The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-03-29

~ ~ tNpfNutu my palIuhuHl
uAAA pretended my mntrimony
played poker. lawntennis. and bucket
,hops-partcd soon with my money In
many ways. But there remained one
role Of the wearer Of cap and bells
that had not played That was the
seeker after buried treasure. To few
does the delectable Juror come. But
of all the would.bo followers In the
hootprints Of King Midas none has
found a pursuit so rich In pleasurablo
promise.
Hut. going back from my theme a
while-as lame pens must do was
fool OF the sentimental sort ! saw
May Martha Mangum. aud was hers.
She was eighteen. the color OF the
white ivory keys Of new plano. beau
uful. and possessed by the exquisite
solcmnity and pathetic witchery OF an
unsophisticated angel doomed to live
In a small. dull. Texas prairie-town.
May Martha's father VAS n man hid
den behind whiskers and spectaclcs
lie lived for bugs and butterflies and
all insects that fly or crawl or buzz
or get down your back or in the but
tor. lie was an entomologist. or words
TO that effect. He spent his life
SEEMING the air for nying fish Of the
June. bug order. and then sticking pins
through 'em and calling 'em names.
There was another besides myself
who thought May Martha Mangum
ono TO DO desired. That was Good.
loe Banks. a young man Just home
from college. He had nil the attain.
ments to be found in books-Latin.
Greek. philosophy and especially the
/ higher branches o. mathematics and
/ logic.
n Il hadn't been for his habit OF
pouring out this information and learn.
ing on every one that he addressed
I'd have liked him pretty well. but.
even ns It was. he and were. you
would have thought. great pals.
Hut. In our talks together and in our
visits and conversation with May
Martha. neither Goodloe Banks nor
! could ind out which one Of us she
preferred. May Martha was a natural.
born non'committal: and knew In her
cradle how to keep people guessing
Old Man Mangum certainly was
absentmlnded. After long time he
| found out one day-a little butterfly
must have told him-that two young
men were trying TO throw net over
the head Of the young person. n daugh.
ter. or some such technical hppen.
dage. who looked aftor his comforts
never knew scientists could rise
TO such occasions. Old Mangum oral.
ly labeled and classified Goodloo and
myself easily among the lowest or.
ders OF the vortebrates: and In Eng.
lish. too. without going amy further In.
TO Latin than the simple references
o orgetoriS, Rex Helvetii-whlch Is
AZ far as ! ever went myself. And
be told us that II he ever caught us
around his house again he would add
is to his collection.
Goodloe Banks and I remained away
ave days. expecting the storm TO sub.
eide. when we dared to call at the
louse again May Martha Mangum and
ler father were gone. Comet The
louse they had rented was closed
Their little store OF goods and chat.
tells was gone also,
And not n word OF farewell 10 eth.
pr OF us from May Martha-not n
white. nutterlng note pinned TO the
hawthorn.bush; not a chalk mark on
the gate post nor n postcard In the
postoiiice TO give us a clue
For two months Goodloe Banks and
I-separately-trled every scheme we
could think OF TO track the runayays
We used our friendship md influenza
with the ticket agent, with livery attn.
ble men, railroad conductora ana our
one lone. lorn constable. but without
results.
In talking things over one after.
noon he said 10 me,
"suppose you do find her. Ed where.
by would you profit? Miss ManEum
has n mind perhaps n IA VET nm.
cultured. but she IN destined for high.
or things than Won could give her
have talked with no one who seemed
10 appreciate more the enchantmept
OF the ancient poets and writer's and
the modern cults that have nssimilat.
ed and expanded their philosophy OF
life. Don't you think you are wasting
your time looking for herr"
my idea" said I, "of a happy home
in an eight.room house In a grove OF