The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15

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again, If you tell me to-"
Penny appeared To be considering.
I'D rather have you than Rajah.
she finally decided; but II you stay
he will DO take him down, like a gCot
soul"
Dudley turned and strobe away. pre-
senting Il st.Fened back. Rajah. read
Ing purpose In his gait, rose aud FOL
lowed of his accord, and Penny
was left FREQ TO so on with her eport
but the woods sent forth no echoes.
Dudley stayed away three days
Then after packing his belongings and
making the farewell Arrangements his
dignity demanded, he rode over TO say
goo5.by No one was about, so he sal
on the steps in the late afternoon sun.
| Hight and waited.
Presently a shot sounded family
from the direction of the pasture. FIJI
teen minutes later Penny came across
the lawn, a pale Penny. walking with
shaky brayadp, her gun still at the
sporting angle. but the arm that held
1t there yisibly unsteady.
She smiled brightly at Dudley, then
sat down On the steps as though her
knees had been abruptly withdrawn
Had q small adventure" she said.
with a laugh that was half gasp, I've
proved my point about the bull. any
way; he's n dangerous beast. Also.
| have saved fathers life-though he
doesn't especially appreciate It,"
What happenedg" Dudley asked,
auxiously.
THE bull, Of course. Father would
GROSS the pasture, just to show off, and
n of the dogs had TO rush In and
make the bull furious, 50. naturally.
he charged at father@who dropped his
theories and sprinted." A shudder
seized her,
"You poor girl"
1T was more like poor father" Her
spirit was still persistently game,
though lettering. ut looked like the
proper moment for me 10 save his life
II had always warned him | should.
| didn't want to kill the creature, Just
TO lame him, 10 ! aimed low. oh, there
wasn't a moment for anything, Dudley,
truly. You know | shoot pretty well
now. when I'm cool"
but dld you wing the bulI?' Dudley
asked excitcdly. Her iip ouiyered.
No IL wf,ug, faith
"WnatT'
She burst into teara.
Just across his knec-it really
wasn't anything And Il did save his
life For II scared him so much worse
thaE the b.bull, he jumped way to one
side. and the beast charged right past
over the very spot And so he had
time to d-double round u tree and get
over the fence. | did save his life.
But he wasn't grateful. It's the end Of
shooting for mel"
You poor child! But where is heg"
he asked
THE cart came by and he got in to
go down to the doctor. Dudley, for
once ! have made my father too an.
cry" she said, solemnly, "Tm--Im
frightened to DEATH
You only grazed hlm?" His arm
was about her ~unrebuked.
"oh, yes-but he's all the madden.
II only something awful enough to di.
vert him would happen before he gets
hack."
Cant VIC find something?"
A smile began To struggle through
her dismay,
Il know n thing that might"
What. Penny"
You say It,"
But am not clever enough: | can't
think"
"Well-don't you think the-the
prospect o%f--losing his only daughter
she stopped abruptly.
Penny"
mot that I'd ever really leave him."
she amended when she was allowed to
emerge, Who taxes me takes him"
Yes, dear girl"
And then, you see, having fright.
ened him TO meekness, we can comfort
him with that" She no longer pulled
away from him.
She would not look at him, and In
her voice there was nothing deeper
than amusement.
Penny. are you taking me only be
cause you are afraid to face -FOUR faith.
err" he asked gravely.
I'm him. she assented. He drew
her closer.
Penny, arc your"
yep"
Penny, are your"
His eyes were insistent. She tried
TO meet them with defiance, but sud.
denly a tide OF red swept over the III.
tie, pointed face, a quick, singing.
glorious color that left her no derenses
the first real blush of her life. She
broke away from him, covering her
face with her hands.
60 away | hate you" she cried.
Put Dudley laughed from the very
OF a c~ontented heart; he was
happy
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To Make engagements Public.
Topeka, Kan.-State Senator Smith
will introduce a bill In the Kansas
Legislature providing that all mar.
rage engagements must be published