American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-07-11

that attended her stroll. Her hands
were thrust deep into the pocket of
a white duck skirt. A glance revealed
white shoes and trim ankles In blue.
She wore no hat. Her hair was like
spun gold, thick. wavy and simmer.
ing In the subdued light.
Suddenly she stopped and looked up,
He had a full view of her face as she
gazed about as II startled by some un-
expected, even alarming sound. For a
second or two he held his breath,
stunned by the amazing loneliness that
was revealed to him. Then she dis
covered him standing there.
In a fash he realized that he was
face to face with the stranger OF the
day before. He took two or three Inn
pulsive steps forward, his hand going
to his hat-and then halted. Evident
ly his senses had deceived him. There
was no smile In her eyes-and yet he
could have sworn that II was there an
instant before. Instead there was a
level stare.
az am sorry II 1 startled" he be-
gan.
The figure of a man appeared as II
discharged bodily from some magic
tree-trunk, and stood directly In his
path-a tall. rugged man In overalls
was he, who held a spade In his hand
and eyed him ln!mlcally, Without an
other glance In his direction the first
,aI n.,.n yInngInn ulgtnn tnrnad on
her heel and continued her stroll,
sauntering OFF to the right, her fair
head once more bent In study her
back eloquently Indifferent to the gaze
that followed her.
"Who do you want TO seer inquired
the man with the spade.
Before Barnes could reply a hearty
voice accosted him from behind. He
whirled and saw O'Dowd approaching,
not twenty yards away. The Irish
mans face was aglow with pleasure.
81 knew | couldn't he mistaken in
the shape of you," he cried, advancing
with outstretched hand. you've got
the breadth of a dockhand In your
shoulders and the trlmness Of a prize
fighter In your waist"
They shook hands. II fear l am
trespassing," said Barnes. His glance
went over his shoulder as he spoke
The man with the spade had been swal'
lowed up by the earthl He could not
have vanished more quickly In any
other way. on among the trees were
Intermittent flashes OF blue and white
81 am quite sure o are" satt
0Dowd promptly but without a trace
Of unfrIendllness In his manner. "Be
dad. loving him as | do, | can't hell
saying that Curtis is a bally old crank
Mind We. I'd say Il TO his FACET Offer
do, for the matter of that. OF course,
he went on seriously, "he Is u sicl
man, poor devil. You see Eve know
him for a dozen years and more, nm,
he likes me. though God knows why
unless 1t may be that l once did hi
son a good turn In London
Sufficient excuse for reparation,
should say" smiled Barnes.
81 introduced the lad to me only sis
ter" said o'Dowd. and she kept hir
happy for the ley ten years. N
doubt l also provided Mr.. Curtis wit
three grandchildren he might neve
have had but for my ~graciousness,
A look Of distress came into his merr
eyes. by Jove. I'd like nothing be
ter than TO ask you In to have n dis
OF tea-its teatime. I'm sure-but T
no more think OF doing 1t than I'd col
slider cutting Off me head. He doesn
like strangers. He"
"My dear fellow, don't distress you
SELF" cried Barnes heartily. "TheI
isn't the least reason In the worl
why"
4 you see, the poor old chap as.
j us up here once or twice n year-th,
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