The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-20
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Triangle Cupid
y Charles Alden Seltzer
An Adventure Romance of the Bio Yves
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lashss' But I'm not boss-ysti~
The young mans grin widsns6
It's your fault that you ain'tf -,
returned with seeming gravity. ~
told you that We could light 0ut ~
Dry Bottom an get married BiAde
stone oraney could hook " UP prupaA
Tn ready any time you say the wogl
I'd sure be some tickled 10 Be h2eo9o6
double n you was my runnlH 0aoA
We could 70 back an stYaiGhten thin0D
up with your dad" He leaned forWAS0
. Mttia his eyes flashing with sas0-
ness.
Miss Gates saw the sarnestnsss IN
his eyes. She also felt his enthusAsm.
nush came again into her ohesks. But
presently she looked ~ him. her -syss
Milling with decision and frmnsas.
ct have told you many times that I
shall never marry until this miserable
rustiinR business IL cleared up. ! want
you to know that mean II"
Miller slowly sti6ensd. sitting riSid
In his saddle the lines Of his face
growing suddenly grim.
~ haA . elk WITH fath1 last nfsht."
shs condnusA wNedhAng INN closely.
addsd, sitting W. sreCe
Dan'o Syo droopsd. II rsclpoa hs's
always thought nat" As returned
evenly.
Her syss nashsd. Dam sAs said,
n think hakihsr = wrong. Bu1 am not
Gpine 70 marry yoa une1l that thisf II
Discovered. Tou WI have - wait"
aIis asDs isnethsnso lugubricusiy.
''rhat thrs suss1sr . plum siicki" he
declared s,ow1v. ~ reunon that z You
stick to that TN IN for . long walt.
Msbbs TIL never 81 you-S
Ths young wvman olUhed. Dcs nsr
ala svsniy. 'Swhsn fAthsr sueks - M
lat nisnt I made IN aSrssmsat Woth
him. I prouissd 10 wait . month II
q the end Of TIE mouth ~ FuDoC =
cnuEht I an - tloF<y 70 mae5y woc3
I please. n the sust,r - net oeno8
am to sivs you o.
Shs leaned H1rW1s0 = 0e0o Woo0
.wny don's yua asseovss Shs A1Y
she demanded s0ns ions 000o -
has ben dsfyinG the wepss - c.
County. Many cattle have beeq
but no one has sssu the az.
ware . man end confrooesd -
condition that eonfronD ~
wo,ld"-
He saw Q su00sn nas6 - 0sere00A
eyes: heard her startled oy. - -
tised eye saw That somsthang - -
vrons With Shs saddle cinch. H ~
the squire sharply against ~
of his own pony and ureed y -
Mias Caters animal. swinging 0uAAD
arm quickly to catch her.
But ne was q fraction a . 49,
too lata Tho trsaohsrous cfnch na1oo
mockfnsiy IN hAs face - tne
woman swayed. oiutchsd vanity = -
empty air. ana then slsd down 6n10
her pony's hoofA the sa0dho -
after her.
Dan was or his pony ana - 49,
IN an instant. assisting her 10 AR -
Shs had not been injured but weO a.
s,derably shaken. and for run ooe
ute she stood breathlcss with hAs o9Eo
about her. nor lips white, her ouDoo
heaving against his shoulder.
Win n purely involuntary moveme
she brushed tho dust from her sksr0
and he could feel her trembling ~ ~
BEGAN to realize that she had rsa0U
escaped all injury.
Something has happened to ne ssdt
die girth," she said, turning q flushed
face to him. her eyes flashing dsdAncs
'-lu beneath q mass ~ dlsheveiled
hair that rlppled bevttchingly In the
slight ur. -ze once before thought ]
felt II slipping"
BrfOre she hA1 ceased speaking Ian
had made an examination OF tho saddle.
lie now stood up. one end OF the
leather In his hand,
"Clnch buckle gone" no stated sm-
ply. with eloquent disgust. Rotten
I,athcr. Your d1i got any one lookln'
after your saddle"
= look after % myself" she returned,
flushing guilty.
lie SURVEYED the end OF the leather
ana then dropped Il, hs lips straighten-
Ing with decision.
Il might RIG up somethln' to hold un-
m YOU got back TO the Diamond Dot."
he said nut ! wouldn't want to trust
A. We've got plenty ~ time. You 30
over an srt on that rock. I'm Eoin'
back 10 ind that buckle
She would have protested. but he WIS
gone before she could think of any
good reason FOR an objection, and she
saw hs pony looping down the slope.
cloud OF dust swlrllng from beneath its
hopfs while ne leaned 'lr over. scan
Ming the tran for m" missing buckle.
For long tim, she watched him as
he went steadily on. and then a ridge tn
trrNrned and she went over 10 the rock
that he had spoken OF ana medltativeiy
tried 10 make on; the Diamond Dot
buildings.
The world drowsed IN that slumbrous
haze OF the early afternoon and she
loaned lal'y back against the trunk OF
"a Convenient tee, n-, eyes hall closed.
her lips wreathed in a faint smile as she
thought OF Dams persistence, But pres
entity the smile died and an expresaon
OF concern and trouble superseded -
(To Be Continued