American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-25
CHAPTER ~,
The Girl With a Basket

slipped down out Of the cool dells and
dlngles Of tie woods and soothed the
Pearlhunter's face, red with the stifle
and reek he had Just left. He filled
his lungs with it--June--he tasted Il
with his lips.
With half an eye on the door OF the
Mud Hen. half an ear over his Shout.
der. he crossed to the bank.
"What name7" inquired the old
banker. making out the receipt, after
having placed the pearl away In the
vault
The color set the tan on the young
mans face afire. 1t was something
he had not forescen-that name
would be required: and he had none.
A pearl worth thousands, but no name
he would gladly have given the one
for the other.
"What name" repeated the banker,
looking over his glasses out through
the window.
"Peari-huntcr! the other STAN.
mered.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Observation-Disclosures"
"Pearlhunterl Why, that's NO
name."
'It's-it's all I have"
arlhunter-well-w
The banker had his mouth already
set to say something more-but he
didn't. Instead, no took better look
at the tall young fellow on the other
side Of the window. Dipping his pen
into the Ink well second time. nj.
though It was already overloaded to
the dripping point. he went on filling
out the receipt.
"Just bring this with you when you
want your pearl, Nr.--Pearlhunter."
"And II lose IT.?
well-just bring your face.
Yes, that will do-your face. l reck-
on you won't lose It."
The old fellow chuckled as II he
had surprised himself making n Joke.
II usually puts q man In q good hu-
NOR to discover that he has made a
Joke. The banker stood rubbing his
bony hands together while the Pearl.
hunter walked out. .
What nextf The Pcarihunter
stood on the sidewalk outside Of the
bank door and debated that very
question: a question In two parts;
FIRST whether to 60 back to Fallen
Rock: second, whether to make an.
other try after the Boss. He finally
decided IN favor Of the Boss. The
thought drew his eyes toward the
Mud Hen across the street. The Man
in.the-Fancy-vest was standing just
inside the door.
At the moment. young woman
with a basket on her arm came out OF
a grocery q block up the street and
walked rapidly toward the saloon.
The man Just inside the door appar.
emily was watching for her. She
seemed to know that he would be
thereto dread that he would be--to
Judge by the way she hurried past.
The man stepped out on the sidewalk
as the girl came opposite, and tried
to stop her. He even stepped In
front Of her. She turned out around
him and. with bare word or two In
response to his efforts to engage her
In talk. hurried rapidly on.
lie stood looking after her till she
was q block or more down tho street
road would be the better word,
since the river road formed the one
street OF the village-and then DELHI
erately followed.
| All thoughts of the cabin ut Fallen
Rock, of the Boss sprawlcd over q
table Mt the Mud Hen, instantly fled
the mind OF the Pearlhun,er. His
somewhat passive face livened: into
his slow eyes came n qulckcned inter
est. Tie hardly knew why he followed
He simply found himself walking af
ter them,
The river road, as II follows alont
under the brow OF the ellis beio"
Buckeye, makes many turns. The
girl and her pursucr were watkins
fast when the Pearlhunter peeped gu
around a turn and looked after them
by running at such times as the wind
lngs of the road hid him. he hat
caught up with them as near as wa
prudent. The girl was walking yer!
rapidly. II was plain that she knew
she was being followed. II wa
equally plain that she did not wan
her pursuer TO know that she knew II
But walk as fast ms she would. the maj
following her walked just bit faster
Nearly mile below the village. an
half that distance above Fallen Rock
the river road angles abruptly to th
! north through cut In the clin an
leads back into the level highlands
Just where the road turns pat
leaves II, crosses dilapidated ra
fence running along the east line
the Warbrltton lands. and enters tn
woods. The girl took this path. Sh
was In the act OF climbing the fenc
low and broken where the pat
crossed it--when. with prodigiou
step or two. the man following caugh