Cheyenne record., 1916-09-07
CHAPTER xIx-contlnued.

z But they say you're goin. to marry
that da-bes yer pardon--that Johnny
Eastern. That sof For Gods sake.
GIRL, don't say IT.. ..ys..l :. ,.. 81
Hampden's red face was pale, and
she enjoyed seeing this coarse. bull.
hke man shaken to his foundations. ~
And what II II isf" ~
I'll kin him! So help me heaven.
III get him next tell you can't
stand for that!" ,..
Get him next time." she was saying
swiftly to herself "oh. Hampden. |
fancy there1l be 4 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 It.
March crawled by and April-May
came in with the feel and look Of sum.
mer-as It does In the western hills,
warm and bright and eternally sunny
sandry wondered II It had ever rained
Any exertion tired him cruelty, 30 he
loafed about the of11ce. sat on the east
porch at the cook-shack. and talked
idly with the three women. for, Poppy
Ordway. despite Ma Daily's coidness
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. .-.,s, -. ..lasi
There was a slight constraint be.
tween them -'' RI
we'll. 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 It's reN
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 spirit.
ssrgtnG within him like. tho growing
year. His only -worry was the fact
that Hampden was building track and
los-traii into the strip between camp
AID the East Belt from the south. !>Es
He evidently meant to begin opera.
tions under Sandry's very eyes. ,7:,or
B. Walter" asked Miss Ordway. how
long are you going to walt before let
. ting me use my lever to pry Hamp-
den loYt'' az Is=AsD nj 80 '.'
:! She watched :. him with narrowed
eyes, The strange retIcenee, the ieu,,
barfassed reserve chat had fallen upon
ssndry 6f late Ind TOR which sle could
no<fsceount. kept bis glance FROM hers
a. he answered: y... - ;,.ai
y .'Until 1 am able to 60 to Salem. :
1.-The woman's 7! exquisite = cheeks
/, 6amed a duh crimson under their rose
leaf pink-the heavy hde OF anger
but she only s1ntled.tis4,5 tsyi.ss' -; -
-; And ! cannot Asslp'' sp she she's asked vt.t-
sandry laughed. iconstrainediy. 26' e
TIL have to get him. myself!sr he
reiterated. -and can't tight him with
. NY hsts-thouyh.i BY heaven. I'd like
, t0l''-. .s-t4"EgI ygJ.ti sGsf cd ~. ~ J
. At that moment silets came around
the corner Of the house and sandry,s,
: syss went 70 her % ieipiessiy as the
rnsedls 10 the aoreh and insthem came
instantly ~ e1pressioa Of visttui sad
hess.
.l Thst look sent Z cold chill to the
passionate heart OF ,Poppy Ordway and
in Q nash she made ldeciston. The
'ahhesrs1B 6slesS -waG dfawins near.
shs kns~.; shsssh sesasy hinself was
20 its sotns q q / Z nsHtf.. she
>61esaf vhl1o GOD faeo hufriod her
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