence grew with Bad
Anse Havey. 70 It was growing at the
school. She had to turn away pupils
who had come across the mountains
on wearisome journeys because as yet
she had only limited room and no
teachers save herself and Dawn to care
for the youngest
At the front Of the hall which led
into the main school building was q
rack with notches for rifles and pegs
for pistols. The told all who entered
that. she made only one stipulation. and
that was that whoever crossed the
thresh sd must leave his armament at
the door.
AZ first some men turned away
aeain, taking their children with them.
buk a time went on they grudgingly
a0Suiesced, and ut last, with sense
a great victory. she persuaded three
Iaxgy fathers. who were coming reg.
S,arly With their children. to ride back
Dme unarmed.
n Disarmament was her idea for the
treat solution, and when Bad Anse
came overland he came every night
now-she led him with almost
GREATNESS eagerness to the rack ana
showed him two modern rifles and one
antiquated squirrel gun.
whats the idea?' he asked with
his skeptical smile. He found it very
dificult to listen always to talk about |
tho school In which he felt no inter
est and to regard his VOW Of silence as
% herself whom he dumbly wors
SHIPPED.
Look around you. Anse," she com.
do you see any dirt or dust |
No: we are teaching |
and sanitation. but there !
10 Just one place here where the spiders |
IRE welcome to como and spin their |
webs unmolested. It's that rack Of
guns Did you ever hear Of tho shrine
1t Lourdes?"
II reckon not he confessed uneas-
". OF late he had become little
aahaned of the thinxS he did not |