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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1922)
PAQB 6 THE IKXD nUMJCTlN. PAHiY EDITION, IIRNI. OHKOON, NATt ltl. V, MAY 27, IIKI. fStomiCountrp S3 T-.TP-. 5Grace Miller White 4 :ht by LiitlcTBrovyn and" Company '. CHAPTER XIII No more unhappy Kirl 1 1 vim 1 In nil o( Tompkins county than Polly Hopkins. Seemingly iicvor-ondiiig days dnmitod by their minutes one by one. When she woke In (hp morning she wished It were nlRlit I Whan she crawled Into lied she wished It were morning! And every twenty-four hours brought re newed anguish to Jerry. Pollyop spent most of her time trying to soothe lilm. And thus (lie two little waifs lived until the news spread through the Si lent City thnt Krelyn Robertson mid Marcus MacKensle were going to be married in a fashionable church in Ithaca. The wedding day dawned bright with sunshine; and, together with Jerry, Pollyop went Into town, hid herself in the thick shrubbery In bvwitt purk and watched with tormented soul the gorgeous dlsptuy of riches. She saw Kvclyn In all her lieauty and the resplendent Marcus; also the hnughty Mrs. Robertson, leaning on the arm of Robert Perclval. How pale his face was! Great tears blinded Pol ly's eyes as she wondered vaguely mid bewllderedly If he ever thought of her. It was a long, sad night which she spent after that event, but still she lived on and carried her heavy burden in silence. Weel: by week she counted on her sleuder lingers the months which would have to be lived through before Daddy Hopkins could come home. Oh, bow she wanted to steal into his arms, to lay her lieu (I against him and to be sure he was u Uie Silent City for ever and ever! Jerry must have him, too, and many were the promises she made to the child during the wild full weather of the Storm country that perhaps tomorrow Daddy would come, perhaps the next day, until the child's face too gathered an expression as If he were always listening for footsteps outside the hut. The autumn rains had no more than set In before Marcus MacKenzie took up asaln his persecutions of the squat ters. On his return from his wedding trip he and lOvel.vn went to live with Mrs. Iiubertsun for the winter. One day Pereival approached Mac Kenzie with another request that he use his influence to liberate Jeremiah Hopkins. "It's wrong for his daughter to stay lu such a place alone with that frail child. Mure," protested Robert earn estly. Lvelyn looked up from her sewing. In her own happiness the thought that Ikt handsome cousin loved the squat ter girl had lapsed in her memory. Her eyes went from his troubled face to her husband's. Marc's expression was dark aud forbidding, and his full red lips dragged down at the corners'. Her heart fluttered at the thought of Ids rage If by chance he got an Inkling of her duplicity. "The huzzy won't be there long, my friend," returned Marcus, gritting his teeth. "I've a plan to put her out with the rest. Why you stand by those peo ple lias always puzzled me, PercivHl." "They're a forlorn lot," replied Rob ert, flushing. "Now, what about Hop kins?" A look of contempt settled on Mnc Keuzle's fuce, and he flung out his bands as if throwing away something be detested. "He'll serve his time," he retorted abruptly, "and when he does come back, his brats won't be where he left them." Keeping her eyes on her husband, Evelyn uttered an exclamation. How Somber and forceful he seemed with that network of wrinkles across his broad brow. Anger distended his nos trils; and the look be hud fixed upon Robert was full of compelling strength. "You're both sickening," she broke out fretfully. "Perfectly sickening:'' "Now listen to me. Eve," ejaculated Robert, turning to her. "Vou know very well that I'm Interested in the Hopkins family " She did not look at him until his sentence was chopped off lu confusion. Then she threw him a peculiar glance. "Oh, I know that w ell enough !" she rejoined, dropping her eyes, "but what makes me ho Impatient la tliut the sec ond you and Mure come within speak ' lug distance, you begin an arguineut about tlieui. Why can't you both make a resolution not to talk about those people?" Her cousin walked to the window and stured out into the garden. A nervous cough cume from MacKenzie. "I won't do It, Eve," asserted Rob ert presently, flinging around. "Some thing's got to be done for Polly Hop kins. She's so young mid unhappy !" "Young and pretty, you liieuu, Hobs," laughed Marcus dlsugrceubly. "Why don't you inuri-y the trollop and put an end to your philanthropy? lien Belt's dead; so be can't interfere with you I" Perclval's lists doubled as fleeing bjood left bis face wax-white.. roiiv --i .J. Tlnowing ber work Into a basket at her side. Mrs. MacKenzie arose. ".Marcus," she snapped, "you're per fectly lUi-gustlng ! Now hero 1 speak my mind! 1 don't ever inn nil to sit in the same room with you two unless you keep your couvei satlun off the sipuittors." She inarched to the door, her lovely head held high; and Marcus strode after her. "Come back here, Kvclyn," he or dered. "How dure you talk like that to me?" It was the llrst time Marcus had spoken to her Just that way; and the sharpness of his tones and the glitter in bis dark eyes sent a sudden rae through ber. She whirled squarely upon him. At the slht of her lace he took a backward step. He had never seen the blue fade from his wife's eyes and a gleam like bright steel take its place. "1 said exactly what 1 meant." she told him. "I positively refu.-e to listen to wrangles about the Silent lily. Now you both understand, don't you?" Suddenly she went deathly pale, held nut a trembling hand, ami swayed as If she were going to fell. She looked so stricken and III that Mar'is caught her to him. Kverything but bis lovely young bride faded from his mind. "What's the mutter, dear heart?" he cried. "Sit down a minute: There! You know very well, Eve darling, I didn't mean to he brutal." She knew he did not rcquin an an swer and gave him none; she only sobbed hysterically against Ids arm. "Neither did I, Evelyn," snid Rob ert. In a low voice. He went to his connsin's side In stantly, begging her forgiveness. The gtrl turned her head and Impulsively kissed his hand. "Never mind now. Bob," she said faintly, "lieuse go uwuy Jlke a good boy." After Perclval's departure, Marcus gathered his wife into his arms and sat down with her on his knee. "There now, sweetheart!" he soothed, and he drew her head to his shoulder and kissed her. "Don't cry any more !" "It makes me so nervous, Mare, dear." she explained, sitting up. "to hear quarrels between you and Rob- "Corns Back Here, Evelyn," He Or dered. "How Dare You Talk Like That to Me?" crt. And and I don't feel very well." MitcKenzle studied her keenly. "Then I'll get a doctor today," he exclaimed, much concerned. A flush covered the girl's face, and she hid It agulnst his coat. "I don't need a doctor, darling," she whispered, "but I do want care and quiet. That's all!" A strange unknown thrill shot through the man. "Look at nie, beloved," he begged, quivering. He forced his wife's face up to his and searched deep into the blue eyes. "Eve, my love, my own darling!" was all he could sny. Then Evelyn rested In supreme hap piness against her husband's breast for a long time. One cold blustering morning n llltle while before Thanksgiving. Evelyn MucKeuzie came down to breakfast alone. She was very pule, and her eyelids showed signs of weeping. The night before her husband liml let loose the reins upon his violent temper. lie had arrived home ut n late hour, challng and Irrllahle. WW9 Awaking Ids wife from a sound sleep, he demanded to know If she were cognisant of the fact thill Rob ert was trying to obtain u pardon for Hopkins. Sevcrnl representative cltl r.ens. tiuiong whom were (wo distin guished lawyers, had approached lilm on the subject. "And thai Isn't all," he fumed. "1 started something el:e today, mid he's try lug lo block inc." lie Jerked at his collar so violently that the sttiT linen tore with a whin ing sound. "1 u that thing," he exploded Hud threw the ruined neckw ear on I he Moor. "I won't stand tiny mole Inter ference. "If j on don't want lo bring Hob to terms," lie went on, "1 will! That's my word! I've held my pence as long as I can ! thiod tied, now, don't stun to cry !" Itut In spite of his Imperious com mand. Evelyn had wept long after her husband's heavy breathing told her Hint he was asleep, Next morning, walking Into the din ing room wearily, she found her cou sin, Robert, standing near the window, his hands In his pockets. She went straight tii ids side. "Rob," she breathed. The young man turned upon her and cainjlit the hand she laid on Ills arm. "You've got to help me now, Kve," he began, without other response to her greeting. "It's all very well for Marc to take a high hand In some matters, hut this thing he's planning Is brutal." "I can't do anything with lilm," cried the girl. "He told me about It last night ; and I talked and talked till I'm hoarse. Hob, why don't you go away somewhere?" Robert shook his head dismally. "I enn't Eve, I can't," he returned. "I know what Polly Is. but she's young and and " He paused, brushed hack his hair and hurried on : "I love her. that's all! If Mare con tinues in Ah, here he comes." The door flung open, and MacKen zie strode Into the room, lie came to a halt tit the slht of his young wife and her cousin. "What's up?' lie exclaimed testily. "Hob wants to talk to you, dear." explained Evelyn, lu a conciliatory tone. She had learned In the past months that suppressing her own tem per was to travel along the lines of least resist ance. "Well, have some hrenkfast," was the ungracious reply. "Sit down, both of you." "I've hud my breakfast," answered Robert. "I waited to have a word -iih you. Marc, before you went Into town. I wnnt to buy of you at yonr own price all the land the squatters tire on. That would relieve " "Squatters again, eh?" came In quick Interruption. "My dear Robert," Mackenzie placed his lingers on the hack of his chair and watching his wife, proceeded, "I reully dislike lo bo abrupt In my own family ami In your house, but you know there Is such a thing as a man minding his ov.ii busi ness." A deep flush rose to PerclvuPs brow. "I am minding my own business," he shot hack, "ir It's your will to per secute a girl who's almost ih-ud with grief. It's mine to help her If I can. This last thing you're trying to put over Is abominable !" In rouKh impatience Marcus sat down, Evelyn dropping Into her place opposite him. "Knun your Interest one would think you hail a more Intimate reason than Just humanity, Robert," he sneered broadly. "Is that it?" Into Evelyn's pale fnce rushed a mass of color, and she shrank back us if she had received n blow. As quick ly the flush receded, leaving her whiter than before. Robert came forward to the table. "You're perfectly right, Marc," he confessed almost Innudlbly. "I do love Polly Hopkins I I" MacKenzie Interrupted lilm by ris ing to his feet, his handsome face suf fused with auger. "Then It's time I cleared her 0111," he answered. "A squutter In the fam ily a thief n liar" Mrs. MacKenzie struggled to her feet and began to cry. "I can't stand liny more," she whim pered, "I simply can't. Marc. The way you both quarrel over those people gels on my nerves. You promised c .Marcus, you wouldn't ever do It again." .Ml (he concentrated rage he had gathered In the past few weeks burst forth In n vicious simp. "Then loll your precious cousin to keep his nose out of my affairs, my dear! I'm perfectly capable of attend ing to them. I don't wish to sell thnt land, but I do Intend to get rid of that tribe; and both of you might Just 11s Well understand It now as later." He snltl It with such forceful deter mination that Evelyn threw nn en treating glance tit Robert. Uttering a sharp exclamation, he turned swiftly and went out. The next few hours he spent In Ithaca, trying to turn aside the blow that threatened to fall upon Polly Hopkins. Hut so great was MacKeu zle's Influence that Perclval's own friends shook their heads when he ap proached them. I'tterly cast down by the futility of his morning's work 011 behalf of the squatter girl, Robert Perclvnl wended his way to the Silent City. He could not let the relentless law hurst In upon Pollyop unprepared. Through the set I lenient he hurried to the Hop kins shindy and paused before It. There Hi 1 1 1 above Die door was the printed sli-u. "If your heart's loving Hud kind come right In ; If It ain't scoot off." Ah. surely he did love her lu spile of what she had done. As a traveler In a dry and thirsty laud longs for fresh water, so he desired Polly Hop. '0ti5T?Cii''i:iiili!,'.s There Still Above the Door Wat the Printed Sign, "If Your Heart's Lov ing and Kind Com Right In; If It Ain't Scoot Off." kins. Vain had been his efforts to tear Iter Image from his heart. Often he hud been tempted to marry her ami tuke her out of her dreadful cir cumstances, but each time the desire came to him, the vision of the dying fanner killed It. ltroodlugly his eyes swept the nar row lake mid the eastern, rearing hills. He remembered how he uud Polly Hopkins had snt together on the rag ged rocks, watching the clouds sweep over the sky above, like flocks of birds ucross wonder-blue water. With a groan l.e threw off these memories, and si riding forw ard, he rapped on the hut door. Polly Hopkins opened It, looked nt him. bent her head but spoke no word. "I want to talk to you, child," wits the excuse he gave; ami still silent, she moved Pnckwurd nud allowed him to enter the room. Now that he was there, Robert felt as If he could not force his tongue to say the things she must hear. He was oppressed by his utter failure to keep the promise made that day before "The (ircntcst Mother In the World," and knew not how to explain It. "Polly," he had commenced, when Pollyop, hccaii'e she was so tired, so forlornly helpless, began to sob bit terly. The sight of hint after all these weary days quite overcame her. "Iioni." he Interjected Impetuously. "Please don't do tin. I." 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