The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-09-14
The OUTWITTING !
OF
SORROWFUL jim. ,

NUhhVMTUL jim. J
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Allyn rode across the prairie joyous
~ and looked longingly toward the
asst where the sun was scarce an
hour high. The fresh, bracing air
seemed to permeate every fibre Of his
heing, and he drew in great breaths
d It, feeling wild sort Of pleasure
n the mere fact of being alive.
For once in three years he was happy
land he had been in that beatific state
tor two whole days. The rest OF the
sovboys of the outfit did not know
that to make Of it. Cayuse Ike swore
IA had been "locoed." For Allyn had
fsen nicknamed by the camp Sorrow
! III Jim, and to see him boyishly ex-
nberant and in gay humor was an
snheard-of thing-until the last day
4 80. .. ...
EAllyn had once made the mistake of
mastering life a very serious matter,
hdeed. And when, after trying for a
Year to practice law, and not getting
Nv one to practice upon, he had given
i up In disgust, and migrated to the
Home of opportunity in hope Of getting
hch. But there was another reason
swoman.
During his idle hours, Allyn had
hllen In love. And he took that very
&riously also. 1t went hard with him,
bf be had nothing on earth except a
kw bonds an old aunt had left him.
md the revenue from them did not
mount to 5000 year. At the rate his
practice was not increasing. Methu-
s(lah would have been a youngster
Umpared with Allyn, II he waited for
Ms revenue from his profession to en-
able him to marry.
Nelly, however, looked at the matter
8 o very common sense light Com
IN sense was her strong point, until
lDhe met him. Then 1t deserted her,
and an unreasoning love for him took
its place. Still, even then, she had
more Of It left than he had to start
With.
Jim" she said, "you are acting very
loolishly. What does 1t matter IL you
Invent any money? l don't want mon
W-I've got enough, or will have,
when get control of it. The income
nom 100000 would keep US very nice
b and would hold us up until you
could establish paying practice. Now
mt BE- silly"
Nelly" he replied, solemnly. II can
lot aRord to marry you now. People
would say that married you for
|your money-and I don't intend to put
|nySeR In . position where such q mo-
tive could be imputed to me. 1t
you'd be unjust to me, and to you"
Wei. Um," and there were tears in
(ler voice. II don't think you are act
E.mg fairly to me. Here I am, an or
|lnan, with nobody on the earth to love
Meept an old guardian-and despise
lm. You've made me love you so that
1ls without you will be worse than
- HE at all-and now you say you
anot marry me until you make what
! took my father q lifetime to accu-
ellete. Why, by that time, I'll have
Ssrinkles. and. maybe, false teeth and
&sseA, and be a horrid, snuffy. fussy
H. teuan.'
~ Nell. don't want to make
O.o0O-if had 100000 1t would be
~ right. And 1t will not take long
~ vest l will make it quickly. Just
3oa stand fast, and wait for me"
. Oh. Ill wait, but I thinksyou are
a'eful. and pig-headed. just the same.
Would you marry re II didn't have
~ money at all?
. Ies, gladly, and we would be happy,
- We would manage, somehow. But
ny self-respect will not allow
q ok was that he went to make his
saAe. and at the same time, peace
= his tnduly active conscience. To
uster disgust, however, he found.
years prospecting. that gold
were not at all plentiful, and
every foot of the mountains had
- proepected over time and again.
1ar In Mexico assured him that the
asss Of finding silver mines lying
"loose had also played out long
md that it took lots-of capital to
sanching on Q paying basis.
b. we're getting low, SO he secured
- as one of the herdsmen Of the
OUTFIT" and. on account OF his
a demeanor, was promptly named
as other cowpunchers "Sorrowful
and the name stuck to him.
ring all his wanderings he had
~ to Nelly as regularly as pos
and had begun to regret IN a
ure his Puritanicar conscience. At
month and grub, he did not see
fortune was In immediate pros
Absence had indeed made his
grow fonder. and he longed for
II Of Nelly's laughing eyes and
I'D face.
be would not acknowledge him