Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-11

TOOhSU DIT ulIn Wildly.
1.-THE colonel is all night, Miss
Barnes" the youngest man hastily
answered her. Owe managed to get
here a little ahead of him.
"The colone1?" Elinor repeated.
"Col. Morse" the youngest man
explained.
Everybody back yonder calls him
colonel said the stout man.
Elinor gave a little gasp.
"And you-you have come all the
way from Montana ?" she cried and
put out both her hands.
He glanced at his companions.
Having given you his PROMISE"
the youngest man resumed, ''the col
onel wasn't the man to tell you what
he was sacrificing. That wouldn't
be like him. He wouldn't tell you
what a foothold he had gained out
there and what a power for good he
had become and how we all need
him. He wouldn't tell you that ma
ture had fitted him for man of ac-
ton, a pioneer, a builder, a leader
of men. He never limited that the
confines of this little town would be
to him like prison bars. And, of
course, he didn't tell you that we
want him for our governor, that our
state needs him and that he's the
only man the friends of reform can
electI'
He paused and drew quick
breath. The girl was softly crying.
Somehow the words of this earnest
young stranger hurt her, and yet
they filled her with pride.
at was because Elmer Morse
would not tell you these things" the
youngest man went on, chat we are
here. We wanted you to know the
truth. We love the colonel and we
need him, lady. We have come here
to ask you to give him back to US.
And we want you, too"
He paused again. The girl had
turned and was looking toward the
roadway
And then without a word she
futtered down the steps and the
pathway and disappeared behind the
hedge at the roadside.
''The colonel has come" said
Scotty.
"You should have talked faster,
Harvard" said the second man.
''You said it beautiful" added
the third man, 'but 1 dunno as
twas right to make the girl cry"
eff you'd said another blamed
word" put in the fourth man, you'd
had me sniffin', too
Scotty looked at the younger man
anxiously.
''What do you think, Harvard?"
The youngest man refused to ven
ture any opinion.
E'You can tell as well as I can," he
said.
ut looks pretty dubious to me-"
Scotty muttered.
E'Here they come," said the Sec
ond man in hoarse whisper. ''Brace
up"
Up the pathway came the tall col
onel and the girl.
His arm was around her waist and
he was so absorbed by her presence
that he did not see the waiting
group on the steps.
When he looked up he gave
quick start and rubbed his hand
across his eyes.
'Nhere am II" he cried. Then
he suddenly laughed and gripped
the hands that were thrust at him.
"Welcome to our fair village"
said the irrepressible Scotty.
The tall colonel drew back and
stared at the group in a puzzled way.
'"T'his is very good of you, boys"
he said.
Then he looked back at the girl.
Her face was pale, but her eyes
were shining.
Il am afraid l haven't made it
clear to our wedding guests how
very welcome they are," she said.
perhaps [ can make amends later
on. Because l think they are going
to know me much better" She laid
her hand on the colonel's arm in a
pretty way. S'You see, Elmer, you
and our friends here are going back
to Montana together-and I'm go