Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-04-11

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been no mercy for her In them. A
wave of the cold terror Of that mo
ment went over her, followed In
stantly by a burning flush Of anger.
IN take my pound of flesh from
him for this" she told herself
through tight lips, IF 1t takes me
the rest Of my natural life. II a
free citizen of this country can't
ride In safety I'll know the reason
why"
Then she finished dressing and
went out to where Lila, dark Serge's
long-haIred. golden wife, put the
finishing touches on the table for
the evening meal. They were a strik-
Ing foil for each other, Sonya and
her sister-in-law, n 80 tall and
dark and vital, full-lipped, full of
brow above her dusky eyes, sinuous
In her movements, the other small
and fragile as a flower, a fair thing
to look at, to know. They were close
as q hand In its glove, these two.
A tight conspiracy against the
crown, Serge sometimes told them
smilingly. meaning himself. But 1t
was a conspiracy of love and 10y
atty and that dear service which
only love engenders, and he knew 1t.
1t had served him well, for things
had not been too easy on the ranch
In the sagebrush country where
Serge Savarin ran his fiocks of
sheep, and women can hold up the
hands OF men when the waters
of circumstance become too deep.
These two had waded with him,
Leaning In against his shoulders.
Frail Lila had carried his child, too,
and Sonya had stood by at Its de-
liverance. That had been three
years back, and he knew In his heart
that IL 1t hadn't been for their
strong courage he'd have given up.
But he had been ashamed to quit,
and times were better now. The
fiocks had become herds. He had In
dams with them In camps all over
the sage.
Hello, Sonya." said Lila. "How's
Two Fingers wife?"
bad" said Sonya. I'm afraid I'm
going to lose her. She's a sweet
thing, too, pretty and young. Two
babies. The patience of these In
dams is pathetic. She whispered
to me that II she had to go away,
why sorrow? 1t was the common
lot"
If she dies" said Lila, what will
become of the babies?"
1.-TWO Fingers has a sister over
In Long Ruins. Maybe she'd take
them. I'd hate to see them go into
the school. They're so little and
so wild-like baby quail. They need
a woman's love, not a routine"
Lila sighed and looked at Babs
through the open door.
"This world is hard on children
and women" she said, land only q
mans true love redeems It."
"And here comes one of the cru-
saders now" said Sonya nodding her
black head towards the northern
sage. Serge"
A little later he came In from the
back patio, scrubbed and shining,
his riding clothes brushed free of
the days sand and dust, his dark
face burned by u and wind.
A handsome man was Serge Saw
arin, taller than Sonya, showing his
Russian blood In the bold contours
of his face, the fire In his black
eyes, the slowness of his movements.
He kissed Lila with a long kiss,
smiled at Sonya.
"Whewi" he said. "Sure Is good
W Stl uUlut.
Rodney Blake came in, his
hands In the pockets of his plus.
tours.
This is the darnedest family
he complained, grinning. Here an
|, a guest under Its roof, and I've
twiddled my thumbs all day wait.
Ing for 1t to e I'm around"
Now, Rodl" said Lila, "is thai
nice? Haven't Babs and | paid yor
all the attention possible?"
'Babsl The young a%utocrat
She's slept most of the time ant
ignored me the rest. You've done
pretty well, Lila, considering the
thousand things you've done today
about the house, but as for thes,
others, well, l know | should BIZ
highly affronted by their indiffer
ence. Some day I'm going to be
no kidding"
Yeah, like hi you WILL" sale
Serge. Come here, Babs, and ST
on daddy's lap for supper"
1t was a pleasant meal that fol
lowed, and later the small grouy
sat In the big patio watching the
twilight march across the mystic
rious land In ~unspeakable beauty.
sonya, resting her head agains
the long chairs back, sighed Ii
sheer ecstasy of appreciation.
"Tired, dearY' asked Rod ten
derby.
Sonya moved and looked at him
Tired? Why, no, I'm not tirec
now" she said.
'Then why the sighT'
"Oh, | don't know. Just-jus
drinking mall this, / guess"