The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-09-25
Next Weeks Complete Novel -
in THE EVENING WORLD
LAHOMA
BY John Breckenridge Ellis
This Beck o. The Stands wCss Yea s1s tea Get liter sCess

S6Jc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
msnt to-to-have 1t out until two
days before landed here. Then she
ana I braced myself to know the
worst / had about as desperate a
case as a man ever had. II WAS all
day for me, sure. 1t II yet. TN
only afraid I've queered myself for
good And IL I have
lie shook his head significantly and
bent TO his oars. lie was row ing up
stream. The old man waited a space
before speaking and HIS voice was
soft and Kind when he did reply.
You're not goin' to give up with
out tryin'. are your A man that
don't foller up a girl like her-well. he
Amt much OF n man! And-there
Amt many things wuss In this world
than to make a mistake In matin' up.
Any other mistake can be set right.
but that one Is forever and forever.
That's the way look IT it."
Yes, les forever with me and for
ever. ! don't know how toto square
myself
IT hope she didn't say NO when
you won't buggy ridin'."
mo, we never won't. About half an
hour before the time she called me
up TO say that she couldn't 20 that
afternoon. but II ! would ooms up IN
the evening she would explain why.
was terribly disappointed. Some
thing always had happened; but Of
course 1 said u was all right and that
would come ID In tho evening. The
other fellow rushed through his work
- A. to leave at closing time and
casually mentioned that he was 60
ing out with Miss - with her. He
was always limiting At somsthlng OF
the sort to bother me, % l paid NO
work for him.
Then he drove round by the-the
place where we worked--with her in
the very rig that l had engaged.
there was only one good one In town.
They both looked for my window and
spoke to me, and that was enough
could have killed him on the spot!
never was 30 mad In my life. 30
left as quick as I could. And now
know that ought to have waited for
her explanation-though can't imag-
Zine what II could be. And--I don't
know what to say to her--about the
whole thing--but somehow-I've got
to win out--just got tot"
sTJm-h Inn. that In . puasle-0ort Of.
Yea that In right smart OF . NJ. But.
ten to one. she feels a. bad about !,
m you do. Now. you write and tell
her TO morrow Jest what you've told
me and mail II sure this time.
I. reckon that's the right thing to do
They were nearing Whippleton
/ John Doc struck something With his
. foot: IL was the huge luncheon bas-
kot that had been fillsd for them.
. II wonder n Mother Wealthy didn''
! want US to eat this before We go'
! home. II would save her the trouble
|, Of getting supper tonight. wouldn''
? "oh, I don't know. Wealthy makes
: herself Jest about 40 much work al
the time. anyway. Let's see what
parcel. But 1t amt cooked! She
i must "a mca II us to camp out md
build a FIRE. Raw ham and bacon
ground coffee. bread In the loaf-and
, enough for IA week! No. we'll 70
|, back now. we're 30 nigh. and hav'
hot supper. Then you might have
, time to write that letter yet tonight
II shall certainly write II Tonight
or die In the attempt" replied Johr
|, Doe. with a manner that left no room
for doubt.
They were rounding the point now
!, A stout figure seemed TO be waving
towel frantically at them. The
, sheriff beached the boat and spranR
why. Wealthy. what's the mat
teri" he asked in alarm. leaving his
!. companion to come ashore In his own
, time.
"Greenbriar Watkins Is in town!
He's got lot OF clues from the bank
robbery. I told him about the three
. fellers that said they done II. but he's
= sure he tracked man clar up to-
nigh about our house: and he's thA'
=. keen over II that he'll-welL he's lila
= TO nab you-all II he can't md nobody
!. else
y NOW, you don't say!" exclaimed
!, her father. reSretfully. where's he
y stoppin'? Down TO his sister Mag's7'
q mot much he amt. He's stoppin
at our house. comm back to supper
4, any minute. Now, Pa, Greenbriar',
/ sech a-fool. he might take and thinl
:. like as if-any young Teller travellin
x long the road that day done II. liz
: said--Grcenbriar did-that he'd traced
the robber clear to our house. Now
4, II hos scch fool rs that-no tellin
{ what he might do"
o Both glanced openly In their appre
y hension at John Doc limping slowl,
I up the steep bank.
= u told him about tho three tina,
= owned to doln' II but he didn't take
no interest. Pity he can't got cluei
= on them. II It's all the same"
: II wish-it puts body like mo In {
o hard place sometimes--when younj
folks only needs \ chance to MAKE
I good"
g Wealthy was threshing her brair
4 for An expedient to keep John Do
y out OF tho house. Ho came up ans
leaned on his crutch with the at
J. fectlonate wide grin that she loved
~ didn't know whether to COM
=, back or not. Your lunch was almos
u a hint TO stay away. II you'd Just pu
In a blanket and kettle ia hav'
II been sure you wanted me to keel
!. house for myself" no joked.
u II reckon you row upstream fastel
!, than what Pa does she oquivocn ted
y Didn't pear like you would git .iom'
|. u In time to eat. Say" she added a
J. he was turning toward the house
:, ~ wish you'd see II you-all kin hell
. u - L.