Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-21
SATURDAY J. AUGUST 81. 1909.

Jumps OF sugar. MIR. Rucksc~
The bachelor president rolled ais
eyes as he reached for his cup Thank
you. Mrs. McCloud. only one otter
that" He looked toward Marion "A.l
l can say is that il Mrs. McCIoud's
husband had married her two years
earlier ne might have been general
manager BY this time Nothing could
hold \ man back. even a man OF his
modesty, whose wife can say as nice
things as that. BY the way. Mrs Sin
clair does this man keep you supplied
with transportation
oh. ! have my annual. Mr.. Bucks"
Marion opened her bag to find il.
Bucks held ont his hand. Let me
see II a momeat" He adjusted his
eyeglasses. looked al the pass. ant
called for a pen: Bucks had never lost
his gracious way OF doing very lrttle
things. He iaid the card on the table
and wrote across the back OF il over
his name Good on all passenger
trains when he handed the card
back 70 Marion ne turned ia Dicksie
Il understand you are laying out two
or three towns on the ranch. Mrs. Nc
Cloud?"
Two or three, Oh. no. only one as
yet Mr.. Bucks, They are LAYING out. oh.
such pretty town. Cousin Lance is
experimenting the street work-and
whom do you think I am going to
name Il after? You, / think Bucks
makes a dandy name for a town. dOa't
you2 And ! am going 90 have one
town named DInnlng: there will be
two stations on the ranch. you know.
and J think. really. there ought to be
three"
AS many as thate"
II don't believe you can operate
line that long. Mr. Bucks. with stations
IL miles apart Bucks opened his
eyes in benevolent surprise. Dicksie.
unabsshed. kept right on: Well. do
you know how traffic is increasing
over there. with the trains running
ouly two months now? Why. the set
tiers are fairly pouring into the coun-
Try
'Will you give me a corner lot II we
put another station on the ranch ."
i Will give you two n you will give
US excursions and run some OF the
Overland passenger trains through the
valley"
Bucks threw back his head and
laughed In his tremendous way Il
don't know about that: I darent prom
Use of1hand. Mrs. McCloud But II you
can get Whispering Smith 10 come
back you might lay the matter before
him. He IS 20 take charge OF all the
colonist business when ne returns"
Whispering Smith. lying on his iron
bed in the hospital. professed not 20
be able quite 20 understand Why they
had made such fuss about A. He
underwent the excitement os the ap-
pearRnce of Barnhardt and the first
talk with McCloud and Dicksie with
hardly rise Ira his temperature. and
lying In the sunshine OF the afternoon
he was waiting for Marion. She ran
half blinded across the room and
dropped on her knee beside him
My dear Marion. why did they drag
you away out here"
They did not drag me away out
here. Did you expect me to sit with
anywhere in the wide worldc"
He looked hungrily at her. Il didnt
suppose any one in the wide world
would take IL very seriously"
Mr.. McCloud is crushed this after
noon to think you have said you would
not go back with him. You would not
believe how he misses you"
1t has been pretty lonesome for the
last year. didn't think ii could De SO
lonesome anywhere"
Nor did l."
Have you noticed it, shouldn't
think you could in the mountains Was
there much water last spring? HeaV-
ems. I'd Ike TO see the Crawling Stone
again"
Why don't you come back"
He folded her hands in his own
Marion, IL is you. I've been afraid
couldn't stand IL 20 be near you aud
not tell you"
What need you be afraid to tell
me-"
That | have loved you so long"
Her head sunk close TO his
Don't you know you have said IL TO
me many times without words? I've
only been waiting for a chance TO tell
you how happy IL makes me to think
II ia true"
THE END.
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