The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-01
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tillers Of the soil. They had left
, love OF IL 10 Bruce. He knew VIII
II would be like 10 feel the earth
pulse through the handles OF a pillow.
behold the first start OF green thin
IN the spring and the golden ripenir
In fall; 10 watch the fiocks through n
GREATNESS nights and the herds fee,
Ing on the distant hills.
Bruce looked over the ground. II
knew enough not 10 continue the ira
farther. The space In front was battle
In moonlight. and he would make N
best kind OF target TO any rifiema
watching from the windows OF tn
house. He turned through the covert:
seeking the shadow OF the forests a
one side.
BY going In a qsartering direction
/ he was able 20 approach within wv,
hundred yards OF the house without
emerging into the moonlight. AT thai
I point the real difficulty OF the staIs
began He lowered In the shadows
then slipped one hundred feet further
He could see the house much Nor,
plainly BOW. True, II had suffered ne,s
lect In the past twenty years II need
ed painting and many OF its windows
we're broken Bruce rejoiced 10 see
That there were no lights In the east
wing Of the house; the window that
Linda had indicated In the note was
Just black square on the mOonllt
wall.
There was neglected garden close
TO this wing Of the house. II he could
reach this spot In safety he could ap-
preach within few feet OF the house
and still remain In cover. He went
Hat, then slowly crawled toward II.
once lighr sprang up in a window
near the front. and he pressed close
to the earth But In a moment Il went
away. He crept on. He didn't know
when Waterman In one Of the dark
windows would discern his creeping
figure. But he did know perfectly Just
what manner Of greeting he might ex-
pecr in this event. There would be a
single little squirt Of are In the dark. |
hess, 50 small that probably his eyes !
would quite fan 10 catch IL. IL they |
I'D discern ii, there would be no time
or message 10 be recorded In his
'rain- II would mean a swift and Ger
ain end OF all messages. The Turner's
would lose no time In emptying their
ines at him. and there wouldn't be the
ilightest doubt about their hitting the
mark. All the clan were expert shots
nd the range was close.
The place was deeply silent. He
cit growing sense Of ave. In a mo
nent more. he slipped into the shad-
ws Of the neglected rose gardens.
He lay quiet an instant, resting. He
idn't wish TO risk the success Of his
1pedition by fatiguing himself now.
lie wanted his full strength and
reath for any crisis that he should
beet In the room where Linda was
onfned.
Nevertheless, the stock Of his rife
FIT good In his hands. Perhaps there
'onld be running fight after he got
he girl out Of the house, and then his
irtridges would be needed. There
ight even be a moment Of close work
TN what guards the Turner's had set
yer her. But the heavy stock used
ke club, would be most use to him
zen.
Aany times. he knew. skulking fig. |
rs had been concealed in this zor.
u. Probably the Turner's, in the ,
Iys Of the blood-feud. had often waIt.
In It's shadows for a sight Of some I
'e OF their enemies In lighted win 1
w. oid ghosts dwelt IN II; he could \
. their shadows waver OUT Of tho )
rner Of his eyes. Or perhaps n v.s
ly the shadow Of the brambl.s Z,
Dwu by the wind. >
once his heart leaped into his I
r"at at o sharp crack Of brush be- Il
ie him; and he could scarcely re-
ain musculer Jerk that might have
'saied his position. But when he
ned his head he could see nothing
the coVerts and the moon above c;
I'm. A sardea snake. or perhaps a 3,
no mole, had made the sound. r.
Four minutes lader he wns within $.
aczen feet Of the designated win oil
v. There was a stretch Of moon 70
1t between, but he passed Il aulck.
And now he stood In bold relief 81
inst the moonllt house-wall. "
lie was In perfectly plain sight Of kr
one on the hill behind. Possibly m
distant form might have been dis III
ned from the window Of one of the vi
er houses occupied by Simon's kin. II
he WIS too close TO the wau m
iisible from the windows Of si,non's or,
80. except by deliberate scrntfnv sh
the window slipped up noiseless.
n his hands. lar
g WIS considerably surprised. He cat
expected this window TO l,a IocI cd led
e way. he felt less hopeful Of ue. en'
He recalled In his mind the AZ. wa
Ions thst Linda had left. wonder. DO
" ne had come to the wrong win VII
But there was no chance OF a me
Ike In this regnrd IL wax IN. nor,h SAL