Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-10-20

selyn ordered as he lay the fainting
girl down upon his blankets.
can say, you little man, there,
with nothin' to do an all day to do
it in, jest hump yerself an git up
| good fire, an cook the best meal yer
| know how"
The little man with nothing to do,
had plenty 10 do all that day. He
| cooked his level best, and scraped
the rust from dishes that had not
been cleaned for month.
b And the other boys. How they
helped, aud how they hung about to
catch a glimpse Of her. It was
large day for them all. t.as
| There was set before the grateful
| Alicia what the reporters call 8
abountiful repast." aE
= OF this she ate freely and then she
felt better. BY noon the next day
she was herself sgaio.
How the boys gazed at her, every
| one dead in love with her. ea--
| Now that she was well, it was time
she thought, to go on her way.
But the big-hearted Jos selyn
would not hear Of it. 5o
! Strange, isn't it, how in twenty
four hours a woman with two big
| eyes can get into ones heart and ell
ones whole mind? Tf4f. ..-
No, Josselyn would not let her go.
"a" But my husband will be after
| me-" she said, with a look like a
frightened fawn's, sand cannot 60
back with him." 9 asna5ies
Your hus-" Josselyn could
not finish the awful word. The rev.
elation nearly laid him fat. He did
not look half the man he had looked
a moment before.
% Yes, my husband"
Then she told him about it. 20
"And tore that Book of Nor.
mon into ten million little pieces"
she said, with tightly closed teeth at
the end Of her story.
Good enough" he said, taking
heart bit.
But all the afternoon he chewed
on the bitter reflection, "she's mar
ried TO him after ALL" He could see
it in no other way.
After the boys had all left camp
next molning-all save Josselyn-
down came Nephi Hesrn With very
black face. He wanted 10 know
where his wife was. He was told by
Josselyn that she was there in camp,
but that she would not go back with
him. @ +-' ''aiA t' S
= "She won't, chr" and out flashed
Nephi's six shooter in twinkling.
No, she WON'T" and Josselyn's
six shooter was Clipped firmly in his
| hand. s''' @
Now, any man is a fool who will
| draw his pistol without sufficient grit
to live up to the drawing of it. 1t
was all bully-ragging on Nephi's
part. he wanted to f.ighten jesse
lyn. He saw now that he had made
a mistake. The error would have
cost him his life had he had more
excitable man to deal with.
"Yes, your wife's here. Put up
that gun or III make a charming
widow Of her in jest two seconds"
The weapon went back into the
towards holster.
"Come out, little one" called
Josselyn. ei
Alicia came forth from covered
wagon. @ ' Ho9
Now, what do you think of a
good, solid, perfectly legal divorced"
asked the man who held the large
shining key to the situation, smiling
in his turn.
She looked at him questioningly.
"It would be just magnificent"
she said, after moment.
And Nephi scowled until his eye
brows came nearly to hischeek bone
oval, in 81 Jones' kis there's q
Bible. Go an git It." 4
She obeyed readily, and csme back
with q little worn volume in her
hand. ~ -i's''F t.ssa tit e%al
"Now, there's somethin, that's
jest about fourteen million times
better'n the Book of Mormon. Neph
Hearn, stick your right paw up into
the air and put your other on this
.aH.aH
ere book. Alicia Hearn, you do the
same.n @
Alicia edged as far away from her
| husband as she could, while she put
| the tips of her fingers on the book.
"An' now do you both swear new
er again to be man and wife, so long
as you both shall liye?'
"Yes," said Alicia, firmly.
Nephi hesitated.
The key 70 the situation looked at
him with itsone unwinking eye, and
he drawled out:
Ya-as.n tor aa