The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-04-15


So Archer's Folly became rather a
joke in the village. but Dan Archer
knew nothing of It, Few would have
dared to hint the words to the steady
eyed young giant who went about his
nest building so earnestly without a
thought as to the absurdity of his
endeavor
There came night when the wind
howled around the bungalow and the
snow beat against the walls until
they were covered with thick white
mantle.
There was a fireplace in Dams
study and great pile of hickory logs
as well as a comfortable couch, so
on certain nights when he had been
studying closely Dan would decide to
sleep there.
On this stormy night Dan turned
away from the window and replen-
ished the fire. Then he prepared for
bed leaving a lighted lantern in the
window of the living room.
It's a bad night outside" he muir
INJURED
While the little village slept under
the drifting mantle of snow, horse
and sleigh moved slowly through the
road that led from the next village.
Occasionally the horse stopped and
breathed heavily and once it almost
fell in its tracks.
Uncle Nathan, I'm afraid that Sor-
rel can't go much farther" quavered
a girls sweet voice.
Are you very near the Doctors,
Folly?" The old mans voice sound
ed muff1ed from its thick wrappings
of wooden comforter.
I'm afraid I don't know" and
this time the girls voice held a note
of despair. 1--WE are off the main
road and can't see thing-ah,
there is light! Let US turn toward
it-there must be a house If we
can reach 1t, perhaps we can send for
a doctor from there"
The wind tore her words into frag-
ments, but the old man understood,
so he crouched down among the fur
robes while Folly urged the horse to
greater efforts. At last Sorrel toiled
up a steep hill and finally dropped
exhausted between the shafts with
the guiding light only few feet dis
tant
IT'S house on HILL" explained
Felicia. as she helped her uncle from
The sleigh.
The Daintrys lived in the adjoining
village of Upton Center and the only
physician in the village had been
jailed away on an urgent case. so
hat when Uncle Nathan cut himself
With an ak Felicia could only bind up
he wound as best she might and then,
'undling the old man into sleigh.
trive to reach Crystal Brook, three
niles away.
BY daylight Uncle Nathan had been
made very comfortable, and the doc
or having taken his departure Mrs.
richer took the weary girl down to
he farmhouse and tucked her into
ed, while Dan, after stabling Sorrel,
vent back to keep vigil by the in
lred man.
Dan came down to breakfast with
'elicia, and his heart quickened as he
aw that she was quite as beautiful as
e had thought her the night before
When Mrs. Archer learned that IN :
lie Nathan called his niece Folly" {,
be Immediately confided the fact to !
AN, and added the information that
is neighbors called Dams bungalow o
y the nickname OF "Archer's Folly"
"Archer's Folly!" chuckled Dan, 7
18th dancing eyes. That sounds 1
retty good to me, motherl" And
Is mother marveled at his meaning
lille Dan added to himself l won
or If she would mind being called
.rcher's Folly?'"
He asked her one day, and her
lswer was o satisfactory that they 9
It about planning how the bungalow Il
lould be furnished. Q
Il am SO glad you saved it till l
me-" laughed Folly, while they q
0
1 knew you would come some day." S
clared Dan contentedly. "