The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-08-16

vii guard you ns though you were her
Own daughter SHE l. a bit rougn.
ihn'ha but % bIghcarted woman. aud
deep.tcH hawley She uurscd me
one through u touch of typhoid-yes.
by '"'o.' gIaucing about In sudden
recognition "aud Zoo this very room.
to-"
Tue girls glance wandered over the
plain neat furnishings. and the rather
pathetic attempts nt decoration. vet
viii apparently NO thought for them.
Non YOU have not told me where
you were going"
lie laughed. a little uncasily. as
though he preferred to make lIght OF
The whole matter
Really ! have hardly decided the
world is 90 Wide and I had no reason
TO suppose YOU interested"
but ! am interested" rcsentlng his
tone " assumed Indifference. 4
would not want to feel that our &C.
quulniancc was to wholly end now"
no YOU really mean that9"
Why should nut7 You have been
real friend to me. I shall remember
yon always with gratitude beyond
words want YOU 60 know this. aud
that that shall over wish to retain
that friendship"
Keith struggled with himself. doubt.
nj oi what he had best say. swaycd
by unfamiliar emotions.
You may be- sure shall never for.
Got" he bluricd forth. desperately.
and. II you really wish IL. IN certain.
y see YOU again"
Y DO" earnestly
Then, l'll surely mud a way. don't
Know now which direction We will
ride. but I'm not going very far until
! clear up that murder out yonder on
the trail; that is my particular Job
Just now"
heiorc she could answer. Mrs. Muir.
ply rccntcrcd and forced her TO drink
The connection prepared. the girl nc.
coptlng with smiling protest. The land.
lady. empty glass In hand. swept her
eyes about the room.
"Bodnd. but tho place looks betther
than ivor ord behaved. Wild tho gyurl
Ofve got tindln to Il. She's that
lazy she goes ter slapo swapln' the
Hare. Jack. would ye molnd hiIpin'
me move the bid. shure. It's ralo ma.
hognny' an 40 heavy II breaks me
back intolroly to push II round"
lie took hold willingly enough. md
the two together ran the heavy con.
trltmce across the room to the posi-.
ton reelected. Once leg caught In
the fng carpet. and Keith lifted Il out.
bending low 10 get frmor grip. Then
he held out his hand TO the girl
1T IN not going 10 be- good bye then.
Miss Hope: IN find YOU"
She smiled up into his eyes. much
OF the wearlncss gone from hor face.
= am going to believe that" she an.
t~cred. gladly, because want TO-"
Mrs. Murphy fingered until his steps
sounded on the stairs. as ho slowly
felt hia way down through the dark.
ness.
lie do be- a moighty folne bye. Jack
Keith" she said, apparently address.
ing the side wall "Oi wish ORD n
showed him. whin OF vas gyurl:
lhure. It's not Murphy me noIme'd DO
now. oi'm tinkln'"
Left alone. the girl bowed her head
on her hands, a hot tear stealing down
through her fingers. A. she glanced
op again. something that giittered ON
the floor beside tho bed caught her
eyes. She stopped and picked II up.
holding the trlnket 10 the light. star.
ing nj II AS though fascinated. Il was
the locket Keith had taken from the
neck Of the dead man at Cimmarun
Crossing, Her neryeless fingers press.
ed tho spring, and the painted face
Sithin looked up into her own. aud
'till clasping II within her hand. sne
sank upon her knees. burying her face
On the bed
Where did he get THAT" her lips
Kept repeating. where did he ever
get that"
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