The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-16

Il pssb.ae csr 10
y aatsst 2 fngsoa lfs the
oif fng Crews sbe's 81 sbs seemed
No ssntcaisf sheet ~" - saie
W. isis
~kA8 o. eanf Frt ttse dttss without
roe th9l renasiei CArs sies4lly
ear lee 10 faiffct rpiurnei
gtd va
Tm r8g 70 ghe ta96tfH
Hr rs8Wss3 SAILED lai0riouslg saa
raa hls hatd a.onR one ies pith pain
fgl retufe 4 r., keu my less raosi
ts3 sifg lhis tinsr. se ! Euess ! woat
b. nasd lanon0u Blahi be- said
They laughed hearllcrsiy % iesF
narttd or iae night
ID Nv eWu roruFr ~ the roughly tar
iiiis3ed buus house Christopher Webb
aafp3 lhr laundry eaeck from bis
10 Lef aud studied the strange hero
glgpales uHh thoughtful EYES. I'm d.
Il. b. said fuddelly \ reckoD shelf
~ mighty Frsicfnl 10 the Que who
braes lack Der PARTY dress ! expect
lgs q W@ty ihiaE all friliS and fur
fellows and lacy siua. like what Annie
astd IL scar. His dark eyes beeame
alr1ost black With q sndde1 Intensity
II emotion. and his hrows knitted pain
hly I wasn't cut oui for a book
geefer or for city llfe. II she'd oniy
have seen thai my coming into tbs
opea was my call 20 What J could do
best. bot she gave me the go by. aud
here am. LIN darned sight better
n - some ways than ! was there In
Denver I've rot health aud I've goi
4 thousand sailed away against The
ranch 10 buy some day. but haven't !
eoi ber.'
His head drn0ped little. and then.
As If aware u bis weakness. he threw
bscE bis shoulders aud laughed softly |
No need 10 keep that other girl away |
from the party" be said IN low toae
Is be- proceeded TO make an elaborate
.ollet with such facilities as the ranch
lliorded
i, was past midnight when be lei
himself out u the door and made his
7ay inio the corral II WAS the worG
Ia moment to catch up mount Thi'
inc Il was o rawboned sorrel With
long rakiug stride that Carried his
,der over the trail With remarkable |
w,ftpess At 10 o'clock the next
aerulrg Christopher Webb dismount
i stfly from the sorrel and entered
lie doar Of a Chinese laundry In the
,onr,shlng town OF Cactus Branch
his hand he carried a laundry
heck. and when he came forth be
iors large and squashy looking
nudle. which be placed carefully be
ore lin when be remounted.
a brief stop for breakfast and then
e was back on another trail. this
ire the one leading toward the Lone
Torn. lie knew Jim Traymcre slight
Y. had met him three years before
hen Chris had 1rst come out into
hp onen. as he called his departure
rom the city, but he bad not seen
Ito recently lie bad heard that be
las hurried now and taken the Lone
Torn
81 Q o'clock be clattered up TO the
eranda Of the Lone Horn ranch
lause and shouted In stentoriaI
dice
Laundry"
There was q delighted shrek from
1thln and light footsteps on the
vooCen Gcor OF the hall Then
'ender fern gowned in pale blue cot
IN darted across the veranda and
ell M eager arms for the bundle
lovely golden haired girl with visit
I'll blue ewes and sadly droorinf
gorth. who dld not see Christopher
rebb's amazed face. She saw moth
NJ save the bundle and a tall. kindly
llsrosed cowboy who had ridden oui
his why to oblige her.
Tow can thank you'- she was
ieginring when Christopher spoke
rom the sh@dow Of his broad hat
ANNIE he said In low tone.
Annie Lee looked AZ him for n mo
rent, and then. dropping her head
yainqt bis knee. she cried softly for
while. Elsie married Jim Traymore
year ueo." size explained, "acd !
nmc cut here 10 visit them, ! didn't
now where you were. Chris, but !
Ell somehow II was out In this
ouuiry | might be near you anyway
have wanted You sol"
When Christopher broke the news
Q his comrades at the Three Forks
e added. laughing. 81 reckon that
here occasion VIII demand billed
hirt. Oh. boysi-
$50 DO, so do" urged Henderson
arcrlg. Seems like weddinr
u~hter break that there billed shiri
oodoo"
you got any laundry checks " =
our sleeveT demanded Peters
henderson. "You speak kind OF Wish :
N Ike you'd love TO wear billed
hlrt." !
II EXPECT al OF you TO wear EN-
rhen--when It's necessary--that ia
hen I'm married" said the happy
christopher nu'horitativey.