The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-22


Il 1t was as If she had known an
| loved him always. She was rae
| young mother with her first child
| Tenderly she wiped his tears ava,
| with her blond, silken hair She Gu
his bonds and he rose and stood be
fore her. Her face changed llk,
magic.
"Oh what a fool I've beenl" she
exclaimed.
why so?" he asked.
II cried and I kissed you and we
never have been introduced to each
other"
She covered her eyes with her hair
and with bent head went out of the
door.
"Pll never forget that kiss as long
as l live" said the boy as he followed
her. I'm never forget your help or
your crying either"
go away from mel won't speak
to you" she said. "Go back to your
work, I'll stay here and keep watch"
The boy returned to his task 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 her 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
l hope you won't be afraid of me any
more"
She looked up at him with a little
smile. do you think I'm afraid of
your" she asked as IL Il were too alb
surd to be thought Of She unhitched
and mounted her pony but did not 60.
81 do wish you could raise mus
tache," she said, looking wistfully into |
his face. 81 can't bear to see you |
look so terribly young; you get worse
and worse every time i see you. |
want you to be regular man right
quick"
He wondered what he ought to say
and presently stammered: T-I-in-
tend to. l guess I'm more of a man
than anybody would think to look at
me-"
you're too young to ever fall in
love, / reckon"
mo. I'm not" he answered with de-
clsion.
Have you got razor?" she asked.
"No."
81 reckon 1t would be a powerful
help. You put soap on your lip and
now 1t of with a razor. My father
says II makes the grass grow"
There was q moment of silence dur
ng which she brushed the name of
Ter pony. Then she asked timidly:
DO you like yellow balrT
Eyes, If 1t looks like yours"
''If you dong mind III put a mus '
ache on you just-just to look at {
very time I think OF you"
"When l think OF you / put vIolets &
n your hair" he said.
He took a step toward her as he
|
er pony. A little way off she checked |
i'm and said:
I'm sorry. There are no violets a
ow." 1
She rode away slowly waving her Y
and and singing with the Joy of Il
ird in the sprlngtime. a
That evening when Harry was help a
Co 4.
I'm going TO tell you a secret. I
ish you wouldn't say anything about
Samson stood pulling the hair out e
his card and looking very stern as n
2 listened while Harry told of the ST
ssault upon him and how BIN had
rived and driven the rowdies AWAY ri
It'll her gun but he said not a word n
her demonstration OF tender SYM b,
thy. To him, that had clothed the N
hole adventure with kind of q,
nctity so that he could not bear TO
We II talked about GO
Samson's eyes glowed with anger. sc
ley searched the face Of the hey. I
s voice was deep and solemn when liz
said: II
This is serious matter Why do
] wish to keep II a secret?' as
rhe boy blushed. For a moment he
Nv not what to say. Then he
Ike: at amt me so much-it's Xix
:" be managed to say. "She
lldn't want il to be talked about
don't either" sol
amson began to understand. "She's wo
te a girl, I guess" he said thought 10
y. "She must have the nerve Of not
nj declare she must" Civ
fes-sir-ee They'd "a got hurt II ha,
Y hadn't gone away, that's sure" iste
4 Harry. STR,
wen look out for them after this" 10
nSon rejoined. THE first time | nav
ct that man McNoll he'll have 70 SON
Tie with me and he'll pay cash on TO
nall" ~.
SIM, having heard OF Harry's part lnvI
Abe's fight and of the fact that he aim
S to be working alone all day at the law
v house, had ridden out through ma,
woods to the open prairie and nj,
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