Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-08-05

Lorette slipped into her hunting
jacket and hurried out to the front
piazza. 1t was not five o'clock, scarce
ly dawn, yet she had not needed the
alarm to arouse her. Her usually pink
/ cheeks were crimson, and her dark
eyes We're bright as stars as she CON
templated the handsome creature
which Hugh had assured her was to
be hers that day.
/ At first, she demurred against
Hugh's tactics. It's not fair to bait
'em and then shoot EN-" she said.
I'D much rather get one honestly
run him down"
/ When Hugh began to laugh, she de-
cided to say nothing more.
Although Hugh was law student
in Boston, he was native of the back
he had taught his dazzling cousin to
aim a rife unerringly. She had never
shot deer yet-she could.
When LOrette reached the piazza,
there was nobody there. She uttered
a cry of Impotence; then, remember
down to wait
AS she shivered in the silence, her
mind reverted to her parting with
David. Again she was dining with
him at the Landry cafe, restless under
his reproachful gaze.
"Lorette, I've seen you out several
times recently in the company of
someone else. In fact, I've done de
/ tectlye work on my own account. I've
decided not to stand in that other fell
lows way"
1t was true she had gone out many
times with Cousin Hugh when he was
attending law school she had been
proud to be escorted by Hugh. 1t was
all right, too; she could have explained
for him had not Roy Belcher seen her
home from the drama rehearsals No
apology would do for Roy; so she
wisely had said nothing
Now she was dreaming about David :;
she thought She had met him in the IL
hrary at home She gave him only
cold, passing glance, but an expression
Of disappointment clouded his hand
some face, which was SO touching, in
deed, that she had awakened,
out so early, Lorie" Hugh's voice
scattered her respondent thoughts.
What have you for gum" Hugh
next asked.
My shotgun. Oh" she added in sur
prise, you have a rife We can't
hunt with rifles in our state"
Eve do back here, he returned.
Lorette was intuitiyely uneasy, but
again she said nothing.
Cautiously the two people moved or
waited in the stiffness, broken only by
a crumbling leaf or a rebounding
branch. At last a large deer was
Spied, but he saw or winded his pur-
suers and bounded away with prodi-
gious leaps
I'VE will 90 to the Bend" suggested
Hugh Il will patrol one side Of the
stream and you can watch the other"
Lorette had been alone only a short
time when she plainly saw two deer
Evidently the animals had seen some
thing or someone, but not her Lorette
raised her gun and its report rang out
She thought she saw one of the alert
creatures fail but the other. followed
by the bullets of another gun, bounded
into an alder thicket
Then Lorette heard-she felt every
bit of hope leave her-the sound of
mans means.
Spiritless, she stood watching for Il
sign Of Hugh across the river. With
an effort at last she raised her fright
ened voice:
Hugh :"
He answered from the log crossing,
little way up stream.
He ran into the alder thicket, Lor-
cite following him, hut he turned to
her with his face aghast.
Don't come, don't come" he plead
ed.
He tried to wave her back, endeay-
ored to tell her that they had made a
mistake, but she pushed by him and
passed on.
A hunter, wounded. already had re-
moved his coat. and was trying to stop
the flow of blood Luckily, Lorette
knew something about first aid She
got the gauZe She thoughtfully had
tucked into her jacket pocket. Hugh
had a strong cord along with him. To-
gether they bound up the flesh wound
Then Loretre felt her strength forsak-
ing her again She sank into an alder
clump unconscious.
When she revived she heard Hugh's
voice:
You stay with her I'll go for Doc
tor Bliss"
She heard his retreating footsteps
and opened her eyes. A caressing voice
treasured her.
Everything is all right. Lorette."
( David, how came you here?'
Hugh told me. Why didn't you say
he was a member of your family, Lor-
ette?"
How came you here2' she re-