Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER xIx-continued.

But they say you're goin' to marry
that da-beg yer pardon-thlt 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 it ISL"
"l1l Kill him! So help me heaven.
Ill get him next tell you can't
stand for that!"
Get him next time" she was saving
swiftly to herself, "oh, Hampden.
1ancy there1l be lot of getting
whether or not Walter Sandry wants
me to Outflow, after all I've gone
through with you to get my line staked
QUIT"
Aloud she said at the same time.
Not isn't true" And Hampden
caught her hand and kissed IL.
March crawled by and April-Mav
came In with the feel and look of sum.
mer-as 1t does in the western hills.
warm and bright and eternally SUNNY
Sandry wondered If 1t had ever rained
ANY exertion tired him cruelty, so he
loafed about the office, sat on the cas-,
porch at the cOok-shack. and talked
idly with the three women, for Poppv
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 a slight constraint he.
tween them.
The work of the camp went on
well. 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 spirit
surging within him like the growing
year, Ills only worry was the fact
that Hampden was building track and
log'trail into the strip between camp
and the East Belt from the south.
He evidently meant to begin opera
lions 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
Sandr' of late and for which she could
not aG:ount. kept his glance from hers
as h" answered;
Until ] am able to go to Salem
The womans exquisite cheeks
fiamed duh crimson under their rose
leaf pink-the heavy hue of anger
but she only smiled.
And cannot help?" she asked wtst.
fully,
Sandry laughed. constrainedly.
iii have TO get him myself" he
reiterated. "and can't fight him with
my iists-though. by heaven. I'd like
toi"
Al that moment Siletz came around
the corner of the house and Sandrys
eyes went 10 her as helplessly as the
needle to the north and in them came
instantly an expression of wistful sad
ness. n
That look sent cold chill to the
passi2nate heart of Poppy Ordway and
in flash she made a decision The
danger in SiletE was drawing near,
she knew though Sandry himself was
unaware OF IT,
so it's going to be a fight? she
thought. while sick rage hurried her
bl"ath; all right guess III have
to use all my powe~."
"R'9lter," she said suddenly. I'm
going east tomorrow"
Instantly be turned upon her, search