Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-24
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER y.-CoNrrsrrn

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CHAPTER V.-CoNrINuEn.
She turned and smiled into his eyes
with utter franllness.
AT least you must be sure that I
like you; that I am very friendly; that
want to know you better. and want
you to know me better. You don't
know me at all. you know. You west
erners have another way, of accepting
people too readily. 1t may work no
harm among yourselves, but perhaps
fasteners are a bit more perilous.
sometimes, now, very eastern per
son doesn't even accept herself-him-
self-very trustingly; she-he-finds il
so hard to get acquainted with him
SELF
The young man provided one OF
those silences of which a few discern
ing men are instinctively capable and
for which women thank them.
This road" she said, after a little
time OF rapid walking. leads right up
to the end OF the world, doesn't it?
See, it ends sQuarely in the san
They stopped where the turn had
opened TO the west a long vista OF gray
and purple hills far and high. They
stood on a ridge of broken quartz and
gneiss. thrown up In bygone age. To
their left a few dwarf Scotch frs
threw shadows back toward the town.
The ball OF red fire in the west was
half below the rim OF the distant peak.
Il shall look forward to seeing you
and your mother and sister?-in
New York." she said. when they part
ed. and l am sure 1 shall have more
TO say when we're better known to
each other"
III you were the one woman before.
IL the thought of you was more than
the substance OF any other to me-yCv
must know how IL will be now. when
the dream has come true. It's no small
thing for your best dream to come
true"
Dear me! haven't we been senti-
mental and philosophic? I'm never
like this at home, | assure YOU I've
really been thoughtful
From up the canyon came the sound
OF putting locomotive that presently
steamed by them with it's three dingy
little coaches. and. after stop for
water and the throwing OF a switch.
pushed back 20 connect with the Shep
Ter car
The others OF the party crowded out
on to the rear platform as Percivai
helped Miss Miibrey up the steps.
Uncle Peter had evidently been chat
ting with Shepler, for as they came out
the old man was saying: Get action
is my motto. Do things. Don't fritz
ter. BE something and be it good and
hard. Get action early and often"
SheDler nodded. But men like us
are apt to be unreasonable with the
young. We expect them 20 have their
own visor and our wisdom, and the
'nfirmities OF neither"
The good-bys were hastily said. and
the little train ratified down the can
ion. Miss Milbrey stood in the door
OF the car, and Percival watched her
while the glistening rails that seemed
20 he pushing her away narrowed In
perspective. Sne stood motiouIcss and
'nscrutable to the last, but still look
ing steadily toward him-almost visit
fully. IL seemed to him once.
Well he said. cheerfully, TO Uncle
Peter
You know, son, don't like to cuss,
but except one or two OF them folks
ID sooner live In the middle kittle of
he'll than in the place that turns 'em
out. They rifle me-that talk about
people in the humber walks OF life
or course am humble. but then, son.
Ii you come right down 10 H., as the
felieT said, ! amt 30 damned humble.