The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-02
ot4e WAS. a WOMAN.
And For This Reason There Was No Gee
sion For Surprise.

And For This Reason There Was No Gccl
sion For Surprise.
The sun beat down that blistering aft,
srnoon ON the little adobe cabin just be
yond the arroyo, and on the far side in
the shade sat two sweltering COW punch
srs with pack of cards between them
It was too hot for even this mild exer.
else, but it served to keep their minds
off the weather, and they played lazlly
along. At last one of them threw his
cards down.
by gravy, Bill, he exclaimed. 81
can't play any more. +"
whats the matter?" inquired Bill
''Too hot for you?'
NO 'Tain't that, though the Lord
knows it's most hot enough for any
thing. It's that little girl down there at
old Slocum S. +"
What's she got to do with the
game?" asked Bill in surprise.
Nothing much, I guess, but good
deal with me- -
"How?" and Bill picked up the pack
and began shuffiing the cards aimlessly.
ooh, don't know.
"Stuok on herr" inquired Bill, with
q laugh, which struck his companion
as rather harsh.
'sNot exactly, l guess.
"She's the purtiest thing in this val
ley" said Bill admiringly.
81 know it, admitted the other. 81
was down there last night, and she was
sweeter than ever.
"Well, :" impatiently, "what are yon
going to do about it?"
"What would you adyise?'
"That depends on what kind of ad.
vios you want. "
81 was thinking about marrying her.
Bill gave long whistle and stopped
shutting the cards.
''What, marry a half breed, and you
having the kind of folks you have back
in the east?'' he said seriously.
81 don't see how l can get out Of ii
honorably," he reluctantly confessed
''I've been going down there to see her
for six months now, and she has been
kind of expecting me to come. l didn't
think much about it at first, but now
blame me if | don't think about her
pretty much all the time The last four
or five times I've been to see her she
showed me straight that she thought
lot Of me, and last night she told me
everything, and said if / left.her her
heart would break and she would drown
herself in the river l can't stand that,
you know, and besides I'd rather marry
her myself than have anybody else marry
her. -
"She'Il git old man Slocum's prop
erty when he goes over the divide" said
Bill thoughtfulIy, "and that s worth
pile.
eyes, but don't care for that. It's
the girl and my own honorable action
in the matter
They talked until the sun had sunk
behind the mountain, and by that time
it was decided that Bill would go with
his friend Joe and settle the business
with the girls father old man Slocum.
Early the next morning they set out, I
and before the sun had reached the hot
place in the heavens they were at SIo-
GUMS.
Where's Meg?" asked Joe, after
they had passed the compliments of the
morning.
"oh, she's skipped, answered slo-
cum, with laugh
"Skipped?" gasped Joe.
eyes. Skipped some time in the night |
with Pete Smiley, and she needn' a.
done it, fer Pete was agreeable to me,
and he laughed again.
Joe felt something rise in his throat
and drop back again like piece of lead
Bill looked at him curiously.
Gals will be gals, said Bill, turning
to Slocum, "but what we come down
here to see you about, Mr. Slocum, is
cattle, - and he carried it through no.
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