Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-01-20

d ful company In my rnmbles Mostly
g these we're confined 10 the nellabor
Q hood Of the cove. / never yentured
beyond Lookout ridge, but there went
2 often with Crusoe, and we would sit
! upon a rock and talk to each other
! about our first encounter there, and
the fright he had given me. Every
body else had gone, gazed and adj
mired But the only constant pilgrim
besides myself, was, Of all people,
Captain Magnus. The captains unex-
pected ardor for scenery carried him
thIthcr whenever he had half an hour
to spare from the work In the cave
Needless TO say, Crusoe and l timed
our visits so as not to conflict with |
his.
one day, as Crusoe and came down /
from the ridge, We met Captain Mag
nus ascending. | had In my hand
small meta-backed mirror, which /
had found surprisingly, lying In
messy cleft between the rocks. 1t
was thing such as man might car
ry In his pocket, though on the island
II seemed unlikely that anyone would
DO so. at once attributed the mir
ror TO Captain Magnus, for knew that
no one else had been on the ridge for
lays. was wondering as l walked
along whether by some sublime law
II compensation the captain really
bought himself beautiful and sought
his retired spot 10 admire not tho
lew but his own physiognomy.
When the captain saw me he stopped !
ull In the path. There was a growth
( fern on either side. approached
owly, and, as he did not move, c
nused, and held out the mirror. &
81 think you must have dropped this, '
aptain Magnus. l found 1t on the S
,cks."
For an instant his face changed c
Is evasiye eyes were turned to me ,
'archlngly and sharply. He took t
e glass from my hand and slipped 1t |
to his pocket l made movement ,
pass on, then stopped, with faint ,
awning of discomfort. For The heavy {
cure Of the captain still blocked the
nth.
A dark flush had come into the mans
ice. His yellow teeth showed be-
ycen his parted lips. His eyes had a
brightness.
whats your hurry?" he remarked,
18th a certain insinuating emphasis.
l began to tremble.
II am on my way back to camp,
apta!n Magnus. Please let me pass"
at won't do you no harm If you're
little late. There amt no one there
eepin' tab. Amt you always a.
-rayin' Off with the Honorable?
int so pretty, but"
"You are Impairment Let me pass"
"Oh, I'm lmpertinent, am 1? That
cans fresh, maybe. I'm a plain man
I'd don't use frills on my langwidge.
'ell, when | meets a little skirt that
lkes my eyes there amt no harm in |
tin her know 1t, is there? Maybe I
he Honorable could say it nicer" /
With q forward stride he laid a \
and upon my arm. I shook him off |
nd stepped back. Fear clutched my
roat / had left my revolver In my |
larters. oh, the dreadful denseness /
these woods, the certainty that no
ldest cry Of mine could pierce them /
And then Crusoe, who had been
liting quietly behind me in the path, j.
lpped In between US. Every hair =
J his neck was bristling. The lifted
per lip snarled Enthusiastically. He
I'VE me a swift glance which said, W
Shall l springf" A
Quite suddenly the gorilla blandish- p,
ents Of Captain Magnus came TO an y
ID. n.
Say" he said harshly, "hod back :,
AT dog, will your l don't want to q,
II the cur" .,
"You had better not" l returned
Idly. 81 should have to explain how =.
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