The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

the junior notifying his senior who had
himself waiting upon Louise, that he was needed
the Office, and offering to complete the transaction
with Miss Blake. So harmonious were the dealings and
$50 prolonged transactions wicked Louise left
with carload lumber going southland her seventh
nroposal And rather the most respectable
as she said. reckoning them
She her 12-year-old brother back to Oklahoma
with her; and the journey she found herself
object Of much interest and had many questions TO
answer. Before she reached Hydro she counted TWO
more proposals. had taken all her newly acquired
skill to the brakeman. boy she had gone
to school with
THAT was a shame-a dirty trick of mel! she
said when the deed accomplished "Billys younger
than L am, I'd "a let him alone he'd a let me
alone" She sighed. For the Pullman conductor she
felt nc ruth He msutingly confident and would
have hard to flag down or sdetrack as the boy
had been to draw
At Hydro she found her carload of lumber on
siding Again the pitched, numerous feminine
belongings got and preparations made for COM
fort while building. Did qualm Of re-
morse couch she tuned the pretty guitar upon
which played with such skilfu fingers, and whlch
she brazeny hoped might lure her cowboy neighbor to
the north into her tolls?
Burch was first day of their arrival Bobby,
the Rye lr-old took him immensely. The young man
bespoken three carpenters for her.
and that they would put up her house in no time. In
deed Burch was all that helpful and kindly as
neighbor. only a sutton that he appeared to
spoiled young person hopeessy, almost extensively
laggard
The little house grew apace Oh the bliss of it, oh,
delight All her own-every nail and chip and
board! own planning her continuing; and, best
of all, bought with her own labor!
The did its appointed duty in coaxng her helgh
Der across line, he added to it the harmonica
which all cowboys play with skill. His voice mingled
meodiousy with accomplishments
They had long, happy evenings together, discussing
very practical very energetic plans while Bobby
snored only a 12-year-old boy can snOre
possible that such communion could long exist
story the proposals coming out? 1t was
Out it all evening in Louise's most airy
slangy fashion 1t dusk and yet she thought her
Istene gTadatOnS
distase final and utter condemnation as she wound
up. Bat she stuck to her colors
Now these three carpenters you know-one of them
married can't blame him for that. Tsn't his fault
L expect a just up and married him." And she
laughed fyoously. THAT little, chunky is engaged
to the tall redheaded girl with the jaw, that waits on
table at Hydro. Oh. don't blame him, either
besides other onethe that shutters soproposed
all right thought he'd never earth get through it,
but he did He the tenth"
did you think we'd try that again?" asked
visitor irreevanty And Louise felt herself re-
proved
After that little Paint stopped frequently the
cottage would past in full cowboy panoply
the wind turning the sombrero squarely from
the tanned face gaze ntently forward Nor
did he pause unless Louise, with feminine desire
shock him spoken reproach, halted him with
such frivolous mpertinence Matrimonial markets
rather dull this morningkavent had proposal for two
hoursr'
But after a time this became painfully true. The
fourth occupant their section had proposed Louise
in due season. That just in the way nature,
you know she explained to Burch Poston. He thought
500 acres twice 1907 he
somebody to cook and wash and iron TOR him-but he
makes eleven all right. all right
The cowboy her curious look. AZ hate to see
woman cynical about such matters" he commented.
quietly
Then you men 9pghtnt to behave in such way as
her establishment. the unwonted tears filled her
words robbed of their sting.