Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-06

leader. McNoll. was draining bottle.
Suddenly he heard voice trembling
with excitement and wet with tears
saying:
You go way from here or I'll kill
you dead. So help me God I'll kill
| you. Ii one o. you touches him he's
! goin to die"
He saw BIN Kelso at the window
with her gun leveled at the head of
McNoll. Her face was red with anger
/ Her eyes glowed. AS he looked tear
welled from one Of them and trailed
down the scarlet surface of her cheek
McNoll turned without word and
walked sulkily out of the back door.
The others crowded after him. They
ran as soon as they had got out of the
door. She left the window. In mo-
ment the young men were galloping
away
BIN came into the house sobbing
| with emotion but with her head erect.
She stood her gun in corner and
knelt by the helpless boy. He was
crying also Her hair fell upon his
/ face as she looked at the spot Of deep
scarlet color made by the shot bag.
She kissed it and held her cheek
against his and whispered: Don't
cry. It's all over now. I'm going to
cut these ropes
1t was as if she had known and
loved him always. She was r.4e a
Young mother with her first child.
Tenderly she wiped his tears away
! with her blond, silken hair. She cut
his bonds and he rose and stood be
fore her Her face changed like
magic.
"Oh what a fool I've beenr' she
exclaimed
why 500" he asked.
II cried and l. kissed you and we
never have been introduced to each
other"
She covered her eyes with her hair
and with bent head went ont of the
door
''Tll never forget that kiss as long
AS | live" said the boy as he followed
her. "Tu never forget your help or
your crying either"
go away from me-I won't speak
to YOU she said. $50 back to your
work. I'll stay here and keep watch"
The boy returned to his task point
ing up the inside walls but his mind
and heart were out in the sunlight
ia ~ ID L. nn1rn
Of the door and saw her leaning
against the neck Of the pony, her face
hidden in his name When the sun
was low she came to the door and
said:
"You had better stop now and go
home"
She looked down at the ground and
added:
please, please. don't tell ON me-"
"Of course not" he answered. "But
I hope you won't be afraid Of me any
more"
She looked up at him with little
smile do you think I'm afraid OF
y0u?" she asked as if it were too alb
| surd to be thought of. She unhitched
and mounted her pony but did not go.
Il do wish YOU could raise mus
tache," she said, looking wistfully into
his face II can't bear to see you
look so terribly young; you get worse
and worse every time I see you. I
want YOU to be regular man right
quick"
He wondered what he ought TO say
and presently stammered: 'T-r-in-
tend to- l guess I'm more of man
than anybody would think to leok at
me-
you're too young to ever fall in
love, reckon"
mo, Tn mott he answered with de-
cision.
Have you got razor?" she asked
mo
81 reckon it would be a powerful
help. You put soap on your lip and
NOW it off with a razor My father
says it makes the grass grow"
There was a moment Of silence dur
Ing which she brushed the name of
her pony. Then she asked timidly:
do you like yellow hair?"
Eyes. If it looks like yours"
IF you don't mind I'll put mus
tache~ on you just-just to look at
every time / think of you
"When / think of you I put violets
in your hair" he said.
He took step toward her as he
spoke and as he did so she started
her pony A little way off she checked
him and said:
I'm sorry. There are no violets
| now"
She rode away slowly waving her
hand and singing with the joy Of
bird in the sprinstime.