Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-08

She's got more tame pets' Shes friend
der with every beast in Wecpin Willcr
than with any Of tho boys. She amt
even got head fur anybody but old
Bryan; you notice make no mention of
heart conccrnin Brier Rose; don't keer
to talk Of what she amt got-and just
now she's specially .bewiiched about
him. After koopin straight for forty
years he's taken to drink. Tho girl
knows he'll lose his job II the company
gets wind Of II and she watches him
like a hawk"
"what's Bryan's run.
"Horseshoc TO Powder erik. She knows
every inch Of the track and siding. Aud
wisht you could SEQ her handle the
critter. She knows all Bryan does, and
she's heap Atc quicker calo'latin than
tho old man. It's wuth while TO sec her
oil and clean tho machine. Sho goes
over It spry a. kitten"
"Shes handsome" said Dave simply.
"IIumphl Handsome Is as handsome
does Observed Joe grumpily. "Shc is
cold as ice and hard as rock It's my
belief that she amt got no heart same
rs other wiinmin. Aud snssyi LORI
In spite Of what he had heard, or per-
hnps because OF what no has heard, all
things. even the melancholy town itself,
grow rose colored TO Dawes sunny eyes.
with his unfailing chccrfulnesa he
waited hopefully FOR news OF his APP
pointmont at Rcd Valley, and lowered,
as II fascinated. around engine 81.
Neither the boys nor old Bryan were
slow to notice this. the latter having nc.
copied such attentions periodically from
oil the young men. 1t was soinevitablo
a proceeding that up to the time OF tue
Middlcton's dance they paid no attention
to t.
But that night something oxtraordi-
nary occurred.
The next day, as Brier Rose rode
down the street on her hardy little pony,
tho boys gathered around her eagerly,
Notwithstanding the fact that she had u
stout little whip In hor hand. They had
something new and strange to tease her
about.
"Brior Rose" c1llol ont Jim as she
drew rein, 'you don't care notlIin about
dancin. do your
"Youd ruthor set all tho oyonin,
wouldn't you, now"
"D'you like the name o Dave, or do
You reckon you'd rathor hayo Com
stockr'
Roso looked from ono 20 the other as
the bottled up taunts fell rapidly upon
her ears, nor cheeks and lips growing
scarlet. FM once her ready tongue
failed her. Small need TO ask thom
what they meant. Too we'll she knew.
But was her subiugation apparent in
such n triileg And 80 soong Aud Dave
ns vet had said nothing. Emboldened
by her silence. they went further.
sVhat does he say about it,
Tho shamel crimson loapcd TO her
very Temples and reeeded. leaving hor
face pitifully white. Her wounded
pride now panted for but one tning-a
way ont. Probably no knew IL too
She saw him coming down the street.
"Do Won love hiin7 Say. Brier Rose
do Won love Dayeyi cried the one farthes
from her whip.
| Her eourn,,e came back nj Dayea m
proach. and tho spell OF her unwonte,
silence VIVA broken.
| "Do | love hiin?" she cried, iooldn,
him fairly In tho face. II come nearo
10 hating himr
She turned her horse sharply. and TN
blows the boys had expected fell ON he
fiery littlo pony. He eraned his nocl
and went mn tho street on A dead run
INF fat ma Roso flew the arieyed look s.
Dnye Comstocks blue owes kent pac
wifi her.
Tbnt night Joe fidgcted around. IN
ahle 10 decide whether or not he shoul
sneal, 10 Dnyo about the occurrence @
tbc nfternoon. Dawes aonidl smile an
cheerv hopefulnoss were gone. He IN
With ils faco buriod in bis folded arm,
loo conVhed noisily and said nothing
nave locked doNn nj hi, Moor maine
foo,
".Joe do Won know that little baby
s,vcd from the wreck had btown oyt
lu,o nrier pnsoy / romenbor the bab
s,niioJ ,yhon I beld n out Ia the mo,
Nm Lro,v nv foot was cnupbt and
ao,i5,,'t move ryo uc,.e, seep pd,
re- "ni,a a, mo tbnt yav. n bn
saycd bor no,hans sbo would. Do yo
mini, ga Joeyr
A. homo Rose WINS thinking of n
.,ory ~ navc's bravery IN the wreck,
80 ~ no iive, ha ma snved. Of /,
dotsnso ~ bor
All ,oJay In ,otrrr sho had mock,
, h,s, Az 70 u,s lool, bo rnvo nor .nol
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