Yellowstone monitor., 1915-12-02

wv toward the cabin, and again
p" he thought Lahoma's parlor
door quivered. He even
stopped In the path, but Wilcox went
on, unconscious, and he was obliged to
follow.
'It's a strange thing" remarked
Brick "Come in, pard. This used to be
Lahoma's boudoir before we built that
cabin for her." said Wilcox. "See the
carpet? Don't tell me you're a-walk
ing on 1t and not noticing! See that
little stove? | brung it clear across
when was young. Set on this bench.
recollect as well as If it 'us yester-
day, Lahoma a-setting there with her
legs untouching Of the floor, learning
a and b and asking thousands Of
questions and getting herself civilized.
couldn't do finished job, but Bill
took her by the hand later, then Mrs.
Featherby, what moved over In the
west mountain, added stories from New
England and travels in Europe. When
the settlers come she cleaned all they
knowed, always arising and a-loOking
out for new country. That's wonder
full girl!' he added with conviction.
When Bill came Wilfred told Of his
experiences ON his quarter section.
How he had broken the prairie land,
put In his crops, watched them wither
away in the terrible dry months, rough
ed it through the winters, tried again.
fought through another drought, staked
all ON the next springs planting raised
half crop, paid off his chattel mort
gage, tried again-succeeded.
1--WE stayed right with it," he said
gravely "Of course, they required me
to stay on the land only during certain
months every year. But l stayed with
it all the time, and l studied it, and
when failed, as ! did year after year,
failed each time in a different way
because / learned my lesson. And
when I'd walled off the cause Of each
failure one by one, seemed like there
opened before me broad, clear way
that led right into the goal I'd been
seeking from the first day. Then !
closed out all my deals and looked and
saw that everything was trim and
ready for winter-and got my horse
and started for Greer country"
And glad we arev' cried Bill Atkins
II hope you can stay long time"
THAT depends-Lahoma is well. !
suppose?"
1.-The picture Of health-when she
left" Brick declared admiringly, land
the prettiest little gal this side Of the
angels. And when you get down sick
as done once from causes Incidental
to being made Of flesh and blood, and
she come and laid her hand on my
burning forehead, her touch always
made me think Of an angels wing"
"Lahoma's not hereY Wilfred asked
anxiously.
"Not now, nor for some time" an.
swered Brick.
II reckon, Wilfred, you just Travelled
here to take look at the country
where you used to herd cattleY ques.
toned Brick.
'That wasn't my reason. Principal.
" wanted to see Lahoma and Incl.
dentally my brother"
"Your brother? He amt in these
parts, is hep
NO" ruefully, ''but 1 expected him
to be. When left home to turn COW.
puncher I didn't tell anybody where
I'd gone, but just before / left for Ok
lahoma to turn farmer l wrote to my
brother. And about q month ago, see.
ing things clearing up before me,
asked him to meet me here at Tent
City. Hes interested In new towns
he's employed by rich man to plant
hardware stores, and thought be
might find an opening here. He came
on and was here several weeks with
a party Of sightseers from Chicago, but
he left with them about week ago."
Wilcox sat suddenly erect. Couldn't
have been that Sellimer crowd. reck-