The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-01

closed up the gap between the morse
with suddenly piqued interest.
"Hollman!" exclaimed the cir
"Then, you" She stopped an
flushed. Il beg your pardon" sh
said, quickly.
That's all right" treasured tn
man. Il know what ye're a-thinkin
but hain't takin' no offense. The hig
sheriff sent me over. I'm one OF hi
deputies"
Were you"-she paused, and adde'
rather timidly-"were you in the court
housew
He nodded, and with brown fore
finger traced the scar on his cheek.
Samson South done that thar will
his rife-gun," he enlightened. Hes
funny sort Of Teller, il Samson South
"How?" she asked.
wall, he licked US. an licked VI &c
plumb damn hard we was skeered tel
| fxht ag'in, an then. Std OF tramplin
on Us, he turned right round. an
made me . deputy. Ny brothers Z
corporal in this hyAr new-fangled mi.
lishy. / reckon this time the peace is
Eoin' ter last. Hits q mighty funny
way ter act, but pears like 1t works all
right"
Then, at the ridge. the girls heart
gave a sudden bound. for there at the
highest point, where the road went up
and dipped again, waited the mounted
figure OF Samson South, and, as they
came into sight, he waved his felt hat
and rode down to meet them.
"Greetings!" be shouted. Then, as
he leaned over and took Adrienne's
hand. he added: 1.-THE Goops send you
their welcome" His smile was I'M
changed, but the girl noted that his
hair had again grown long.
Finally. as the sun was setting. they
reached a roadside cabin, and the
mountaineer said briefly to the other
men:
"You fellows ride on. l want Dren-
ME to stop with me a moment. Well
Join you later"
Lescott nodded He remembered the
cabin OF the Widow Miller, and Hor-
ton rode with him. albeit grudgingly.
Adrienne sprang lightly to the
ground, laughingly rejecting Samsons
assistance. and came with him to the
top Of stile, from which he pointed
to the log cabin, set back In It's small
yard, wherein geese and chickens
picked industriously about in the sandy
earth.
A huge poplar and great oak
nodded to each other at either side OF
the door, and over the walls a clam
bering profusion Of honeysuckle vine
with mass OF wild grape,
In joint effort to hide the white ehink-
Ing between the dark logs. From the
crude milk-benches to the sweep OF
the well, every note was one of neat
ness and rustic charm. Slowly, he !
said. looking straight into her eyes:
This is Sally's cabin, Drennie,"
He watched her expression, and her
fps curved up in the same sweetness (
II smile that had first captiyated and
Helped 10 mold him.
It's lovely!' she cried, with frank
Ielight Its a picture"
watt" he commanded. Then, turn
ng toward the house, he sent out the
ong, peculiarly mournfui call of the
and at the signal, the
oor opened. and on the threshold
.drienne saw a slender figure. She
ad called the cabin with its shaded
ooryard picture, but now she knew
he had been wrong. 1t was only a
II was the girl herself
tho made and completed the picture.
he stood there in the wild simplicity
lat artists seek vainly to reproduce
| posed figures. Her red calico dress
as patched, but fell in graceful lines I
, her slim bare ankles, though the ]
rst faint frosts had already fallen. /
Her red-brown hair hung loose and /
masses about the oval OF face in 6
hich the half-parted lips were dashes t
scarlet. and the eyes large violet I
ools She stood with her little chin 4
tied in half-wild attitude of recon-
otter, as a fawn might have stood. Z
no bAOWh al III dhd huhu iSotSN va -
g door frame, and. as she saw the b
her woman, she colored adorably. t
Adrienne thought she had never g
en- so instinctively and unaffectedly t
vely face or figure. Then the girl |
me down the steps and ran toward Il
EN-. ii
"Drennie," said the man, this is
lily | want you two to love each t.
her" For an instant, Adrienne Les u
tt stood looking at the mountain b
Il. and then she opened both her q
ms. l.
sally" she cried. you adorable m
lid. | do love you'll" 6,
The girl in the calico dress raised IN
r face. and her eyes were glistening. t.
I'm obleeged ter ye," she faltered oil
EN-, with open and wondering ad- W
ration she stood gazing at the first ;,
ne lady" upon whom her glance had =,
err fallen. y
Samson went over and took Sally's ~,
nd ~
'Drennie," he said, softly, lis there =,
ything the matter with herr" :,
Adrienne Lesco.t shook her head.
4 understand" she said.
4 sent the others on, he went on -
ietly, because | wanted that first Ir