The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-06-02
Russian Peasants Outwitted.

- door. ~ lone ON; needs
I" lc %rnrrfGl,' She said in explanation
as she lrd us into Il room at the side
whore a fire WAS burning.
NV" glasses and Il spirit bottle Wrr"
on the table. and Il smell OF rank to-
l.lcro smoke huns about tn" place.
Nolnn went in first. and the woman.
having placed the light on the table.
stood holding the door for '> I" pass.
"Wr ar" murl, obliged +" YOU" said.
and as | turned to her caught sight
uf a MANS face p%ccrin- through the
half closed door Of Il dark room across
tho passage.
"Il q" nay h"st for YOU" she answer
ed. "Dry yourselves hy the fire. nv
u" hnrk IN II m"mrut." With that >|N"
went ont. and | heard hrr turn the key
softly upon liz.
Vt might mean nothing, hut-NcIl, !
did not tell Nolnn.
N"lnn Walked up t" tlr wood fire,
took off her fur tlrl,an and laughed,
"Wrr" yoll rNrr as wet before: |
never Was
II wonder If tho woman can til"l
'''' '''i ~ '' i'' ~ ~ '''
clothes are dried. What d" YOU make
of her."
"Sl,r about I'll, tho place. she 70
piled. ylHn"iny i">l1rI the room.
\ wurlrn bench. II couple of wooden
armrInirs.'a square 1ahl" and !; black
oak chest al draws with some unp;lli :
I'd shelving uNrr it for rlnr.hrrN. pots
AM pans constituted the furniture. and
for decoration Il rolpl" of crude col
erred prints. Srrjpturnl in subject and
.rimy With ace. hung nNrr the fire
l1ar" with II rir"r of broken looking
glass ON Il string hcl Wrrn them.
"%I;oll-h,' Snil in answer to her
look.
III might hc dirlic", II is always IA
good Siy, when a Womam% care AN
bc traced"
"Shc said >l," W;l.> Il lone oma 50
she can't have much else to do except
look after the place.
Nolnn smiled. "pidn', You sec thoSc%'
and she pointed {" y pair of mems boots
hy the Ghost of dra Wrr>. ~"Irohnh|N
woolrurtcr or charcoal burner or some
thin. of that sort: often very honest
people,
thought Of thr mans face ! had
sccn and said nothing.
"Navc o Your tlaSk:' took it
ont. Good. Then shall warm some
water aud YOU must have {: hot drink
And IN Il miuul" Slc had cleaned !;
the fire.
II wish the omar would com,
back" crumhlrd, 81 want YOU to get
your wet clothes eff"
II shouldn't call her" replied N"lna.
"Why not
81 shouldn't let l1"r know that VIC
know She locked the door.
"Did YOU notice that"
"'rhnt'> dc%lirinusly manl;kc. Bob. OF
course were in :, vcry queer place. hut
we ma as we'll pretend we see moth
ing odd and suspect nothing. Wore
not really blind. however,
II begin t" think l'c-"y's more won
derful than ever" said !.
The omn came in With Il bundle
OF clothes Oh her arm. and her mannrl
was very different. She was Il hidco,l>
creature truly, the upper part Of hen
face scanned with what might have
been two knife >laSllcS ami ono chez,
.lietigl!rCI With marks like those W.lirt
vltri"l lcnvrs. when SHE SnoN" ~
smile, |l"a .&";th t.N": u' ~ Ia ri -
distressing Ion, >%"}lus" fang -, t"".h.
All. that's right: i h"t drink YOU'RE
making. You're both wet 10 the skin
aren't YOU: I've rummu-cd III some
clothes for on. III make YOU as ON
Portable as | can. But I'm only a poor
Woman'-
"Yuu'rc a very kind one" said Vol
na. looking az the clothes she hal
brought.
''Thcy are only rough, YOU know, but
the best ! can manage.
"Nater's hot Bob cried Nolna