The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-03-04

HIS eyes showed surprise.
Perhaps" he apologized, Il an
dense. and you may have to tell mi
bluntly what am to do. But 20,
know that you have only to tell me.
For a moment she said nothing
then ehook her head again.
tissue your ORDERS" he insisted. :"
am waiting to obey"
She hesitated again, then said
| slowly:
Have your hair cut. It's the one
uncivilized thing about you"
For an instant Samson's face hard
ened
NO" he said; 81 don't care to dc
| that"
"Oh, very WE'LL" she laughed lightly
I'm that event, of course, you shouldn't
do IT," But her smile faded, and after
a moment he explained:
you see. it wouldn't do"
what do you meanT
81 mean that I've got to keep some
thing as it was to remind me Of prior
claim on my life."
For an instant the girls face cloud
ed and grew deeply troubled.
"You don't mean," she asked, with
an outburst of interest more vehement
than she had meant to show, or real
lied she was showing-"you don't
mean that you still adhere to ideas of
the vendetta?" Then she broke of
,,,tth 7at, oh,
"Of course not" he answered her
self THAT would be too absurd"
Would TT" asked Samson, simply,
He glanced at lis watch. Tive min
utes up" he announced. "The model
will please resume the pose. By the
way, may l drive with you tomorrow
afternoon"
The next afternoon Samson ran up
the street steps of the Lescott house
and rang the bell, and few moments
later Adrienne appeared. The car was
waiting outside, and, as the girl came
down the stairs in motor coat and
veil, she paused and her fingers on the
banister frightened in surprise as she
looked at the man who stood below
holding his hat in his hand, with his
was no longer marred by the name
which 1t had formerly worD but was
close cropped, and under the trans
forming influence of the change the
forehead seemed holder and higher,
and to her thinking the strength of
the purposeful features was enhanced.
and yet. had she known it, the man
felt that he had for the first time sur
rendered point which meant an aban-
donment of something akin to prin-
ciple.
She said nothing, but as she took
his hand in greeting her fingers
pressed his own in handclasp more
lingering than usual.
Late that evening, when Samson re-
turned to the studio, he found a mis-
sive In his letter box, and, as he took
It out, his eyes fell on the postmark.
It was dated from Hixon, Kentucky,
and. as the man slowly climbed the
stairs, he turned the envelope over in
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giving and premonition.
The letter was written In the
hand Of Brother Spencer.
Through its faulty diction ran plain
y discernible undernote of disapproyal
or Samson, though there was no word
# reproof or criticism. 1t was plain
hat 1t was sent as matter of cour-
esy to one who, having proved an
postate, scarcely merited such consid-
ration. 1t informed him that old
'picer South had been mighty pore
y" but was now better, barring the
reaking of age. Everyone was ''tol- I
rable." Then came the announce
lent which the letter hSd been writ
en- to convey.
The term of the South-HoIlman truce
ad ended, and it had been renewed
Dr. an indefinite period.
Some of your folks thought they s
ught to let you know because they q
to give you a say" wrote S
lie informant But they decided that
couldn't hardly make no difference c
, you, since you have left the noun /
Tins, and If you cared anything about s
, you knew the time, and could of
cen here. Hoping this finds you
ELL"
Samsons face clouded. He threw
Il
lie soiled and scrubbed missive down n
n the table and sat with unseeing !,
yes fixed on the studio wall So, they
ad cast him out of their councils! h
hey already thought of him as one n
no had been. /,
In that passionate rush of feeling
1erything that had happened since
3 had left Misery seemed artificial Il
nd dreamlike, He loaged for the o
,alities that were forfeited He want ii
to press himself close to the great, d
ray shoulders of rock that broke n
trough the greenery like giants tear P
Ig off soft raiment. Those were his c
eople back there. He should be run b
ing with the wolf pack, not coursing il
18th beagles. F
He had been tel ing himself that he
as loyal and now he realized that he 6