The Jasper news., 1921-09-01

door.
"Tn never forget that kiss as long
us live" said the boy MS he followed
her. 'Tn never forget your help or
your crying either"
"Go away from mel won't speak
to you," she said. eco back to your
work. I'll stay here and keep witch"
The boy returned to his tnsk point.
ing up the inside walls but his mind
and heart were out In the sunlight
talking with BIN. Once he looked out
of the door and saw Ier leaning
against the neck of the pony. her face
hidden In his name. When the sun
was low she came to the door and
said:
"You had better stop now and go
home"
She looked down at the ground and
added:
"Please, please, don't tell on me-"
"Of course not" he answered. "But
| hope you won't be afraid Of me any
more"
She looked up at him with little
smile. "Do you think I'm afraid OF
your" she asked as II It were too ab-
surd TO be thought Of. She unhitched
and mounted her pony but did not 60.
II dc wish you could raise a mus
tache." she said, looking wistfully into
his face. II can't bear to see you
look so terribly young; you get worse
and worse every time ] see you. /
want you to be q regular man right
quick"
and presently stammered: T-I-in.
tend to. guess I'm more Of man
than anybody would think to look at
me-"
you're too young to ever fall in
love, I reckon"
"No. I'm not" he answered with de-
cislon.
"Have you got razor?" she asked
"No."
~ reckon It would be a powerful
help. You put soap on your lip and
NOW II of with razor. My father
says II makes the grass grow"
There was n moment Of silence dur
her pony. Then she asked timidly:
''Do you like yellow hairT
"Yes, II II looks like yours"
"If you don't mind I'll put mus
tache on you just-just to look at
every time l think Of you"
"When I think Of you put violets
In your hair" he said.
He took step toward her as he
spoke and as he did so she started
her pony. A little way Off she checked
him and said:
"rm sorry. There nre no violets
now."
She rode away slowly waving her
hand and singing with the Joy OF a
bird In the sphngtlme. ss's
That evening when Harry was help
Ing Samson with the horses he said:
I'm going to tell you secret. I
wish you wouldn't say anything about
It,"
Samson stood pulling the hair out
of his card and looking very stern as
he listened while Harry told Of the
assault upon him and how BIN had
arrived and driven the rowdies away
with her gun but he said not a word
Of her demonstration OF tender SYM
pathy. To him, that had clothed the
whole adventure with kind Of
sanctity 80 that he could not bear to
have II talked about.
Samson's eyes glowed with anger.
They searched the face Of the boy.
His voice was deep and solemn when
he said:
This is a serious matter Why do
you wish to keep 1t a secret?"
The boy bIushed. For a moment he
spoke: "It amt me so much--it's
her" he managed to say. "Shc
wouldn't want It to be tnlked about
and I don't either"
Samson began to understand. "She's
quite girl, guess" he said thought
fully. "She must have the nerve of a
mani declare she must"
"Yes-sir-ee! They'd "a got hurt II
they hadn't gone away. That's sure"
said Harry.
"We'u look out for them after this" F"
Samson rejoIned. "The first time !
meet that man McNoll he'll have to
settle with me and he'll pay cash on
the nail"
BIN, having heard Of Harry's part
in Abe's fight and Of the fact that he
was to be working alone all day AZ the
new house. had ridden out through
the woods to the open prairie and
hunted In sight Of the new cabin that
afternoon. Unwilling to confess her