Mexico Missouri message., 1906-12-27
Copyright, BY LothTop Publishing company.
cHAPTER xxx.-cogrrNurD.

CHAPTER XXX.--CoNT1NuEp.
Under her directions and with her
help he took out the light summer
things and replaced them with heavier
gowns, stout shoes, golf capes and
caps.
wen be up on the Bitter Root
ranch this summer, and you'll need
heavy things" he had told her.
Sometimes he packed clumsily, and
she was obliged to do his work over.
In these intervals he studied with in
terest the big old room and her quaint
old sampler worked in colored wor-
,steds that had faded to grays and dull
browns: la Mutt Porte Conseil."
Grandma Loekermann did it at the
convent, ages ago." she told him.
what cautious young thing she
must have been!"
She leaned against his shoulder.
But she eloped with her true love,
young Annekje Van Schoule; left the
home in Hickory street one night, and
went far away, away up beyond One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, some
where, and then wrote them about it"
"And left the SAMPLER"
"She had her husband-she didn't
need any old sampler after that-Le
marriage porte conseil, aussi monsieur.
And now, you've married your wife
with her wedding ring, that came from
Holland years and years ago."
1t was after midnight when they be-
gan to pack. When they finished 1t
was nearly four.
She had laid out a dark dress for the
Journey, but he insisted that she put
it in suitcase, and wear the one she
had on.
81 shouldn't know you in any other
and it's the color of your eyes. l want
that color all over the place"
But we shall be travelling"
an our own car. That car has been
described in the public prints as a
suite of palatial apartments with all
modern convenience
81 forgot"
I'VE shall be going west like the old
"49-ers, seeking adventure and gold"
did they go in their private cars?"
Some of them went in rolling six
horse Concords, and some walked, and
some Of them pushed their baggage
across in little hand carts, but they
had fun at it-and we shall have to
work as hard when we get there"
Dear mel And I'm SO tired al
ready. feel quite done up"
She threw herself on. the wide divan.
and he fixed pillows under her head.
you boyl I'm glad it's ali over.
Let's rest a Sloment."
He leaned back by her, and drew her
head on to his arm.
I'm glad, too. It's the hardest days
work ever did. Are you comfortable !
Rest"
cts so good" she murmured, nest
ling on his shoulder.
'Uncle Peter took his honeymoon in
a big wagon drawn by mule team,
200 miles over the Plaeerville and Red
Dog trail--oVer the mountains from
California to Nevada But he says he
never had so happy a time"
Hes an old dear! I'll kiss him
how is It you say good and plenty. z
'By the way, forgot to ask, and it's
almost too late now, but do you like
cats?"
Il adore themy-aren't kittens the
edearest?"
well, you're heaithy-and your
nose doesn't really fall below the sbeci-
fcations, though it doesn't promise
that you're any too sensible-but IL you
can make up for 1t by your infatuation
for cats, perhaps it will be all right.
or course / couldn't keep you, you
know, If you weren't very fond of cats,
because Uncle Peter'd raise row.
She was quite still, and he noted
from the change In her soft breathing
that she slept. With his free hand he
carefully shook out folded steamer
rug and drew It over her.
For an hour be watched her, feeling
the armonwhich she lay growing numb.
He reviewed the day and the crowd
Cd night Ho could do something after
al Among other things, now, he
woule drop little note to Higbee ard
aid the news q his marriage as post
eaerpt She was actually his wife.
faoW quickly It had come. fllu heart