The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-09-18

I ain hardly know how breathe y
be so won criuL
"Dcn young man come from Nor
trcal 10 see bout some reeyer claim
an he hire me 10 show him now ue
current run dis way an dat way an
how fur mp de spring water RISE an
den one day we 90 past de cabin aN
he see Elise
"WcH. he feel bout her ies' like me,
an YER soon I see dat Elise feel u
Mslcu de rOrmc nm me bout de same.
when | haen 20 see her she Ike me
bes. cause I ain new 'fraid notin',
an 20 down de reeyer stan'in' straight
up ON log like no udder reever man
ev' OAR to. but when M'slcu de fOrme
20 see her. deu she like him hes, cause
he sor spoke an polecsh an educat
We ain both know her but two week.
an she like both de same: two, tree
more week. an she goln' like jcs' one
mooch better, an 1t goln' pend on
which de bcs' man"
"And you proved yourself TO be that.
OF course"
81 been pref steedy nerve dose day"
Raoul went on. without seeming to
notice the interruption. "Whcn | start
out for ting go straight on, an II Il
broke my head I let II been broke.
new stop 10 count dat when l see
how things goin' / slip on In dc wood
wher' be- by myself. Dat my way. l
ain new fink good with peoples roun'.
Wen. frs / see Elise married an me
lookln' out FOR her. an know l gQin'
do de YER hes know how; den l see
Msleu de rOrme lookin' out for her.
an know he goin' do jcs de same. I
been watch him pret close. an know
he clean. straight man who goln' do
les what lie say.
$50 dat ain settle II. an 90 queeck
TO Montreal. my tooth set hard"
ITO find out something about Mon
sleur de rOrme" the visitor sug-
gested.
Raoul nodded. "oul. m'sleu. Her
fader ain bodder bout dat. But when
girl get married she goln' pend a
might long time on de man. mos like
ly. I been know bout myself. an I
tlnk l know bout Msleu de rOrme.
But I aim goln' let Elise take some
reesk. non. when fin out II he been
good man as me. den goln' back an
say. Here. Elise, you pick out de one
you been mos happy long with"
A slight grin twltched the corners Of
Raouls mouth.
"seems like be might fair" he con-
tinued; "but feel jcs' how tings
comm out all de time. Her fader like
me. an Elise tlnk whole lot what her
fader say. an she like me. too, some
much rs de udder man. tlnk. / goin'
stan close up TO him when she look.
an ten inch taller an iift pound big
ge-. an my voice goln' drown him all
out. His voice sof' an' quiet like.
'cep' once in long time when his
eyes fash, den II still sor. but cut like
knife an make de udder man jump.
oul. | know jes how things comm out
It'll / 90 down TO Montreal. Den 1
know jes de same. only de worl' been
shlf round"
He was silent so long this time that
the visitor would have reminded him
OF the unfinished narrative had II been
upon any other subject. As It was.
he waited.
81 been 'qulre bout M'sleu de rOr-
me-" RIA nj said at length. In a low
voice. IAN fin he straight, true man.
jes' like tlnk. But more. l en- he
great lawyer, with big house an ser
wants an things like dat Any folk
who long to him goln have dc YER best
de worr got to give. When I I'm dat
out go on in de wood. an fight de
blgges fight dat man ev' live trou.
Den go buy trap an things an start
or on de longes' an mos fur OF hunt
| ey' take. been gone tree year"
"what! And did not 20 back TO
Ellse?"
II ain dar. Maybe she start o,t 70
like me hes, an you know what life
been as trappcr wife. Elise min meant
for dat. non. She made for de bes'."
"And-forglve me-hnven't you eTeS
seen her sinceT'
"Non. amt new feel strong 'nouEh
10 20 to Montreal since dat time. Bat
/ hear. She heen 'slst on goin' TO school
an study TO be like him. an dey have
n great house. an she he like queen
'mong de peoples Dey have two chhd..
an de oldes' | been hear dey named
RaOul. I-I-"
The trapper rose impatiently. and
strobe TO the pack Of traps. over which,
he bent. ostenslhly trying to place the
one he had Just cleaned with the others.
The visitor glanced toward hlBd. then
turned abruptly and stole softly froai
the cnbin.-New York Times.