Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-06-21

celneo close, 50 that b could reach
out and pinch his arm q little bit
Soon as your leg 10 all well, and you're
every speck yer the hookin'-cough.
why-you can be the bossi"
"Can r.
Honest, you can. rver-Billy Lou
ise had the grace to blush q little
1--WE always thought I'd love to have
somebody bully me and boss me and
'buse me-. And +" Her lips twitched
. little. II think you can qualify"
They came to the gate, and Billy
Louise freed her hand from his clasp
and dismounted, since 1t was a wire
gate and could not be opened on horse.
back. She closed 1t after him, looked
to her cinch, frightened 1t a little, pat.
ted Rather on the neck, caught, the
horn with o hand and the stirrup
with the other, and went up quite like
a man, while Ward watched her In.
tently.
"'In sooth, I know not why you are
* sa-ad,'" murmured Billy Louise,
when she swung alongside In the trail.
Ward caught her hand again and did
not let go; SO they rode hand In hand
down the narrow valley.
II was wondering" he hesitated,
drawing ii q corner Of his lip, biting
1t, and letting 1t 60. "Wilhemina, II
old Lady Fortune takes . notion to
give me another kick o. two, just wher
life looks SO good to me-"
SSVYyh- -~Dv vS~l, A>.l A-- $4,000
az she does" threatened Billy Louise
courageously. Don't let happiness get
on your nerves. Ward"
IF I wasn't crippled, 1t wouldn't
But when a mans down and out, he
thinks q lot. The last three days, I've
lived a whole lifetime. ~lady-girl. Every.
thing seems to be coming my way, all
at once. And I'm afraid; what II J
can't make good? II I can't make yoy
happy'-he squeezed her fingers &c
that Billy Louise had to grit her teeth
to keep from interrupting him-"or Il
anything should happen to you-Lord!
"You've got nerves, buckaroo. You've
been shut up there alone 80 long you
see things all distorted. We're goine
to be happy, because We'll be together
and we've 30 much to do and so much
to think Of. You must realize, Ward
that we've got three places to take care
Of, and you and me and poor old Mar
thy. She hasn't anybody, Ward, but
US. And she's. changed so-got so ole
Just in the last few days. l never
knew a person could change SO mucl
in such a little while. She's just let &C
all holds and kind OF sagged down
mentally and physically. Well have t.
take care Of her, Ward, as long as sht
lives. That's why I'm taking you there
so we can look after her. She won'i
leave the Cove. II was hoping. sht
added shyly, that we could sit IL
front of our W fireplace, Ward, ant
nave nice coy evenings; but-well
there always seems to be something
for me to do for somebody, Ward"
"Oh. you Wilhemina !" Ward slipped
his arm around her. to the disgust O.
Rather and Blue, and made shift t.
kiss her twice. "Long as you live
yOu'n always be doing something 70,
somebody; that's the way you're made.
And nobOdy's been doing things fol
you; but If the Lord lets me live, that,
going to be my job from now on"
He said a great deal more. O.
course. They had nearly fifteen miles
to 60, and they rode at a walk and s
nan and a maid can say a good dea
at such a time. But / don't think the,
would like to have 1t all repeated
Their thoughts ranged far back ovel
the past and far into the future, ant
chung close to the miracle of love tina,
had brought them together. There |.
one thing which Billy Louise, even II
her most self-revealing mood, did mo-
tell Ward, and that is her doubts Of
him. Never one did he dream tina,
she had suspected him and wrung hei
heart because Of her suspicions-ant
In that l think she was wise and kind.
They found Seabeck and Floyd Car
son and another cowboy at the Cove
just preparing to leave. Marthy, Il
TRANSFERRED, had sent for them because
she wanted to make her will, so tina,
Billy Louise would have the Cove whel
Marthy was done with it. Billy Louis,
cried a little and argued q good deal
but Marthy had not lost all her stub
bornness, and the will stood un
changed.
Billy Louise and Ward were married |
just as soon as Ward was able to make |
the trip to the cOunty-seat, which wat
just as loon as he could walk comfort
ably with a cane.
They stayed the winter In the Cove
and a part Of the spring. Then the,
buried grim, gray old Marthy up on the
side hill near Jase, where she hac
asked them to lay her work-worn body
when she was gone.
They were very busy and very happy
and pretty prosperous with their three
ranches. They never heard Of Charlie
Fox again, or Of Buck Olney-and the,
never wanted to.
II you should some time ride through
a certain portion Of Idaho, you may
find the tiny valley Of the Wolverine
and the ~decaying cabins which prove