Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27

rae1'. tzH - ,liJTment ~ th's play
~ nyasenze. ard lezdlnR the var fO
her z4ltcase snd NsFy OB'slde. When
maze mistakes, nil yoG tell ne
ahlst 'heuz Dawn eat, yJu know.
mi. feet travel In the ancient. pre-
sefiDed circles n our fDreiatheTs. and
thsy are apt ~ go gDmeuhst unceT.
ialnIy II thruz, into ueW pafhs"
And ihjg laughing. clever girl had
c5le1 With hDmeaickusss, Well, NJ
uDnder The WORT ~ 81, Was. gne
cDlld never hope ~ be acclImaied
She mar nDt-thslr Kind. Sooner or
later che must gD back ~ GodB cOun.
try.
~ her gurprl2e, Gordon, though he
laughed goitIy for moment, answer.
ed rather graYelY.
n my somewhat nIRRsrdly fate
should grant me that good fortune,
that I may 10 something for you,
ask that you BE- not afraid ~ trust ~
ny help. II would not be half.hearted
i assure you."
She IODked up At him gratefully.
His shoulders, slightly stopped, betok
cning the grind a. college and the bur.
den.bearlng In later years, Instead Of
suggesting any inherent weakness In
The man, rather Inspired her with an
lntultlye faith In their quiet, unBwery.
Ing. utter trusthWOrthineBs
Thank you" she said, simply. Il
am 10 glad they did not hurt you
much that day IN the courtroom. We
WOrrled-Mary and J."
Thank YOU There was not the
least danger They we're merely vent.
ing their gpite on me. They would not
have dared more"
There's my brakeman said Louise,
when she and Gordon had found "A
scat near the rear Mary had gone and
car aB IT glidcd past the platform, and
came down the aisle with grin Of
recognition for his little white lamb.
How nice IT. all seems just as If
had been gone months instead Of
days and was coming home again II
would be funny II ! should be home.
sick for the range when get 20
wind city, wouldn't IT.
net us pray aBBlduOusly that It
may be &c." answered Gordon, with
one Of his rare smiles. He bugied
himself moment In slowing away
her belongings 10 the best advantage.
IT gets In ones blOOd-hOw or when,
one never knows"
They rode In silence for while.
"Tcll me about your big fight" said
LOuIBc. presently The rOadbcd was
fairly good, and they were spinning
along on down grade. He must needs
bend closer TO hear her.
She waB good TO look at, fair and
sweet and It had been weary years
since women had come close to Cor
dOn'B life In the old college days be.
fore this hard, disappointing, unequal
fight against the dominant forces of
greed, against tolerance OF might over.
coming right, had begun to sap his
vitality he had gone too deeply into
his studies TO have much time left
for the gayetIcg and gallantrles Of the
social side In university life. He had
not been popular with women They
did not know him Yet, though
dubbed dig by his fellow colleg.
lans, the men liked him. They liked
him for his trustworthiness, admired
him for his rugged honesty, desired his
friendship for the inspiration of his
high ideals
What shall | talk about, Miss Dale?
II liz all very proSaic and interesting
I'm afraid; BhoclSIngly primitive, glar-
ingly new"
II broakrastcd with stanch friend
of yours this morning" answered
Louise. somewhat lrrclcvantly. She
had II focling-a womnn's fcoling--that
thia earnest. hard working, reserved
man would never blurt out things
about himself with the bland self.
CcntrodncBB Of most mon. She must
uHo all her woman's wit to draw him
out, Sho did not know yet that he
was starved for sympathy-for under
standing She could not know yet
that two aillnItics had drlftcd through
SpACo-ncar together. A feather
zephyr, blowing where II listed. might
widen the space between to IN inlnity
Of distance no that they might never
know how nearly they had once met ;
or II might, M It's within dictated, blow
Thorn together 80 that for veal or for
woo they would know each the other
Ito BE Continued)