Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

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ard the -dr>-rffe Hiffiefs -HoT77e
Glencaid, Mrs. Duffy. proprisLess. Hamp-
9s@e KID Ehe fassrs SFss Nh her iS moth 9TH
S Rict pare. aas - i e asa sy she dec fag
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and rejoins Hampton.
CHAPTER W1ocontinyed.0I |
l ;He,Axtendkdliis ka1d, and drew hei
up beside him into the shaded corner.
We'll" he said, tell me the TRUTH
| = lfIyes qa1t9 lthagsI SllI Bob Il II 5ast
eouldpt estapds rAform any longer and
| so I've come back here to YOU - .,o :, Il
1.-The man drew 4 deep breath. 'Bidh' t
! you Like Mrs HeFRaeHt 2. -----------
oh she's al II right ig S ep9q .s So faF5a
that goes: " amt that; onlylI just
didn't like some things she said 7aRd
kid" ar#aAanHtdh 5straighes ned
f-up,, his voice growing Stern. "Tve got
to know the straight of this. You say
you like Mrs. Herndon we'll enough,
but not some other things. What were
they ga hiY0TI 9T6n 1 DIS
la The, giEc hesitatedy drawing sback a
little from him until the light from the
saloon Ffet1 idifeetFy across Her face.
Well sheltedlarea lslbwlS,tSou see
it had to be-, ether her nor77 pr you,
Bob, and I'd rather it would be you"
II %Yed mean she said YOU would have
to- cut me: out entirely if iyhuF stayed
| there with her?"%z, l.ynu
She nodded, her eyes filed with en-
ftreaty6 "YesIl that was Iaab5G{ it. 1
wasn't. ever to have aH ytfling to
do with you, not even t6 speak to you
if we met-and after you'd saved my
life, too"
Never mind about that little affair,
4 Kid, land Hampton rested his hand
4 gently ON her shoulder. That was all
in the days work, and hardly counts
for much anyhow. Was that all she
4 .said?"
She called you low-doWn gambler,
a gun-fighter, IA miserable barroom
thug, "a murderer. She@she said
that ifRI ever dared to speak to yQll
Jagain, Bob Hampton that could leave
her house I just couldn't stand for
that, sol came awey.'2 |
Hampton never stirred, his teeth
set deep into his cigar, his hands
clinched about degrading. THE fool!''
! he muttered half aloud, then caught
his breath quickly. Now see here
Kid and he turned her about so that
he might look down into her eyes
I'm mighty glad YOU dikel me- well
enough to put up kick, but il all, this
is true about me, why shouldn't she
say it,? Do you belieVe ltAat Sort Of Ia
fellow would eproye} "a very good, kline
to look after young Lady,"
Il amt young 1ady!?T :: '>---4.sl-.t5115zz
NO; wen, you're going to be if ]
have nay way, and i don't believe the
sort of gent described would be very
apt to help you much in getting there
You, amt all that"
We'll, perhaps not. Like an ANA
teur artist. madam may have laid the
colors on little thick. But am nc
winged angel, Kid, nor exactly mode
for you to copy .after...aI- reckon you
better stick to the woman and cut me.
She did not answer, yet he read ar
unchanged purpose in her eyes, anG
his own decision strengthened. Some
instinct led him to do the right thing
he drew forth the. loeket- from beneath
the folds of her dress, holding 1T opel
I to the light He noticed now a name
| engrayen on the gold case, .andE BEN
lower to decipher the delicateFlettering
WAS her name Naida?" he cues
toned, sharply. 1T is an uncommon
word"
Yes" = = }'bIi5
Their eyes met, and those of boil
had perceptibly softened.
MAZDA" his lips dwelt upon tn,
peculiar name as though he, loved thu
sound. II want you to listen to me
child. I sincerely wish I might keeJ
/ you here with me. but 7 can't. Yol
are more to me than you dream. but
would not be right for me thus delhi
erately to sacrifice your whole, futur,
to my pleasure 1 possess nothing t,
offer you,-no home, no friends, n,
reputation. Practically 1 am an out
law, existing by my wits, disreputabl
in the eyes of those who are worthy t,
live in the world She, who was yon
mother, would never wish you to re
main with me. She would say l di,
right in giving you up into the car
Of COED woman. MAZDA, look on tina
4 face IN the -focketryuu mothers face
1t is sweet, pure. beautiful! the face O
good true woman. Living or dead
it must be theprayer of those lips tina
you become Igo9d Woman also Sh
should lead you, not !. for l am -ur
worthy For her sake. and in he
name d casks sFousto go back 4os Mr.
3 Herndon." g:lYf ,..,.Iol a.
: 81 He could perceive the gathering tear
in her eyesghnd his hand CLOSED tighl
j K about her ownt It was not one sou
alone that struggled. - ~ '4''s