Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-04-04

growing people in Bubble began 10
say. Remarks were current. too as =
how she would endure stepmother.
For 1t WAS limited thai lack narroWs-
by'S frequent visits 10 Guide Rock
We're not wholly in the interest of his
new farm. They said his tenant hal
an attractive sister. They said Cleo
would do we'll 10 take the hardware
man or the new doctor, both of whom
We're her ardent admirers. They said
Cleo wouldn't stand cut of the way FOR
any woman. and they sad-indeed,
they said Il great deal.
Harrowsby. coming in from the West
on The train one evening, found quite
Il number OF his old comrades Ut the
depot= fnhara was yaIas to be Il tur=
key rattle at the saloon. They wuneett
him to preside They'd have 4 drink
flrst-two or three drinks-and a bite
of supper in the restaurant-some oys-
ters, say. and then the fun would be
gin. But Harrowsby jostled his way
through their ranks.
Not tonight, boys. Important busi-
ness on hand. Got to git home One
drnk-haven't time. Pom my word,
boys-got to-
And he strobe up the town TO his
home, and into the sitting room where
the table was set for supper ana a
wood fire burned IN the cylindrical
sheet-iron stove.
Cleo
She came running to him, pushed him
into n chair, tossed his vallse in the
corner and his hat after 1t.
Cleo" he choked n little and then
coughed. I've got something To tell"
''So've |, pap
You first. then'
no" She sat down on his knee
You first. Go on
Cleo, you know my tenant up 10
Guide Rock? Yes, well, he's got the
incest sister you ever seen. She amt
overly young-not young enough to be
silly Shes maybe 81. Wen say 20
'Yes, pap. Go on
"She aln't ever worked reel hard
She's had all the heavy work done fur
her. SO she's kept that cheerful an
TOSN-ll Nbulu Dtal AOu. fHuf tiNa
on the hands, but they don't impose
on her--they like her too well. She
amt reel strong on foreign MISSIONS
but the minister he told me She WAS
the best home missionary he eyer
knowed. She sings, an as fur playin'
well, | never heerd the like eXceps
when | was to a show once. An the
| d.
go much ON cookin'-iest plain friei
pork, an coffee, an now an then plum
sass or crullers she lowed was good
enough fur plain folks-with bread an
! potatoes throwed in, of eourse-of
coursel But the things Esther makes
aoutn jest milk an eggs an sech com
mon truck-'twould astonish you,
Cleo"
''Yes, pap
An when it comes to dressin', ahs'
allus looks so trim. Don't seem To think
any old thing is good enough to Wear
around to home like your-like some
folks does. Bottom gownds that's right
pretty, an when she goes out the Kind
of style man likes to see when he's
goin along, an knows she'll be pinted
out as his wife-got the feelin' besides
that she kin afford it. She's kind, too
kind an loyn'."
Yes, pap
There was silence in the dim room.
"rhat's-I reckon that's ALL Cleo.
"All." She leaned forward and
swung open the door at-the end of the
| wood stove. flare of light fell full
upon his face us it all, papT
well. all except that | thought some
in face | was figurin-to be square
we was allus square with each other,
l'Cleo-I calculated-tha Td-you amt
got no objection, have you, Cleo?-tllat
rd-I'd marry her"
The logs cracked merrily by way of
| comment Their sweet. summertime
smell, silence, and freight filled the
room.
"Dear-dear me. no. She took his
handsome old head between her hands
and kissed him And when will you
be married.
Il was thinkin' some of month
from now. Cleo
"Dear-dear,' she said again. And
it's just three days since | WAS mar
REV."
Cleo" he sprang to his feet.
Yes. Esther wrote ME about her
engagement to you. She thought she
could break it better to me- | told
Frank, and-well we We're waiting un-
I'll you should be at home, but he said
I said we Thought"
BY thunder. Well, he's Il good fel-
low-but they tell me you could have
had the hardware man or the doctor,
Cleo But If you're happy
She kissed him again.
"I'n give Frank the farm, an half
the hogs-an' them hundred young
steers. Are you sure you're willin' 10
| ,., hooIy on farm t'lpny ~