The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-16
CHAPTER ~.
rhe eIrI WIN : Rasket

The Girl With a Basket.
4 was June outside. June-ff
I<oped down out OF the cool dells and
|E0&les Of the woods and soothed the
face. red with the stifie
i'll reek he had just left. He filed
ia lungs with it--June-he tasted II
FIfh his lips.
Nth half an eye on the door of the
fud Hen, half an ear over his shout
~. he crossed to the bank.
What manner" inquired the old
|4uker. making out the receipt. after
|6xIng placed the pearl away IL the
ne color set the tan on the young
ms face atire. II was something
u had not foreseen-that a name
T0osd be required; and he had none.
earl worth thousands, but no name
he would gladly have given the one
NJ the other.
What manner" repeated the banker
0tking over his glasses out through
lie window.
ePearl--hunter I" the other STAN.
red.
Pearlhunter-what7'
Observation-Disclosures"
Pearlhunter Why, that's no
,ff1e.r
Visits all / have"
Fearlhunter-we1l-T
The banker had his mouth already
ID 70 say something mcre-but he
Ing. Instead. he took a better look
& be tall young fellow on the other
<6e of the window. Dipping his pen
nfo the ink well second time. al
|hough IT was already overloaded TO
he dripping point, he went on filling
ut the receipt.
Just bring this with you when you
mi your pearl, Mr.-PearIhunter."
HAnd II lose it2"
Then--well-tust bring your face.
IN. that viii do-your face. reck-
n you won't lose IT,"
The old fellow chuckled as If he
ia surprised himself making a joke.
& usually puts a man in a good hui
"a to discover that he has made a
|d<e. The banker stood rubbing his
,GGy hands together while the Pearl
inter walked out.
What next? The Pearlhunter
TODD on the sidewalk outside Of the
>ank door and debated that very
IUestion: a question In two parts;
Ifst, whether to go back to Fallen
x1tk; second. whether to make an
H6er try after fhe Boss He finally
leeided In favor of the Boss. The
|1enght drew his eyes toward the
3ud Hen across the street. The Man
|0{he -Fancy-Vest was standing just
side the door.
a. the moment, a young woman
Ezfh basket on her arm came out Of
; grocery block up the street and
liked rapidly toward the saloon.
me man just inside the door appar-
antly was watching for her. She
seemed to know that he would be
|here-to dread that he would be--to
|1i1ge by the way she hurried past.
ne man stepped out on the sidewalk
4 the girl came opposite, and tried
n stop her. He even stepped In
|fent of her She turned out around
nim and, with a bare word or two in
'esponse to his efforts to engage her
p talk, hurried rapidly on.
He stood looking after her till she
EHs block or more down the street
-foad would be the better word.
s'uce the river road formed the one
't<eet Of the vlllage-and then DELHI
followed.
all thoughts of the cabin at Fallen
6Qck, Of the Boss sprawled over a
pie at the Mud Hen, instantly fed
~ mind of the Pearlhunter. His
&mewhat passive face livened; into
- slow eyes came a quickened inter-
q He hardly knew why he followed.
1e simply found himself walking af-
~ them.
The river road, as It follows along
Nder the brow OF the cliffs below
uckeye, makes many turns. The
~ and her pursuer we're walking
1T when the Pearfhunter peeped out
|1nund turn and looked after them.
N running at such times as the wind
|1Es of the road hid him. he had
light up with them as near as was
<ndent. The girl was walking very
1pidly. It was plain that she knew
Ee was being followed. Il was
1ually plain that she did not want
- pursuer to know that she knew it.
az walk as fast as she would. the man
flowing Der walked iust bit faster.
Nearly a mile below the village.
IL that distance above Fallen Rock,
p river road angles abruptly to the
nth through a cut in the ciiff and
IDS back into the level highlands.
st where the road turns a path
ives II, crosses a di1apidated ran
nee running along the east line OF
g Warbritton lands. and enters the
Dods. The girl took this path. she
rs In the act OF climbing the fence
low and broken where the path
PISSED it--when. with a prodig1ous
Yep or two, the man following caught
. with her and took hold OF the
@kket.
~Allow me TO assist you" he said
The PearIhunter. from where ne
a darted behind a clump OF hazel
Ao~-t-~ -~-r -f~-.- che side Of the