Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-06-15
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"rtom Sunset" BYH WALTER BURR.
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"Oh, this Is grand" exclaimed George
Casey, as he paused for a few moments to
enjoy the embracing air and scenery An
about him the mountains lay IN tunhled
heaps, farther away the foothills sloped
gracefully downward, and still farther
down In the valley aud out over the mining
camp he could see the old trail thar
stretched away 90 the westward He was
new 70 these scenes, having recently come
TO Wyoming from his home IN Boston, ami
he was drinking In the atmosphere Of the
new life TO the fullest.
"Y-a-s," drawled the girl as sheovertook
her compartment "but I'm thinkin' as how
We better start fer home It's a-gettn'
purity late an we're some twelve miles
from town. We can't much more than git
there by dark"
"Two,bits." said George. tauntlngly. 81
believe you're a coward Here you were
born and raised In this country, and you're
scared about being ont In the hills after
dark. Now, I'm a teuderfoot, and yet /
wouldn't be afraid 10 wander all over these
hills from now until morning"
George Casey was Indeed a "tenderfOOt'
but this was not the worst of his falllngs.
Raised In wealthy family be had been
given everything he wished, and had ruled
his fathers house TO suit himself. Ihat
he was the most important portion OF the
family, be did not for n moment doubt,
and Il was his greatest desire that others
should share that opinion with regard 70
him. When he found that he was to spend
the summer In Wyoming looking after some
mining Interests. he determined that OF all
other things he would show the people
there that here was one tenderfoot that was
not so tender after all. The few friends
whom he had made on first arriving at
Cold Springs, had soon tired Of his lordly
ways and the only one who cared TO accom-
pany him on his various Journeys over the
hills was TwO-bts, who followed him
around like a faithful dog.
Nobody could tell where TwO-bits got her
name. She was a rough, uneouth girl OF
fourteen years, born IN the wilds and true
TO her birthplace. The high check bones
and swarthy features told of Indian
blood-a fact of which she was proud.
No two characters could possibly have
been more Opposite than those of George
Casey aud Two-bits She had always been
accustomed to assOclating with roughly
dressed, brown-featured, bow-legged cow
boys, who treated her like one of their cwn
kind, and sometimes enjoyed teasing her
for the amusement OF the gang An admir-
alton had been awakened In her for this
smooth-shayen, well dressed, polite young
gentleman who had come from the land
OF which she had heard such wonderful
stories She had dreamed of such indiyld-
uals but had never seen one before. He
appreciated the fact that she admired him,
and since no one else In that immediate
vicinity seemed to share the feeling, he
gladly allowed her the monopoly of It,
SO the two had formed a sort OF social
system all their own, with just two classes
"N-a-w," she drawled, 81 amt no coward,
neither. But / tell you, we can't go back
the way we come, fer it's too long round.
We got to go straight back toward the
Springs, an it's a good four hours walk,
Mebbe yer don't know tibet them there hills
lest above the camp has got fire all under
'em, They is great big cracks thar, tibet Is
so warm yer can hardly bear yer hand In
'em. Mebbe yer wouldn't like ter fall down
one of 'em inter the fire."
Tho, no, ho!" laughed the tenderfooti
such a ghost story. Now Miss" he added
"do you see that big pile Of rocks yonderi
Well, that's the highest place there is
around here, and I'm going to go there"
"Huh!' muttered Two-blts. eyer kent
neither :. A while back yer thought this
was the highest-her yer are, an thet's the
highest. It'll be the same way when yer
git thar; the highest will be just beyond,
tell yer, It's time to 90 home"
go home, then, IL you want to, and are
afraid. {'m going on. 1t isn't more than q
mile farther"
ITS all of five mlles!" she declared; but
the master started along and the faithful
going, there was nothing for it but thai
she must accompany him. They trudged
along In silence for half an hour, and still
the peak seemed as far away as ever.
"Confound it!'' said George, at last, 81
we had not stopped so long to talk about 1t
we could have been there before this,
suppose it's too late to go any farther"
Had Two-bits been more cultured and
learned, It is likely she would have said
II told you So" But she only turned al