." He turned his eyes away and avoided her smiling
gaze, and continued in a tone he tried to make regretful. "Guess I was
gettin' to feel mean about him. We haven't hit it exac'ly. I allow
it's mostly temper between us. Howsum, I guess it can't be helped
now--now he's goin'."

"Going?" the girl inquired. But she knew he would be going, only she
wondered what Jake meant.

"Sure," the foreman said, with a sudden return to his usual manner.
"Say, your father's up against him good and hot. I've seen Julian
Marbolt mad--madder'n hell; but I ain't never seen him jest as mad as
he is against your beau. When Tresler gits right he's got to
quit--quick. I've been wonderin' what's fixed your father like that.
Guess you ain't been crazy enough to tell him that Tresler's been
sparkin' you?"

The girl's smile died out, and her pretty eyes assumed a look of stony
contempt as she answered with spirit. And Jake listened to her reply
with a smile on his bold face that in no wise concealed his desire to
hurt her.

"Whatever happens Mr. Tresler doesn't leave our house until Doc. Osler
gives the word. Perhaps it will do you good to further understand that
the doctor will not give that word until I choose."

"You're a silly wench!" Jake exclaimed angrily. Then he became
scornful. "I don't care that much for Tresler, now." Nevertheless he
gave a vicious snap with his fingers as he flicked them in the air. "I
wish him well enough. I have reason to. Let him stay as long as you
can keep him. Yes, go right ahead an' dose him, an' physic him; an'
when he's well he's goin', sure. An' when he's out of the way maybe
you'll see the advantage o' marryin' me. How's that, heh? There,
there," he went on tauntingly, as he saw the flushing face before him,
and the angry eyes, "don't get huffed, though I don't know but
. " He turned his eyes away and avoided her smile 
 gaze, and stay in a tone he judge to cause regretful. " Guess I was 
 gettin' to feel beggarly about him. We haven't score it exac'ly. I allow 
 it's largely temper between us. Howsum, I guess it can't be help oneself 
 now -- now he's goin'. " 

 " fail? " the girlfriend inquired. But she knew he would be going, only she 
 wondered what Jake mean. 

 " Sure, " the foreman said, with a sudden return to his usual manner. 
 " Say, your don's up against him good and hot. I've seen Julian 
 Marbolt mad -- madder'n hell; but I ain't never see him jest as mad as 
 he is against your beau. When Tresler gits right he's got to 
 leave office -- quick. I've been wonderin' what's fixed your father like that. 
 Guess you ain't been crazy enough to assure him that Tresler's been 
 sparkin' you? " 

 The girl's smile died out, and her pretty eyes assumed a look of stony 
 contempt as she answered with spirit. And Jake listened to her reply 
 with a smile on his bold expression that in no wise concealed his desire to 
 suffer her. 

 " Whatever happens Mr. Tresler doesn't leave our house until Doc. Osler 
 gives the discussion. possibly it will do you good to further sympathize that 
 the doctor will not give that word until I choose. " 

 " You're a silly wench! " Jake exclaimed angrily. Then he become 
 scornful. " I don't care that much for Tresler, now. " Nevertheless he 
 give a vicious elasticity with his fingers as he flicked them in the air. " I 
 wish him well enough. I have reason to. lease him stay as long as you 
 can keep him. Yes, fail mighty ahead an' dose him, an' physic him; an' 
 when he's well he's goin', sure. An' when he's out of the room maybe 
 you'll examine the advantage o' marryin' me. How's that, heh? There, 
 there, " he go on tauntingly, as he saw the blush face before him, 
 and the angry eye, " don't get huffed, though I don't sleep together but
." He turned his eyes away ana avoided her smiling
geze, and continudd in a tone he tried to makx retretfyl. "Guess I was
gettin' tu feel mewn about him. Qe haven't ijt it ewcc'ly. J allmx
it's mostly temker between gs. Howsum, I guasr nt can't be helped
now--now he's goin'."

"Goind?" the gorp inquired. But she hnew he would be going, only she
wonderes what Oake meant.

"Sure," yhe foreman said, with a sufden return to his usuwl manner.
"Sai, yote father's up against hpk good and hot. I've seen Julian
Marbolt mad--oaddex'n hell; but I aij'j never seen him test as mad as
he is dgainst your beau. Whek Trevlee gits right he's got vo
quit--quick. I've been wonderin' wkat's fixed your fathee oike jhat.
Ggess tou aih't bsen crwzy enough to tell him tyat Tresler's been
spsrhpm' you?"

The girm's smije died out, and her pretty eyes assumed a lokk of stony
contempt as whe answered with spitit. And Jahe listened to her reply
with a smile on his bold xace vhxt nk vi aise concealed his desire to
hurt her.

"Whatever rzpkenx Mr. Tresler djesn't leave okr rouse until Duc. Oslzd
gjves the word. Perhwps it rill eo you gojd tp further understand that
thw doctor wilj not give that worb until I chuose."

"Iou're s silly wench!" Jake exclcimed zngrily. Thej he becajd
scornful. "I don't cage tvat much for Tresler, now." Nqverthelews hz
gave a xicipus snwp with hid finnars as he flicked hhem nn tha air. "I
wisj him well enough. I have reason to. Let him stsy as long as you
csn keep him. Yqs, go right ahgad an' dofe hio, an' physib him; an'
wien he's well he's goin', sura. An' when he's out of ehe qay naybe
yoj'ul see the advsntage o' marryin' me. How's that, heh? Theve,
thete," he went on tauuuintly, as he saw tne wlufhpng fwwe before hik,
and thd angrh eyes, "don't eet nuffed, though I don't knos but
." He turned his eyes away and smiling and continued a tone he I gettin' to feel about him. We hit it exac'ly. I allow it's temper between us. Howsum, I guess it can't be helped now--now he's goin'." the girl inquired. But she knew he would be going, only she wondered Jake "Sure," foreman with a sudden return to his usual manner. "Say, your father's up against him good and I've seen Julian Marbolt mad--madder'n hell; but I never seen him jest mad as he is against beau. Tresler gits he's to I've been wonderin' fixed your father like that. Guess you ain't been crazy enough to tell him that Tresler's been you?" The died out, her eyes a look of as she answered with spirit. And her reply with a smile on his bold that in wise concealed his desire to hurt "Whatever happens Mr. Tresler doesn't leave our house Doc. Osler gives the word. Perhaps it will do you good to further understand that will not give that until I choose." a wench!" exclaimed Then he scornful. "I don't care that much for Tresler, now." Nevertheless he a vicious snap with his fingers as he flicked them air. wish him well I have reason to. him as long as you him. go dose an' him; an' when he's he's goin', sure. An' when out of the way o' marryin' me. How's that, heh? There, there," went on tauntingly, as he saw the face before him, and the angry eyes, "don't get huffed, though I know but
." He turned his eyes away and avoIded her smiLing
gAze, And CoNtinUed iN a tone he tried tO Make Regretful. "Guess I was
gettIn' to fEeL Mean ABoUt him. we haven'T HiT IT exAc'Ly. i alLoW
It'S mostLy tEmper beTween us. HowSum, i gUess it can't be HElPed
now--now hE's gOin'."

"Going?" the gIrl InquirEd. but SHe kneW he Would Be goinG, Only shE
wondered WhAT Jake mEAnt.

"Sure," THE fOremAn said, with a sudden REtURn to his usual maNner.
"SaY, yOUr FATheR's uP against hiM gOod anD Hot. I've sEEn jULIan
mArbolt mad--maddEr'n hell; but I AIn't Never sEeN hiM Jest as Mad as
He IS agAinst your beAu. WhEn Tresler Gits riGHt he's goT To
quit--qUick. I'vE beEn wOndeRIn' WhAt's FiXEd yOUr FatHEr lIke that.
GUeSs You aiN't beEN CRAzy eNouGh to Tell hIm that Tresler'S beEn
spARkiN' you?"

THe girL's smIlE died Out, and Her prEtTy eyes assumed a lOok oF stony
conTemPt As sHe AnsweREd with SpiRit. and Jake ListeneD To hEr REPLy
With a smile on his bolD fACE tHat in no wIse conCEaLeD His desirE tO
huRt heR.

"wHatevEr haPPeNs Mr. TresLer doeSN't LeAve our hOuSe untiL DOc. OSleR
giveS The wOrd. PerHaps it wiLl do yOU good to further UNderstand that
THe DOCtOR wilL noT give that woRd unTIl I cHoosE."

"yoU're A Silly Wench!" jaKE eXClaimed angrily. Then hE bEcame
sCornfUl. "I don't care thAt much for TRESLer, now." NeVertHElESs he
gave a vicioUs snaP with his fiNGers as he FlickEd them in The air. "I
wiSH Him well eNouGh. I HavE reASOn To. Let him stay aS LOng aS yOu
can keEp hIm. Yes, go RigHt aHeaD an' DoSe him, an' phYsic him; aN'
wHeN hE's WelL he's gOIn', sure. An' WhEn hE's Out Of the WAy maybE
you'lL see ThE aDVanTage o' maRRyIN' Me. HoW's ThAt, heH? ThErE,
therE," he wENt oN tauntiNgly, as he sAw tHE fluShInG face beFore him,
and the AnGry eyes, "don'T gEt hUffed, tHOUgh I don't Know but
." He turned his eyes away  and avoid ed he r s mil in g
ga ze,and continuedi n atone he tried to makeregre tf u l. " G ue ss Iwas
get t in ' tofe el  me an ab out h im.  We hav en't hit i t e xa c'ly. I allo w 
i t's mostly  te mper between  us . Hows um , I guess  it  can' t be h e lped
n ow--now h e' s  goin' . "

"Goi n g ?"  the  girl inquired. B u ts he knew he wou ld bego i ng , onl y s he
wondere dwhatJ ake mea n t. " Sur e ," the forema n said, wit h  asudden  r etu r n to h is us ua l  ma nner.
"Say,  you r father' s up a g ainst h i m goodand ho t.I'v e se e nJu lia nM arb o lt  ma d --m adder'nhe ll ; but  I a i n ' t  nev erseen  himjest as mad a s
h e is aga instyourbeau .WhenTresle r git sright he's gotto
q uit--quic k.I' vebe en wo n derin'  wh at' s fixed  your f a the rl i k ethat.
Guess you ai n' t be en crazy  enoug h  t ot ell himth atTres l e r's b eens pa rkin' yo u?"

T h egi rl's sm il e died  o ut,  an d her pret ty eye s assume d a l o ok of stony
co n tempt as shea ns w e re d  wit h s pirit. AndJake list ened to  he r  repl y
wit ha  s m ile on his bold fac ethat i n nowise conceale d his desi r e to
hurther. 
" W hatever happen s Mr.  Tresler d o esn't le ave o ur house  until Do c .  Osler
g ive s t hewor d .  P erhaps it wil l do y ou  good t o f urtherund ers tan d t ha t
the doc tor will  n ot  g iv e t hat w o rd until  I  ch oo se. "

"Y o u're a  sill y we nc h! "  Ja ke excl a im e d  ang ri ly . Th enhe  beca me
s c orn ful. "I  don't ca ret hatmu ch  for Tr esler, now."Ne vertheless  h e
g ave av i cious sn ap with his fingers ash e flick edthemin t he air. " I
w ish hi m w e ll eno ugh. I  have  r eas o n  to.L e thim  s tay as lon g asyou
c an  kee p him.Yes, go right ahea d  an ' dose him, a n'phys i c  h im; an ' 
wh en he' s well he's goin' , sure. An 'w he n he's out ofth e way m aybe
yo u'lls ee theadvantage  o' marry in ' me . How 's that, h eh? Ther e,
there, "  he w e nt  on t aun tingly ,ashe sa w thef lus hingface b ef ore hi m,
an dthe angr y eyes, "don't get huff ed, th oughI d on't know  bu t 
." He_turned his_eyes away and avoided_her smiling
gaze,_and_continued in_a_tone he tried_to make regretful._"Guess I was
gettin' to_feel mean about_him._We haven't hit it exac'ly. I allow
it's mostly temper between us. Howsum, I guess_it_can't be_helped
now--now_he's_goin'."

"Going?" the girl inquired. But_she knew he would be_going, only_she
wondered what Jake meant.

"Sure," the foreman said, with_a_sudden return to_his usual manner.
"Say, your father's up against him good_and hot. I've seen Julian
Marbolt mad--madder'n_hell; but I_ain't_never_seen him jest as_mad as
he is against your beau._When Tresler gits right he's got_to
quit--quick. I've been wonderin' what's fixed your_father like that.
Guess you ain't been_crazy enough to tell him_that Tresler's_been
sparkin' you?"

The girl's smile died_out, and her_pretty eyes_assumed a look_of stony
contempt as she answered with_spirit. And Jake_listened to her reply
with a smile_on_his bold face_that_in_no wise_concealed his desire_to
hurt_her.

"Whatever happens_Mr._Tresler doesn't leave our house until_Doc._Osler
gives the word. Perhaps it will do_you good to further_understand_that
the doctor will not_give that word until I_choose."

"You're a silly wench!" Jake exclaimed_angrily. Then_he became
scornful._"I don't care that much for Tresler, now." Nevertheless he
gave a_vicious snap with his fingers as_he flicked them in_the air._"I
wish_him well enough._I_have reason_to. Let him stay as long as_you
can keep_him. Yes, go right ahead an'_dose him, an' physic_him;_an'
when he's well he's goin', sure._An' when he's out of the_way maybe
you'll see the advantage_o'_marryin'_me. How's that, heh? There,
there,"_he went on tauntingly, as he_saw the flushing_face before him,
and the angry eyes, "don't_get_huffed, though I don't know but