The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-08


Mary Ra,hurp knoll I'm h.-
and cluny hrruilr,>>rv q. r,
hanging hryu,pr, .,..~,.., ~"
screened her ms >L, v.a,rr...I ~.
er lift ms paddle and .ulro,r. us
one LONE s,,,,riu, SRI, r..,. ",a
own canoe into ,ln l.F.r- 80
side hers
Al" na Srofr,f &C.,, la....,
Mary WAS startled anal .,',,. .,.,
AFTER all NH, finn. ,. ,..a. ~
"I.va found ,,r VI
"Wb,-ba., Van l..r r....-...
mo- She. 81 b,f r.r,g ..- ~. '~
ohm, ,,u r.,.......,..-..'
her "Dnn,r van r.r,........- ,..... '''''eu
sa,y you am tLa l...r .- ,,...., way
Yor vy,re . hr,. i..,I.... ...t. ,"'lO'
y.rIov on anu
She ,bn,l. bcr b..a .r....
bo.p tI,.r.v "''a
81 cuess v,u.ra r,f.,,r..r .,,
AZ no bup,,pod H., al. ,r o..
smiJin~rv .opd-arl I r...r. 1a'r'|
for no rni,o"
/ she boIf ,ro.a - discontinued,
dead branch tb,t b,J ..,,..r,,. 80
b,v. of bo, co,o.,---i, ,fl-,.I .,.., ,,.;,'
Ht.Io o,.n ,r .Lili.J ......,ri., -
found b.r.alf T., r... - n,
instantly. ~. v,. I.-i,r.. b.r tn
D
lii o,.,,.
.yor- van, ,,,.,f,,,+ ,.,,a ,,...... ,...,
She pr,tr.,.d ipdicr,,,ly
/ .., or.,r Lo chuclIod ..r.,, ,,I, l..
TIM van drain boror. mn. van hae
i'm tho conna EnIinva m. ,...,,,ro onI
wet woman"
And finally no bupchrl oy.r and
sat her down in her ,1u..
Here" he ordered. Drag md
canoe along behind ANA TIL tow us m
around thp bend vhpr, there's n SAM
/ r we can land on"
He pr,,currd 4 hatLiuc ,uit and II
rain coat
eco back ND there somewhere" M
directed "apd mt ON these dr|
THINGS Then briu- yol,r things hacL|
here and spread them our ON thai
bush This SunW dry ',u in q colmls|
of hours"
She studied him silently for mo
mpnt and then silently took the thinr|
he offered and went bacl, toward The
thickIy wooded shore. And a few mo
ments later she returned with thel
raincoat wrapped about her and hs
hair tumblcd down her back.
"COld?" he asked.
She shook her head. He got out Al
coffee pot and a fryin" pan. talking
In his droll way entirely unconscious
of her shy reserve.
After they had eaten they sat there
while Chalmers smoked. She studied
him cover1ly at every opportunity s|
they chottod and talked, but she had|
persistentIy refused To give him am
knowledge of herself other than thsl
first name OF Mary. which he had
guessed. She watched him curiousy
as he took charred stick and
marked a mystic sign on the smooth
skin of her arm.
"yI.hot 10 it9" sbe asked Iook;nd
down ON the circle he had made.
.I'ye put NV brand ON YOU" he
smiled into her eyes. Eve ranch in|
California. the Circle Rar-and that's
my brand"
"ob -, sba .murmured rubbing the
marx off with her hand. nj the same
,;p,a r.aliziny raoretfullv that il was
time for her to "a. So She GATHERED
nm ber c,otbes and went back into the
trees IN nut them on.
"SodIv wrinkIed but nice and dry
she laughed. AS she climbed into her
c,noo a fav monentS later
Am I going 70 see you again
Naryf" he asked earnestly.
..Eorhons I'm coma This way again
she smiled os she swept on down th
ri,or md out of SIGHT
That night Chalmers took th|
nnncber's outfit that hung as a deco
ro.io,, an IN. wall of his shack and
dressed himself for the costume bal
thot u.os 40 mo held several miles be
low ot the famous Windermere Inn
one Of the most interesting resorts ID
tba Maine woods When he arrived
the bou wos in full swing.
In the center of one group stood .
deIirhtfu Snanish dancer who turned
v,vIv to sneak to some one paSsins
ond revaoIed 10 Chalmers round
hore sboulder. on which had, beel
nriutrd with black eyebrow pehci
a.. OIL For