Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-08

| fatoeS and certain vegetables that i
Bud grown ~ Il cultivated patch benin
I the cabin were storcd-in deep celim
He could always sally forth ard Z,
meat And the ice WAS. no bar 70 iisi
ing. for he would cHt Il hole, sink
small net. and secure overnight
| weeks supply Of trout and whiteiisl
Thus their material wants were pre-
yided for.
AS time passed Hazel gradual.
| shook off measure OF her depression
thrust her uneasiness and resentiner
/ into the background. AS a matter
! fact, she resigned herself to getiin
/ through the winter, since that was IL
evifable. She fell into the way of ds
1 ing LITTLE things about the house, fine
7 ing speedily that time flew when sh
busted herself at some task in the il
teryals Of delying in Roaring Bill
library.
On one Of these days Hazel came INF
/ the kitchen and found Bill piling TOW
els, napkins, and great quantity
other soiled articles on an outspreat
I tablecloth.
''Well," she inquired. "what are yoi
going to do with those:n
"Take 'em to the laundry"
laughed. Collect your dirty buds, an
bring them FORTH
Laundry p Hazel echoed. 1t SCENE
\ rather a far-fetched joke.
Z "Surei You don't suppose we ca
get along forever without hayin
+ things washed, do your" he replied.
| don't mind housework, but do dra,
the line at laundry job when don
have to do 1t. Go on--get yet
clothes"
So she brought out her accumulate
Of garments, and laid them on the pill
Bill tied up the four corners of til
tablecloth.
"Now," said he, 'let's see il we can i
ut you out for more or less extendef
walk. You stay in the house altogethe'
| too much these days. That's bad bus
ness. Nothing like exercise in IL
fresh air."
Thus in a few minutes Hazel fare
forth, Wrapped in Bills fur coat a hal
cared cap on her head. and on her fe,
several pairs Of stockings inside mo-
casins that Bin had procured fro.
some mysterious source a day or tw.
before.
The day was sunny, albeit the a.
was hazy with multitudes of fioatin
frost particles. and the tramp through
the forest speedily brought the roses
badSsto her cheeks.
Bill carried the bundle of linen or
his bnck, and trudged steadily through
the woods. But the riddle of his desti
nation was soon read to her, for two.
mile walk brought them out on thu
shore of fair-sized lake, on the fal
ther side Of which doomed the conical
lodges of an Indian camp.
you sabe now?" said he as they
crossed the ice. This bunch generally
comes in here about this time and
stays till spring. | get the squaws to
wash for me. Ever see Mr. Indian on
| his native hcath?'
Htzel never had, and She was duly
interested, even IL a trifle Shy of the
red brother who stared 50 fixedly. She
entered a lodge with Bill, and listened
to him make laundry arrangements IN
broken English with q withered old
beldame whose features resembled d
ham that had hung overlong in the
smokehouse. Two or three blanketec
bucks squatted by the fire that sent It's
ne snlore strsxlnirs oar 1l,r .-s,,..
'ae hodge
Heap nae stiuaw = are sudaanl,ra I
.ressed Bill. ~syhere you keieiup?'
/ Bill laughed at Hazeis confuse
Away off, He sestared sousAwai
snd the Indian Srunted some Hnint,
| igible remark in his own tongue
which Roaring Bill laughed again.
Before they stnrtetl home Eth 81
.eeded in purchasing after much tail
pair OF iaoccasins tliat Hazel col
eded to be a work of art. what vic
he dainty pattern of beads and til,
jrnamentation OF colored porcl.pin
| luills. Her feminine soul could no
:avil when Bill thrust them in tn.
pocket CT her coat even il her mine
was set against accepting any pcac.
tokens at his hands.
In the nearing sunset they Went
aone through the frost-btten woods
where the snow crunched and squeaked
undo fheIr feet, and the branches
broke on with pistol-like snap when
they wese bent aside
A hundred yards from the cabin Bill
challenged her for a race, She refused
to run, and he picked her UP bodily,
and ran with her TO The very door. He
held her a second before he set her
down, and Hazel's face whitened. She
Ycould feel his breath ON her cheek, and
she could feel his arms culver. and the
rapid seat of his heart. For an instant
she thought Roaring Bill Wagstaff was
| about to make the colossal mistake Of
trying to kiss her.
But he set her gently on her feet and
opened the door. And by the time he
had his outer clothes off and the fres
started M he was talking whimsically
about their Indian nsighbors. and Ha-
eel breathed more freely. The clear