Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1948-04-02
CHAPTER XXXV

to Ellen was too excited to sit
m her room at the Holden House al
re wait for her father to come and tt
ne her the news.
&c A thought flashed to mind. HI
L. father would be at the Round TIC
~ Hotel, where Of course he must hav
&c driven JEFF after the storming
:. the jail had been abandoned. II
- had told her to stay there, so sh
!. had better return to it. Slippin
- through side door, she Wake
y swiftly down the dark street.
al Several men were standing roun'
= the doorway of the Round Top whel
!. Ellen drew near. A buggy pulled VI
:. at the door and somebody got out
> 1t was Doctor Harris.
!. "Goddlemighty!" he ripped out
Whats the sense in patching w
you dunderheads when you starr
rampaging over the country soon as
my back is turned?"
A moment later Ellen was face to
face with Calhoun Terry. None OF
the tumult that filed her found ex-
preston. She said in small muir
muir. SIS my father here?"
Terry looked at her, surprised.
She ought not to be out alone on
night like this. Eyes. He's with
JEFF. I'll tell him you are here.
Better wait in the parlor."
He led the way, closing the door
behind them. "Jeff saved our lives,
with your fathers help" he said.
Eyes, I was there. He saved yours,
as you did his this afternoon"
"You were there?" he repeated.
Eyes. jeff and father wouldn't let
me go with them, but I couldn't
keep away" A vibrant wire
strunmed in her voice. She Won
dered If he could look at her and
not know the truth.
He thought he knew why She had
been unable to stay away, and he
said gently: II think jeff will be
all right in few days, though his
fever is high now. He was fine,
wasn't he?"
Calhoun had a sudden sense of
the tragic futility of life. She was
SO young, SO eternally young, and
she demanded all good things of
life. The girl was dancing on the
quicksands of the future, the warm
hope in her heart of happiness
ever after. But life would maui her.
For all his good intentions jeff
would fail her, because of the fatal :
lack OF stability in his character.
"Yes-and SO were you," she said.
He said nothing for moment,
but his look gave a significance to Z
his silence that kindled in her bosom r
a hot excitement. Yet when he
spoke his words ignored this.
Would you like to see Jeff from
he door? don't suppose the doctor
viii let you go nearer now, because
le doesn't want him excited"
mot tonight" she said. 'T'u wait
ere for father"
"rll tell him you are here"
He returned in minute. 'Your
ather has to take the wagon back to m
le corral. have offered to see YOU ia
} your hotel" ii
HIS restrained manner chilled her. tn
AS she walked beside him. Ellen
aught herself thinking how strange
as woman's fancy. Out of a
men it flew to one. When
S voice was kind, it played ON
lords in her heart. If he walked
,side her in friendliness. she trod
e hilltops in world reborn. But
hen his eyes had no gifts for her. L
lie was drenched with woe. -
Terry spoke Of jeff.
He is very loyal to his friends
I'd will go to any lengths for them. W
suppose you know he sent the ty
oney found in Turkeys cabin to SUI
m fellows wife to support the bu
tie children" Calhoun did not -
low exactly why he was marshal. :
g talkng-points in favor Of Brand.
Hess 1t was because he had been
tie less than fair to him and felt
ought to acknowledge it to the
RI who loved the reckless scamp. l
Yes" Ellen agreed listlesslv
i'd turned the conversation to the
st subject that came into her
ad. What do you think is going
happen when the settlers meet
csc invaders? Will there be bat.
and great many men killed."
He shook his head. II don't know L
our father and l are riding up the =
lex River valley. We are leaving
soon as we hear from Washing.
n. don't think we shall get anv col
vorable response from the govern. an
ent. Ellison arranged for il tn be,
ep hands off. Our idea is to trv col
be mediators between the two del
rites and fix up a settlement NJ 49,,
me sort" ho1
Il don't see how you can do tb.+ sew
tn both sides acting outside the =
" trying to destroy their enemy 6
~ and father had better not pet -
lxed up in it. You will only get
to trouble
I'm glad jeff Brand didn't fee,
at way tonight" he said, smiling
her. He took lot more risk A
an we are going to run. He might h;
We done himself great harm. Per. r.
ps ne has, though don't think so c,
it he did his job just the same w
They had reached the Holden ca