The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-04
CHAPTER !.
Out Of the Vine Naples.

muzzle on huge paws, his eyes as pale
as the girls were dark. They were
hill-bred both. Perhaps that account
ed for the delight both found in the
solitude Of this aerie, where they
could look down toward the west on
the feathery. green sea OF close-packed
pine and FIR. of spruce and hemlock-
and toward the east on the narrow
strip OF tide-water slough and the I'M
painted shacks of the lumber camp
huddled above its rollway. II was
the magnificent timber country OF the
great Northwest.
Siletz was wondering. as she always
did, how far the mountains ran to the
south. how far II was to that Frisco
of which she had heard so much from
the tramp loggers who came and went
with the seasons, their turkeys" on
their backs and the joyous liberty Of
the irresponsible forever tugging at
their eccentric souls.
Over the facing ridge she knew
that the cold Pacific roared and
coaxed on the ships. to play with them
in the hell OF Vancouver coast. She
could hear II sometimes when the
pines we're still; yet she had never
seen ii.
She had pictures of it in her mind,
many pictures. She knew well how
1t would look when she should see
TIA gray floor. a world OF IL, shot
through with the reds and puppies of
Esd ,ft ohn HaI
no clear pictures. They we're artificial.
man-made, therefore alien to her, who
knew only nature, though she had
listened intently to roamers from ev-
cry corner of the globe; for Daily's
lumber camp had seen queer lot.
II all resolved itself into these
dreams when she sat on the edge of
fir stump. or, better yet. in the ex
allied cloud-high airiness of the very
apex OF the Hog Back.
There had been no sun, neither to-
day nor for many days; and yet there
was as surely prescience of approach
ing night as II shadows forewarned
Siletz had hoped for break. one OF
those short pageants when the sun
should shoot for moment into the
gloom, TRANSFERRING the world. Now.
as she scanned the west, the dog sud
denly rose from beside her peering
down with his huge head thrust for.
hundred feet below in tangle OF vine |
maple something was laboring Pres
emily the slim trees parted and out |
OF their tangle struggled a horse,
magnificent black beast with flaring
nostrlls and full. excited eyes. After
every few steps it turned its head to
right or left with the instinct of the
mountain breed to zigzag. and as often
the man in the saddle pulled 1t sharp
ly back.
With the first sight of the intruders
the girl on the high stump had sprung
up. leaning forward. a growing excite.
ment in her face. 1t was the horse
that caused it. Something was stir
ring within her all suddenly and her
heart beat hard. She gripped her
braids tight in both hands and swal.
lowed
"Blunderer" she said aloud. "Oh.
the blunderer!"
Then she cupped her hands at her
lips and called down: Let him alone!
He knows how to climb Let him
alonel"
The man looked up startled, and
Iightened his grip on the rein. The
gallant animal went down upon. its
side, rolling completely over. to lodge
'eet downward. against stone. The
nan swung sidewise out OF the saddle,
saving himself with a splendid quick.
ness. Before he could gather him.
self for action the girl tore down upon
lin.
What have you done?" she cried
wildly. what have you done to it,"
She dropped on her knees and her
lands went futtering over the black
read in very passion OF pity. touch
ng the white star on the forehead 8
the quivering nostrils. '
why didn't you let him climb his
'wn way? He knew-hes bunch
;rasser. Nothing could go straight i
lpi" e
She raised her eyes to him anC he ;
Jaw they were burning behind film q
If tears. He saw also what gave him g
! strange feeling of shock-a faint u
'lue tracery extending from the left q
corner of her lips downward nearly "
o the point of the chin. sharply G
'roken fragment of a tattooed design
Her eyes were very dark and her hair
parted after the first fashion of WON
N. was straight and very dark also.
Tho accusing words irritated him.
You're right" he said coldly, moth ir
ng could-in such a country. Stani W
Jack, please el
Siletz looked up at him and instinc Il
lively rose to her feet. though ~ Ia
linn body was alert with an uncon a.
cious readiness for prevention OF I
something. a
But the man only stepped to the t'
blacks head. frightened the rein a BIZ Il
md elucked encouragingly b
Come up, he said sharply. up
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