Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-28
county ana nnl Mss Bonita Lamont :


"Whatf'
-whaty" Knocked the doctor. That's
the only way 10 lay the ghost OF your
conscience. Go. and offer to help her.
After you have saved her farm ! trust
you will be able to give me some sort
OF an Ineligible description OF her."
The young man rose with sparkling
eyes. "11l DO Il, doctor!" h. cried.
HUH" grunted the doct1r: "of
course you'll do H."
II was rather hard at FIRST for Mr..
Sanford Mortimer. which was the
great lawyers name. 10 do kindness
every day. He was q bit out OF prac-
tice. and kindnesses are nearly az
much a habit as anything else. but
after the first few days II was really
astonishing the number OF kindnesses
that intruded themselves In his vision.
Just aching to be done.
Lao June. when the bees are dron'
ing. and the sun is shining. and the
grass grows an inch over night. ana
the creeks run clear and brown. is an
easy time to do things for crner PEG
pie. or so Mortimer decided. on Civ
ing the matter thought as he trudeed
along the highway smiling the FRI %
scents like foxhound.
He helped small boys dig worms to
20 fishing. He organized the succeIs'
full pursuit OF a blackand-white pds
which escaped from Its pen In San
bourn village and set out to root up
the neighbours gardens. He replaced
a punctured tire for motor car OF
women whom he found stalled on the
highway eight miles from a garage.
He laid out golfing green at Boyer
field. and umpired a baseball game NJ
Kelly's Corners. He went into the jus
tice court at Hollyford and secured
the acqulttal OF frightened Hun, who
had been arrested for trespas be-
cause. not being able to read the
warning signs, he had wandered across
the boundaries OF the princely Holly
estate. lie rode n plowhorse bare
back. and at a reckless gallop, to the
nearest telephone when farmer
north of Vaudeville fell OF the barn
he was shingling.
Mortimer travelled Ave miles a day.
or 30. as the mood and the helping
OF others permitted. lie read little
now and then from the book In his
knapsack. a classic beloved OF college
days. He slept soundly at night. And
in every waking hour, back In his
mind like n golden fire. was the con-
seriousness that he was going to save
tie farm of Bonita Lamont-and see
Bonita Lamont herself
II was sunset one evening when ne
came to her home. low, white house
on an oak knoll. with vines adventnf'
Ing from the kitchen to the gray post
on which hung the cd dinner bell.
Bonita was standing at the gate.
shading her brown eyes with her lit
tie brown hand as she looked down
the high road She did not seem sur
prised at the sight of him.
Am in time?" he asked. curiously
content only TO be near her.
Yes. The case does not come on
nntil next week" she replied giving
him her hand. 1T has been adjourn
ed. because OF the haying."
II am glad, he said And then:
You were expecting some one?"
YOU" she replied. Il have lookeS
down the road every day at sunset
for more than week You see. my
cousin wrote me you were coming.
knew you would. even before his let.
ter told me-"
Your cousin?" he echoed. wonder
fully.
Yes DR. Annesley lie said you
we're coming this way on a walking
hour lie had sent you out to cure an
ache" She smiled at him. You look
healthy enough-as II you didn't know
what pain was"
He looked deep into the brown eyes.
The ache" he said. softly, was IN
my heart It's cured-now."
OH" breathed Bonita The rich
red swept up into her cheeks as she
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