Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

The NQy some Men Love !:
The Story of Mans Sacrifice
By Elizabeth vose.

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"She'll be hard to tether, Kitty will.
It'll be like lassoing a butterfly, an l
low as the man as can do it amt ap-
peared in camp yit," said Joe Bartlett
meditatively. "As for me, 1 amt got
the show of chance. How in thunder
can expect a dainty little girl like
Kitty to care for rough, ignorant
| feller like me?"
He took the pipe from his mouth and,
knocking the ashes from it, filed it
carefully, but it was evident that his
mind was not upon his task.
Cant even speak grammar as I'd
ort to-" he muttered with disgust "BHt
they amt nothing l wouldn't do for
Kitty-Lord love her-even to studying
grammar book"
Joe was modest He had no self
esteem whatever and undervalued his
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 reviled himself and blushed at
his temerity.
Yet Joe was foreman Of the new mine
at Clear Greek camp and the most Inn
portant man in the place
''No. the man amt arrived yit," con-
tinued Joe, "an when he does"-he
turned a little pale-"when he does
God help Joe Bartlettp'
That evening, as was his habit, Joe
was at Amos Carter's cabin. There
were two reasons why he liked to
spend an evening with Carter-he en-
| joyed swapping yarns with him over
| their pipes and Kitty happened to be
Carter's daughter. Kitty never sus-
pected his love. Joe knew that she did
not return 1t. and he was not a man to
wear his heart on 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 a story Of the plains
which he was telling for the twentieth
time there was loud rap on the door.
| Carter went to open it. A stranger
stood on the threshold, tall, slender,
well made young fellow, wearing the
garb of the city bred man.
SIS this Mr.. Carriers placer" he asked.
That's my name, young feller. VIII
you come inY'
II was told" said the newcomer as
he complied with the invitation, that
/ should find Mr. Bartlett here"
Joe came forward and offered his toll
hardened hand to the stranger.
'You are Mr.. Ames, the superintend-
ent's son, / guess. He wrote me you
were coming up for spell. butt didn't
low we'd see you till the next stage.
am glad to see you. sir" he said
heartily.
A certain Indifference or Incidence
which seemed habitual vanished from
the young mans face and manner. He
held out his hand frankly.
'sThank you. l have come to rusti-
cate. have bad reputation at home.
It arises from a slight difference be-
tween the governor and myself.
am conscientiously opposed to work"
He squared his shoulders and laughed.
'I am supposed to take fathers place
here, but have perfect confidence in
you, Bartlett, and l shall take it as
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 a good deal of
dandy. His linen was as immaculate
/ as 1t would have been in the city, and
4 the hand from which diamond fash
ed was as white and shapely as a
woman's.
"We must be good friends, Bartlett"
he continued, ''for l want you to let
| me down easy on the labor problem.
Dad wants to make life treadmili
for me-"
A broad smile from his hearers greet
\ ed this statement.
| 81 hope you know what work is,
young feller," said Carter, his smile
ending in an audible chuckle.
Clay Ames never knew what reply
4 he made. His eyes for the first time
had met Kitty's, and he forgot every
! thing else but the tall slip of girl
with the wild rose face.
In less than week everybody in
camp knew that the superlntendent's
son was in love with Kitty Carter.
Half the men In the camp were his
rivals. but they all liked the young
boss, who had made himself one Of
them from the first night of bis arriv-
al. Kitty's ways were maddening. If
her willful heart favored any one. even
her handsome city lover, she discreet
" kept the knowledge to herself.