The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-11-11

OiIVG IO~Ne0 ~ UG1UcfI II kIbc 0IkIU
then At Aey sister. rOeiES bpnkins
looked sway. swaiIcwe6 AarA enc.
then flung up hvT hand. egyine senss
~: Have a yS1s wayt 7 hat
DMopping t1fBHp.v
81 Eeen beauxY 'RIabtAs,e G1fed Wild
~ mnBs Of esrteSfsd n,alsts: Ogfv,
IL - away from Mr.. but via . Dusi
+ MT was - betrayfsg ~ ~ wan Decom
!, In an9rily gihd ~ tn way ut tAal
j haa beeai f0unH for her.
i NJ did n0f ~ RE biho ~ again
~ fortnight. n5isevnKlt fsrtnieht
fksaEh eraminNS futT u my anings- On
the Gnysona. next neiGhf,osU. com
| ffrfsbly rich and joFIy. were doinG sg-
| eTy,hinE possible for their young kin
| M MP from Texas. who bubb,kdi over
/ With high spIrits even ~ their 81 wells
bubbied over With riches. The 1--WE Of
them had come - In two big csrsD
handsome bur net o6ensiveD1 OVER
equipped. The uniformed chauffeur
WAS indeed almost the sole piece Of es-
tensatI0n. since each Of the three Gray
sons and the two MiIlers knew more
sbeut his Job than he did. and dearly
loved doing II. flint IT'S tons, to have
him" Lisbeth Miller explalHed frank
ly. "Granhad's ordered us Put % all
the dog there is---and then some. We
like 10. mind him--all expept Billy
Gruyson. Old sobersldea. I do hsiieve
he would rather walk thu Thousand
mtles up here than come 10 sven an
nwship'
Notwithstanding the s0ttsFnesr. EiHy
Nd taken olives heart b. Storm In
their earliest encounter NaxHraliy.
being what she was. she he'd been high
SnG distant with him. feavtAg to he
tray her enthrallment. e3nltn0t 10 ev-
erythlng feminine. he yet pisyed no
favariten. That did not pleAse 'Riah-
Sue In the least--ratAef n ssurvsd her
impulse OF universal conquest into
making almost opea assault on his af-
fcctloBs, She did Il % gayly, with
such touches Of dainty malice ~ made
It more effective. Billy first blushedl
and ran away. then listened. then
laughed contentedly, even agreeing to-
lake an extra passenger back to Tex
AZ but reservlng some liberty Of choice.
olive looked on, smiling stubbornfy,
but with a heart like lead. 1t helped
4 little to- have young George Miller
her shadow, proposing as often as she
gave him kind word. Not bad sort
she wished deyputly she could love
hlm--but since size could not. had no
thought of making Of him q consola-
tlon purse. Then there was Lily Gray
son, whose world was bounded four
square by Cousin George. Olive wept |
valnly over the hopeless tangle, what !
time she was not laughing at Lisbeth |
and young Neghbor Edward Grayson
whose world was for the time being |
bounded by themselves.
Things were at this pass when BIlly
sprang the Rest Cure. All other fes-
tlvi.ies had so palled he insisted upon
taking all hands to green, shady
meadow In the upper river valley,
there to listen to the birds singing yes
pers while they watched the sun set
gorgeously In long don distance,
Nothing to eat but bread and water,
with scant mitigations Of hot roasting
ears, and blackberrles, both acquired
on the way. The acquiring made Billy
and George Miller, who were In charge
OF II, 40 late dusk had turned to star
HI darkness before the corn was prop
erly In the fire.
II wns too warm TO sit about the hre,
so the company fell properly into soil
tudes OF two Billy WAS the last to seat
hmself--and Fate ordained him TO
choose bis partner by her hat. A blue
hat. Wide Of brim with only . rib
hon and rose outside, he thought he
knew who wore II beyond peradven-
ture. Therefore he burst out husk-
ily as he rat down: "Tell NEWLY
is II Olive won't ever see mel Looks
right spanE through me-Tm not even,
a blot on the landscape to her. Rave
done or said things to make her hate
me so? Or is It just what arnf"
"why. II Suppose you ask her
came In a mufiied voice. clearly tren-
ulous. Billy reached for a hand con-
yeniently near. squeezed II bit and
said banterlngly; Now, now Don't
turn on the waterworks know your
game. lady--you don't care three beans
for me--you're playing cat-and-mouse
with me to hrlng Old Man Johnny to
taw. haven't minded--lndeed, want
you for sister, two ways Turn
about Is fair piay-say youll help me
with Olive---uniess there's somebody
else. Dye think she can fancy that
fat-head, Gregory"
".Maybei Girls are so queer" came
renectively from under the blue hat,
At the same moment ea,ne a shout
y squeal, rather Enthusiastically 'Riah-
Sues. Corn, BtIlyt Corn. Rescue
The perlshing,"
Lets DO It," said the blue hat, get
ting up quickly. with a happy giggle.
-Agreett--but that must work two
ways" Billy retorted as he also rose.
And then quite unconsciously he found
a soft warm young hand sid softly
within his own.
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