The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-07

I Uncle Dukes nurse the men they kne,
and whom they didn't know, at tn,
/ place. And Henry de Spain, wien /
| heard this miserable creature had bee
| taken to the hospital and Docte
Torpy said she could never get wei
told the sister to take care of her an
send the bills to him. because he knee
her father and mother In Medicn
Bend and went to school with her Their
when she was n decent girl. Go an
hear what she has to say about Henri
de Spain, you contemplate falsifier.
Gale laughed sardonically That
right. Ike 10 see girl stick to he
friends. DE Spain ought to take car,
Of her Good story"
And she has other good stories. too
you ought to hear" continued Nan un
dislnayed. Most Of them about yor
and your fine friends IN town. She told
the nurse It's you who ought to be pay.
Ing her bills till she dies"
Gale made dlsclaimlng face and a
I deprecatlng gesture "No, no. Nam
let De Spain take care Of his own. BE
a sport yourself, grille, right now" He
stepped nearer her. Nan retreated.
Kiss and make up" he exclaimed with
a laugh. But she knew he was angry,
and knew what 10 guard against Still
laughing, he sprang toward her and
tried 10 catch her arm.
Don't touch meg she cried, Jump
ing away with her hand In her blouse.
You little vixen he exclaimed with
an oath. what have you got thereT
Bur he halted ut her gesture, and Nan,
painting, stood her ground.
Keep awayl" she cried.
where did you get that knlfe?"
Numbered Gale.
From one who showed me how to
use It on cownrdl"
He affected amusement and tried to
pass the Incident Off as a Joke. But
his discrimination was more dangerous,
she knew, than his brutality, and he
left her the prey to more than one
nlnrm and the renewed resolve never
to be taken or her guard That night
he came back. He told her uncle,
admlringly at Nan as he re-
counted the story, how she had stood
her ground against him in the morn
Ing.
Nor did Nan like the way her uncle |
acted while he llstened-and after |
ward. lie talked good deal about /
Gale and the way she was treating
ler cousin When Nan declared she
never would have anything to do with !
ilm, her uncle told her with discomfort
ng bluntness TO get all that out of her
lead, for she wars going to marry him.
When she protested she never would,
Duke told her, with many harsh oaths,
hat she should never marry De Spain
ven II he had 10 kill him or get killed
o stop II, and that If she had any
ense she would get ready to marry
er cousin peaceably, adding, that II
he didn't have sense, he would see
imself IL was provided for her.
His threats left Nan aghast. For two /
avs she thought them ali over. Then /
he dressed TO go TO town. On her ,
'ay to the barn her uncle intercepted :
er. "Where you golngP
ITO Sleepy Cat returned Nan, re- !
arding him colectedly.
mo, you're not" he announced /
Iuntly.
Nan looked at him In silence. al I,
ont want you running to town any a,
ore 10 meet De Spain" added Duke,
ithout any attempt to soften his In !,
motion.
But I've got to go to town once In
while, whether | meet Henry de :
pain or not, Uncle Duke" :,
what do you have to so for7" =
"Why, for mail supplles-every- :,
Ing" :
"Pardaloe can attend to all that"
Nan shook her head. whether he :,
n or not, I'm not going to be cut Off :,
ON going to Sleepy Cat, Uncle Duke =
nor from seeing Henry de SPAIN" :,
Meaning to say you won't obey, y
n"
When I'm going TO marry a man It
l't right TO forbid me seeing him"
You're not going TO marry him;
'u're going to marry Gale. and the
lcker you make up your mind TO 1t 81
g better" III
you might better tell me am going C
marry Bull Pnge-I would marry III
m first. will never marry Gale ~
organ In the living world, and I've %
d you so more than once" w
He regarded his niece moment ~
and, without replying. III
liked back to the house. Nan. upset m
t rcsOlute, went ON TO the barn and pl
Sed Pardaloe TO saddle her pony. w
rdaloe shufiled around IN an obllglng ~
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