Gunnison news-champion., 1908-03-13

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could stand n-axhi fo= lis tutssx
b.s no, women lise Louise n naAo~
men a. scH a. .uusaas theG- AAA
alter al - did nes prose to - ~
uaaoinx % men - much - H deuel. 1
a.ca N them sh. perhaps hitherto hid
dep tsc; thai fh.g ~eEe already Saat-
iIz These latent. eonsiruiiooaa
x.ak1,.ssss has laid bare. the beA
INST for a xhiie prevail-bad Is -
mach uo!ser thar good Bs; this big.
rev country xiik its iRfiaite possisih-
fiaq-ziS. u tiac-if vosid form aen
oas of raw material and make over
msn mistakenly made when that vas
possible or els. sho~ the dividing line
SO clearly thai the goats might not
herd With the sheep. Some day. It
would be 4; for ~omen-like Louise.
No, mo-. Much labor and sorrow
must b. lived through there must be-
much sacrifice and much refining. aud
many must fall and lose In the race
before its big destiny be worked out
and it be ht for ~oaaen-liks Louise.
Down in the southern part Of the
state. and belonging TO 1t. certain
big barred building sheltered many
women. when the sun Of the treeless
prsiries and the gazing into the lone
some distances surroundine their
home esteads seeped into their brains
and stayed there so that they knew
not what they did. There we're trees
there and fountains and restful blue
grass in season. and flowers, Aowers.
fiowers-but these came too late for
most of the women.
II it had been Laueford. now. Who
Was guilty of SO ridiculous a senti-
mentalism-the bold. impetuous.
young ranchman--he smiled at him
self whimsically. Then he pulled him
self together. He did not think the
jury could believe the story Jesse
Black would trump up. no matter how
plausible 1t was made TO sound. He
felt more like himself-in better con
dition to meet those few but stanch
friends Of his from whom he had so
summarily run away-stronger TO
meet-Louise. Man-like. now that he |
was himself again. he must know the
time. He struck match.
why, Lena, old girl. we've been
taking our time. haven't we9 They |
are likely through supper but maybe
! can wheedle a doughnut out Of the +.
cook"
The match burned out. Not until 4
he had tossed 1t away did II come to
him that they were no longer on the
main trial
Now, that's funny. old girl" he
scolded. What made you be so un-
reasonable. Well we started with
our noses westward, 30 you must /
have wandered into the old Lazy al
branch trail. Though, to be sure. it
has been such a deuce of q while since
We travelled it that wonder at you.
What's the matter now. silly?"
His mare had SHE'D. He turned her
nose resolutely, domineeringly, back
toward the spot objected to. y
Il cant see what you're scared at,
but we'll just investigate and show
you how foolish a thing Is feminine |
squeamishness."
shadowy form arose out of the
darkness. 1t approached.
is that you, Dick?"
Gordon was not a superstitious man,
yet he felt suddenly cold to the crown /
OF his head. 1t was not so dark as 1t /
might have been. There would have
been moon had It not been cloudy. |
Dimly, he realized that the man had |
arisen from the ruins of what must |
have been the old Williston home |
stead. The outlines OF the stone stoop |
were vaguely visible in the halflight.
The solitary figure had been crouched |
there, brooding.
I'm flesh and blood, Dick, never |
fear, said the man in a mournful |
voice. I'm hungry enough to vouch |
for that. You needn't be afraid. I'm |
anything but spirit
Williston." The astonished word |
burst from Gordon's lips. "Williston!
Is it really you?"
None other, my dear Gordon. Sor- /
ry | startled you. | saw your light |
and heard your voice speaking to your
morse, and as you were the very man |
l was on the point of seeking. I lust |
naturally came forward, forgetting
that my friends would very likely |
look upon me in the light OF a ghost"
Williston, My dear fellow" re-
peated Gordon again. TT is too good
to be true" he cried, leaping from his
mare and extending both hands cordi- I
ally "ShaEe old ,p.r, NJ A.. -,