Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16


Eric did not turn and creep away
By Thor and Wooden, ouch folly wa
behind himI He waited, breathless
bis presence unxuessed, and 4 sof
voice came stealing through the dark
1t was Mans, and she was address
Ing pagan gods +T am not asleep
she said bravely. az the icy Hood al
most took her breath. II am not dead
/ am alive
A moment Inter she had slipped or
her warm fur parkn and was hurry
Ing back to the turfhouse. She did
not see Eric till she was almost upon
him. then she flung back With 4 gasp
He did not speak. but she recognized
him instantly.
@Spyingr' che whispered, bitterly.
Eyes. and glad of it,
Il thought at least you were . gen
tleman.~
Il didn't come any nearer than this,
although l wanted to. / don't ask you
to forgive me-rd do 1t again. But l
do want your forgiveness for the lie
! told ron today..
what Hef I'm cold. you can ten
me In the morning"
Il want to tell you now. It was the
blackest. biggest lie OF my Hfe- l said
that / didn't mean my declaration to
Sandomar. / did mca II, from the bot
tom OF my heart / am In the field !
want you for my own"
Nan stood very still. Her eyes were
long black shadows In the white blur
Of her face. but he could not guess
their message IF 1t was 4 lie. what
you said todny. I'm glad you took Il
back she told him quietly. at last.
Il think You n a gentleman-after
all"
And You are loveliest. the bravest
girl I've ever known / knew 1t when
| saw you BY the salmon poo-but I
tried to dismiss you as unattainabIe.
But I'm going to fight for you now.
I'm going to try to win you away from
Roy. You r my mate-and Ii | lose
You. / lose all the world"
Nan gazed long and dreamily across
the water to the glimmer OF dawn. A
child's sweet look was on her lifted
face I'm glad you want me- she
told Eric at last ut almost makes
me think that there Is something to
me after all-not just a spoiled young
heilionHbut Eric. 1t will be a hard
row. The odds are all against you,
you see that. This island adventure
Is only an interiude In our Hve1
Some day wen 90 back and you
must stay by the sea and the snow.
Besides. you're competing against 4
dominant man, d mar who always
takes what he wants, and who's got
q head start"
Eric's heart only leaped the stronger.
But you are mine for the winninE7-
For the winning. yes l take back
what i told you today, there's no In
surmountable barrier. Tn going la
now, Eric TIM not cold any more.
but TIL see you In daylight"
TITS daylight now Eric's low voice
had 4 Jubilance she had never heard
He looked out to the grim headlanda.
Just emerging from the dark. ITS the
most beautiful summer day I ever
mw."
She smiled, and stole away. Ex-
Eric walked down the beach,
the seawind In his hair. the Elimmer
Of q new dawn In his eyes.
In the next days toll, Eric had
cause to remember Mans expressions
of Roy This d~eep-thinkinx cynic was
no fish ont Of water, but 4 DO
be reckoned with. a dangerous rival
for Eric's leadership. He had found
bis bearings and was cOoIly setting
put to master his environment III he
we're X strong here, how could Eric
compete with him on his own groundf
Roy had called Erfc's attention to
black bog behind the bluffs ~It.s
| low grade OF peat" he said. tive
seen the like I'm Ireland. Get the men
% cut out squares and set 'em ont
70 drain In 4 few weeks wen have
new fuel and a divert considerable
quantities OF animal fat Into th&
arderx"
Eric rejoiced, without 4 trace az
JEALOUSY. This might spell the dif-
between plenty and famine
n the grim months to come. But the
gulf between the leaders remained
As they helping the hunters
complete their fsh trap. ready for the
almon run. Roy proposed that 1t b.
attended 30 that 1t cover the channel.
Then wen get every hsh that comes
~ Az 1t La. 1T least \ fourth win
ret by
We've got to spare enough for
'reeding stock" Eric answered. @Salm-
q c0me back to the stream where
hey spawn Ii we catch them all,
our years from now there won't Be
fixh to be seen"
1t WINS another clash OF viewpoints
Do you expect to be here four years
now7 Thank God, / don'tf Let's
Ike the cash and let the credit Co."
But Eric stood by his gunA TITS
OF a islnnd- We're invaders, but
ere not Huns. to destroy n 10 70