The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-10
I Il STORY OF JIM.

Tile poor leiLoW dled. away from home,
with Do familiar face but mine near
linn
Poor i'm! He made a mistake no
doubt ofit, but he was just as good
fellow IS ever stal1ed claim.
When we were young men. jim and
went west, eager to make fortune, as
We'll as . see the great country.
Aftel running about over several
States. re finally decided to try our luck
at Kettle Rock. 1t was just mining
village, which had sprung up, mush-
room like, in a night but when we
reached it, it had become a permanent
town, at with all the elements of a
minin4 ,illage.
We did pretty well, but have always
believed that our run of luck was STOPPED
by Jim falling in love- Loves some
thing that | can't understand; | have
never falt it-except towards jim, poor
Old fellow. But it completely upset him.
He was unfit for work and he ceased to
talk Of anything but Jack Heggie-that
was the fair ones name.
Pretty? | have never seen anything
to equal her. There was a soft look
about Der eyes and mouth that gave her
face an infinitely tender expression.
There was that in the flash of her clear
eyes that makes man die for woman.
Her form was divine, and, of course. it
being a mining camp she didn't dress
after The fashion of society but her
gowns always looked enchanting-wben
she wore them
From these broken bits of description
you may gather the idea that she was a
pretty woman-and she was. | wouldn't
have blamed Jim for falling in love with
Miss Jock Heggie.if had been a lady's
man myself.
She Boarded in one of the few private
families there, and had come out West
with her father, who had a claim far
ther West and who had left her there
alone.
She was SO lonely-she told such a
pretty story in such winsome voice
that 1 think jim tried to spend the
whole time with her to comfort her in
her loneliness.
Poor jim! He lost his heart to her
as completely as a man ever lost his
heart, and she returned his affections.
Jim had but one rival-Pomeroy
Grant, big, heavy fellow, who would
have made an ideal villain in play. But
he treated both of them cleverly, and con-
ducteo his suit very gentlemanly.
1t grew to be the talk eff the town.
Which would win her-Jim, OF Pomerov
Grant? The fact is, l didn't care, she
took up so much of his time from the
work.
But can never forget the night that
ne came and woke me up-his face all
IL up with happiness, and his frame ali
aquiver with it.
"Od boy" he said, ''she's mine! She's
minen And he danced about the room
unable to contain his JOY Poor fellow
say is again-he didnt know: he didn't
know
1t became ROised around town in a
few days that jim had won her. and he
was the envy of the place Things went
along as merry as marriage bell for
some time, and l began to be GLAD that
jim had won such an incompatible
creature for bride.
One day Jim and l were walking along
the outskirts of the towu, going to our
claIm when we suddenly ran upon Miss
Jack and Pomeroy Grant.
started to say Grant had his arm
around her, but will not. 1t might be
"a mistake, and writing about her | will
say nothing bad, for jim loved her. He
might have had his arms around her
waist, but she suddenly started back and
sereamed-she saw us.
Jim was just as cool as he could be
lis face was as white as cotton, his ewes
mashed fire, but he did not move.
For minute he did not make a SINGLE
motion, or speak
Explain this" he said huskily to
Grant. He wouldn't have doubted the
woman for the world. She was crying
and began begging him to protect her.
"Of course [ will, jack" said he. ''I1l
XIII that fellow. I'll kill him. don't be
frightened"
She chung to him crying all the har-
der.