Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-01-11

/ dog sort, ana bearing tine CD4ke<1aAs1
of q hypocrite, while moving furtively
about, jostled young man, enc q me
| boats passengers, as IL by accident. he
offered a few words In the gsaise OF an
apology, and then drifted c0verIy into
language far from the character Oh ex-
cuses.
The young man shaking his head
Ia answer to the barely-audible utter
ances Of the stranger, replied: T never
gamble. neither do ever indulge my
self with the drinking OF spurious hq-
uors."
The words which so briefly indicated
the Young mans decision we're over
heard by sprightly young blonde girl
Of about 10 years.
Two other men from out Of the crowd
moved forward into the open space and,
after having rudely crowded against
the young man, they, likewise. prof
fered excuses with excessive hDeraltry.
With the intelligence Of q ready-wit-
ted child, the blonde girl could foresee
that the young stranger vas being
drawn into complications with three OF
the most hatefulIy contemplate char
acters Of the country. She pushed OBJ
trTisively through the packed crowd
I and came out in the cleared lane in
view Of, and facing the retarded
passenger.
She felt like screaming, calling them
villains, swindlers. But she knew that
the whole crowd would wonder Why she
should place herself In angry dispute
with individuals so despicable.
''T'n ignore these men and speak
first to the young man himself" she
uttered, "Ah, that's just what III dol"
The fury that was In her brain a mo-
nlent before was now reduced TO ten
derness and mellowed by tears.
Eff you win come with me, III take
you to my father" she said, raising her
blue eyes to meet those Of the aston
ished youth. HE would like to speak
with you" she continued, "and I'm sure
he would be pleased TO give you such
information as you may desire about
this part of the country.
Girl and boy (they were little more)
we're now standing face TO face, each
with look OF sheepish diffidence. The
girl wondering If, after all, she had
not thrust herself impertinently upon
the young man In order that she might
enforce his attention TO her alone, and
| then coming to the conclusion that
this was the very thing she had done,
she felt again the thick, warm tears
gather in her eyes.
II expected to meet my uncle at this
landing" he at last ventured, and
seeming very much disturbed over his
experience with the three strangers,
he continued: 1T is probable that these
men finding me within this tangle of
| humanity, had judged me q person not
hard to beguile and cheat. I should
have shocked them with words very de-
cisively spoken and those in fashion Of
their own vernacular"
''Will you please tell me who your
uncle is-the person you expected to
meet upon this PLATFORM" she que
ried. He mentioned his uncles name;
specifying, also, the business he fol-
| lowed.
Never before were the girls emo
tons so awakened by the unexpected.
Her pointed chin dropped as though
she were about to give utterance to q
shock Of surprise. Her eyes opened
wide with doubt and curiosity as she
befeld him IN earnest contemplation.
and the notions that she had gained
BY so doing were that his words and
ideas were spoken and expressed In
direct contrast to those OF his uncIe's:
end she observed that not O single
feature Of his visage was fashioned to
a corresponding feature of the old
mans face.
His blue eyes we're ever smiling, while
! ttAC eyes OCuCdtu his lkllCtc 0EAVY
brows smiled only when their master
had driven good bargain. His phys
ique was slight but muscular; his
movements we're as graceful as an ath-
lcte'S, and his manner Of speech had
at once marked him a scholar. LET us
climb the trail that takes us I'D the
river bank and into the town" she
suggested The young man, easily gov
erned by her gentle persuasion, fol-
lowed the girl to the top, while she at
different times turned about to ask
about his trip, about the steamers
progress over certain rapids along the
rivers course.
The sloping bank was climbed and
the two were standing together upon
the great, wide open prairie, both look
ing far away where the evening sun
was inviting notice of its play of rain
bow colors against the sky and upon
the rim of the western horizon.
May hear from your own lips the
name by which / may address you with
the freedom of an acquaintance"
asked the young man.
I'm quite sure you've seen my name
lettered in full upon the sides and also
above the waterline of the steamer that
carried you on its long journey to the
little town at which you've just ar
rived" she answered.
Rachel SrnythesteinI" exclaimed the
youth quite nonplused. And now your
name, please?n said the girl. Samuel, /"
the youth replied, Samuel Goldstein.