Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28


her To her tent i'unctilious, alw. ys. |
Well she JUST wouldn't. Perhaps she .
could slin out some way. She would .
watch her chance.
"Can talk shop for a while asked |
Richard.
They Withdrew to cushioned win |
dow seat. Times had found her chance |
She asked to be shown over the car
lines coniided her plan. She wanted |
10 slip out "She would not interrupt |
their evening; Mr. Marshall had bust
ness to discuss"
Mrs Marshall would not hear of IT,
She said that Mr. Marshall would
never forgive her If she let Miss Har-
din 20 home alone. Her opposition
was softly implacable.
lnnes went back to the sitting room
Of the car angrily coerced. Rickaru
was still closeted, cOnversatiOnally.
with his superior.
AT last, desperately, she rose to 20.
OF course, he must insist upon going
with her. OF course!
Il was going back early, anyway
I'm TO be up at dawn tomorrow"
The good-bys were said. She found
herself walking rebelliously by hi
side. mo, thank you" to the offer OF
his arm.
The night was bright with stars.
Bright as day isn't IT." Because her
voice was curt. and she had not used
his name, the rising infection helped
little. Hateful, to stumble over Il
rut in the road OF course, he'd make
her take his arm! OF course.
Richard grasped her elbow. She
walked along. her head high, her
cheeks flaming, anger surging through
her at his touch.
Stupid to press this companionship.
this awkward silence on her If he
thought she was going to entertain
him. as Gerty did, with her swift chat
ter. he'd be- surprised ANY other two
people would fall into easy give-and-
! take, but what could she. lines Har-
din. find to chatter about with this
man stalking slOng. grimly grasping
| her armf Close as they were. his touch
reminding her every minute, between
them walked her brother and her
brothers wlfe-and there was the
MeXican-hateful memory, OF course
she could not be casual. And she
would not force ii. He had brought
this about. Let him talk, then
Oppressive that silence. Then it
came To her that she would ask him
the question that his coming had abort
ed. 4 glance at his face found him
smiling. He found il amusing? Not
| for worlds. then, would she speak And
they stalked along. Cnconsciously she
had pulled herself away from him. He
took her hand and put it in the crotch
Of his arm "That's better" he said
She wondered if he We're still smiling
Their path led by his tent Neither
Of them noticed subdued light
through the canvas wallis. As they
reached the place figure daried from
the door
ooh, senior. thought you would
never come" Ii was the wife Of Nal
lunudo. Her expression was lost on
mnes. The face was quivering with
terror.
Mr. Richard" lines words like
icicics 81 will leave you here. 1t is
quite unnecessary to come farther
Qlitc unveiled her meaning
1t came So quickly that he was not
ready nor indeed had Gerty's nnuen.
does Yet reached him. But the situation
WAS uncomfortable. He turned sharp
~ To- the Mexican.
Come in." ne took ner roughly 10y
the arm She would wake up the camp
with her crying He put her in chair
"NoW tell your story" The woman
had got to be- "a nuisance He couldn't
have her coming around like this fl,
had seen that look in the girls eyes
"NIurdcrcd? who did you say wa,
murdcrod;"
she lifted n face. frightened int
haggardncSs. "Maldonado and tn,
girl"
The night was stripped to the trag
edy You found them:'
Her face was lifted imploringly t,
him ION. senior it was not l. BY the
Mother of Christ. it was not L.
Richard was not sure. Her fca,
made him suspect her. "Who was it
you think?"
"I'clipe. She gaSped. "Ile got ava.
from the rurales-hv came back. II,
went homc-there WAS no one there
Some one told him where she ha,
gone. lie came To Mathematics. Lu
I crezia, the eldest, opened the gate. II,
J was terrible. She said. He rushed pas
her And when ne came out his hand
/ were red. IN" children heard cries
, They were afraid To 20 in. got Their
4 last night. went i'm. They were no
{ quite cold-l was afraid to stay. |
Z would look like me- senior. VIII the
p take me. senortT She was a wrecl
OF terror
p 'Not if what YOU tell me is true
$ Nnw, get IT, bed. IN give you some
$ thing that will make you sleep IL
hustled her out and prepared tn
draught.
He wondered rs he got into bed "a
to the truth of her story. Disgusting
= such animal terror! Awkward NOT