The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-09-14

ically rejoined; adding, with good cheer
essentially masculine: But you came
out of it all right"
Thanks to you. And now to have
you come a second time to rescue me-
from despair!" She paused express
ively, looking at him as though in new
amazement as she reflected upon the
strangeness of such happenings. did
you recognize me at once?-but re-
member-you called me by my name.
Now I think of it, though, am sur
| prised that you know my name. did
| not suppose 1 mentioned it that night
'You did not; but 1 heard your friend
call you Dorothy" he confessed. "It
is not very common-the name; and
Dorothy Meredith was the only Dor
| othy to be found in 20 pages of the
| visitors book at the Colorado build
ing. 1 had plenty of time to look
while was waiting for you to come"
His face had flushed deeply, and there
was a curious light in his eyes as he
smiled up at her.
1t flashed upon the girl that to a
woman who loved him he would be sim
| ply adorable with that smile upon his
face; and then her cheeks, too, red
dened for the froward thought, and she
| hastily moved away as she murmurel
comprehensive "Oh!"
ST felt most certain of the name," he
went on, ''but you made your address
cruelty vague, don't you know? 1t was
simply Colorado. There was not even
a hint as to where you might be found
in Chicago"
"Oh, it was simply tribute of loyal
ty to Colorado, signing the name at all, y
she hurriedly rejoined, embarrassment
growing upon her for the frank admis-
sion of how much he had cared to see
her again "And then l am rather like
the man who was born down Cape Cod
and all along shore. I could hardly lay
claim to any fixed place of abode"
MOP" he returned, interestedly, the
tone courteously interrogative.
81 was born in Colorado" she eX-
planned, with an air of friendly conf
dence; ''but the altitude never agreed
with my mother, and when was twelve
years old she took me east, partly that
| l.
for the sake of her own health. Since
then 1 have only been back for occasion
al visits; but have always called Col
orado home. And now I suppose shall
De here more" Her face clouded over,
as after a brief hesitation she added:
"My mother died last spring"
Indeed" he murmured. Seeing that
| ho oIo11f II, h for
further comment, the girl fastened to
add, with kindly garrulity: eve were
to have gone abroad this summer, papa
and I, but just at the last minute we
were stopped by a wretched lawsuit
here at Windy Gulch. Perhaps. by the
way, you know my father, Col. Mere
dith?"
eyes; L know him." the young man
admitted, rather dryly as it seemed,
dragging his box little farther from
the fire, which brought his face more
into shadow; irrelevantly adding, in a
tone which somehow struck the girl as
odd: "And so it was this lawsuit which
brought you to Windy Gulch, and gave
me the pleasure of meeting you again p
eyes. 1t is strange how things turn
out, is it not?" She looked at him with
rather baffled feeling, conscious of {
vague sense of irritation. For her OWL
part, she had been so cordially frank
there was even a ranking suspicion in
her mind that she had been more friend
ly than the conditions might warrant
Only by reciprocal confidence could hi
relieve the situation from awkwardness
now. "And do you live here-at Windy
Gulch?" she went on, curiosity in hel
glance.
''That is my post office address, h
said, devoting himself to putting mora
wood on the fire, with rather an inscru
table smile. 81 live-so far as it can bt
called living-up at my mine. Which
reminds me-" starting up abruptly
contrition in his air, ST promised you
I would ride over to the Grubstake am
let your father know that you are al
right. had almost forgotten it; but
would you like me to go now?''
What! and leave me alone here D.
Dorothy cried, in a tone of sharp pro
test.
''Not unless you like, of course"
''The fact is, l have been thinking
papa might not be there himself" sht
went on. "He rode over to Tomtow1
this afternoon to see a surveyor there
Mr.. Brigham. 1t is bad road, you
know, and, with a storm and all, i
seems as though he might have been de
tanned, does it not?"
Il should think it quite probable,
the young man returned, looking at he
with an expression of keen. interest
HE rode over to see Brigham, did yol
say?" And then, the odd, shamefacet
look upon his face, he added, prefacins
the hurried explanation with a note o
laughter that seemed strangely forced
, brigham is rather a friend of mine
, YOU see.'
SIS hep" Miss Meredith returned
looking at him in vague surprise. g
| fancy papa does not know him very well
, In fact he
Don't, Miss Meredith! You mus