The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-11-21
cHAPTER W.-continued.

CHAPTER W.-continued.
4 reckon I'd rather try it alone"
she announced stubbornly. Maybe 7
might have stood it with you, Bob
Hampton, but a woman is the limit.
Il expect IL viii so rather hard at
First Kid" he admitted craftily, but
7 think yoH might try It a while just to
-sort Of please me-"
~Who-who is she?" doubtfully.
Mrs. Herndon. wife OF the super
EnteRdent OF the Golden Rule mine:~
and he waved his hand toward the dis
can't houses. They tell me she's a
mighty fine woman"
oh. they do? Then somebody's
been stirring you up about me. have
ahey7 / thought that was about the
MAJ OF it. Somebody wants to reform
me. l reckon. Well, maybe I won't be
reformed Who was It, Bob?"
The Presbyterian missionary he
confessed reluctantly, "a nervy little
chap named Wynkoop; he came in to
see me last night while you were
asleep" He faced her open scorn IN
@AAAAhAAAEAt Ms nAinM AAAAN AELAAtls
and clinging to N thought with all
the tenacity of his nature.
"A preacheri" her voice vibrant with
derisioR. "a p%reacheri Wen, of all
things, Bob Hampton. You led around
BY the nose in that wayl Did he want
you TO bring me 20 Sunday school? A
preacher! And I suppose the fellow
expects 10 turn me yer to n Of his
flock for religious instruction. He'll
have you studying theology inside Of a
year. A preacher! on. Lord, and You
agreed! Well. 1 won't go: so there!'
AS I understand the affair" Hamp.
o continued, as she paused for
breath. 1t was Lieut. Brant who sug.
gssted the idea Of his coming to me.
Brant knew ellis. and remembered
you, and realizing you unpleasant sit,
uation. thought such an Arrangement
would be for your benefit"
"Banti" she burst forth in renewed
anger; 'he did, did hel The putty,
faced dandy l used to see him al
Bethune, and you can bet he never
bothered his head about me then, No
and he didn't even know me out yon
der. until after the sergeant spoke up
What business has that fellow gol
planning what shall do?"
Hampton made no attempt to an
swer. il was better 10 let her lndigna
sion die out naturally. and so he asked
n question. What is this Brant doinf
AT Bethune7 There Is no cavalry sta
tioned there"
She glanced up quickly. interested
BY the sudden change ia his voice. q
heard dad say be was kept there OF
aulne special detail. His regiment il
stationed at Fort Lincoln, somewhere
farther north, He used 10 come dow
aad talk with dad evenings. becausI
daddy saw service ia the Seventh
when IL was nrst organized after IN,
war"
ibid you-did you ever hear eithe
~ them say anything about MAJ Alfre,
BRnt2 He "a have been this lad
father"
mo. I never heard much they said
did you know himf"
The father yes. but that was year
ago Como. Kid. all this Is only an
Client history and just as wen forgot
tea Now, you are a sensible girl
when your temper don't get away viii
Sou, nnd am simply going 20 leavI
this matter TO your better judgment
Win you go 20 Mrs. H~erndon'a. an
nnd pat how you like itG You needn'
stop there an hour II she isn't good d
you. but you ought not to want to rs
main with me, and grow mp like
Eongh boy"
~You-you really want me to 60
don't you?"
Yes. ! want you 10 go. It's a chano
nor yoR, Kid. and there isn't a bit o
a show In the kind OF a life / lead.
never have been In love with myself
and only took 10 Il In the FIRST plac.
because the devil happened to driy
me that way. The Lord knows / don
uant 10 lead any one else thnougI
such a muck. So Il Is a try?"
The look Of defiance faded slowl
uut 81 her face as she stood gravel
regarding him. The man was In dead
~ earnest. and she felt the quiet Ii
t~aistonce Of his manaer
Y0n bet, n you put Il that way.
,she consented, simply. but / reckor
fhat Mrs. Herndon Is likely 10 wisI
a hadn't"
Together. yot scarcely e~xchangin
another word, the two rotraoed thei
steps slowly down the steep trail LEAD
ins toward the little town ~ the va
1sy.