The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-01

apparently did not find il.
1 amt amin T. let the big Won
OUT yonder swaller me up like il did
hen. Some iatboatmen told me yes
terdy there's a wagon train maxim
up 10 the city for the gold diggin's
III California. Y'u know, when a bounC
boy times out, the man he's bound
TO most g~ener'ly starts i'm off with
a boss and saddle and bride. Pap
Simon said he fg'r'd on givin' me
G%raylOck.
l low We'll jine that wagon train
Glaylock and me. And when we find
gold, we're-comin' back"
he stole a shy look at her. She
dropped her eyes.
You'll f'rget the Flatwoods when
you've found-goId."
lie seemed to search her words
again for some meaning that he wished
much to find. Blu her face was very
thoughtful and turned aside.
"Frget the Flatwoods! Where else
In the world is there a sight like that?
Inc minute I've got money enough Pm
comm back. I'll buy the homestead
back f'om Pap Simon; finish the
house; and then"
An arm unconsciously reached to-
ward her. The movement brought the
red-roofed cottage into his line of Wis
lon-the r%ed-roofed cottage, where lay
a paper that bound him to servItude.
he drew his arm back crushed his
hat rim in his powerful fingers.
Down by the rivulet in the barn lot
the geese honked and clapped their
wings. The sound aroused the man
from the half bitter mood and he
glanced at his companion, to find her
eyes upon him.
Jack" she hesitated; do y'u
spose it could be the red lock that
made Ken act like e did,"
The question was so at variance
with the mans trend of thought that
he was a long time considering it.
1T amt the red lock-" he finally
answered in his slow way, Its the
drop of blood that come along with it.
FIT that matter, though, every man
gifts a bad drop r two out of the past.
But them bad drops can be overcome,
If a man bucks ag'in EN-. The trouble
with Ken was 1t didn't pear like he
wanted t buck ag'in' his"
"The curse of Colin,'" was the
girls musing comment. "F"r hundreds
of years-ever sence the days of Red
the old sea pirate-it's ben
breakin' out in the family every few
generations. 1t aIw'ys worried Ken
it broke out on him. I've some
thought it would "a ben better
II he'd never "a found the mean
In of that red lock-that it was the I
curse of Colin" [
That's it," he commented. Il low
Ken fg'r'd the curse had i'm anyhow,
and so it wasn't wo'th while t buck 8
it," {
Mother KEEP the lock cut off, y'u Y
Know, till Ken was big enough t notice 7
t himself. After that he alw'ys KEEP /
t combed under SOS it didn't show. I
don't reckon anybody in the Flat
woods but you and me and father q
,noW'd e had It,"
YES" the woodsman interrupted, S
oil Uncle Nick Whites knows. But |,
as good as sayin' it's dead and t
uried. Nothin' eyer gifts a-past Uncle t
jaw"
He grinned, pushed up the mop of D
ousled hair that fell over his brow il
nd pointed to a scar. r,
That's where Ken struck me with I'll
whip han'le the day l found out e e,
ad it." u
The girl ran her slim fingers over O.
lie scar. w
And he cut me with the whip W
cause | flew at i'm when e done it,"
And then | hit i'm with a rock Sc
cause e cut you" s.
The girl shivered.
Il thought he'd kill y'u that day." vi
Ie said. His hat fell off, hfs hair
as mussed, and y'u know how awful as
made i'm look when that red lock al
Drked out and fell down over is ne
es-wild and savag and terrible
re OF Red Colin must "a looked.
E jerked y'u up and drawed the butt
is whip-mercy 1t makes me
liver t think about it. But he only
Ighed-hard and wild-and let y'u
-
A smile crawled across the bold IL
atures of the woodsman, narrowed NJ,
) eyes and pinched out two queer L.
tie wisps of friendly frankness. -,
This amt Fourth O. July, mr.
ris'mas, mr. nobody's weddin'. How
me the scenery?'' He reached out
big hand and touched the smart u
wv. 49, me-