The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
Cow Country
ny n n. BOWER
CcsvyvsuAa 1891. ~ iltti~ nr~~~
Nnutinuei From Yesterday,
CHAPTER Y.
Buddy Meets tho Woman

that had fallen.
I'm carry that IN for you.- N
said. and put out hts hand to heip
her TO her feet.
Before he touched her she was on
her feet and looking at him
What she said. what he answered
was Of no moment lie filled his
arms with WOOD. and walked ahead
of her to the Kitchen door. and
stopped when SIN, fitted past him
20 show where the wood box stood.
lie was conscious then Of her siend,
erness and Of the llghtncss OF her
steps =
She smiled UP a. him and offered
him n crisp. warm cookie and he saw
her Eyes again and felt the same
trcmor AZ his heart He smiled back
at her. thanked her and went out.
stumbling little on the doorstep,
the cookie untasted In his fingers.
lie walked down 10 the corral. his
thoughts huShed before the rcyaia.
ton that had come TO him
Her hands-the poor. iitfis rid
hands he said In a whisper. But
Il was her eyes that he was seeing
with his mind. her eyes. and what
lay deep within. They troubled him.
shock him. made him want TO use
his strength aEains; something that
was hurting her.
The stage came After ehat. cam.
Dave Truman on a deep cher,ed roam.
Pop oeckoned. and Dave refined his
horse. The two talked for q minute.
and Dave rode on. passing Bud with
a curt nod Pop came over 10 where
Bud stood.
Il spoke about you wantfn' Q sob.
and l guess Dave'il put you on
Don't talk horses yet III tell yuh
when to take EN- up
Then men came IN from the hay
field. one ionx,lerr~d fellow on
mower. driving a sweaty team that
sttll had life enough "a jump side
ways when they spicd Buds pack by
the corral Bud began to help un.
hitch the team from the mower, and
the driver eyed him sharply while he
grinued his greeting across the backs
OF the horses
Pop says you're icpkfng for
work" Dave observed. coming up
Well. IN stalk. you TO a hay fork
after dinner. where yuh from
right now. I'm from the Mule.
shoe Bud Birnle's my name. quit
by special request He pulled of
his gloves carefully and held up bis
pufted knckles- y GOT that on DIRK
Tracy
Dave Erfnned. but did not ASH what
had been the trouble Apparently he
had received AL the information he
needed
An iron triangle hsside the kitchen
door eiarnorcd. and Bud. looking
quickly. saw the slim little wou,an
with the big. troubled eyes striking
the iron bar vigorously.
Fourteen men sat down % q lDng
table and begnn . vorArious attack
upon the heaped p,stfers Of chicken
and tump'inEs and the bowls OF veg.
ctabl,e. Bud found = place a, IN.
end where b. could look into the
kitchen. and his eyes went that way
Ms often as they DARED. following the
sxift motions Of tn. little woman
who poured coffee and filled empty
dishes.
He WINS on sbe point q believing
her daughter Of the houss when n
square tawed man OF 30. who rat a,
Bud's right called b~r 10 him
she cnme and stood beside Bud
while the man spoke In an arroxan,
undertone.
Marian. I told yum 7 wanted tea
for dinner after this. D'you bring
me coffee on PURPOSE I told yuh
10 straighten up and quit tina,
suIkin'. Amt going to have folks
think"
-oh. b qrset. r>~w. Shame on you.
before everyone-' she whisp~ved
fiercefy.
Bud went hot an over. He did no,
look UP when she returned presently
with cup OF tea. but he felt her
presence poignantiy. az he had never
before sen.ed the presence OF q
woman When he was able 20 swai.
low his wrath he turned his head
casually and looked tho man over.
Her husband. he guessed the fellow
to be. No other Relationship could
account for tina, tone OF proprietor.
ship. A mean devil. Bud called him
mentally. with a narrow forehead
and the mouth Of brute
Bud did not glance again At the
little woman named Marian. He
thought that he knew now what A.
was he had seen in the depth Of her
eyes. but there seemed TO be nothing
that be could do 10 help.
After supper Honey Krause cnfled
20 him when be was starting down
to the bunkhonse with the other
men. She said she stin had his guitar
and mandolin. and they needed exer.
elise. She looked the challenge OF a
born coauet. In tho kitchen dishes
were rafting. but after they were
washed there would be a little ieis.
ure, perhaps. for the kitchen drudge.
Buds impulse 10 make his sore hands
an excuse for refusing evaporated.
You boys ought TO come and 40. me
safe thru with it, he raid to the
lettering group around him. I'm
afraid OF women"
They laughed. and two or Shr--
went with him. Lew went on 20 the
corral and presently appeared on
horseback. riding up 20 the kitchen
and leaving his horr. standing Mt
the corner while he went inside and
talked TO the woman he had called
Marian.
Bud heard tfs fellows arrogant
voice. There was A sharp exclama.
ton. stifled. Involuntary Bud made
n movement In that direction. when
Honey stopped him with a laugh.
THAT'S only Lew and Mary Ann
she explained careiesUty.
The lean fellow who had driven she
mower. and whose name was Jerry
Myers. edged carelessly close tn Bud
and gave him n nudge with his
rfisory ma a s<fap~s frox, ytvdcr tto