Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-16

HN ~ ah rlBbt, promise you
But you don't even know Mat ny
trouble is"
Il do-lt's about your father sh.l
mother--when they were marbles
How did you known"
II can't tell you now. but ! viii sucn.
Lock here. you can believe what
tell you. can't your"
Yes, l can do taat."
We'll then. you listen. Your father
and mother were married In the right
way. and there wasn't a single bit OF
crookedness about II. ! wouldn't tell
you II didn't know and couldn't
prove II to you in n little while. Say,
there's one Of our wagon trains com.
ing along here toward Salt Lake next
Monday. It's coming out OF It's way
ON purpose to pick me up. I'll promise
to have It proved TO you by that time.
Now. IL that fair? Can you believe
me?"
She looked up at him, her face
bright again.
"Oh. do believe you. You don't
know how glad you make me. II was
an awful thlng-oh. you are n dear"
and full upon his lips she kissed the
astounded young man. holding him
fast with an arm about his ueck
You've made me all over newt was
feeling 80 wretched-and. OF cuurse.
can't see how you know anything
about 1t, but I know you are telling
the truth" Again she kissed him
with the utmost cordially. Then she
stood mp to arrange her hair. her face
full of the Joy of this assurance. The
young man saw that she hal forgot
ten both him and his religious per.
plexities, and he did not wish her
to be entirely Invested of concern for
him at this moment.
But how about me? Here ! am,
lost II | do and lost ~ don';. You
better sit down here agaiL yn1 SEQ
II there isn't some way ran get
that crown OF glory"
She sat down by him. instantly So
bered from her own Joy. and calmly
gave him a hand to hold.
We'll I'll tell YOU" she said. franz.
ly. you wait awhile. Don't do any
thing right away. I'll have to ask
father" And then as ne reached over
to pick up the Boot OF Mormon
mo, let's not read any more to-day.
Let's sit little while and only think
about things" She was so free fro!a
embarrassment that he began TO doubt
II he had been so very deeply clever,
after all. in suggesting the relationship
between them. But after she had
1 upsh oh 20, TIA,
for the first time that he was vCFy
earnestly holding both of her hands.
She blushed. and suddenly withdrew
them. Whereat he was more pleased
than when she had passively let them
lie. He approached the matter Of sal.
walton for himself once more
"Of course, ! can wait awhile for
you to find out the rights of this thing.
but I'm afraid | can't be baptized
even II you tell me to be-even II
you want me to obey the Lord and
marry some pretty little light.com.
plected. yellow-haired thing after.
wards--after I'd married my first wife.
Fact 10. l don't believe | could. Prob
ably I'D care 80 much for the first
one that I'd have binders on for all
the other women In the world. She
have me tied down with the red rib
bon In her hair" he touched the
red ribbon in her own by way Of II.
lustration-"just like can tie the
biggest steer you ever saw with that
little silk rag OF mine-hold him. two
hind legs and one fore. so he can't
bulge an inch. Id just like To see
some little. short. kind of plump.
pretty yellow-haired thing cote be,
tween us"
For an instant she looked such
warm, almost indignant approval that
he believed she was about 70 express
an opinion OF her own in the natter
but she stayed silent, looking away
instead with a little movement OF
having swallowed something.
And you. too. II you were my sis
ter. do you think I'd want you mar
rled TO a man who'd begin 20 look
around for some one else as soon as
he got you? No, sir-you deserve some
decen. young fellow who'd love you
all to pieces day in and day out. and
never 50 much as look at this little
yelloW-nalred girlTeNen II sho was
almost as pretty as you"
But she was not to be led into rem
dering any hasty decision which
might affect his eternal salvation
= Moreover. she was embarrassed and
disturbed.
We must CO." she said. rising be
fore he could help her When they
had picked theI- way down 10 the
mouth Of the canyon. he walkiog lie
hind her. Ghe turned back and said
"Of course you could marry that little
yellow-haired girl with the blue eyes
first. the one you're thinking so much
about--the little short, fat thing with
J doll.baby faHo--"
, But he only answered: "oh. well
II you get me into your church II
: wouldn't make Il bit OF difference