Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-10-20

clinched young $Beiden's s. throat. 2ss%2
"What then? What happened them"
HE let 60. you bet" Her smile
came back.
"When' did this take place." Ts&3T&r
yesterday about 2. OF course Way
land couldn't ride. he was so dizzy and
kind O. confused. and so l went into
camp right there at timber line. Along
about sunset Nash came riding up from
this side and Insisted on staying to
help me. so let him."
Mrs. McFarlanes tense attitude re-
Taxed. Mash Is not the kind that tat
ties. TN glad he turned up" Il - Y
.'And this morning saddled and
came down" ES-SEsff f
Ibid Nash go on?"
ayes. Daddy was waiting for him.
so let him gotalong." ~ t'iAit
,.It's all sad business" groaned Mrs.
McFarlane. "and can see you're keep
ing something back how did Clih
happen to know just where you were.
and what started you BACK without
your father?' ~ A'''~ 49, :, =
For the first time BerrieH showed
signs OF weakness and distress. why.
you see, Alec Belden and Mr.. Moore
were over there to look at some ttmi
Der, and old Marin Belden and that
Moore girl went along.sI suppose they.
sent word to CHI. and l presume that
Moore girl put him on our. trail. Least
WISE that.s the way tEagure 1T OUT
That's the worst sofs the whole busf-
ness She admitted this with dark
ened brow. Mrs. Belden's, tongue IS
hung ID the middle and loose ut both
ends--and that Moore girl Is spitefut
mean" She could not keep the con.
tempt out of her voice y I'LL 4" Fl
"Oh. wish you hadn't gone" ex.
claimed the worried mother. -, -.~s.s
1T can't be helped now. and It hasn't
done me any real harm. It's all in the
days work anyhow. I've always gone
with daddy before. and this trip isn't
going to spoil me. The boys all know
me. and they viii trent me fair"
Yes. but, MrssNorcross e an outsid-
er. city man They will all think
evil 81 bin, on chat account"
II know. That's what troubles ME,
No one will; Know how tne and con-
siderate he was. ] Mother I've never
known any one Ike him, Hes poet:
don'taca whit people say ct uie II
only they wilibe just to him. They've,
got S$treatsahim right" she added
firmly 49, .rl5E, ss&y$ Y
Did. be .spsak to you-afe you en-.
gaged?'''
In Her head fooped:s5."N OF really en-.
gagged. mother but be told me how
much he liked me. and--its all fright,
mother. ]. know 1t Isl m not, tine
enough tor him, but=i'm going to try
to change my ways SO. he won't be
ashamed OF nle.S. '-t.--- -...5Si :,
Mrs. McFarlanes face cleared: "He
sureiyTi is a fine young fellow and can
| be trusted to do the right thing. Well.
| we might as well cote bed. We can't
settle anything till your father gets
home" she said. - -. =. = =. =:
Wayland rose next morning free from
dizziness and almost free from pam.
| and when be came out OF his room ms
expression was, Cheerful. feel as IT
| I'd, slept a week. and Fun hungry /
don't know why should be. but i am
/ = Mrs. McFarlane met him. with some
thing very intimate. something almost
maternal in her look. but her words
were as few and as restrained as ever
He OWNED that she had been, talking
with Berrieo and that a fairly, Gear ,,n'
Outstanding Of the situation ,hnd been
reached. That this understanding M
volyed him closely he was aware. hut
nothing In his manner acknowledged il.
| She did not ask any questions. l~
| lieving that sooner or later the whole
| story must come out. The fact that
| Siona Moore aud Mrs! 2Belden iknew
| that Berrie had started back on Thurs
day with young 2Norcross made, 1t, easy
for the villagers toe discover hthat she
had not reached, the ranch till Satur
day. what could Joe have been think
| ing Of to allow them to go2"a she said
t..Mr. Nash's presence in the, camp must
be made, known. but then there is. Cliff
;ford's assault upon Mr. NorcroSss Can
that be kept secret TOO e. And 50 while
the. Young people chatted the troubled
mother waited III fear. knowing, thar
in a day or two the countryside would
be ahame with ACCUSATION ;, f.44s
| IVA, long days rest, a second nights
sleep. set, Wpyland on. bis feel He
came to breakfast quite gay BARRING
the hickory nut on the back Of my
head" he explained. Pm feeling fine.
almost ready ffor another. expedition.
l may make q ranger yet."
=, .Berrie. though equally, gay. was not
SO sure, Of bis ability to-, return to
work. IT reckon t'pp yop'd better SO easy
till daddy gets back. but IL you BE-
like itswe'll ride up to the posto1ce
this afternoon" l,.Tf gj0@ 80 1caIa
II want to start right in to learn to
| throw that hitch, and I'm going, to
practice with; IN az till L can strike
twice in the, same place, This trip
was an eye opener, Great man I'd be
in a windfall, wouldn't I?'' O! n.sE !
y He was persuaded to remain very
quiet for another day ~ and part Of it
was spent in converse ton with Mrs.
McFarlane.,,w he liked. very much.
and an hour or more in writing a long
letter wherein he, announced to his fa-
Their his intention, Of going into the
forest service. i've got to build, up
constitution" he said, "and l don't
know of a. better place to do it in. Be-
sides, Pm beginning to be interested
in the scheme: / like the supervisor.