American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-28
THEIR EDEN
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By JACK LAYTON.

this wilderness la which 10 continue
her knlttingg For Billy could see tha'
she was Knitting. The heeu'VS
cleaned In the sunlight us the isoiat
ed girl hummed a song.
Blly had been sent up In his h'tis
.sr NV the chief engineer and the new
made way was precarious.
The girl, raising dark eyes from her
| knitting, regarded him coldly, .hep
| resumed her work.
al thought" he blundered, "that you
might iced assistance"
She raised her pretty brows'
"Whv she asked, 81 am comfort
able here
you're not lost theny" BUY q"eS
toned.
The girl shook her head. know
,,ur where | am" she answered ne
cldedly.
There seemed nothing to do, AFTER
that hut to continue his way, pu'
BuIy felt strangely loath to depart
The Young engineer puzzled over u
d,r,nc the wakeful hours of the night.
So you may see what had, In n nosn
of DARK eyes, happened to hih!' y
was IdiotIc, OF course, TO expect thu'
the perverse girl would be at her son
tary post upon the following day but
mn Overwhelming desire took Billy 10
the chief engineer.
want me to go up top ogaln' no
asked eagerly, and the great nun ap,
sently nssented, SO Billy went, Anu
for nm the trail his joyous search'hs
! goza discerned the red blur which
, grew into that same scarlet sWe",ei'
: Exactly In the same spot sat- tno
: haunting girl, still calmly pehuihe
= over her knitting II humihihs
what seemed to Billy u most appro-
. prlate song, you'll BE Coming Back
. Again to Me, My Dearie.'
- Deliberately Billy stopped his car
81 wish" he said, that you would
: satisfy my very natural, though may
he, impertlnent curiosity. How do you
"a manage to come here2 The road IL
- closed-save to employees-and u
positively dangerous. There Is no othei
h path-and the woods, of course wou'u
n be out of the question
The girl looked %frownlngly mt MIN.
"a "Why YOU should concern your
self she began, then as suddenlI
m broke off In a smile. perhaps nm air
plnne brought me-" she said. A any
al rate, / did not come here seeking com
nanIonship-you will excuse me-
-. came In the hope of being for a time
Nv alone"
Billy excused her. Inwardly FUN
ps ing he rode on his way without on
na backward glance. But the mockin
w words of the girls low song followe
him. you'll be coming back agal
no TO me. my dearie," she sal ana
led his raging heart Billy knew hat IN
aIv song was true. His great anxiety WI
hat he might not find her there whe
ec. he came. SO, the next day he dld ne
,ps risk awaiting an order from the CHIEF
he FASTENED On In his car.
Billy had no intention Of speaklf
cks TO the girl. Even the love which ma
,ur found him In one flashing glan'
could brook no such evident snu
nm bling. Mlschievously she had Ia
not aside her sweater and Billy cou
Ites not tell until close. that she W
nto there. When the discovery came
ere him his heart beat maddeningly al
,ck. the surprising girl raised her face
nti- a frank smile.
,an. Good morning" she greeted.
,un- Morning" answered Billy, "whe
EVER is your %airplaneT
tors "Ohi that" murmured the q
With and laughing softly. was a foolish
mark. / ride up here every mornl
safe I'm a car like yours, n am called
the at noon. I might have told you" =
studied her knitting. shat law
air, my husband"
sig "Your-husbandl muttered BIZ
He had never thought OF that.
the sunlight left the mountain air.
own was queer, how quickly n co
meet come to think a lot OF a grill II
lals? Billy gulped.
the "Good.by," he said.
take "Good-by," the girl replied slOwi,
has Onward rode Billy. But his mot
the ful meditation wal interrupted b.
,wed p~iercing scream. Looking back,
and saw the girl perched high on a BIZ
broken fence by the roadway.
X Of IentIy she beckoned him, Billy, IL
E sky Ing from his car, ran TO her.
good "Oh I" she gasped, "a snakei A
You snake there by the woodi"
Or he Billy eoula not see the snake,
may he caught the girl In his arms and
e I'M with her toward his car. Safely
( the sconced on the seat she sighed In
lief.
y be- "Driye me down TO fathers sb
or It's please" she requested. "Fath-i
g air chief engineer. II is. he for who
pilots wait every day"
def "You told me-" said the bewtId
Billy, that you awaited your
spec band"
The chiefs daughter smiled.