Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-25
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4 Inc 0ICIV OF q MANS SaCflhCe. L
. ny Elizabeth vose.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
She'll be hard to tcther, Kitty will.
It'll be like lassoing butterfly. an
low as the man as can do it amt APP
pcared In camp yit," snid Joe Bartlett
meditatively. LAS for me. amt got
the show Of II chance. How in thunder
can l expect dainty little girl like
Kitty to care for a rough, Ignorant
Teller like meg
He took the pipe from his mouth and.
knocking the ashes from it, filled it
carefully, but it was evident that his
mind was not upon his task.
Cant even speak grammar MS III
ort to-" lie muttered with disgust. But
they amt nothing wouldn't do for
Kltty-Lord love her-even to studying
u grammar book.
Joe was modest. He had no self
esteem whatever and pndervalued bis
merits. That SO remarkable a creature
as Kitty should ever love him was to
be considered only in the light of an
impossibility. If his love became hope
full, he rcviled himself and blushed Mt
his temerity.
Yet Joe was foreman of the new mine
ut Clear Greek camp and the most i'm
portnnt man In the place.
"No, the man amt arrived Wit" con-
tinued Joe, IAN when lie does''-he
turned little pale-"when lie does
God help Joe Bartlctt!" ).
| That evening. as was his habit. Joe
was at Amos Carter's cabin There
We're two reasons why he liked To
spend nm evening With Carter-he en-
joyed swapping yarns with him over
/, their pipes and kitty happened to be
], Carriers daughter. Kitty never srs-
pectcd his love. Joe knew that she did
not return it, and he was not man to
wear his heart OH his sleeve. If any
one had asked her about her opinion OF
, Joe, she would have confessed frankly
that she was almost as fond of him as
Of her father.
In the midst OF story Of the plains
which he was telling for the twentieth
time there was Il loud rap on the door.
/, Carter went to open 1t. A stranger
stood on the threshold, tall. slender,
we'll made young fellow, wearing the
garb of the city bred man.
sis this Mr.. Carriers place?" he asked.
That's my name, young Teller. Will
/ you come in:"
II was told" said the newcomer as
he complied With the invitation, chat
I should find Mr. Bartlett here"
Joe came forward and offered his toll
hardened hand to the stranger.
"You are Mr.. Ames. the superintend-
cnt's son. l guess. lie wrote me you
We're coming up for Il spell, but l didn't
low we'd see YOU till the next stage.
j am glad to see you, sir" he said
heartily.
! A certain Indifference or Incidence
which seemed liabitual vanished from
the young mans face and manner. lie
held out his hand frankly.
'"Thank you. have come to rusti:
cate. have a bad reputation at home.
1t arises from a slight difference be.
tween the governor and myself
am conscientiously opposed to work. .
He squared his shoulders and laughed
~ am supposed to tak0 fathers place
here, but have perfect confidence In
you, Bartlett, and shall take it rs q
favor if you will forget to remind me
of the responsibilities of the situation
, Again his boyish laugh rang out, and
the others laughed in sympathy.
He was Enthusiastically good deal OF
a dandy. His linen was rs immaculate
us 1t would have been in the city, anG
the hand from which diamond flash
ed was as white and shapely as q
woman's.
I'VE must be good friends, BARTLETT
he continued, "for want you to lei
me down easy on the labor problem
Dad wants to make life treadmil
for me-"
, A broad smile from his hearers greet
: ed this statement.
II hope you know what work is
young feller," said Carter, his smil.
ending in an audible chucllc.
Clay Ames never knew what repl.
he made. His eyes for the first time
had met Kitty's, and he forgot every
3 thing else but the tall slip of cir
with the wild rose face.
!, In less than a week everybody ii
= camp knew that the superintendent
son was in love with Kitty Carter
Half the men In the camp were hi
rivals, but they all liked the youn,
boss, who had made himself one o
them from the first night Of his arriy
nj. Kitty's ways were maddening.
her willful heart favored any one, evel
her handsome city lover, she discreet
ly kept the knowledge to herself.
Joe Bartlett had Just left the oftlc'