Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-06
Burton Stuck
He Rode on the Back OF an
Angry Bull.
BY cLARIssA r1ACKIE.
BY cLARIssA MACKIE.
copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

bright red lining.
Neal Burton glanced at tho rosy glow
reflected ON the girls softly rounded
cheek and met her inqutring eyea
How much farther TO tho river.
Nealg" she asked hastily.
! las IL you didn't know" no retorted.
you must have been there times
enough with Fuller. You needn't DO
afraid I'm going to propose to you
again"
Il don't wish You tot"
You've made that very plain ON
three different occasions. ! may look
at YOU sometimes. may not. without
intending TO throw myself at your feet
and plead for q crunb OF afrectionr
| His bitter sarcasm stung Anne TO
foolish retort
| lit would mako mo most uncomfort-
able II you did. as I haven't even q
crumb to sparey'
Neal WINGED. IL don't wish O crumb,
Anne It's all or nothing as far as
I'm concerned"
I'm sorry It must be nothing. then"
In the adjoining pasture a sleek dark
form leisurely approached break I'm
the rail fence.
The young man, eager for kcener
torture TO allay the dull ache of his
heart, spoke again Jeaiously.
| "Of course I'm no horny handed son
of the soil: don't mangle the kings
English nor talk with twang and
eat sixteen buckwheat cakes for
breakfast, winter and summerl can't
milk COW, and don't know the best
soil In which TO produce giant turnips.
! do know the real estate business
from the ground up. can provide
home. and can run n motor car
These are my limitations. Speaking
t-sf Nathan Fuller ~. Is itsJ 81
I'VE were not speaking OF him." In
tcrrupted Anne coldly.
! Again silence. The dark form paus.
ed in the opening OF the broken fence
with uplifted head.
Are you going TO that barn dance
tonight p asked Neal after awhile.
YES"
| you told me when I asked you TO
go that you didn't care for that sort OF
thing"
IL changed my mind. thought II
would be rather fun to go and meet
the country people. Their ways arc 10
fresh to me; they enjoy everything so
heartily 1t is such pleasant. simple
| lifer
"The natives won't enjoy themselves
much with lot of giggling city board
ers looking on. I supposedly other
people at the farmhouse are goingw
IL hardly think so. MFR. Fuller In
vited me TO go. I'm going to drive
over In the buggy with him" Anne
blushed deep with embarrassment I'M
der Meals sharp gaze. Don't look at
ne like that. Neal Burton" she added
sharply. Nathan Fuller Is n fine fell
low, and he saved my life! might
have drowned II he had not happened
along the river when my boat upset.
You may laugh at him for country
man. but would like 90 geo you do a
deed like that"
at is not my luck 20 have the OPP
portunity." returned Neal. his faco
curiously white. II understand what
you mean. Anne. I'm Just plain,
matter Of fact sort OF chap. the sort
you've always known. end you're tired
Of my type. II may bc permitted to
express the opinion--I trust Fuller Will
not misunderstood your gratitude for
something warmer"
Anne made NO reply. Her blue eyes
were fixed on the shining river which
they were approaching
Suddenly Burton tore the red lined
paraso from her light grasp and.
clutched her arm.
run. Anne. Run for tho willow
trees and ciimbl It's bull! I'll keep
him Off Run. /, tell your lie pushed
her townrd tho river. but she turned
and cluDg TO him with little cry OF
alarm.
With despairing gesture he tossed
the red lined parasol toward the ap-
preaching beast and saw Il whirl
along. its crimson silk full I'm tho face
OF the animal Then no grasped
Anne's arm and raced with her across
the intervening space toward the will
lows.
Behind them the bull was trampllng
the tantaliziug sunshade into twisted
fragments. His angry below onnounc-
I'd that their flight had been discov-
Fred. and. with amazing celebrity in so
clumsy beast. no hnd turned ana
was after them.
Neal fairly tossed Anne's slight form
mp into the low hanging branches,
where she chung desperately. That no
was able TO reach her side ana throw
his arm about her was due TO his
trained muscles, backed by cool
head. As be braced himself against
the inclined trunk, bis feet secure IN
convenient crotch below. the below
ing animal struck the willow tree like
a whirlwind
AS they rocked dizzily with the
swaying tree Anne chung closely 10
Burton's shoulder, into which her face
was pressed Nesl smiled tenderly