The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-05-21
R. F. D..
By MILDRED WHITE.

rs ridiculous worid"--lhr girl
| addressed The do2 al her feet Here
| we are dying of loneliness. Billy. and
| he incest. frirndlte>t iooking man
| living iusr down the road. Yet W
dare not speak 10 him or he To rs,
hernu>e we have not been introduced.
In fhis Wild who i likely Ia appear.
| ask you ia Introduce us? A girl Is
mighty hard up for conversation.
Billy when she has 10 exercise her
own voice taking to u dog. Other
Wise | should not be certain but that
had turned dumb. Afler father
bringing me 10 this place where Ia
could re<t his overwrought nerves. |
now appear to he the only nerve irri-
fant. 80 he hides himself away among
the pines responding only 10 my din
ner bell"
The do. who had listened, his low
Ing. humid eyes searching the girls
fHce came 10 rest his head In sym
pathy against her shoulder and her
laugh rang out like the joyous carol
of bird 1T isn't that want 10
marry the nice man. you understand
ar 10 have him make love To me
BilIy. IlS just that his log v"randa
looks so inviting with its chairs and
magazines and the victroia in the cor
ncr. our own magazines are either
DELAYED or gone nstray. and I've read
The last ones 10 Shretis.
Now let us put the saddle on IAssie.
and he OF to our one amiisenent-th
exciting quest for mail al the distant
post office
Billy. recognizing one single word,
became at once excitedly alert. and the
girl changed her chatter to merry
whistle ~ she saddled the slim pony
and went picking her way down the
narrow path through the growth
"Who il shet" the man asked Of old
Annie. who came in Ia do his chores
Old Annie lidn't know
"A summer stranger" she thought
"prob'ly"
The summer stranger" advancing
wondered inpatcntly why In the
world the nice man lay always laZlly
IN his long wicker chair. Why didn't
he move and stir about. as one Of his
athletic huild might be expected to
do? Then her face clouded In quick
compunctinn close 10 The mans chair
stood n cruteh. He was lame. then
ftiI,ntn Her haurt hnot f,S
he sat M mud called ~ her. He wnS
asking some favor, and II in remorSr
for her unkind criticism there was
ANYTHING that she could 10 She
refined In InsSle promptly and flashed
NJ The man III enhancing smile
You asked me-" She questioned.
II wonder" he aSked---his voice wns
1T You are going down for
the mnllt And II So. could ask YOU
ais" 10 bring mine. am---rnabIe to
20 by myself, you soc, and am expect
Ing an Important communication You
viii pardon. | hope" he finished my
ho,lness"
Il shall be- very glad to nccommo-
daie YOU" the girl answered matter.
NJ factly.
Your nance"
dalton the man repllnd. "1onnld |
Dalton. and thank you very much"
Billy had n difficult time Keeping up |
with lnssie's heels after that. SEINE |
II her riders Joyous spirit seemed to |
have entered Into the pony'S being
AMI when the girl later slipped from |
I.assie'S saddle before the los Veranda |
ihl bestowed a generous supplN of
mail upon the reelnrr In
he wicker chair her eyes were shin
ns and hei checks aglow with the
promise of adventure.
II am i ci,il engineer" the nice
man told her. we nre scouting
'r"und here to try IL put our railroad
through ! was 81 unfortunate In
ny scouting as IN break NV leg.
Every day since then has been fl. ~
'tghi hours lang You 4" he smiled
tpol"grtieally. have been my one In
crest wondered about Your heiny
y this deSnlate region Nnu see no
FASTENED L. add, "and low ,an rot
lere
Til" girl laughed ~ She cu,llled
he eat IN her arms Il love IN Il. f,
Mystery. she said 1T Is 81 unnSuol
Rack home I'm So we'll known that
IN tirrsnnn
'Bn snn VIII tell me YOUR nnme "
'alt"n begged "and allnw me IN in.
IL" Won. and sour family. perhans
lawn occasionally ~ break my
We only part ~ y family" tn. cir,
uefnllv r'illetl and be- is her. h,st
keep fr'm hcing invited Father
determined 10 Commune nnl, with
n'nre.@ And nS IN my nam. sha
'nche'i hack ~ him ~ She, SNpnp t,,,
b" Sad'lle. YOU may caii me- II , n
Rnral Fr'~ Delivery ,nu know far
~ gong {" bring vour nail every
ny until lau am we'll"
The moments that she stood .ae,
Az eS h, >itle were ~ Dalton ths
sph'eSt HAT he had eyer known
p" rr' TOO ioak~l forward ~ them
Atanstaesga.