Gunnison news-champion., 1907-12-27

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and shsf sh~ ysosscussAG axs0coes ~
there naa ss.rely Aa&~a ~ Os- os
cosrsery. in ses~r~oce to her UsBsrsoS
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get her. huf st hin 80 saR oes
pea-er hoase a o. SssAoof- = 1~f NJ
at all sec~ssary scr ~ cs.rs kss
sr 10 hold herself - seoAnuso -
s~es the eaA ~ ssyshinG 4 Eds
yrescrssea circuit dvssss. ~ 81
she xosssa earn . ;rtae. bu y Sss y
hard trip. . hard eosstrS. cd So
had much better passpaoe her tsitisi
journey into the uaksoUn ua1D ~
regular term 81 court. When II
be With her hie had thso tAs0Oy -
minnow seine over his sAoahie1s.
taken his miasoW pail in go had
and his reel case and lsach boz 10
the other. and ~alked out to sA< noAa
wagon awaiting him a; the 0fe y
so on to his frolic.. leaving be- 10
figh; II out for herself
The judges wife had not bsea 30
had dwell; lonx and earnestly. aad no
doub, to a large exteat truly. g the
unciyilized condition Of their aeigh-
bors np the line the roughness of
accommodations. the bOldn ess and
license of the cowboys. the daring
and iIsolence II cattle thieves. and
cunning and dishonesty of the Indsans.
and the uncous mess and viciousness
Of the half breeds She had eassed by
declaring eioaaently that Louise sould
die of ionesomeness n. by Gods good
providence. she escaped q worse fate
at the hands Of one or all Of the many
evils she had enumerated Yes. It
was very evident Aunt Helen hoASDt
wanted her to GO But Aunt s
real reason had been that sh, ID
1t so dizzily unconventional for her
niece To go to that wild and uaholy
land alone. She did not actually fear
for her niece's personal safety. and
Louise more than half suspecswA
truth. W
She had heard all the arguments
before They had little or no terrors
for her nov. They were III arsD
ments used by the people back in her
eastern home, those dear. deaxaseo-
pie. her people-how far avs khe
was'-when they had schem med anA
plotted so pathetically to Keep her
with them. the second one to break
away from the slow, safe, and calm
traditions Of her kin In the place
where generation after generation of
her people had lived and died. and
now lay waiting the great judgment
In the peaceful country burytng
ground
She had listened to hem dutifullv.
half believing. swallowed hard ara
followed her uncle. her fathers
Youngest brOther. to the ''LanA ef the
nak0tahs."
Now. that same Aear uncDs ~ q
nan Of power asA pss;tioa n - ~
land. Oaly lest NOveaber - -
been reelected 70 his third terra =
the bench Il his circuit with ~.
heart-stirring majority. In the 1av
OF his prosperity he had not fonsOt.
ten the little. tangle-haireA girl Who
had cried NO inconsolably whea Ae
went away, and the unaccounta able hor.
ror In whose eyes he had tried 10
laugh away on that never-to- be -foreot.
ten day when he had wrenched his
heartstrings from their safe abiding.
place and gone forth In guest Of the
pot OF gold at the rainbow's eaA-
the hrst OF many generations. Trad.
tion knew no other since his ances-
tors had felled forests and built homes
OF hewn logs Now he had sent for
Louise. His court reporter had re-
Gently left him for other nelds of
labor.
There was commotion among her
people on receipt Of the astounding
proposition. She lived over again
the dark days Of the FIRST fitttag. II
might well be her uncle had exag.
gerated the dangers Of life in the new
land. 1t was great fun to shock his
credulous relatives. He had surely
written them some enormous tales
during those Is years and more. He
uCAI To nimSef
at reading some Of the sympathizine
replies. But these tales were held in
evidence against him now that he
dared to want Louise. Every letter
was brought out by Louise's dear old
and read to her over
again. Louise did not half believe
them, but they were gospel truth to
her grandmother and almost SO to
her father and mother as well. She re.
membered the old spirit n fun ram.
pant In her favorite uncle. and while
his vivid pictures took all the color
from her sensitive face. deep down in
her heart she recognized them for
what they were worth. The letters
were strange medley of grasshoppers
blizzards and Indians. But q ten-dol.
lar per diem was 4 great Temptation