Emmons County record., 1919-04-24

Pink was' too hot, biue ,oc definits. 4
parasol Of pastel green, and she iooh0
like y 'spffg Of fragrant tnign0nette.
She found the open space Of ~
tfapsxiuin swartning With Strange
dark faces. SO silent their coming she
had aot heard the arrivWi Of the tfibe6c
She isolated the C0copxhs, stately, -
bronzs statues. their long hair stream
Ing. or wound mud-caked under the
brilliant headcloths. Foregatherina
with them were men Of other, tribes:
these must be the Yumas and Degui,
NOS the men needed ON, the, river,
These were the men who were to woek
on the RATS. weave the, great mat
tresses. A squad OF short-haired Pl-
mas with their squaws and babies
and their gaudy bundles. rgaped ut ttttl,
falr.ha!red woman. as she passed. s1yed
central space ewas filling mp with
mas and Maricopaa. Papagoes. o.:
she knew them collectively by 4 Fer
shOnt hair. These were brush cutteles
This, then, meant the beginning of {
real activity. Tom would at last. be
satisfied. He would no longer sulk
and rage alternately at the iiold.up Of
the work. g2g5iZo1 UsjlbeA .a1h5S
10 Before she reached Richards srn.
mazda she saw that another woman
was there. She caught an impassioned
gesture. Her only surmise rested on
Times. Gerty saw that she was dark:
she looked the hnlfbrees,. The brown
woman drew back as the white woman
entered. . Gerty smiled an airy reasl
suranee. She herself wouldi wait. o She
did not want to be hurried She told
Rickard that she had plenty Of time,
There is something You want to tell
me" Richards patience was cour.
-teuus hut flrm. He -wouid hear .her-er.
rand flrst. Gerty. remembering the
imploring attitude Of the stranger. de.
termined that she would not be sent
away.
"Will you excuse NE. senora7 II
will be only al minute"
She was. to ten her errand, and
briefly! Gerty swept past the intruder.
sBtt down. Mrs. Hardin"
Resentfng the infection, she said
she would stand. Her voice was d
little hard. hefy eyes were yelled. a.
she told her mission. Her usual Aus
ency dragged :; she felt q lack Of sym.
pathy. In short, she proposed a com.
missary department.. herself in charge.
IsPI'd like. 70 feel 4 maslof some use,"
urged Gerty. 'My, heart is bound up
in this undertaking; II I'm allowed to
stay. I'd like to ahelpI along. This ID
the only way ] can, the woman's way
Aren't you taking good deal on
yourself. Mrs. Harrlin7" &
Then she forgave, his hesitation
quite. MS 1t was Of her he was think.
ing. i.Not II 1t helps."s Her voice was
low and soft, ID II this were a secret
between them, n 1sd, os
"Why, Of course. anything you want
Mrs. Hardin" And. remembering hef
former position, he added, 1.-THE camps
yours as much as NINE"
"A glad smile 'rewartied him. She
went ont reluctantly. There was !
new Significance in AiacLean's absence
from the ramada.i Whit could that
woman have to say, that MacLean
must not hear7 For the first time
the weak tenure on her old lover came
to her. Not a sign had he yet given
lof their understanding. OF the piquanl
situation. Themselves old sweethearts
thrown together in this wilderness
What had she built her hopes on? 4
fword here. q translated phrase, OF
magnified glance. She; would not har.
Dor the new worry. why. 1t would be
all right. In the meantime she would
show them all what woman with
executive ability could do.
"Sit down, senora." said Rickard to
the brown woman, Maldonado's wife.
Don't be frightened. We won't lei
him hurt you" Rickard yulgarized
his Casttlian to the reach Of her rude
dialect Familiar eas was Richard with
the poems speech In their own coun.
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