La Junta tribune., 1908-05-16

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course you have N X
often heard n " Nd
By the way. VI n M
Charles. 1t was ~ Nv
she who told ~-
me to drop in
on you this
morning You 1VT
see = she hf1tN
Mrs. Newman q q "A
IL most anxious ~ ~
tor me 10 come -::s,
up for reelec-
tion this fall "ifhonyht y"n might
Mr.. Horrican to sMy +" r"rd I" Mr.
whom broach- Hn.',9"" \, '" wy "e-
e<l the subject.
doesn't quite seem to see II that way.
He .ioesn', want To have me renomii,at-
I'd. ! Thought perhaps. NJ u personal
favor To 81 old a FREUD. you might say
4 word to Mr.. lIorrigan in my behalf"
.Of cour>c III do what little can.
iIorriEan vii! lie here today. Drop In
Ia little after noon and I'll tell you how
my Intervention turns out
"Oh. thank you so much." cried the
| Judge, positively wriggiing In his de
light. "Alrs Newman will I've 80 pleas
III. And, by the way. won't you ask
I Perry willy lie never comes over 10 see
Imy daughters; Please ask him II lie
won't I'm sure Mrs. Newman would
l,c glad II h" did. Well. till afternoon.
then. Good morning"
| Queer little rat"' observed Gibbs as
the judge bowed himself out. Mrs.
l all
says is
''She is wonder AZ n husband train
er. Shes tanned him SO he doesn't
know his souls his own. \ good little
man because he's never had II chance
TO be otherwise I'll speak to Horri.
gan about him. though It's always
! well TO have a friend on the bench
One never can tell when
Rut Gibbs was not listening His
heavy face had lighted with n sudden
glow of eag"rncss. Turning TO note
the camsc, Wainwright saw his niece
Dallas descending the stairs lnvolun.
tarily she halted as she reached the
threshold aud saw Gibbs Then her
sense Of hospitality triumpbing over
! Impulse. She came In and greeted hel
uncie's guest with some show Of cor
ilaIlty.
"Rcmcmber. Dallas" said VAIN
wright as he prepared to 90 into his
office. .t'ibhs is here only for the day.
! count on YOU to make his holiday as
pieasan, A. you can" He glanced COW
ertly ~ Gibbs. who had strolIed to the
window Then the financier lowered
his voice, aud said RAPIDLY:
please he nice to Gibbs for my sake,
Dallas I do Il great deal for you. and
| ! don't often ask anything IN return"
| lie patted her on the shoulder with a
gesture meant To bc aircctionate and
hurried into the adjoining office.
Scarcely had the door closed when
Gibbs turned from the window. crossed
Il the room 10 where Dallas stood and In
his usual direct fashion said
''Yon saw that
"The article In this mornings paper?
Yes
There was no confusion. no embar-
rassmcnf. neither In the clear. girlish
voice nor In the honest dark eyes that
met Gibbs' calmly He went on
with 4 shade less confidence.
III annOys you:''
"Ncry much indeed"
"Nou can't feel worse about 1t than
do. Miss Wainwright. r.
You didn't write it yourself. thenf'
~ OF course not. How could you
thinE"
Il lidnf: I just wondered Please
see that the rumor Is denied"
"Whv should /: you are going to
marry me some day. aren't you. Dai-
las
Have ever given you reason to
think would:.'
You have let me keep on coming to
see YOU. You have
II have told yon that don't care for
you the WHY yom want me TO, I have
great admiration and respect for you.
TO marry on
cit Is enough for me. II have your
admiration and respect TO start on I'll
soon make you love me-"
.'You would lie satisfied with so lit
tIe:"
.'Ycs. Knowing could In time win
more. You aren't the sort OF girl who
could marry man n she didn't re-
spect him didn't admire him. You''
Perhaps couldn't marry such a
man. BUt perlnps couldn't help low
ing him.
Your chances for happiness would
be letter with me. oh. Dallas. you
know love you. You've kept me
waiting SO long, Is II fair to either Of
u.s."
II hesitate because want to he fair
10 us both. For that reason must
still ask you to watt
But I've waited so long! Tell me
one thing: II there any one else that
Steps. none too light. ciattered down
the stairs, and Into the library bounced
. lad In tennis fianncis. He was tail.