La Junta tribune., 1906-12-15

BY M-rha ..-cals<A>waEzzss
cosssirsr isss - Rusg Degsia.
BY M-rha a-cala<hwaz=a


riding eros saddle To be sure. tie
town had ben reading this long tine
about the ciTiie.I skirt. b; then the
town vas also Lot exactly sl-e n its
mind that riding It's streets eeea up1a
n proper sicesaddie vas not rather
bold
OF e9cr-s In the country it was dir
sesenL The very bee; younx ~otnso
code ihere. Moreover. IL had come 20
te sort of prOTsro among the plan-
dntiOn folk that the hardes; aud fnost
gecklesz riders were town girl visitors.
Very few os them bad any mercy upon
the beasts luckIess enough TO carry
shein-this not t-srause they were bard
hearted, bot from sheer ignorance and
the pure animal delight OF finding
themselves unfetfered for a time. They
fretted not a little, these town bred
riders. whea TIE country folk cbsrked
speed at hills oe insisted that q horse
should have chance to blow q bit
after a hard saIiop.
Possibly envy, the least touch. gave
s,ise TO their disappeosai Of Edish
Taunton Edith bad . fortune and
shres fine saddle borssA AZ n that
svere not enough. Bifiy Dssytou fen
into q way Of sharing h<r sasiy gaiiopa
Unti .she came bsck 70 ths old
Asmestsad Bliy bad nos sssp . sun
stss once 9 yssr- u wss pfovoktnSiy
sigpiacsAt rhis Grange y Nm He
AAd heen thS dassas q ths tOwu
DatehiaskesN He wSs . govssDog's
grandsoo. rch god huokiaG. good hu
OsrsA Furrhes hs wAs . SQUIRE of
danes 20 sobty impartial nsoody sv0
Yst bad been abis 70 essAbiish .
claim to HIN. The people b regarded
most and was readtest to s~rvs were
meek old ladSes who had known his
mother aud very little girls
Edith wns. he Insisted. only big ut
tie girl. Very lone and lorn In her big
Sfnpty house What be did not say was
that be thought her coming bcck 90 Il
something 20 fne apd brave be WIS
bent on helping her fight down the
loneliness and make her own social
1peace.
THIS In the beginning the town
go~sips took 20 cranins the neck. shah-
ting the head and drawing aside the
least bit when the giri came amoos
them Bully suw the bead shaking The
drawing back. long time before sbe
did She was os,s-n and unsusp.cious as
daylight and had no thought OF tread
ing on the corns OF town propriety IN
anything she did. But. ,e.ng also fun
OF quick intult,ons. after awhile she
understood
And them Then only ali. really cfd
Get out TO horrify the good gentlevurn-
en-. She drove tandem through the
middle Of the square. sitting up very
straight, boxing neither 10 right nor
left. but pulling up at the corner by
the bank to pick up Billy and take him
away with her. Next week u was
card party-wnolly masculine IN COM
position. except for Edith herself and
the colorlcss cousin Who served as her
companion There were wine and ci-
gars and a supper afterward-a very
late supper.
The town thrilled With tho borrur Of
H. But not "a It did little later. when
everybody knew that thereafter. upon
Sunday evenings. Edith meant 20 be at
home 20 hes friends.
II Bniy had known In time that new
er would have come TO pass But -
had gone away for a fortnight right
after the night at cards, frst making
Edith promise y have no more such
assemblies until be was there to give
her countenance and protection.
When be cnrne back and found the
snischief done. be was In a sad taking.
Il see Just one way oct OF it-you
have got to marry me. else you won't
have rag OF reputation left" he said.
pretending TO shake her hard
Edith made mufinous mouth at
him. "suppose We try some other sac
rifcial lamb Aren't you most too old
and tough p she asked. her eyes dane
Ing wickediy.
Billy grinned chcerfuliy. you can
have carloads Of 'em for the taking.
nice white baa lambs. but don't be-
iieve they'd te the least efrectuaL- be
said You see. what you need. really,
Is not sacrifice. but a scapesoat
I'm strong enough 60 have your sins
confessed over my bead and thence
forth imputed TO me"
but scapcgoats have to be sent
away. out Into the wilderness. I lean
ed that much at Sunday school. and /
can't have you go away Edith pro
tested "Bes.des. am not doing any
thing horrii. shall GO TO church
mornings just the same. As for the
evenings. you know yourself other
girls 20 to church then mainly to have
somebody SEE them home and stay al
bours afterward making love TO them
4 really feel Ike fniSsionnry-the boys
Cnn come here and rest OF talk or do
anything they please. As II Is now.
4her haze N cf.nire af nlI-fhcr must