The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-01-20

with all her soul thar Uriah and Edith
would come walking down the cabin
steps.
For a long time she sat thinking.
looking ~ over the wafer. sometimes
with tears flooding her lids, sometimes
dry-eyed with fright. After a while she
got up. took Gussie TO the lake, where,
much to the little animals disgust,
she washed her with a scrubbing
brush and soap. Then she carefully
washed herself, letting her feet and
legs hang over the end of the dock
until they. too, were as clean as her
little friend.
II was while she was sitting there
with the pig in her arms that a
slipped under the overhanging trees
and came toward the canal boat swift
ly. She watched it coming with no
show of interest. Directly in front of
her the paddle remained suspended.
and the boat came to a stop. Tomb
bePs heart thumped, then seemed to
fall to the pit Of her stomach. Here,
right before her. was the Salvation
man.
How do you do?" he said. smiling
at her. 81 see you're having a nice
time"
Tonnibel shook her head.
mo, I amt, and Gussie amt.
either" she replied almost sullenly.
BY a skillfuI twist of the paddle,
Philip MacCauley drew the canoe close
to the dock.
SIS this the boat You told me you I
lived on" he asked. climbing up be-
side her and holding the canoe fast by
a rope.
"Yes. the Dirty Mary" answered
Tonnibel. with a little catch in her
voice. "Now I live on her. | mean to-
day.
"What do Won mean by now you
live on her?'" he asked. Isn't this
your home? Didn't you tell me that?"
The girls dark head dropped. and
the shower Of curls almost covered
Gussie to her short hind legs. Tears
dropped silently.
Philip touched her gently. where's
your mother?" he questioned.
She lifted her head and looked at
him through her tears. She wanted
to confide in some one-yes. she did
want to tell him. but the oath she'd
taken on the gentle Christ flashed into
her mind.
"She amt home Just at present."
she replied in low voice.
Oh. how she wanted TO ask him IL
he knew of any work she could dol
AS If he had rend her thoughts. he
asked abruptly. Can | do anything
for YOU? brought you this"
She made a slight movement with
ber head but accepted the card he ex-
Then there drifted over the quiet
day the tolling of the chimes
rom the university clock on the
of Cornell. She bent forward
o listen. 1t struck one. and drawing
Ter feet from the water, she got up.
She had promised to be at Pendleha-
zen place al two O'Clock.
Il got to go now she said apollo
yetically. Much obliged for bringing
some more salvation, mister!
Mebbe III see you again some time.
.febbe | will"
"When?" demanded Philip. the blood
swiftly to his face. He felt
sudden renewed interest in the SOL
mn girl, and he didn't want her to
him at all.
81 dunno" she answered, putting
under one arm. 81 mightn't be
ONE when you come"
'Can l come tomorrow" the boy
rged.
yep, you can come" said Tonnibel,
18th filing throat, but if there's any
ne around, don't stop"
This was all the warning she dared
I've him. Then she paused long
1ough to see him jump into the canoe,
for a few minutes she stood
atching the craft as it danced away
1 the water toward Ithaca. Then she
arted for the doctors.