Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-29

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shifted gently untN they stood. back,
ground for the pallid girl in the rough
western gaSb. Miss Ordway smiled
though . hard brilliance came into her
face.
"Perhaps, - she said. "IIe has kissed
many. It 10 the way Of the outside
world"
She turned to the physician.
when do you think he will recover
consciousness?
Her cool voice terminated the scene.
She was mistress of the hour.
With both hands extended before
her siletz went blindly out into the
sunlight. She stood moment, her
breath coming and going in great
,sasps. like that Of . doe MORALLY
wounded. and in her eyes was no light
Like the wounded doe. she hed to
the>~ bills for sanctuary. Coosnah
swung into his pace behind her; and
presently. after IN hours climb. they
reached the great Or stump on the
crest OF tho ridge. Here the girl nune
herself ON her knees. gripping her
braids In savage fingers, and for wild
space something within her that she
had never known In all her life arose
and shook her. She had gone back a
thousand years. Blind rage was upon
her-she wanted 10 fight a. the pre-
historic female fought for her mate.
So she knelt and rocked in the lust
of fury while the little clouds sailed
IN an azure sky and the hill streams
trickled to the valleys. and suddenly
q bird in . high pine top. dropped a
string Of notes, clear. silvery, spar.
King, for all the world like the dia.
;mond notes Of flute and instantly she
covered under them. covering her eyes
in instructive guilt.
THE Preacherl" she gaspcd aloud,
"oh. father! What have l done! 1
,Ihave shut my ears to the winds OF
God!"
When, an hour later, she came up
on the cook.shack porch and stood
leaning in the doorway, spent with
|her wild passion. Ma Daily grimly fed
the fire in the range, setting about
the supper for the men left at camp.
Mother said Siletz duly, 'sns
lied"
"Yes-l know Il. But what you soin'
to do, child! You love him an you're
right-so would Of l was thirty year
younger. for he's . man. East or no
East"
The general turned to her work and
Q sigh sheaved hsr ample breast.
Its oil in. the days work." she
thought IAN you had TO take your
chanel, Johnny-but you're strong. my
! son, you're 2 strong man-like yer
daddy"
So began . strange time in camp.
Daily came home in three days. eager
and grim-Npped. and in the pocket Of
his flannel shirt he carried the big
check for which Sandry had worked
and struggled. He had delivered the
raft in safety. along with the scaler's
report. receiving the payment which
had been ready In the hands of a
! thin, gray man who leaned from the
steamers rail to exchange few curt
words.
Ma Daily cornered him in the kitch'
en- late In the night - no finished
I, his careful rounds Of the camp.
Son." she said gently. "thsy's Z
hard knock comm to you an want
/ to give you warnin', though know
! you1l take it standin'. Johnny. % yer
daddy took all o. his. an I've seen
him take some corkers.
Il know what you've always thought
| o. S'letz. son. sence she was teensy
chap-I've watched her quiet ways
open yer heart an seen her walk In
an I've hoped myself some day It'd
all work out, fer she's always turned
to you in trouble. It's instinct. But
son-son. haven't you seen nothin
se1ce sandry come among US? Hainn
:, 70 read the signs? :" The foreman had
stopped at the sink and lifted . til
i dipper Of water for . drink At thu
last words he put the vessel slowl,
down untouched and turned m amazed
face toward the Old lady. His blu'
eyes were wide, and the mother glo
ried like girl in the good man
strength OF him-ths broad shoulders
the muscled arms. bare to the elbow
the shapely back and the straight hip
Of the hill-climber.
i what you talkin' Of. mar he asked
.Jest this, 81etS laid out her hear
Ter all to sec when they brought sandr.
home an that-that Jesebel woma,
shamed her before 10 al. She said
on tho heels o. tn. child's cry Of love
y that she was Sandry's promised wife
1 think she lied-but; S'letz 10 breakir
her heart fer the fastener"
i Here. without another word. NJ
Daily opened . door behind her m
] cteaked through. closing It softly.
l OF such Inherent tact was she, oh
1 did not Wish even his mother 70 se
| bic John Dai1y take his hard knoc1
even though no 'toek Il standin,." Wit
only q tremor Of tho hand that hel
the dippsr. ~
I When he met e1ses IN Tie parnin
| he looked st her with eyes = littl
more haggard-tAere wss dsspe
lime ct tie corners Of his mouth.
The girl bore traces Of the hrst q
xuisA che had ever known IN the %
| M, ~ haS facA. hh0 A1all look Of 0mo