Gunnison news-champion., 1908-05-08

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sne hand es .o n.AR 49, AGAINST haas
tse srVrs.zed
I.oai-. -sey.ed ~ the door
I ana IN despair. NAFy. she >ssd
Oh ss.ssc@lly Ms " aiis LAs ordesed
~. eai Of the sisckeE What % yos
fhiEk oi thai
-'I.sui-.' Ind yoa really have the
hsrssihosd to presume to encrusch oo
nosner " hst.s yr.serses-yOG- .
p.e-. bride 81 n. Essaths stAedsAG
yos should b. Sraicfsi she diant take
the broom 10 sos
she can coo~ said I.ogiss laugh
tsx 4 admit that ! osly o0ered -
1...l ,o;ataes ~ seH aae stops To coa
sia., thai tn. ~hos. eosniy Is cousiax
to he house ~armiEx of the L-Azs
sae cant h.l. h-i.4x worried about
ps,tafo-r and such n Bot things
'Do yoa thirs tn. ~koie coau;y Is
G. asins Louise asked nAry
-of cosr-. said Louise 6ordoa
positively. slipping a~as again she
sas a welcome gse = al the ranch. Aad
h.r heart ~as IN tie success - to-
aighi IartN
a. : ad g "a cav rs IS
he Raj J. a a.. C. ncT III q at.
leather legxiags. and other boyish "a
ings- which she usually assumed for
better ease IN her life ~ riding. She
sas clad siasyly in q leAs BLACK sktrt
and whit. shiri-~aist Her hair Sas
coiied in thick bra,ds about her veil
shaped head. lending her . most be-
coming ststelin.ss
Would Paul Lsngford come? tie had
been bidaen. Her father could not
snow that he would not care to come
Her father did not kno~ that sAe had
sent LanSford away that loas ego
night In Ds-cemter ana that ke had
not come tAck-st least tn her. Natur-
ally. he had been btAAen Arst To
George Williston's house warming ="
The men Of the Three BArs and OF the
Lazy : we're tried friends-but he
~oald not care To come.
Listen Some one Was coming II
vas much too soon for guests. The
early October twilight Sas only nov
creeping softly over the Landscape. II
was a still evening She heard dis
tinctly the rhythmicai pound of hoof
beats on the hardened trail Would
the rider go ON to kemah. or would
he turn in at the Lazy ~
Hello. the house" hailed the horse
man. cherrily. drawing rein at the
very door sAeIlo vithtn'"
The visitor threw wide the door
and Williston's voice called cordially :
Come in. come in. Langford' ! am
glad you came early"
will you send Mary out. Willis
ton? I need your chore boy to help
me water SADIE here
The voice vas merry. but there was
a vibrant tone in it that made the
listening girl tremble little. Lang
ford never waited for opportunities.
lie made them.
Mary came 10 the door with quiet
self-cnp0sure 8he he'd known from
the Arst the stranger Was l.angfOrA
How like the scene Of . SUMNER
day more than . year past; but hOw
more 1t meant TO the man now than
then.
Father, show Mr.. Langford in,
she said. smiling . welcome. Il shall
be glad to take SADIE to the spring.
She took hold OF the bride rein
trailing to the ground. Langford
leaped lightly from his saddle.
Il said help me-" he corrected.
The spring is down there she di
rected. Il think you know the way.
She turned to enter the house.
For an instant, Langford hesitated
A shadow fell across his face.
Il want you to come. Mary" he
said. simply. 1T Is only hospitable
yOu know"
oh. IL you put 1t in that way
she started gayly down the path.
He followed her more slowly. A
young moon hung In the western