The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-24
CHAPTER XXI.
The Riqht Law.

pale still, and TO her passionate eyes
more to be desired than ever. She
noticed quickly how wistfully tender
was the face of Siletz, and how the
girl stayed apart from Sandry in a
certain difidence. This was balm to
her fears and her anxiety.
She went back to her work with re-
newed vigor. She was happier here in
this wild country than she had ever
been in her life. filled with the excite
ment of Fame that lured and Love
that beckoned. and, so she believed,
able TO capture both.
She set herself to win Sandry with
more skill and cleverness than ever,
calling upon all her store OF |blandish-
ments, and it was mighty, for every
art Of love known to a designing
woman. They spent long hours in the
sun on the east porch talking of a
thousand things and a dual war went
o~n-suspicion, fear, uneasiness bat
Ting against the wOman's divine gen
~tleness, the blue fire Of her s%ensuous,
sleepy eyes that, despite himself,
thrilled the man TO his foundations.
So Poppy Ordway sought to win
legitimately, unconscious OF the fact
that one enemy had lied an stole
both" to show Sandry her hidden hand.
She did not wan 10 buy him with a
price, though chat was her reserve
iorce-she wished with all her unscru-
pulous soul to win him with her ex.
quisite woman's body. And to that
end she used all the power of her
beauty. Without doubt Sandry, half
bound as he felt himself to be by her
open avowal, would have yielded to 1t
entirely, could he have laid the spec
ter OF the notebook.
Then one day an incident took
place that caused her to see that she
must let him feel the steel beneath the
velvet.
AS usual, she sat in the golden after
Don on the east porch, her work for
the day being over, and Sandry
lounged on the lowest step, his elbow
On the floor and his hat pulled low
over his eyes, gazing down the valley.
Presently there came a sound, a
rhythmic sound, at first far off, then
coming nearer. the rolling thunder of
4 big horse in full flight, and up from
the lower rollway came Black Bolt,
cleaning, dark, splendid. AS II she
were a part of him, Siletz rode, sway
ing with her loose motion that always
suggested the very drunkenness Of
speed. In her arm she held a great
bunch of wild bleeding-hearts, their
brilliant crimson splashing ~gorgeously
along her olive throat, where the blue
shirt lay open a bit.
With a slight pressure OF knee and
heel the girl sent the great black horse
directly at the steps Of the porch. AS
with a little scream, overturning her
chair. But Sandry sat unf1inching on
The lowest step, smiling. Within three
feet of him Black Bolt lowered his
head, set his feet and came to a splen-
did stop.
her burden in Sandry's lap, showering
him with the blood Of the bleeding
hearts. She did not look at him. Then
they trotted away around the corner
to the shed and Sandry's lips tight.
ened pitifully as he gathered up each
smallest spray Of the woods-treasures
Where she stood back against the
wall, one hand at her pulsing throat
Miss Ordway SAY that tightening OF
the lips, the droop that came into the
mans whole face, and her eyes mar
rowed and hardened like a cats.
That night she came to him in the
eating room
Walter" she said, I'm stuck II
the middle Of a chapter. Will you e
over a few pages with me and give mt
the benefit OF a mans IdeasY
He smiled.
I'm afraid mine VIII % be OF muci
account, but such as they are you ar
welcome to them"
They will answer" said Miss ORD
way, "a woman cannot write from her
self for men-she must write from
man to man. I'll bring my manuscrip
out here"
And turning, she went from him L
the sanctuary or the little south room
When she returned she carried a hant
full of closely typewriter pages.
They drew up m of the pin
benches, spread out the manuscript b,
tween the catchup bottles and sat dow
together.
Instantly with the touch of the shift
Ing sheets in her fingers Miss Ordwa
seemed to drift away from the pc
sonal. She became detached. absorbe,
swallowed up In the thral of wor
and Sandry had a feeling of what sue
= a work must mean to one.
Nov see." she said, half excited,
here is the point about which l al
a trifie in doubt. But l will have /
sketch the situation for you so yo
. can get q grip on It."
!. She turned toward him, spreadin
out nat on the paper one exouisi,
]. hand. Amons her othar hidden var