The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-20
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n Dalxell's store advertised q sale Of
silk dress goods In the Monday issue
Of the Rosemont Banner 1t was Q Ger
tainty that the papers Tuesday night
number would contain an ad- from
Thompsou's store across the street tell.
ing Of bargains In satins, with q side
line OF embrotderies. at which Rose
mont smiled appreciatively and reaped
the benefit
The town was proud Of the proprIe-
tors Of the two leading dry gOods
stores, for most Of the young men left
for the adjacent big city when, It came
dime to make their way In the world.
but Malcolm Dalsell and Lewis Thomp.
son within q year Of each other set
tied down to make living In their
home town.
Perhaps II were better to say Rose
mont was proud Of their enterprise. for
Lewis Thompson was not the type to
inspire affection In the hearts Of bis
townsmen. man cannot De blamed
Tor lack OF magnetism ana an attrec'
tive nature. but neveftne'ess NO sur.
fep for 1t. and Thompson possessed
besides these drawbacks hot headed.
quarreisome disposition and q theory
that every man had right to look out
for himself to the exclusion Of any pos
nahle h0hfa of othern
HIS agsress'venes: maze MN cue
mics where malcolm Dai1eh won
friends oy MS mere cnesrtu'ness ano
diplomacy. nut eaco uous's"e" o" "'s
Owl sids OF Tue stteet
Not oniy were tneJ nvais 10 QUIZ
ness. bot from the Gays Q. catfylns
scnoo'"0es tnere nao seeInsv Den
out one eiri ID tne wol'd 10 tne eye
OF eacn' Miy w.nw'.knt' w" .ns
waves OF solt Drown oair ano eyes
tnat matched u. WIN 'ns "' 'os
anu "ppe"i"4 !''''e way.
snrewo people even sa'o tos te.son
ootn boys stayed ID hosemont Wa tnat
eacn was AFRAID 70 leave tne otner
clear neld witn A1i'iy' VINO mao never
snown any preference between INC
TWO.
Lewis thompson was Wuetent
man witn ner her meN p9esenes
smootneo ana sotteneo mo essresave
young business man. ano sue sm"eo
incredu'ousiy wnen stones OF on co,o
sofeS aness eno osetecn'ns o."
came to nef ean.
YET unknown 70 nefssH .ascosm
Uelssh occupseo = p'.se w usf .1s
!Iom wnico 70 one cou'o ois'oae o.M'
Miiiy was 10 tue oesEious ado otea"y
state OF INDIGESTION wnicn Z glri always
proionss unwitt1ngiy. LIE was sweet
TO ner. ana even tue growing whoness
OF her younger protnef. DICE. wnicn
was aging her father and mother. mad
not power to DO more than depresa hef
momentarily.
"lts only because Dick n young"
she told her mother half Indignantly.
"He will nee the mistake OF his ways
before he ever does anything really
wrong Why. Dick wouldn't be really
bad It's absurd!'
She was great chums with the hand
some eighteen-year-old brother. and
because she did have faith in him the
boy turned to her always In his rare
spells Of repentance. At present he
had gone to work In bank In the next
town, six miles distant
The Rosemont Banner had two col.
umnx Of descrintion specuIation and
when Thoup.on.s store
was robbed. Malefactors were rare in
Resonant and rho night v.tchman.s
vork nj. perfunctorv I'M, nevertha.
,es. Lewis Thomnaon discovered .
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