The Lamar register., 1920-09-29

Not far from the pool"
AND you're not afraidf"
He glanced up the road toward the
village.
"Oh, live with Daddy" shade
crossed her face Never before" she
added. as If the first statement had
not quite satisfied his question.
Daddy is not very well aud I have
to go TO the store. Every time I've
gone In the last few DAYS that man
has tried TO talk to me. I was fright
ened to death today when he followed
me. He never did that before. I'm
so glad you happened along; and I
thank you over and overt"
"1t was nothing" he said simply.
twisting his hat In bis hand. He didn't
tell her II wasn't a matter OF hap
pening.
She shook the curl on her bosom
and back over her shoulder He was
sorry for that.
He is gambler; at least so the
a-man killer"
The Pearlhunter could have added
quite startlingly to the information
Impaired by the grocery man. but he
only said:
Hes all that-and more"
She glanced across the fence and
up the road. He fancied a slight
shiver lifted her shoulders.
'Miss-Miss-I don't know your
-aamel"
Two roguish little points pinched
up the girls eyes. The two dimples
played hide-and-seek with the corners
Of her mouth-srtiess as the nicking
wings Of a Lady Cardinal.
"A little bit ago you called mo"
The Wild Rose" he finished.
81 like-that" she staminered.
"ever so much better than any-other
name"
Again that slow smile broke across
the face of the Pearlhunter. He knew
he ought 10 say something-but whatf
"weil. Miss-wild Rose" he nnal.
iy ventured. with no idea OF what else
he was going TO say.
Leave on the Miss. please" II
was a timely rescue. Miss seems.
weli-so-dignifed for the woods.
And you are
He shifted the basket TO the other
arm and stood gazing up and down
the ragged fence row.
They call me the-the-Pearlhunt.
er." he stammered after q time.
The girl seemed to ponder the word.
She was fast losing her first distrust.
Just as any other creature Of the
woods loses II when convinced no dan
ger threatens.
81 knew-that," she answered.
THE storekeeper pointed you out to-
day when you went to the bank. !
mean your-other name"
The blood leaped to his face. The
innocent question staggered him. He
stared past her into the trees.
Its all the name ! havei"
She saw Instantly that she had hurt
him. The pain that subdued the
smile in her eyes was worth the hurt.
She drew a step nearer.
The storekeeper told me the won
derful story about your-Blue Moon"
she went on hastily. In her voice q
curious eagemess. doubtless due to q
desire to turn his thoughts from a sub
ject that quite evidently distressed
him.
He seemed not to know how TO meet
her eagerness-her desire to undo the
mischief Of her question. The girl
could not know the ghosts her words
had waked-the mystery Of the hair
covered trunk: that crimson scrswl
on the tablecloth.
And is It like the moon--round-
and is II blueT
Round as a marble; and blue-a
faint little mite blue-like the full
moon in a cold sky"
The Pearlhunter could talk, when
he didn't have TO feel his way-when
he spoke Of things he knew. And he
did know fresh-water pearls.
THE storekeeper said II was worth
five thousand-dollars."
She ventured the word--a state
ment In form: question In intent
as II half suspecting that the store
keeper had exaggerated; anxious TO
hope the story might be true. yet fear
ing 1t mlghtn't.
THE storekeeper was right"