La Junta tribune., 1913-10-25

q
um the rest OF Our natural days. |
can get work In any sawmll In the
CumbeTIands Come along slta ue,
and
Mans myers stole teudrry 70 his
curly hair. siroking IL baek from his
lace, and then down to hi. coat. and
stopped There was uitsred rose
IN the buttonho!e OF the lap.
VINO gave you that rose miller
BIZ. unused to the wayg % the sex.
told the simple truth.
Got 1t this afternoon dow at Rocky
BeEE
sch0o.ma' am gave it 10 sng didn't
Shef Don't you want ano,Ear one Oh
the other side from me. 90 gg4 can
shoS them both down q. Po,ters
store Saturday nlghtr"
Her hand came across h!s ears IN a
swift box. and Bin stood l..s
Nan. listen"
NO, Won, listen to pors o. your
lies. billie You Jest get a.au that
road. and take your msdioin. reck.
un IT, coming 20 you sh.1 faa slEt
got any better sense than 10 come to
me and ia!k sweet streaE s|,H that
siris rose sim sticking IN t..r but.
tnuhole'
A voice came clearly o. o. the
laurel thicksi above her h,.l
tn uJ 10 hit 1t the tur ume
Nan
I'm try to hit it the Dr., ume.
Nan
There Vas a binding har. a pur
Of smoke. and Hill tried Il sssh the
girl behind him His shr. der Vas
hIled With pain Ike red bot live
wires, but he l.yeled bis .r aud
fired up at the green laurr Back
came the ssift answer, b.. not 30
surely BIN wondered Why .ara vas
the roar Of sursing waters DO bic ears
Ike the Upper Bend In spring
fresh.t. Why be could not Zee 90 aim
Why Nan kept standing thsra beside
him Instead OF beating to .uer
lie fell forward at her 'as'. and
Nan. her face dead white. Urs drawn
back from her pretty white teeth
ssiIed his rife. and lifted % 10 her
own shoulder
You clear out OF that Ia a-r. fblck
ct GRID Taller" .h. called Im do
Ing It this time. and III get ,14. too
BilTs gun sang merriIy aruI GHr
yelled FOR quarter His iH.r shou ed
family In the gloom as b. gsy-sd out
At her
. called quits. didn't u Stop your
shooting
Take back vhat you said about
Billie and the schoolmAAm. ala give
me that paper pop signed ordered
Ssu, calmly
GriT hezitaied, looked a. ... again
and dug Tor the paper he .srd o.
down ar her feet a. she held .u agy.
cred
Take o. wouldn't mar. rus nas
any hus sou little Wildcat And %
looks like D." wouldn't H,itH.. Hes
de.d aiu't he'"
. don't care whether be dead or
not San cried back y.s.lsastely. .
voat be- anybody else s . know that
She stood muti0ulrs AZ Grin rode
away BE vas hurt. shs guessed right
ly. and a great gladEer. swept toRH
over her She had fouf.' Ike one o.
th, pioneer women. Oh. der % shgg.
der RifL hrr mate So he Enelt be.
slide him and felt Tor b heart to see
70 10 eas beating
Tho mare lowered boz head and
RhinrIsd ara.ogsIy
rItE aII Hahl Gypsy nene" Nan
told hsr the quick sob. coming A.
laHf thick and fast "uH a can't you
hear mo one htt7 She rrl bis head
on her shoulder smua,#.e back bic
rough curly hair tend g. pressing
her fa.a 90 bic billie We got the
pap, akaT from him I. can't hoIe
dad one bin now And O." 20 up into
the Cumberland with gu. lear An
Hlilis. can't you hear ua.
Her voice broke 10 o. .a sob and
sha bowed her farr 1H s breast
Somewhere out uf tho Frar mis-, her
voice reached him. ard .a-ned bis
eyes
Hush your crying. hHncy.- h.
whispered I'm Just winged bit
Wen take th. cumberI1nG rrail nett
-e.k you and me
"Gypsy Belle. too Nan .asl.tci
Sur. shell earn the ride" M,
~. Trinn.d f.chly Ttru Nan and
Gypsy Belle ~srs both silent. n. mar.
uippins At the laurel branches. and
Nan si'h her cheek pressed clos. to
The we'll shoulder