Grand Forks herald., 1922-03-14
CHAPTER VI.
The Old Ci,,nabar

Daddy here is man l found
down at the head Of Antelope guich:
he had lost his way, SO I brought him
home with me-" was the simple man
ner in which she launched me; and
! found myself shaking hands with
an elderly man who looked as if he
might be farmer, or miner, or
something Of that nature-yOu will
know what I mean-flannel shirt,
trousers tucked into boots, iron-gray
whiskers all over his face, an eye as
mild as collie dogs.
You done plum right. Jeanie." he
remarked; and then to me: Come
right on In. stranger, and be at home.
If you don't sec what you want, ask
for it, After which he went to take
care Of the piebald pony.
The log cabin proved to be primitive
only on the outside. The interior was
dream Of coy homeiiness. A hang
ing lamp lighted it, and In its mild
glow 1 had my first real look at the
girl.
She wasn't beautiful in any show
girl meaning of the word; she was
something far better-piquant, charm
ing. A round little face. wind-tanned
to tint as delicious as the blush in
the heart Of an apple blossom. jolly
bit Of d nose, tip-tilted enough to be-
a
mouth neither too large nor too small
upheld by an extra firm little jaw
AS she had admitted, her eyes were
blue--the blue that shades into violet
and they were well-set; wide. apart
and perfectly fearless; the kind OF
eyes fit to match the straight-lined
brows that usually go with them.
sat before the cheerful blaze
chucking quietly to myself over the
mad adventures Of the day and their
highly romantic. not to say miracul.
GUS outsome. Beyond all manner OF
doubt l had stumbled upon the three
talismans Of Cousin Percy's cryptic let
tor. BY the most marvellous Of acci-
dents / had discovered the gi;l, the
horse and the dog: and, II the remain
der Of Percy's letter were to be taken
at it's face value, should now be iii
! now with my legacy.
AS to the character of that legacy
there could be no further question
Grandfather Jasper had left me IA
mine; and was fully prepared &c
find it the drowned mine Of Butler
tons story What might be able to
make Of 1t was matter which could
well be postponed to another day. Just
as reached this postponirE concl,i-
sion, the girls father came In, drew
UP chair on the opposite side OF the
hearth, ana began TO make me wei.
come in d mild d-n1annered way, saying
! that they didn't have much company
and were always master" glad to see
a new face. He did not ask me any
troublesome questions: and beyond
telling me his name which was III.
ram Twombly, did not volunteer any
information about himself or his
daughter, nor did he explain how they
came to be living in SO much com.
parAtive comfort In such An out.of-
the-way place
A little later the girl returned I'd
set the table, ana presently we had
supper. 1t was an Amazingly good
meal: crisp bacon. fried potatoes. hot
biscuits ana honey, and coffee that
was most delicious In spite OF the
condensed milk which was made to
serve as cream.
After we left the table the blue
eyed maiden got houscwifeiy busy
and the old man and sat before The
fire and smoked. / don't remefnbel
3ust how II was that we finally drift
ed around to automobiles ana motor
boats and such things, but we did
and maybe 4 may have Dragged a. BIZ
about having driven ana stinkered
pretty nearly all the breedsof g0-eari
On land and Wnter--At really had.
Know about rnAchinery, DO your
said my hearth-ntate; and then. With