Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
Clinton Sebor
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coyote pelts. deerheads. an SIGH that would
put museum to shame. Said collection was
gifts from Diamond NJ an Lazy K boys,
which was gradually wastin' away with love-
when we got better acquainted she tole
me more bout Clint an why he was so bitter
gin his family an her.
Seems when he was first accused O
knockin' down his father Immediately takes
it for granted the boys guilty an starts in
devisin ways an means for savin' the family
name by GOVERN things up. This here atti-
TODD makes Clint so bitter and down hearted
that he gives hisself up to the police. Well,
Dorothy hears he's pied guilty an breaks the
engagement. She certainly couldn't be ex-
pected to do no other way; but Clint thinks
different and it jars him some considerable.
l reckon he was anticipatin' that she'd hang
on his neck and offer to go to the pen with
him. Nothin' like this comes off, howsom-
ever an his learnin' to make brooms under
the kind supervision O the grand ole State O
PENNSYLVANIA don't have no effect 'Cept to
pull the name of Sebor one rung down the
ladder an raise blisters on his hands.
when the martyred victim gets par
doned he hates hisself an all the rest O this
crool, crool world; but after a few days in
the metropolis O Deming, which he makes
for, for reasons unknown, he cheers , an
seeks employment, with the surprisln' sue
cess l enunciates loud in the beginnin'.
FOR the first week or two after Dorothy
come, Clint takes off his hat real polite
an says Howdy,' when he passes her, as per
Macs instructions; but he wears panied
expression on the front O. his head, notwth-
standing. Second couple O weeks panied
expression fades away which it weren't hui
man nature for it not, seem as the little lady
smiled at him.
Il sure admired to see her smile too;
reckon she could outsmile most anybody
when it come to one O these here all-the-
world s-muh-fren' smiles. Sides that, if she
smiled at a crowd, each an every man in it
thought she meant him an him only-an'
maybe he was some good, after all was said
her. an he might git raise or fall heir to an
estate or somethin, you can't never tell, an
he'd ask the boss for raise mailana anyhow
an go off dreamin' dreams.
Now, it weren't none astonishin' to me
when he breaks out in smile hisseif; but it
did get me guessin' when it don't never 60 no
further. Finally arrives at the conclusion
he holds back for the same reason as the rest
O the male population O Grant County;
said reason bein' she was rich an he was pore.
ONE mornin' Dorothy and 1 drives to
~ Deming, an bout halfway there | no
tees she amt sayin' much. Directly l sees
couple O. little dewdrops roll out O them
violet eyes o hers; so says:
"'Do you still love that scoundrel?'
"'To whom do you refer?' she replies real
naughty.
"'Because if you do continues, you
can sure have him.
"Oh, Uncle Bill she says, do you truly
think he cares for me?'
Il has my ante in now, an sees I'll have
to bluff my hand out; SO says unconcern-
ed, How soon do you want him?'
Believe me, brother, she wants him right
now. Howsomever, manages to inculcate
the principles O patience, an she agrees to
wait till evenin', with the understandin'
Clint's to show up then.