The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
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through deep valleys. Helgemsan. The
leader. who knew the country we'll.
went ahead: then carne the venture
some spirits, ready 70 take risks Of
slides and places on narrow letlges.
where pieces st rock might have fallerl
away since the Inst ranger passed DO
his lonely patrol.
But the mountain ponies were sure.
fo0ted-toO ~sure-footed, for they went
close to the edge sometimes. Tile
horse the girl rode insisted on walking
rs FAR away from the cliff MS possible.
The maj kept his eye on. the girl.
Most Of the time her left foot WINS dam
Cling owe space, but she gave no
sign that she was afraid.
When night came they campeds In q
Wiley. and after supper mos, OF The
weary souls crawied into bed. A few
still fingered. however. around the
great fire. The man and the girl sntI
apart talking.
"You are not afraid OF anything. IRE
you?" he said.
She laughed. Goodness. yes-ssit
ders and mice. measles and bufylars.
II doubt It'll"
what did. | do t make you think.
w~ls-brave?"
Most girls would have screamed o.
fainfed when thai horse went 50 clnse
to The edge"
And ! Kept quiet. That was only
the instinct OF self-preservaiion. L
didn't want to scare him."
%%lNhnt isn't true. I'm afraid. Insist
on giving sou the palm of courage"
And ! insist tiint | nm MS much OF
u coward as anybody"
What are sou afraid of. them
told sou-burglars for one thing.
"And7"
.'Ynu for another"
"Mey
Yes. You insist on dragging my
f:,i'ings out into daylight and :.nniyz-
Ing item. suppose you'll soon dis.
cover tint Pin fond OF vegetables soup
and hate to use ~semicolons. and that
incidentally these riding boots huve
rubbed my stockings into %tatters."
I'D forgotten. You must he dead
tired" He got up Instantly and helped
her to her feet. Go to bed now a..:s..@4
be fresh for new worlds tomorrow.
Tie pressed her hand warmly anu
WAS gone.
They were together a great deal
after that: they rode side by side when
possible. sat together at meals. and
had splendid campfire talks. He In
sisted on calling her brave as ench day
brought new risks which size took
without tlinchlng.
The trip came TO I'm end: the man
took train for Seattle. the girl went
east. and the party scattered In all
directions.
The girls family had not come home
from Canndar and she undertook the
opening Of the townhouse.
She had long. quiet evenings alone
after busy days. and she lived over
her wonderful time in the mountains.
There were amer views to 20 over
some of the man. Hes so different
from most men, she unused. $50 biz
He's been all over the world. he says
suppose he builds bridges and s,,p
nels mountains and constructs dams
and ;iqueducts. for he would never im
content TO spend his time dom. little
things"
n evening. after looking through
her travel book again, she decided 10
go to bed. HuIda. the cook, had gone
to her room on the third floor. and she
was alone. She mad Il round of the
rooms. fastened windows, swapping on
locks and turning out lights.
Then she returned to the library TO
switch off the table light before going
upstairs.
And there stood a mar with d black
mask owe his face and an automatic
ready for action.
"Oh!" said the girl, standing quite
Still.
Keep quiet" said the intruder, "and
/ won't hurt you"
And the girl kept very quiet; In
truth, she slipped in u heap to the
floor, for she had tainted.
"Tm a fool!" A mans voice was
the first thing she heard when her
senses came back. She was on a couch
and Hulda was rubbing her face and
haIiQs. onc houSn she knew the
voice.
The girl sat up. "Youl" she cried.
Eyes, II" said the man grimly, the
man with whom she had Travelled over
300 miles Of mountains.
"And here I've been thinking you did
big, wonderful things to help the world,
and you're al"
"a burglar? No. I'm not really.
Listen. I just got back from the West
today-this evening-and 1 couldn't 60
to sleep until I had located your house.
It was too late to come in, but l Just
wanted to know where you lived.
When l was passing I saw a man work-
ing at the side window, so I got the
corner policeman and we nabbed him.