Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-13

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that restrained hl..
q fear that when the snoo.-s
other. than himself might foil
sacrinces In the shorrid fusillade. Il
told ali this to Sally during the ride
back 70 the house, with q gay non.
chalance that .surprised her. She had
an idea that resourceful lying rarely
came before middle age, 30 that sne
WINS driven to believe that Chester
was eithar precocious or prematurely
advanced in years. Chester was
iarxu, strongly built youth. doubtless
Sapahie OF bandits as well as FOOT
baN; but. knowing him for liar.
she found herself filled with an I'M
| srerious undercurrent Of doubt con-
| corning the precise status Of ms
nerve.
The most surprising development
involved Timothy. the Underwood
chauffeur. Timothy had begun by
betaz literal. He had been heard to
cav thar there was but one bandit.
But he multiplied by six. perhaps
inadvertently. perhaps because ne
drew inspiration from higher sources.
AT any rate. he did not, spoil mat.
ters: he magnifed.
Timothy ate his meals In the
kitchen. He was a respectful crea.
ture. although he came from New
York. He always said ''str" and
ma am" until Sally was In fidgcts
over his deferential speech. He had
a mild glance that followed her
wherever: she went, which the Wreck
observed. and Of course mistook. So
he formed dislike for Timothy. who
did not exactly cringe under his
J obvious displeasure, but who met 1t
with a patient submission that was
J worse than defiance. There was no
harm in Timothy: he merely lied
} through force OF higher example.
But most annoying OF all the pee
/, pie at the ranch. so tar as the Wreck.
: was. concerned. was Chester CnGvE'
, wood Chester having discoveret
sally on horseback. was rediscover.
ing her in the kitchen. He kept
I drifting in and out. on pretexts. an
sometimes he sat down and watched
her as she worked with her sleeves
rolled up on brown arms. To Ches-
ter the Wreck was merely a person
who washed dishes. waited, on table
| and fell off horses-quite uninterest'
ing and not claimant for notice.
The washer OF dishes found himself
growing surly. without knowing why
; The able-bodied heir Of Jerome Un
derwood was. not worth botherins
i about. so long as he stuck to his own
. business and did not annoy the
Wreck He could talk to Sally, Il
J. /, he chose. and II Sally chose to talk
to him. which it seemed that she did
Sally was growing FESTIVE. The
labor OF cooking for large house
( | hole did not dismay her. although II
! was not, exactly, recreation. Shit
wanted to be moving again. although
the time and the means had not pre-
sented themselves. But no matter
how necessary 1t might be to remain
in hiding. II was also irksome. Being
young. she did not have the patience
!. that comes with years.
! Anything that broke the routine
however. was welcome, even an tnvi
ltation from Chester for a. ride over
n the hills. She went. and there were
just two in the party. Nobody had
:. invited the Wreck, and as It wal
e not Sally's party. he could not fairly
Y expect It. She did not believe thai
]. he cared to go. anyhow, for he hated
2 horses. AS she ana Chester rode of
u he stood leaning against the frame Of
the kitchen door glowering at them
1t would not have been a. good tins
for anybody to offer him pleasantries
e |. He felt unaccountably lonesome at
j. Sallys horse disappeared over rise
e AID the way from Pfttsburg to the
;. BARN. he never suffered from lone
J. someness. although there were day.
I when he scarcely exchanged 4 WORD
]. with anybody. But now 1t seemed
r that the world conspired to isolate
I him. and he resented the conspiracy
:. He had an uncomfortable sense OIL
0 being deserted as she rode away.
q He went back. into the kitcier
q latter a while. where Timothy sat in
D a corner reading magazine. There
y were some dishes that belonged II
the pantry. and the Wreck started
I thither with them. His foot trippet
h against chair leg. and two Of the
dishes slid off the top Of the pile
. and, splintered on the floor. The
e Wreck stood scowling at them until
. he heard q smoker from the corner
!. Timothy was grinning with good
! hatured amusement.
i (To Be Continued