The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-18

Gated that the process was complicated. He
had supposed you just put pieces of pump
kin within the crust, added sugar and
baked it, whereas there were milk and
eggs to be thought Of-and other things.
He was glad to have. leisure to study it out.
At n rate, he reflected, as he reOpened
the cook book, the boys were now fed bet
ter than when he had them in the city and
supported them with the cabaret orches-
ira job. And if they were plump and
strong, then so much was all right, and
perhaps, later on, other things could be
made so.
This was the sort of wind, he thought.
his eyes straying from the cook book to
the wild drift of old leaves past the win
dow, that his grandmother used to say
was ridden upon by the souls of the dead
mo wonder the primitive peoples had such
notions. 1t seemed full Of voices. But if
ever any dead came back at all, why could
not Sonia and Alexiev accomplish it? If
they only would! Yet he would be sorry
to have Sonia see the boys in those ragged
clothes. Her white fingers would ache to
be busy with a needle-AleXis' elbows
Michael's stockings. He sighed heavily.
Suddenly he put down tn ecOOk book.
and rolling up his sleeve examined q long,
StiH scar that ran from shoulder to elbow.
lie chafed 1t, licked the muscles, clenching
and unclenching his slender fingers rapidly
many times. Was he cheating himself into
believing that he felt a little more power
there-mOre %feXibility? Better not to hope
To hope and then to despair again-One
might go mad that way.
browning, he struck the table a sharp
Strong blow with his finger tips; seated
nlmse1 and played a mute swift scale upOI
the oilcloth cover. For a long while, chin il
palm, ne stared with blazing eyes into the
ends of the earth.
Whether or not the Enemy Bow had lair
in ambush until Louis eve should he re
moved from the little caravan, it is certain
: ne was upon them cruel and predatory, a!
. soon as the door was shut.
= But it was not the merchants first en-
l counter with foes. They received him il
savage silence, keeping their heads and oh
|. serving. system, though he was as big a
Doth OF them put together. Alexis bein;
!, underneath, Michael darted in and fastened
IKE a weasel upon an enemy leg, bitin,
deep with his strong little first teeth, no
did kicking. dislodge him. The boys de
y stones and sang
"BOlshevikOffsky
GOtsuehakOfsky-"
The air was contemplate and his name
OF rendering 1t more so. He was not a
q important person. He was caIsmft
merely, like lightning or hOOd-an act G
1 God. They quietly set about the neces
sary repairs. A wheel had dropped frOI
the cart. 1t took so long to find the Dol
- that the twilight of the mountain ha
swept across the Pass and filed the vale
Oy. .55h9tetim time the wheel was on again.
sumed their descent. He onIv smoke Rn,
sian when he knew OF no English equiVS
lent Tor MS meaning. He had sOugl
: XxSSlnly TOT anything to replace tbs
. The steep road debouched into IL
a smooth highway at q point Just Opposit
= the Barley estate; and here the win
pushing inexOrably, skidded them rigl
across the road and through the Q iTo
A gates. These gates were guarded and u.s.
ally kept closed by two pussy faced stOI
n grifins who sat on their haunches an
= elasped shields to their bosOms. thereby h
dicating that the Barley estate was not
~ matter to be taken lightly. They did a,
70 OIIen permit the gates to be open.
- once to the leeWard Of the grihius' De,
s. estals and tat launches the merchants we
e. able to make a stand and draw breath.
The house was Of stone surrounded I
n plllared ~Verandas. The door OF the ma
n entrance was green and had a brass knOcl
= er. The boys were familiar with the ba,
OF the house, which you reached by anOth
10 gate further on, for they had once We.
Iured through 1t with their berries al
= round Mr.. and Mrs. Binken, the caretakeI
1urtively at home in their corner OF q
great house, Ill grubs in a nut. It had n
been an agreeable experience and they hI
not sold their berries.
But heretofore they had only glimps
the front Of the house through the ir
gates. Michael had often said It would
a nice place to play in. Alexis was not
sure. 1t reminded him Of something.
Now they saw that the shutters b
been taken Town and the window shad
raised. A hickering glimmer on ding
visible furniture and pictures indicated
wood fire within.