The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13

but he's down. Charlie she said.
very slowly, very thoGghteully. You
wouldn't hit d man When he's down,
would you?"
81 guess notr' he SAIL shortly.
And 7 won't either" she blurted cot,
turning her back on him.
Argument and ehtreaty awaited him
nothing He went away at last, but he
came back again the next afternoon
If he had known Dolly better he would
rot have made that nlist9ke, but he
was crazy about her; mad. hungry for
her love, and would have carried her
off behind that sWitc htail mare OF his
only he knew 1t vas no good we'd
have had him before he got clear.
Dolly" he pleaded. lover i'm Seattle
where my folks 1--we there's home for
you. What's Bill to you--or the Greek?
Forget them. dear. and come with me,
Dolly" he cried. putting his head down
on his arms 'I love you. Dolly, ana !
can't i've without yOu. sweet"
she camo over and touched his shout
der. Charlie she said very softly.
her eyes wet and shining. you mustn't
come here again. boy. II I'm true to
Eili il may help him out. but / won't do
anything to push him down. You must
nj come here again
She went back to her desk on the
little platform and hid her face in her
hands. Cuthbertson heard a sob and
started TO his feet.
"Dollyr he gasped. Dolly"
GO away. Charlie!' she cried.
'T can't leave you. DOLLY can't
leave you like that.
He moved toward her. but The trem-
t,lops little hands waved him back. He
hesitated, staggered blindly to the door,
struck his head against the post and
went Keeling out into the sunshine.
s,ch s,Inshine! Flooding the road with
splendor which seemed to mock at
suffering: filing the air with raptur-
Gus life and the pulsing melody OF
birds.
II was the last fine day the Creek
knew that summer. l never saw such
veg ther There have been years when
there was scarcely water enough 10
wash tho dirt but this time most Of
fire claims were flooded. There was ten
feet OF water in mine. And the Big
cascade. dividing into two streams,
broke a course right across Bilrs shaft.
filing 1t up in a few minutes and going
on again. roaring, riIing, twisting. turn
ing. tearing up big trees, carrying
/ everything before It, until il jumped
| the Devils Ledge go feet to the valley
1 beneath.
! The boys said drinking seemed 20 be
! I'm Bills family, but there wasn't much
! Joking. We missed Charities laugh. He
/ mixed up with the crowd as he had al
WAYS done but no one had the pluck
] ror the inclination TO challenge his wit
! And * seemed ODD. too. that ne and Bill
| Slocunl should get so chummy. Though
chunfly hardly describes il. for they
rarely said word 20 each other that
| any one heard beyond Good day OF
I GOOD night Sc the case might be. But
| Pill slowed down on the liquor, doc
| tors orders. he told Remington And
/ night after night he and Charlie would
| SIT at the same table like q Quaker
! meeting Until 10 o'clock chimed. wheT
Charlie would get on his feet and say
| GOOD night, Bill" ana Bill would say
| Good night. Charlie and ten minutes
after follow him out and so lone. too
Things grew steadily worse. Dolly
| Britton took a school on the other eide
| Of Old Crow. and with her going al
! the luck left the Creek. Joe Wetheral
/ lost his wife. and we could ill-spare any
I OF the women. Then little Tommy Den
ton fell in the Cascade and wa
drowned. and we couldn't spare tn
children either: yet the Creek mise,
Eli Morton about az much as. il die
n Dolly. He was q good, honest man
with the fear Of God written ON hi
weatherbeatcn forehead. Sheriff, justic
/ OF che peace. arbiter OF AL disputes. th
law and the prophets from OLD Grow
pass 70 the top Of the Twin Sisters.
IT'S a queer world said Charli
C.uthbertSon TO me that night. "thos
that arc least needed and most anxiou
to go stick 40 the earth like burrs.