Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-11-28
THE POACHER
BY MILDRED WHITE

Della brought her car to stop,
J and sat up with gasp Of surprise.
There before her at the. bend Of the
road was the original Of her favorite
picture. She had not fancied. as she
often admlringly gazed at the beauti-
full water color Of quaint old house.
that the house could possibly be real.
More was II like an Idealization of an
artist.
The picture had drawn her from Its
store. Since then. II occupied the Best
wall space In Della's own room.
She had ridden far. lost ia her dis
appointed thought, far beyond the
well-kept state road into the rough
one OF the outskirts. Its unevenness
had passed by unnoticed. as she won
dered for the hundredth time. why
her latest story had failed to please.
Della had counted much upon that
story. Heretofore she had been for
tunate In selling what did this story
lack? If she might go over II again.
wholly concentrating her thoughts.
Della smiled cyuically; where in the
hubub Of her society home might she
find concentration? Now she knew
what had caused her failure, the con
slant call 20 other things. And as If
In answer to her conclusion before her
suggestively doomed the isolated
house.
She was out of the car In n bound,
a shrewd old ScOtswoman coming to
open the deep set door, waited to learn
Dela's errand
ut Is so restful here" she explain
ed breathlessly. 81 wonder If you might |
be persuaded to take me for few
weeks as a boarderT
The neat Scotswoman considered.
"Well now" she said. "rll ask
Sandy"
Sandy. her kindly old husband, was
quickly agreeable.
"What HARM" he asked. when we
are alone?"
So arrangements were made for
Delia to come upon the following day.
Installed IN her hammock back along
the hollyhocks, the Scotswoman left
the girl with one Injunction:
IF you see any trespassers,' she
cautioned. "whlstle FOR Sandy. There's
been many lately, coming to filch our
fruit or To fish in our stream. The
stroan mustn't be disturbed"
"rll whistle" Della promised, and
She left her hammock to eNamine the
stream
The water color had given mo- PROM
Use of this stream. II went ripping
merily on beyond ihe furhest trees {
90 looked nviunely cool on this hot
summer day Dole was possessed OF
mn unruly desire herself TO dansie IA
line and 90 hich ,he fine Fruit. She 4
sat slii Instead Watching prlae ,
cWeh which came nearer ANA nearer
And lusi a- % came very near. MANS
voice whispered fonHhlF
"peui sartle him. I'm going TO
tAfoH g line
The man himself immediately came
into Views his khald trousers were
covered With mud ana ola telt hat
shaded his bold. durk eyes
"Doul sou dare cried Della; she
elnppod her hands 10 Brighten the fish.
The man turned ON her impatiently
then seeing her flushed cheeks ana in
iignantly glowing eyes, he smiled
well" he began. ''what do YOU
mean by that"
II mean" Della answered steadily.
that you are trcspasslng and chat you
must have read the forbidding signs
outside the walt"
II did" the man admitted
And yet you deliberately came Z"
ish. She decided to whistle Tor
sandy.
"pid you intend she added s"r
'asticaliy. TO also he'p N"urSeu 10
ne truitf
TO rev OF those eno'oe piuinS
perhaps. the man replied. lie calmly