La Junta tribune., 1914-02-28

MAKING . eaasey q hinseaf. he -
- two o. tAsss q tAsa- lastsal .
going back 70 he giri and -fsssinl
~" and having Il all over with In hal
an hour. he must 80 round with ths
Air OF = martyr and keep the whole
United States upset for weeks, III
knows that the girl can't and wou'l
vlsit bis gents furnishing store 10 ash
about = dollar shirt for her father ant
make II an excuse for looking At him
In e heart-brokep way and limiting thai
she has consumption and not ions
TO tarry. No. she can't and wont
come, and that's another crouch tc
add to his stock. She oukht to send
a little note-she ought to do this and
that. and he keeps right on the don
key Job ill Destiny gets mad and
slam. bangs him.
Tn. cousin from the west married .
girl in & village nve miles away anc
went home to hts steers and his al
kali. and OF courSe young Aikens 90,
the news. That Was another crouch
Why didn't Miss Fanny deny the gos
sip more vigorously Why didn't she
roll up her eyes. raise her right hand
and say In loud iirm voice:
randolph. / swear to high heaven
can never love any body but thee!'
Had she 30 sworn, Not By Jug.
fall' Very we'll. let her suffer for the
omission
Sir Aikens furnishing store closed
al eight o'clock In the evening He
always vent HON. by particular
route Miss Fanny Was aware OF this.
but had she thrown herself IN his
~ay and given him good evening and
show? Not blamed throw. and
zhen be thought 1t over he fairly
sriJi-d his teeth
Weeks passed Then he got the
Hab.t Of taking evening walks along
The riverside Tie would wander out
uu an old dock and sit on an old bar
rel and sigh aud cuss couple Of
hours and then head for home saying
be didn', care a rap for my girl that
ever wore a hobble skirt.
on this night-on this particular
Hisht-the moon rode high. TO be high.
cr than the cost OF living The little
waves Of the river Tapped at the old
dock a. they had been trained TO do
from infancy From various quarters
came plaintive walls of the bullfrogs
and nov and then a dog barked or al
oSl hootet
Il was a night for reflection. /, WAS
a night for a young man who had made
a donkey Of himself TO sit and think
whether the best dollar shir, could not
be- sold for 70 cents and then make 80
per cent profit! Also TO wonder how
h. cam. to do IL Also. to wonder
shy some mutual friend didn't take
hold OF the matter and make i, his
or her business TO bring about re-
conciliation! Also. lots OF other
fhings
A step on the dock
u vas too late In the season for
sssassins None of tn. ministers In
to~u were given to walking in their
sleep 1t Vas light st.p-a human
s,sp-no, that OF COW. II came on
II halted beside him One-t~o.
thre. minutes the owner OF that step
Naitcd befor. whispering tn. name.
RAndolph'-
The young man looked up and gave
q start !, VAS Fanny
Neyer In this world will II b. admit.
ted that she knew OF his presence and
had com. to make up. II Is a thou
sand chances TO on. thA, she thought
he Vas up AT Troy buying his fall
stock OF collars and CUTS. Anyhow.
she Was there
IL has been stated that the dock
sas old aud rickety II was strong
enough TO withstand a fair start. when
he heard his name lovingly whispered
That dock sighed and sroaned and
staggered and went down under the
strain
Two feet Of water and two OF mud
but IL Mas enough. After the lovers
had topped around for awhll. tn.
girls NJ. VAS saved and the young
man climbed out beside her. They
~efe very Vet and very muddy. but
they ~.r. very happy Each had for,
given the other. and the collar mArks,
Sas nrm a, on. for Is cents, or two
for a quarter
tCopyrixht. tsi,, by N. AeCiur. News