Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-12-31

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she cried, and SO they wen,
decking him with every s,.. ~
twisting his words to mst. l%e
the part in the way thai l'n
wen. Before she was don. .usv
see that his head was buzz,us : g.
beauty and her kindly WIN
thrilled with pride to think ~
think so well Of my kin. " saas
Isn't she fine, Jimw
help saying when we stood .vuid
side the door, he lighting ii, v Nc.
fore he set off home. "h
"Fine!" he cried. Il never -.
match" ~
Were going to be marriea !.
The pipe fell out of his mor.s I
he stood staring at me, M.
picked 1t up and walked or MIA.
word. thought that he Womb N
come back. but he never did :.
saw him far off walking up m !.
with his chin on his chest
But | was not to forget him
Cousin Edie had hundred or..a
to ask me about his boyhoos !.
his strength, about the woms, n
he was likely to know; there 49,.
satisfying her.. And then again N
in the day, l heard of him hut !
less pleasant fashion.
1t was my father who cam. I.
in the evening with his mouth An
poor Jim. He had been deadly 4
since midday, had been down n ~
house Links to fight the gypsy ~
pion, and 1t was not certain I'M 4
man would live through the mint
father had met Jim on the hl,b,
dour as thunder cloud, and Nh.
insult in his eye for every ma,t,
passed him. "Guid sakesl" sNH /
old man. Hell make fine nr,N.
for himself If breaking bones win I
it." Cousin Edie laughed 1t an mi
and l laughed because she did, bull
was not so sure that 1t was funnr
On the third day afterward | w
going up Corriemuir by the SHEEP
track, when who should | see srdg
down but Jim himself But he Ma
another man from the big, kindly I'd
low who had supped his porridge With
US the other morning. He had no III!
lar nor tie. his vest was open, his bid
matted, and his face mottled lie u
man who has drunk heavily overnight
He carried an oak stick. and NJ
slashed at the whin bushes On .ihS1
side Of the path.
why, JIM" said /.
But he looked at me in the WY ~
l had often seen at school wha n
devil was strong in him, and whu ]
knew that he was In the wrong I'll
yet set his will to. brazen 1t out II
a word did he say. but he brushed
me on the narrow path, and vi
gered on, still brandishing bis i
and cutting at the bushes.
All well, l was not angry with
was sorry, very sorry, and that y
all. OF course l was not 80 blind "
that I could see how the matter se3|
He was In love with Edie, and hcu
not bear to think that I should -
her. Poor devil how could be - y
Maybe / should have been the o.
There was time when ] should ~
wondered that a girl could have o..
a strong mans head like thit NJ
knew more about 1t now.
/ For a fortnight l saw Dsalng y
jim Horscroft, and then une Y
Thursday which was to chang Z
whole current Of my life.
had woke early that day, am
a little thrill Of Joy, which 81.
thing to feel when a man nrsl
his eyes. Edie had been kinder
usual the night before. and ! na0
asleep with the thought that may
last l had caught the rainDov' n
that, without any imaginings q ri
believes, she was learning to lo'e Fl
Jack Calder Of West Inch. i W.
thought, still at my heart wnln
given me that little morning cnnx
joy. And then I remembers -
l FASTENED might be In time - ..
for 1t was her custom to 80 gu e
the sunrise.
But l was too late. Wnen
to her door 1t was half open - y,
room empty. Well, thought !, = q,
I may meet her and have tne !,
ward walk with her. ] zigssp 4
the steep pathway, breathins =,
thin, keen morning air, and nu'n. M
Tilt as l went, until l came owl IN
short Of breath. among u. q
upon the top. Looking down ~
slope of the farther side, ! saw . Il
Edie as had expected, ana
Horscroft walking by her sue.