The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-04

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She siGept the canon't
tCidih Nth eyes that missed
nothing.
poor they were In debt 20 McKane
for tho new harness that had Ca be
bought 10 replace tho other. liut
Nance looked nj her field OF corn
coming In Ions rows OF tender green
on tho brown floor OF tho well work,
Cd land and hoped she wa prone
20 hope. II was part Of her equip.
ment for the battle OF llfc her shield
before tho lance Of her courage. her
bucklcr Of enegry.
1T looks like a heavy crop. Nc.
Kane" she told the trader honestly,
and I'll have far and away more
than enough for you-I think I'll
have enough lsft Tor my winter
stake"
Hope you DO" said MeKnne. for
tho ho wus none TO sgrupulous where
hts own Interests were concerned. he
felt vague admiration Tor the game
sirI working her lonely homestead
In her dead fathers place,
So, With tho crop spreading It's
four dclicate blades 90 tho coaxinE
sun and tho hay kncc-dcsp Ia the
big fenced fiat across tho river.
Nance Allison laid by her labora for
n while 10 rest her body and refresh
her soul
I've just 30, 10 rldo tho hllis.
Nanny" she said smiling. got to
fish the holes IN Illus stone Canyon.
20 climb tho slopes Tor a little while.
IL viii ba my only chance. you know
there's the hay 20 cut soon and the
corn 10 cultivate. and tha cattle 10
look after. can't work all the year.
Nanny. without a little play"
80 which tho mothers tpgic eyes
filled with tears-,his FOR her dnugh.
tcr's only piay-thn riding IN tho
lonesome hills-tho fishing for trout
Ia a shadowcd canon-whsn her
Young feet should have been trip.
ping 70 tho lit OF fidalcs when the
should hayo had ribtoua aud muslin
fiounccs. and sweetheart -the
things OF youth ere youth should
pass. Pass. toiling az tho handles
OF plow' II was poignant pain
indeed. that brought those lnsistont
tears. that withheld the fcar.urgcd
protest.
So, in tho golden mornings. Nance
began to saddle Buckskln and ride
away a snack OF bread and bacon
tide behind the cautic. 10 come ambi.
ing homo AZ dusk. happy. sweet.
filled with tho Joy Of life. sometimes
a string OF speckled beauties dang.
ling At her knee, sometimes empty
handed
Sometimes Bud went with her. but
Il was not fair 10 Dan and Molly.
the heavy team, TO cheat them Of
their share OF rest, since Bud must
ride one or the other OF them. and
50 Nance rode for the most part
alone.
She lifted up her eyes TO tho
hills" In all truth and drew from
them n very present strength. The
dark. blue.green slopes OF the tumbl.
ing ridges. covered with tapestry
OF finely picked out points OF pine
and flr.trees. filled her with the Joy
Of the nature lover. tho awed hu.
nillty Of the huInbl heart which con,
idors the handiwork OF God.
She lay for hours on some bleachod
log high in n sunny glade. her hands
under her fair head. her lips smiling
uneonsciously. her long blue eyes
dreaming into the cloud fiecked
heavens. aud sometimes sho won.
dered what the future held for her
after the fashion OF maids since the
world began. Siie recalled the rest.
less wandsrings Of the family in her
carly years, remembered vaguely
the home and tho school in old Mis-.
ruuri. her fathers ceasolcsg urge for
travel .And then had como their
journeys end, here in the austere
lonliness Of Nameless Valley. where
his nomad heart had settled down
and been at home. She thought OF
these familiar things. and OF others
not familiar, such as picturlng the
house she and Bud would ono day
build on the big meadow. with run.
ming water piped from the rushing
stream itself. with carpcts-Mrs. NJ
iison was already sewing intermin-
able balls Of "rags' for tho fabric
and with such simple comforts aa
seemed TO her nothing short Of
luxurieB. She knew OF woman In
Bemont who woyc carpets. q Mrs.
Porter. at tho reasonable pric9 OF 30
cents yard. warp included. The
warp should be brown.nnd.whlte, she
decided at least sho had 10 decided
long back utter many conferences
with her mother.
Brown and white running softly
thru tho dim colors OF the rags
nothing new enough 10 DO bright
went into tho bnllatho there would
bo soft golden glow all thru the
hit.nud.miAs fabric from tho thanks"
dyed with copperas. brown and white.
Nance thought, would make IT seem
like tho floor OF the woods in the
fall. weathercd and beautiful.
She could scarcely wait the time
OF tho fulflllmcnt OF this dress,
when the cabin floors should be soft