Gunnison news-champion., 1908-04-03
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aAs ~ss Shs eossld go HE 40
ieerei q: Louise tos lsst sight 81 sop
p<r They cosiA oGt ask shs ,seossc-
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- hotel teea. vAsa l.aAGSsw6o .
AAad seine. tssneA eocs Uas Waite Sid
ths ~eixht ~ v-Aaf - ~ 10 tell
=; ~Iii he scst.- ~ a0vusd saes-
vecssd.y. 'Co@e-We 0sst hurry,
u vas Willis.oa's little SirI' whn0
ne took under ais perssssl prvtsCssaa.
fivinx ~ the stree; 10 the teesA a ths
sais which bies colder every nOnsot
9th . force saA strsoGth that keVf
MARI half the time q hsr feet 4
sentler knight Gas 0ordaa--thosGA
as manly. All Was lark around the
vremises. There wss no oae lurkinO
wear Everybody Vas dancing at
sebdaBcc oa the court house holocaust.
Gordon Eel; for kis KEYS
Pow good 1t s TO get out oe the
~ind." whispered Louise. This pro-
ceeding smscked 20 much of the mys
tsrious that whisperiRg followed as .
saturAl sequence
They stepped within. 1t was inky
elAck
Lock the door" said Langford 10
loo voice.
Gordon complied. surpf<sed, but ask.
ing no question. Tie knew his friend.
and had faith In his Judgment Then
he lighted u lamp that stood on his
desk.
why did you Do that" asked
Louise. gravely.
What
Lock the door"
Il don't know" he answered. hon.
cstly. Il didn't think you would no
tice the click. Ask Paul"
IN explain In n minute" said Lang
ford. He stepped TO the windows and
drew the blinds closely
Now that have you safe" he said.
lightly. TN confess I had an old
WO0an's scare II came to me that
~ long as you are not. strictly speak
tag. On Kind and loving terms with
every one west Of the river-and this
being such an all-round nasty night
anyway. why. Ill just spirit you home
and give the charged atmosphere q
chance Of clearing . little"
Gordon looked at him steadily q
moment. His face did not pale Yet
he knew that LaR;,ford had heard
or suspected-more than he intended
to tell-then. II was good to see him
shrug his shoulders in unconccrn for
the sake Of the two whitehead girls
who sat there In his sriG Office chairs
You are an old durer Paul" he
said. in pretended annoyance You
treat me like cLnd. / wort stand
it always You'il seo. Some day I'll
and-then---"
Meanwhile. m 'usi trot these
ladies back to the hotel" said Lang
ford. but you must promise to keen
your head inside We'ro fixtures umtil
We have that promise"
What. lock me up and run of with
all the ladies' ! guess not, Why
didn': We round MP that way. ia like
to know This isn't Utah. Paul You
can't have both"
Paul meant for him n lie low. then
He was also in a hurry to set the girls
away. Evidently tho danger Law here
There was tightening of the frrr
mouth and an omiuous contraction Of
the pupils Of the eyes He stirred tho
fire. then jammed huge. knottc-
stick into the shectiron stove. Il
seemed as II everybody had sheet-iror
stoves in this country. The log caugh
with a pleasant roar as the drauch
sent flames iearing ur the chimrey-
But Paul made no movement TO go
Then he. Gordon. had not understood
his friend Maybe the menace wa.
not hcre. but outside " so. he mus
here. lie would leave the lead Z,
Paul. Paul knew. lie won. back Z,
his livins-room and returned. hrinsin.
two heavy buggy robes.
"Non viii find my bachelor way %
living "cry primitive" he said. viii
his engaging smile. lie arranged IN.
robes over two OF the chairs ans
i'ushed them close mp to the stove
/ haven't an easy chair in the hors.
prove L by Paul. here. Haven
time to rock. and can afford 10 ,ri
the riss = cultivating slothful habits
Take ''- .. d." he urged. and re
now '-ur coats"
Thank you--you are very Kind
said Louise No. ! won't take uf m
Jacket" spot Of color staining he