The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
By Bertha Easterbrooke Goodier

3,S"" ms"ey nm; msam yGTy we'll ,d. Mr. ioI Lyon ,
indicating, the rotuud figure in the door
way. will make ou, the check. A hum
dred; Lyon; YOU mind"
"He needn't trouble to" The tall nC-
ure that stepped forward quito hid my
diminutive self from view. Not until
/ have had few words.
The men stared. They were unpreparcd
for this.
who are YOU. an what business Is
this Of yo9rs?", demanded Murphy.
Ny card will explain both questions
This lady has retained me, and l ain here
as her attorney"
The name, blocked in correct type. was
enough TO Iuell the moneyed man OF the
flrm. Mr.. Lyon WAS not as courageous
as his name would suggest. but it takes
a good deal to intim'date son OF the
Eme raid Isle: Murphy assumed bravado
that made my heart sink.
You're wastin valuable time sir.
made my offer 10 the lady. an | made II
tell YOU, an I'm poor. hardworkin'
man. an cant lose money for cyery
woman's whm. Lyon. he'll write the
check"
Jumped al the stcntorian tone. Lyon
jumped. too. and looked this way and
that as for some avenue OF escape, The
time was evidently ripe for rearing and
tearing. The Hon. James might have
been terrible Turk. bearing down upon
these unlucky horse traders: with scimitar
NO. he won't. Not until I've had my
say. Now. my fine fellows. let inc tell
you one thing. You'll refund this WON
ans moncy--onc hundred and fifty dol
lars. do YOU hear2-hy T. O'Clock tomor-
row or I'll prosecute YOU TO the full ea-
tent OF the law. both civil and criminal
I'll YOU landed In the penitcntiery
for cndangering life by selling a run
| away horse. I'll show YOU there's a Law
In this land that protects helpless women
and children. Ill make example Of
- CO q
ing the game for many years TO come,
There's too much OF this business Going
on. It's got TO come TO stop. I've had
| my eye on your establishments for long
| time. and have been waiting for just
this chance. Now sir wheeling sud
denly on the trembling Lyon. YOU may
write that check when YOU please, but
remember tho hour ] mentioned-noon to-
morrow. Miss Hicks. pardon my sun.
| jecting you TO this scene: The lines ot
the law do not always fall in pleasant
glance toward the speechless men. he led
me toward the waiting carriage.
! We'll" be asked. when we were about
the corner. aid they scare,
Did they scare?' ] echoed; and then
we both fell to laughing merriiy,
I'D like TO see their faces wnen they
| find out that Il was all a great bluff thai
originated in the brain of clever lit
| tie woman.
Something in his tone made ME glance
quickly upward. Then | looked away, and
| sat more QNleuy.
II all came. over me as We drovs
through the shady streets. how pleasant
IL would be 10 have someone holding inc
rcins with a strong hand; smiling doTn
upon YOU and calling YOU clever little
woman in that half tender way. Some
how. the loneliness would be harder 10
bear now when the world clal lmed him
again This afternoon had been ihs
a lIltle glimpse OF paradise. The sun
was settling The shadows heightened,
why must it all end SO soon?
AZ my white gateway l turned wont
you come in2" ] said.
He held out his hand. Not today.
little woman he said. but II yon.l re
peat the invitation for--say. tomorrow
afternoon-surely your lawyer would re-
joice with YOU over your check. l hope
you'll let me come many afternoons. Neil.
| It's been more 10 me than you can guess.
this page out Of the old life; hope we
will never close the book again, My day :
are busy ones, and some OF them are
very lonely. Won't you help 10 make
them less so?"
What could I answer. but: why, yes:
Jim. It wonld make me yery HAPPY ano @
proud, for, you see. my little Aoamiess
Eden Is lonely TOO"
When he was gone did a very un-
schoolnia amIIke thing. Catching up my
| skirts ! raced through my tiny house;
out OF the back door Into the yard. and
| quite regardless of chiffous and lanc
OF the magnificent Richard. Coeur dc
Lion with a laugh that was half sob,
and sobblng that was not all sadness,
| "Oh Richard, Richard, you're bad.
scheming old horse. You're hand In hoof
with those trickstcrs. ] know. You am
bic along like the most peaccablc OF
nags till you've won q womans conii-
dencc then you go through your act and
| frighten her out OF years growth. BnJ
| | love YOU you dear old cheat, because
| Richard il il weren't for you, this at
ternoon would never have happened. and
| then no wouldn't be coming tomorrow.
| Yes It's all your doings, Richard. and
| I'll never forget you-neVer.
| And I never have. The next morning.
when MIR. Murphy. meek and concllis
! tory Nurphy-he had dipped his coiors
| most ingloriously and stood upon my
doorstep, check in hand with fully three
| hours TO spare-led him away. | watched
| tenrfully from my window till there was
! only :, gleam of yellow amid the trees:
| So passed Richard. Occur de Lion, out OF
| my life, but / never forgot him.
| j did not get my next horse through
| the kind offices Of the Egg-snd- Butter
| Man, Jim and | bought her together.
and a. nice bert-sin We made. Dolly z a
dainty littlc creature. chestnut with four
white feet. and We couldn't love her bet
| ter. though on the slightest propagation
she has been known 10 stumble and
plough up the earth for yards with her
nose be the road level as a noor. But
| there is a strong hand at the relns now.
and am not a lonely woman any longer