Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-06-22

easy. I've HOT Tue stAEhANot "NNANH VI
pretending to Miss Mcliay's hand. l
20 back east tomorrow and In all prob
ability shall never see the girl again"
An vet you've been right famiiious
with her sence you've been hyer-ridin'
an walkin' in the buttes an ssttin'
out i'm the moonlight There's been
right smart talk"
I'm not responsible for the talk If
fools choose TO make IT. said Coven-
try lmpatiently i've done nothing
more than would with any pretty girl
back eash'
Then you don't keer for her. Then
what you said up thar on the porch
warnt sof'
"oh. come" Coventry replied. You
mustn't think that what man says
TO a girl In the moonlight Is gospel
truth. The moonlight makes him bit
sentimental"
An the gale"
The girl too. \ little Irritation does
no harm. and the next day it's forgot
ten.
ITS forgotten-I see! You've just
been havin' fun with her then--not
mcaniu' anything like they do back
wliar you come FROM
Exactly"
An you're n.goin' back an leave
her after maxim her love you. 1t
maybe is all right in your section, but
we don't call it square hyer-not with
nice gals
But the girl doesn't care for me.
She has passing fancy perhaps. but
that's all"
''Yit she let you kiss her thar ON tae
porch tonight. | seen her
Coventry arose angrily. I'm not
accustomed TO have my he began.
but Mort interrupted.
II know you amt. but you're goIn'
to be. I'll trouble you to set quiet
thar while talk. You come hyer an
meet gal She's nice gal. an n
purity gal. She Amt never seen man
liken or heerd one. The men
she knows amt much on danein' an
scrapin' an beiu' dressed up. They
hyer parts.
You know that gal is fallin' In love
with you more an more every day.
an yet you stay hycr. When she
gives you what | amt never even
dared TO ask her for, when she cares
SO much she amt carin' who sees II.
why. you gifts ready to pull your
freight for home an forsit her offun
your mind.
Its powerful curious world"
Mort continued. with grim smile.
at don't appear TO be put together
right somehow. Hyer am lovin'
the very groun' she steps on. an she
alut earin' for me any more than for
that same ground An she loves you.
an yau"
The mans face worked in the moon
light and Coventry was genuinely
sorry for him.
1t xill be all right. old man." he
said. wien I'm gone
You're not gosu' away Mort re-
turned quietly, "ieastways not until
you've married Glory"
Are you crazy Coventry cried.
You made her love yon. Well. now
you're goin' to marry her"
but II | won'tT'
Then I'm goin' to kill you
lie said IL quite calmly. and before
Coventry realized the words he saw
the moonlight glinting along the barrel
OF revolver.
Some men," said Mort, would have
put bullet into you when you fust
come hyer foolin' around. but l thought
you WAS In earnest. an Glory was hap
Ply"
DO you mean TO a you're going
90 murder me unless agree 10 your
crazy uonsenseT
Il don't know about murder II amt
murder 10 kill snake But anyway
I'm a-goin' TO kill you unless you do as
say. You want b think mighty quick
I'm goin' 10 count ten. an then
Coventry knew what would happen
then, and he had nn instant picture OF
all that would follow his refusal and
vivid sense of his folly.
zone two Three" the words fell
steadily like strokes of a pendulum
'four-hre'- There was a rustic of
parting twigs. AMI Gloriana sprang out
OF the willows ~ the stream edge.
Don't shoot. Mort" she cried as she
sprang betwecIi the men, and then she
said something which stings Coventry
even to this Dig when he thinks of H.
DO YOU suppose / care PIP him. "
she cried, pointing disdainfu II Cow
entry-'himY Again came tAe accent
which hurt. ut was you l cared for
Ill ahsng. onlysyou wouldn't speak. an
l had TO make you Jealous SO you
would. only ! didn't think it would
come 70 shootin' want man, an
I've cot him!1
Mr.. Coventry didn't stay for the we'd
ding He went home. as he intended.
the next day. but in telling his adven-
lures In the west he says nothing
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