Gunnison news-champion., 1909-07-30

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as~azs throa&h ~hsch sts< nss-i ss1'sa
bee far shc s.-s of her life.
Jsu warcksse her Ia si~.cc He'
face uas turned fron hiaa- she BAD
eeegossea bis ssrcsencs-
star gain. Fol.- he asked a.
hrncrh. areaaing 80 disturb hes reteris
Il spe.s D VA. Jim-~ She turned u
hlas With a lnt.c. forccd ssniis He
hsagsd to save her from i;ar@ers
eAsss;ess~1 ret.ukc
Mos ycu fselm toni<hf.-
I'm all right she answered cheer
fuIy
Anything y.a Wauit"
'Wauf.- Shc turued uy-.n him With
seAFthrd eyes. There Was much
ehat she wanted that ths mere nsen
ops a tte woed had opened q well 81
pain ia ksr heart
= pssan can ! d. anything for you"'
'tsh- ~ course pss" shc reuseR-
Hes~1 how little any one could Do.
what b h. Fos,- h. begged. hut
- only turued away and sh"s'k her
hssA With q sieA He followed bes
Utth saxious eyes. What made you
eut ost tAe shcw to-day; Mas It be-
csasR you dtdnt want to ri<se sfoss
es,ks What knc~ed ycs-ri<ae sfcss
htm useAtsr
esarsa she might s~o"a- '-Hcu dcu Z
Deen that he was
Oh. No." ~ answered. quickly. ''of
ceorse not Parsons don't come to
places like this one. ! was only Agur-
1a' thai you didn't want other folks ~
see an to tell him how You was rid
m" She did not answer
~Was thsH n. PoIl." he urged
II don't kaw" She stared into space.
WAS III"
Il guess II was" she said after Q
bong time
Il knowed it," he cried. Il Was q
fool to IA brung Yea back You doa't
keiong with vs. no more"
oh. don't, Jim. Don't. Don't make
ne feel I'm in the way here too
tonishment. You wasn't in his way,
was you. Polr'
Yes, jim" She saw his look Of un-
belief and continuesi hurriedly. 'Oh. I
tried not to I've, | tried so hard lie
used to read me verses out Of a Bible
about my way being his way and my
people his people. but 1t isn't so. Jim.
Your way II the way you are born, and
your people are the people you are
born with, and YOU can't change 1t.
Jim. no matter how hard you try"
"fou was changin' It," he answered
savagey. You Was gettin' tes' like
them people. 1t was me what took you
away an spoiled 1t all. You oughtn't
10 n come. What made you after you
said you wouldnty"
She did not answer Strange things
were going through the mind Of the
slow witted Jim. He bfaced himself
FOR a difbcult question.
will you answer me- somethin'
straight?" he asked.
why. Of course" she said as she
net his case.
DO you love the parsoa, POIlf"
eAe started
''ls that it1'
Her lids futtered and closed; she
caught her breath quickly, her lips
apart. then looked far into the dis
tance
YES. lin, I'm afraid that's it." The
little figure dropped. and she stoDd ls.-
fore him with lowered eyes. unarmed
Jim looked at her helplessly. then
shook his big, stupid head.
"Ain't that h-l?"
Ii seemed such a short time to Jim
sance he had picked her up, a cooling
babe. at her dead mothers side. lie
the tender, averted face.
Things had turned out no differently
from what he had planned.
AN he don't care about you-like
that?' he asked after a pause.
"No. not In that way" She was anx-
|Ous to defend the pastor from even the
thought Of such 4 thing. "He was
good and Kind always. but he didn't
rare that way. He's not like that"
Il guess I'll have 4 talk with him."
said Jim. and he turned TO 20.
Talk" she cried.
He stopped and looked at her IN
astonishment. 1t was the first time
that he had ever heard that sharp note
In her voice. Her tiny hgure was
stiRened with decision. Her eyes were
blazing.
III yov ever dare to speak to him
About me. you'1l never see me aeain.~
Jim was perplexed.