The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-02-13

Billy hsld out ~ hanA - ~ ~,
tsrmsloA, . littls esssmoay - -
hsrst0fors nsglsets1. wtsAing = -
tsaAsr little heart tAat - un1eeeeoee
biz strange ROOD bsetsr - seal9
comfort him.
Good nisAt.. said ~ esatly.
'0ood night" sai1 ~ Wafeeneoo4
Hsnristta roe& Il ll1nt hDev =
was % hate. Wait. Billy. ! ~ eso1ng
WITH yos. 0ood nisht en-.
Dartlssf. iollowed ths siris. ut q
ths aoor 10 stoppsA ard siaAee1 baee
at the watsrnsleA Standing % u
grass By the stsps.
Better come 10 bsd." said ~.
The watssnslea noads1 ahstraetee
y and Bartlett went In. leaving hin
oct there alone.
without tllinkins Of Billy other thar
% pretty girl with who's 70 airts
moved By the mischief Of the m0meot.
he had placed her father financially q
the mercy Of his enemy. And nov -
right the wrong. 10 Billy. the only
thing he could 20 would b 70 tell
them who he was. tramp. masous
rading with decent people In his stolen
finery. Petty thieving. the sharp
tricks Of the road. had passed quickly
fram his conscience. but this was dif-
ferent. A woman had bssn thrown
into the bargain. the woman he 1ovsd.
and Henrietta and the general trusted
him. Bartlett deserved al he GOT. ane
Bachelor he dismissed with the COR
forting conviction that he was doing
him . good turn. But Billy. Henristta
and the general! A WY smile twisted
the Watermelon's mouth - he thought
Of the horror on the general's facs
when he learned that he had spent
the week in the company Of name
less hobo. For . while he conteu-
plated hurting sway the watch along
with the rest of the hardware" and
stealing away in the dark. hitting the
trail again and catching up with Mike
and James on their annual pilgrimage
north. He drew the bills from his
pocket and thought Of all Bartlett
would lose II he crept away without
explaining. and Bartlett was Billy's
father.
He heard . step ON the porch and
turned to see Billy hesitating In the
doorway. Jerry" she whispered
softly and glanced behind her -
though fearful of seeing her father
or Henrietta peering at her over the
banisters.
He. went toward her. the bills still
In his hand. "Billy." said he. thrust.
ing the money into his pocket. what
are you doing at this time Of night =
And he looked down at her tenderiy
in the dark where the hall lamp could
not reveal his face.
Billy hesitated. She had seen the
bills again and knew that he was wor-
ried. To worry over money matters
was an unknown experience to Billy.
She felt dslicacy In mentioning her
errand.
Ill came to see n the moon
had SET" she faltered.
'It's ssE,". aaid The wstarmAlonA
WELL said Billy. ~thsn ! yin .
tack
GOOD night said the watermeloa
Good night" said Billy. and lin
sersd.
Then she laid her hand on his arm
and spoke in . rush. "Oh. Jerry. please
don't worry. II you want any money.
father has heaps. You can have all
you want"
The Waternslon drew bit nearer.
BILLY, Billy" said he softly.
n think Il must b. terrible TO wor.
y about money" Billy hurried on.
Its not worth H."
I'm not worrying about noney.
kid," said the Wseermelon With .
laugh. Il have . bunch. What made
you think ! wasf'
Twice tonight you've eounssd yous
money"
~Esau's bowl Of cottage" snssrsd
the Watermelon. farming unconscious
y 10 the old familiarity with The
Bible. Say. Billy. u be found b
didnr IKE his pottass. could b give
Il back and 81 bic birthrisht again Z"
Billy blushed. She was not sure who
Esau was. In . dim way she rsmsm-
bersd the name and vaguely associat.
q Il With the Bible. "Coaldnt Be
have gotten sonsthins slssr' she
asked judicioualy.
NO." said the watsrmsloa. sHs
had nothing more 70 ell"
whist aid hs ssllr'
His birthFisht-sor . nsso g ~
tass."
"why'a be % thatf"
"ns vas stony broke. hs wanted
sensthing 70 est 80. and ~ sol1 biz
al for Q mess Of pottase. Nov. u b.
found he didn't ME his pottass. oouid
he have given Il back as1 eettsa his
birthrtght againf"
YES. indeed" chirpsd Billy. =
don't sse why not But why didn't b.
get something bsttsr than Q nsqs q
p0ttasef'
"Tnnast aak 80 IA H>>s 4 1900