The Lamar register., 1922-06-14

"Call some one to get this child
some dry clothes. Take anything Of
Ewes you can find that will keep her
warm, and for Gods sake, take those
ragged boots of her feetW He sprang
to the bell. "I'll order the team"
When he had given his orders to the
servant who appeared at the door, he
sank back into chair and Mrs. Rob
ertson went swiftly out.
Utterly oblivious Of the sQuatter
girls presence, Marcus Mackenzie
buried his face in his hands. The new
Pollyop, the Polly Of the Sun, crept
forward and touched him.
Your woman's all right" she said
huskily. Don't cryl She told me
about-about the little kid a-comin' In
the summer, an she howled like mad
to come along with me But i says to
her she couldn't walk all this way to
you without dyin'."
The soft tones vibrated sympathe-
tically as she voiced the assurances.
Mackenzie thrust up mis- hand and
clutched the slim brown fingers
"Tell me something about 1t while
we're HlOnt, he whispered.
Pollyop shuddered.
well, sir" she began, so low that
Mackenzie had to raise his head to
hear, "all the squatters hate you, but
none of 'em was wicked like me. /
said, l did. that you couldn't be hurt
NO way only through your woman an
AMI was goin' to cut her head on
with the ak an then sling 'er In the
lake. l s'pose I'm goin' TO get sent up
for years, but l jast had to come and
tell you"
Before Mackenzie, aghast at the
danger his dear one had faced, could
answer. Mrs. Robertson entered, fol.
lowed by Evelyn's maid.
"Ill get my coat" exclaimed Mar
Gus. jumping up. "Dress the girl warm
and send along Evelyn's fur motor
coat"
A furtive smile curled the maids
lips as she helped pull of Jeremiah's
heavy coat. and then grew broader
as Pollyop slipped out of Daddy's
great boots. Yet the woman admitted
to herself as she dried the wet feet
and attired the sauatter girl In her
mistress beautiful clothes that ahe
was pretty. even prettier than Mrs.
Mackenzie
When the robing process was fn-
ished. Mrs. Robertson glanced over the
little figure and grudgingiy acknowi.
edged to herself that there was some
thing Of elegance In the girls bearing,
even II she were a squatter.
Come here" she said. A naughty
gesture indicated the spot. Right
here before me-"
Polly's shaking legs carried her
within a few inches Of the august
presence.
you're very sure. girl" asked Mrs.
Robertson, that my daughters safe
In your shackf How did she come
theref'
Polly remembered Larry Bishop and
Lye Braeger. She had been instru-
mental in bringing them within the
prison shadows, and II any one suffered
from the deed done that night, II must
take the blamei
Il wheedled 'er there, ma am" she
replied humbly. I'm goin' to tell her
man all about it"
Marcus entered and started back as
he caught sight of Polly. How beauti-
full she was, bedecked In his wife's
clothes Then It came to him that
even In her rags she had had a dis
tinctive loveliness. Both Bob and Eve
lyn- As that precious name went
through his mind, his thoughts flew to
the squatter's hut where his frail young
wife awaited him..
Come along quickly" he said. 60
Ing directly to Polly.
How changed he seemed, how gen.
tie he was as he took hold Of her arm
and led her away; and so preoccupied
was she with this thought that the
beauty Of the clothes which she wore
made no impression upon her. She
wondered duly when Mackenzie lifted
her bodily into the sleigh and the
coachman chirruped to the horses, just
what he Intended to do with her to-
morrow
She looked back upon the time the