Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03

Il can't explain-only, it makes me
feel $3.50 lonelyi"
"Oh, come Esw, little woman; don't
take on SOL" he urged. 1T might be
lot worse, you know. We've gotten
along pretty well. considering"
You have been very kind, Mr..
Blake, and as you say, matters might
have been worse. / do not forget
how far more terrible was our situa-
tion the morning after the storm. Yet
you must realize how disappointing 1t
is to lose even the slightest hope OF
escape
well, l don't know. II it wasn't for
the fever that's bound to come with
the rain /, for one. would just as
leave stick to this camp right along.
providing the Company don't change
She turned upon him with flashing
eyes, all thought of caution lost in heI
anger How dare you say such a
thing? You are contemptible! I de
spise you!"'hi. t's-'o'
my, Miss Jenny, but you are pret
ty when you get mad!" he exclaimed
The answer. took her completely
aback. He was neither angry nor
laughing at her, but met her defiant
glance with candid, sober admiration
There was something more than ad
miration in his glowing eyes; yet she
could not but see that her alarm had
been baseless. His manner had naver
been more respectful. Suddenly she
hof hn pn1,Id L at
his gaze. She looked away and
stammcred lamely: "You-you should
MT say such things, you know"
"Why not? Hasn't everything been
running smooth the last few days!
Haven't we been good chummy com
rades? OF course you've got the worst
of the deal. l know I'm not much on
fancy talk; but like to hear it when
I've a chance. I've led lonesome
sort of life since they did for my sis
ters- No, I'm not going to rake that
up again. I'm only trying to give you
an idea what it means to a fellow to
be with a lady like you. Maybe II
isn't polite to tell you all this, but it's
just what l feel, and l never did
10 SuuChS dS d lldT.
II believe l understand you, Mr.
Blake, and l really feel highly com.
plimented."
mo, you don't, any such thing, Miss
Jenny. Own up, now! If l met you
tomorrow on your papa's doorstep
you'd cut me cold"
81 should if you continued to bo sc
rude. Have you no regard for my
feelings? But here we are, talking
nonsense when we should be going"
is it nonsense?" he broke in
what does life mean, anyway? Here
we can be true friends and comrade.
real, free living people. 1t can't be
that you want to go back to all those
society shams after you've seen real
life! AS for me, what have | to gain
by going back to the everlasting
grind? l don't mind work; but when
a man has nothing ahead to work for
but a bank account, when it's grind,
grind, grind till your head goes stale
and all the world looks black, then
there's no choice but throw up your
job and go on a drunk, if you want to
keep from a gun accident. Maybe
you don't understand it. But that's
what I've had to go through, time and
again. Do you wonder like to fancy
an everlasting picnic here, with
little partner who wouldn't let me
come within shouting distance OF her
in the land of Observation-Disclosures and
| peek-a-boos?"
"Mr Blake, really you are most un
just! l could not be $3.50 migrate
| full, after all your kindness. I've
| should certainly be glad to number
| you among our friends"
Drink and all, eh?"
"a man of your will-power has nc
need whatever to give way to such a
habit"
Course not, if he's got anything
| in sight worth while. Guess, though
my folks must have been poor whits
trash. l never could go after money
just for the fun of the game. No
family, no friends, no-what-you-call
t?-culture- What's the use? ]
have a fair head for figures; but all
the mathematics that / know I've had
| to catch hot off the bat. It's true
grubbed my C. E. out of a CORE
spondence school; but fellow has to
have an all-round, crack-up education
to put him where it's worth while"
You still have time to work up
You are not much over 30."
"Twenty-seven."
! "Twentyrseven! should have
thought What hard life you mus,
have had!"
Hard work? Well, suppose Pana
ma did do for me some. But it wasn't
so much that. Few fellows could hit
up the pace I've set and come out al
ALL"
Il do not understand"
"Just what you might expect of 4
fellow in my fix-all kinds of gamble
| and drink and-the rest of if !"