The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-11

'You are sonnya friend" 30 rs-
piled and we give you our trust
Tho Eird swallowed once and TIGHT
cned her hold on the childa thin
shoulders. There was something I'M
finitely pathetic. infinitely intriguing
in this situation. and t Stripped her
strungiy
- thank you" sho said awkward.
ly. I'm not bctray a."
I'm sure you won't aald Brand
Fair. 'and Tor the present. n you'll
Accept ua AZ our face value. wen be
mighty giad-eh. sonny
eve been glad an The tlmr. said
sonny fcrycntiy. "and so's Dirk"
~tngratcsy' laughed the man.
Here I've shared my poor substance
with yOu two fora very long time
ana AZ the FIRST bribo u meat and
kisses you turn mo down coldr'
oh. cried Nance. flushing. you
know al about uu
''lt's my business 20 know an about
ono who lnyadea my solitude. Isn't
.u1"
But here sonny could stand
Band's bandinaso no longer and
pulling away from Nance he ruu 20
him. and cilnginE about his knees
begged forgiveness Tor tho lie whose
memory troubled hts clear little soul.
The man touched tho unkenpt
small head with tender hand
SURE. ortiwrr' no said gently;
that's al right. 4 gentleman must
Ne when q lady commands could
not 10 anything else"
You make me feel iIko q sinner
said Nance. Il hope you't forgivc
me. too"
The man took sonny's hand as she
made FratY 90 leave and turned down
tho canyon with her
wen form % Euard-of. honor In
token Of that. " he said, "and IN seeing
you OF we'll invite you back again.
sonny would miss you now. you
know Hut Just remember always
Miss Allison. pisass-that IN u way
We no keeping out % sight until
until some time in an uncertain ~.
ture Consider us a secret, viii you
uotT
Nance Allison rode home 70 Name
lsss with her head IN a whlrL Life,
that had seemed 10 pass her By In
her ploddlus labor and her patient
/ bearing OK trouble. had suddenly
touched her with n flaming finger.
60. fsaa F.s.rsA s..assf 49, 4. - - ne
ton in the silence Of Bluc stone can.
yon-and now there was something
else. a strange vibrant element. thin
as ether and intangible az wind. a
sense q citation. Of experiment. She
felt a surge within her ot some name
less fire. an uplift. a peculiar glad
ness.
Nanny" she said straightly
when she stepped IN NJ tho cabin
door. Tive found the man.
''Whewl Some statement, Sis
cried Bud as he sbamblcd across the
slu behind her. What's no likcg''
WHY don't Just know. He's
tall--nnd he wears clothes that have
once been finc--nnd he has the
s'raightest eyes over saw His
names Falr-Brand Fair-and he's
some relation to Sonny, for that is
his name. too"
II hope you gave him that piece OF
your mind you laid out tor pursued
/ Bud.
why. Mono said Nance won.
derlngly. looking at him with half.
seeing eyes. II don't--belleve--T didr'
Mrs. Allison looked UP from hcr
work Of getting supper at tho stovcl
Il mind me" she said. "of the first
time ever set eyes on your pappy,
was goln' TO fralI him good because
he'd run his sanddle horse a-past nj
cart vas driyin.' hckln' n terrible
dust all over my Sunday dross--i'
was camp.mcctin' at Sharfelrs Corn.
erE-an' then-he laughed an talked
10 mean ] forgot my mad spell
/ Hls eyes jest coaxed tn wrath Out
Of my heart-then an ever after"
why. Nanny" said Nance
that's Just what happened hercl This
/ man talked TO me and l forgot my
mad spelli ! never said thing I'd
1 gfayed 10 payf And i promised &c