The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-05-18
CHAPTER xIx-contlnued.

But they say you're goin' to marry
that da-beg yer psrdon-th1t Johnny
Eastern. That So? For Gods sake.
girl don't say IT,"
Hampden's red face was pale, and
she enjoyed seeing this coarse. bull.
like man shaken to his foundations
And what II II is?"
TIL Kill him! So help me heaven.
Ill get him next-l tell you can't
stand for thatl"
Get him next time" she was saying
swiftly to herself. "oh. Hampden, !
fancy there1l be n lot OF getting
whether or not Walter Sandry wants
me to quit-now. after all I've gone
through with you to get my line staked
OUT"
Aloud she said at the same time,
Not isn't true" And Hampden
caught her hand and kissed II.
March crawled by and April-May
came In with the feel and look OF sum.
mer-as II does In the western hills.
warm and bright and eternally sunny
Sandry wondered IL II had ever rained
Any exertion tired him cruelty. so he
loafed about the office. sat on the east
porch at the cook.shack. and talked
Idly with the three women, for Poppy
Ordway despite Ma Daily's coldness
and hints. and Siletz' silence, still
stayed on at the camp Often Sandry
watched her with puzzled look In his
eyes which all her cleverness had
failed TO fathom.
There was slight constralnt be.
tween them.
The work OF the camp went on
well a bunch OF lumberjacks from
Sacramento had come In during April,
and Sandry took them on. The Port.
land Lumber company received the
second raft. smaller one. by the
middle OF May, and followed its re.
ceipt with another order that would
keep all hands and extra help at work
until August. The pressing mortgage
had been lifted by that first big check
and the young owner felt his spiri,
surging within him like the growing
year His only worry was the fact
that Hampden was building track aDd
a logtrall into the strip between camp
and the East Belt from the south.
He evidently meant to begin opera
tions under Sandry's very eyes.
Walter" asked Miss Ordway. how
long are you going to wait before let
ting me use my lever TO pry Hamp
den off?"
She watched him with narrowed
eyes, The strange reticence. the EN-
barrassed reserve that had fallen upon
Sandry OF late and for which she could
not account, kept his glance from hers
as he answered.;
Until ! am able 10 go TO Salem.
The woman's exquisite cheeks
famed dun crimson under their rose
leaf pink-the heavy hue OF anger
but she only smiled.
And cannot help?" she asked wist
fully.
Sandry laughed. constrainedly.
"Ill have to get him myself" he
reiterated. and | can't fight him with
my sts-though. by heaven. I'd like
tol"
At that moment Siletz came around
the corner OF the house and Sandry's
eyes went 10 her as helplessly as the
needle to the north and In them came
instantly an expression OF wistful sad
ness.
That look sent cold chill to the
passionate heart OF Poppy Ordway anC
in flash she made "a decision Tn,
danger In Siletz was drawing near
she knew, though Sandry himself wai
unaware OF Il.
80 it's going TO be n hght?" sh,
thought, while Il sick rage hurried hel
breath; "all right ! guess IN hay,
10 use all my power"
Walter" she said suddenly. TN
going east tomorrow"
Instantly he turned upon her. search