The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-11-23
By ELEANOR MARSH

alted than an ordinary farm hand
And 1t Is likely that this was an add
fional inducement for Mandy TO bring
BIN down
Josh first saw the enemy approach
when he was blowing Mandy. trlcked
out ii her finest iinery. came hutter-
Ing across the fields. the colors Of her
garments lighted by the morning sun
aud resembling the star spangled ban
ner. She was carrying a tin pail and
cup. and when she reached Josh she
said
Il kind o thought. Mr. Miller, that
you must he thirsty drivin the pillow
al the m0rnin'. and I just drew some
cider and have brought IL 10 you"
-Afuch obleeged. Miss Carpenter. and
I'm sorry you've had 20 much trouble
Tor nothin' never drink cider. II
doesn't set well on my stomickT
-Oh. yon don'ts looking very disap-
pointed I'm leave II here under this
tree. and maybe youth change your
mind later on. wonder II could set
on that seat without falIin or"
NO. you couldn't Besides, I'm set
sin there myself. and there amt room
FOR two
Elm plnin' for q ride this morning.
and ] think you might drive the horses
On foot long enough FOR me TO get one.
I'd Ike mighty well TO sit on the plow
seat fill you've been down one furrow
and back the other.
Josh was moved to say that be had
40 time % give q girl a ride on the
pillow. but Il was simply a question be-
tween them whether he would drive
the pillow on foot and let Mandy ride
o. be mean enough TO refuse her.
Since there was nothing mean about
him he got down and helped Mandy
% on 20 the seat. which was made Of
iron and quite spacious
Since Josh had the reins there was
nothing BY which Mandy could bal
ance herself. so she clutched the sides
u the seat with her hands she was
in danger q falling. and Josh. walk
ing close beside her. held the reins 10
one hand aud supported her with the
other In order 70 hold her In place
be was obliged 10 put his arm around
her waist. In this way they proceed
ed until they had reached the turn.
Il don't see. said Mandy. "any rea-
son why you can't sit up on the seat
yourself. There's room enough FOR
two. Were neither OF us big. and
yoe could hold me on better than
waikin' on the ground"
No. couldn't. replied Josh ~How
could hold you ons III got up there
IA have to drive with both hands"
4 could bold on 20 you
BY this time the enlightenment Of her
waist had moved Josh to view a posi-
sion beside Mandy with pleasant an
flcipation She moved aside, and he
got np on 10 the seat. II was utterly
impossible for them to sit there with
out enc Of them clinging to the other
Mandy did the clinging. while Josh
planted his feet so as to brace himself
and drove with both hands.
When the horses had pulled them up
one length aud back another Mandy
said she'd had enough Of that sort Of
riding and. thanking Josh, was about
to leave him when he said that be
thought he could stand drink Of the
cider. after all.
They went together 10 Tie tree under
which Mandy had placed the pail. and
Josh dipped up a cupfpl Of cider, which
he handed 10 her. She drank a little
Of Il and handed It back to him. He
drank the balance. taking care TO do
SO from that part Of the cup her red
lips had touched. Then he said he
thought he would rest spell and sat
down on the grass. Mandy sat down
beside him.
The rest Of It was very easy. Josh's
arm itched 10 enclrcle Mandy's waist.
and, having been there once, there was
no ice to break 70 put It there again.
Josh, h0wever. made two or three
inovemoagss toward placing It there be-
fore he tAsund the courage to complete
the encis alement
Whem lA was learned that Mandy
CarpeneaA had brought down Joshua
Miller q sag gave her the nickname
OF DawMe When asked why he did so
he replhaAi that when the famous hunt
err Davw hsrockett had told a coon to
come t@an from a tree the coon had
replied Ell. If you're Davy Crockett
/ reckoA 9l come down" which meant
that a. coon could stand against
CrockoaN rifle.
Manaw always doclared that josh
was the sasly man she deliberately I'M
tlersoom 10 get into her tolls. and she
had lusas so because she wanted him
and noes other BE this as it may,
she masnmd him ana thus ended the
stream Ill sultors that was continually