Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-07
CHAPTER Iv-contInued.

They were not far away. but too
taken up with each other to see me.
She was walking slowly, with the
little petulant cock Of her dainty head
which knew so well. casting her eyes
away from him, and shooting out a
word from time to time. He paced
along beside her. looking down at her
and bending his head in the eagerness
of his talk. Then, as he said some
thing, she placed her hand with a ca
ress, upon his arm, and he, carried OF
his feet, plucked her up and kissed
her again and again. At the sight l
could neither cry out nor move. but
stood with q heart Of lead and the
face Of dead man staring down at
them. I saw her hand passed over his
shoulder. and that his kisses were as
welcome to her as ever mine had been.
Then he set her down again, and
found that this had been their part
Ing, for indeed In another hundred
PAGES they would have come In view
She walked slowly away. with wave
back once or twice, and he stood look.
ing after her. waited until she was
some way OF, and then down l came,
but so taken up was he that I was
within q hands touch of him before
he whisked round upon me. He tried
to smile as his eyes met mine.
II saw you." | gasped, and my
throat had turned so dry that spoke
like a man with a quinsy.
did you so?" said he, and he gave
a little whistle "Well, on my life,
Jock. I'm not sorry. was thinking
of coming up to West Inch this very
day and having 1t out with you. May
be its better as 1t is"
you've been a fine friend" said /.
Well. now be reasonable. Jock"
said he, sticking his hands into his
pockets and rocking to and fro as he
stood. LET me show you how 1t
stands. Look me in the eye and you'll
zee that I don't lie. It's this way. /
had met Edie--Miss Calder, that is
before came that morning, and there
were things which made me look upon
her as free. and, thinking that, I let
my mind dwell on her. Then you said
she wasn't free but was promised to
YOU, and that was the worst knock
I've had for time. 1t clean put me
OF. and l made fool of myself for
some days. and It's a mercy I'm not
In Berwick Jail. Then by chance
met her agaln-on my soul. Jock. 1t
was chance for me-and when | spoke
OF you she laughed at the thought. Ii.
was cousin and cousin, she said, but
as for her not being free, or you being
more to her than friend, 1t was fools
talk. So you see. Jock. I was not so
much to blame after all, the more so
as she promised that she would let you
see by her conduct that you We're mis-
taken in thinking that you had any
claim upon her You must have no
ticed that she has hardly had word
for you for these last two weeks"
laughed bitterly. ut was only last
night" said I. that she told me that
I was the only man in all this earth
that she could ever bring herself to
love-"
Jim Horscroft put out a shaking
hand and laid II on my shoulder. while
he pushed his face forward to look
into my eyes.
"Jock Calder" said he 81 never
knew you tell lie. You are not try
Ing to score trick against trick. are
you? Honest. now. between man and
man."
"It's Gods truth" said l.
He stood looking at me. and his face
had set like that of man who Is hay
Ing hard fight with himself 1t was
long two minutes before he spoke.
"See here. Jock said he. "this
woman is foolng US both. D'you hear.
man?-she's fooiing us both. She loves
you at West Inch. and she loves me
on the brae-side. and in her devils