The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-20

EkHOME on, little woman, ne
said gently. II knew you'd
be tired. and ! made canI
down below. II isn't far
ohedlently she followed him.
'HIow did you manage TO FIND
meY" she asked suddenly-the firn'
voluntary speech from her In days
nill answered over HIS shoulder
Find YOU BLESS your soul. youi
| little, high heeled shoes left a trail
ane,eyed man could follow"
In a short timo they reached
camp, 1t WAS borne In upon hei
that short OF actually meeting Other
people her only recourse lay II
sticking TO niil wagataff. whether
she liked II or not.
"no you realize" she broke out
one evening over tho fire. "thai
shis IL simply abduetiong"
Not at all" nill answered
promptly. Abduction means e
take away surrep,itiously by force
TO carry away wronEfully and BY
violence any human being. TO Kid
nap. Now. you can't by any ntretef
OF the imagination accuse me o
force. violence. or kidnaping-no'
by n long shot. You merely wandered
into my camp. and II wasn't con
yenient for me TO turn back. There
fore circumstances not my act
remember made II advisable fol
you 20 accompany me.
- - aA
remained silent. you'll have 20 Ia,
the blame on nature for making
/ YOU a wonderfully attractive WON
an. J did honestly try 10 find the
way 20 Cariboo Meadows that first
night. II was only when | found
myself thinking how fine Il would
be 10 pike thru these old woods
and mountains with partner lik,
I you that decided-~as ! did.
And aren't you better OFF,
could hazard n guess that you wers
running away from yourself--ol
something when You struck Carl
boo Meadows. And what's CRriho,
Meadows bu, little blot on tbs
face Of thia fair earth. whore yol
were tied 70 a deadly routine "
order TO earn your daily bread
You don't care two whoopn abou
anybody there, Here you are free
free IN every sense ~ the word
ia there any comparison between
this sort of lifa, for instance 4
II appeals 10 one AT aiiand beinl
stcnographer and backing NJ
against the things sny Eood-lookins
unprotected EiFi gets up against IL
city, You know, n you'd b
frank. that there Isn't"
| After q lapse OF time they drop
red Into another valley. and facee
westward 20 mountain range
which niil told her was th'
Rockies. The next day snow
storm struck them. I, was MOI
particularly cold Blll wrapped hei
IN heavy canvas coat. and plod
ded on. Noon passed. and hs mad,
no stop. II anything. ha increased
!. his pace
/ Suddenly. late IN tho afternoon
they stepped out Of the timber Int
Ia little clearing. IN which ths
blurred outlin. az . cabin showet
under the wide arms Of issflesl
troe.
Roaring Bin halted AZ the 6ool
and lifted her down from SIKH
hack without the formali,y Of ask
ing her leave. He pulled thu
liatchs,rinw. and led her In. lie
side tho rtids stone fireplace. wcos
and kindllnE were piled In readl
ness for use. nlli kicked the doc
lshut. dropped on his knees. ans
started the fire. In five minutes
a Krea; hiAEe leaned and cracked
into the wide throat OF the chin
ney. Then he piled on more wood
and turned 10 her
This ls the house that Jael
built" he said. with q sober fact
and a twinkle In his gray eyes
This IN the man who lives in M
house that Jack built And this
he pointed misohieyously at he
lis the woman who's going q
love the man who lives In III,
house that Jack built"
/ That's lIe'" she yflashes
stormlly thru her clustering teeth
We'll. we'll see" he answere,
cheerfully. Get up here close {,
tho fire and take of those we
things while put away th'
horses"
And. with that. he went out
whlstling.