The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-01-27
YOUTHFUL DREAM.
BY MILDRED WHITE.

tree, with arms clasped idly above his
head he had dreamed dreams of ar
adventurous future with some con-
genial "nut-brown maid" by his side
Instead, Barrie had fallen early in
love, and sacrificed his dream to ne
cessity.
1t was his adverse fortune, to love,
and marry white flower Of girl,
who unlike the hardy brown-tanned
maid Of fancy, exacted tender care
and the support due the clinging vine.
Barrie tried not to love Lillian; stub
bornly he had fought against her
charms, all to surrender the more
eagerly at last. And Lillian proved
a good wife, faithful to the details
of his home keeping sweet natured
always, and lenient to his whims.
When Barrie, irrltably insistant,
grumbled at the confines Of city life.
Lillian, unmoved, packed his bag and
cheerfully babe him good-by, as he
hurried woodward on some lonely va
cation. Sometimes 1t seemed he was
really hurrying away from Lillian.
Her dainty projections wearied him.
But after logged days of freedom,
tramping unfamiliar country or fish
ing in wild and isolated places, Barrie
was sure to come, shamefacedly and
humbly, back to Lillians welcoming
hospitality. Her smile would be as
sweet when he returned as it had
been on his departure. And this salts
fed approximation of hers brought to !
him merely Impotence. Mallory came |
back to the office one day with en-
thusiastic tales of a month spent out
West.
"'Give me your route, Mallory he
said brusquely, and the next day
found Barrie on his way to the lonely
places.
The Office could manage well at this
time, he said, without him. When
he was on his way, Lillian called NAL
Tory to ascertain any possibility Of
danger in Barrie's outing. To her
Mallory enthused on life in the open,
as he had to her husband. When
Lillian turned from the telephone the
wondering light In her eyes gave place
to, understanding. Barrels first weeks
on the ranch found him joyously con-
tent
This is something like it," he told
Dan, of the ranch. this mornings ride
was like tonic"
Big Dan smiled.
"YOu take 1t alone tomorrow" he
I'M, Ill
tings. At Hastings" Dams smile
changed to a conscious laugh-"there's
new girl. Not any like her In this
)art, so we all go over to see her.
''i'he makes the kind of flap-iacks
or the boys your mother used to
nake-and she lets us crowd into her
abin apd eat 'em. Somebody's named
Ter Prairie Flower out of a book
led read; but say that girl can ride
Toes flying on her white horse like
streak. She's as brown and red
AIMED as an autumn leaf and she I
'ears red cap on her head-hair
hats crinkly and brown, too. like a
eaf, and when Prairie Flower laughs o
say, it's like a lot of birds singing a
the morning.
Barrie grinned.
DAM he exclaimed, you are in =
Ive."
I'VE all are" Dan answered. ,
DAN Barrie exclaimed, decidedly, :,
am going with you tomorrow MORN
g to Hastings. Not that I've any 4,
olish notion concerning this ranch
II, but l do want-tO taste some old
flap jacks
Barrie scarcely knew, himself, what i,
lpdlse moved him, but he was
1ltly aware as the two rode out in
morning light together of a long
memory, persistently buried, of the
thrown maid of youthful dreams e
1t was, perhaps, by contrast that Is
llian seemed almost wearisome in on
perfect sameness. The boys were res
identity stopping for their morning is
Il at the picturesque cabin. the
She's got up early, guess" a dis au
pointed caller explained "to ride art
r to Blue Ridge. She does that art
letlmes, with her big bulldog. Moth for
can't hurt her with that beast uca
und." eha
atlsfactlon was in the gruff tone.
rle realized now how protectingly r.
Prairie Flower was regarded by ~
rough companions. Determinedly &C
rie cantered toward Blue Ridge. inf
Il she don't want anyone along, tion
do you go and disturb herr" Dan ton
planned. ME-,
lt something hanging in the cabin acts
caught Barrie's eye. An amaz- Surf
familiar something's blue and CAT
embroidered apron that Lillian. foun
SIS their own living room table patit