The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-08
The impossible
Man
How He Became Possible
By CLARISSA MAcKIE

Nth wide, horrlneo eyes,
a,sorrv a man / have never seen? |
,.,rossibler' she cried Indignantly.
c,,as Renton frowned, but his voice
s,a not lose its quality of patience
.Rnt. nv dear Mona. have told you
.bot william is an exceptionally fine
young man, and your marriage to him
..ou,d save the business from ruin.
H,s father has promised that"
awhyY demanded Mona.
Mr.. Renton gazed out Of the window.
arm Barstow loved your mother.
Mona. and failed to win her. be-
n.ve he wants his son to marry your
mothers daughter. In fact he told
me so when 1 went to seek loan from
him"
.rt,s n bargain--a cold, cruel business
transaction, Uncle Silas" cried the girl
nassionately. But you have been so
GOOD to me, like a father and mother
an one. that / cannot refuse. Tell Mr..
Parstow viii marry his son, but out
~ all the world. uncle. I am sure that
this william Is the one man l would
not voluntarily choose to marry"
.sThe impossible man, EN-" smiled
Mr.. Renton. drawing her toward him.
.srhe impossible manv' agreed Mona.
shuddering-
And when the next day came she
had persuaded her uncle to permit her
to spend a month upon his ranch in
Montana.
"When / return Will meet Mr.. Will
liam Barstow," she pleaded. And so
she was allowed to go, planning to
visit several school friends by the way.
It was several weeks after her con-
yersation with her uncle that she ar
rived at the Double Circle ranch and
was welcomed by motherly Mrs. Pc
tiers, wife Of the boss.
Mona went directly to bed and was
awakened early the next morning by
the sound of voices under her window.
Boss Peters was talking to some one,
man with lazy. drawing voice and
deep toned laugh.
Mona crept from bed and went to
the window. Behind the ruffled dra-
peries she could remain unseen.
A tall, loose limbed young man lean
ed against a big black horse while he
lazily rolled cigarette
Its this way, Billy" protested Boss
Peters. you've got to tend to your
knittin' or out you gov'
oil
his hat back on his thick brown hair
Mona liked him at once. Here was
the typical, handsome cowboy of 70
mancel
Very well. Peters," laughed Billy
"Just give me another mess of knit
ting and I'll tend to it."
The men went away together, and
presently Mona saw Billy riding away
down the trail.
Il should like him." thought Mons
as she dressed for breakfast. ~ mus
ask Mrs. Peters about him"
But Mrs. Peters was exasperatingly
vague about Mona's cowpuncher.
Billy, did you say, Miss Renton?
she asked. I'm sure l couldn't say
for most every other ones named Bill
" something or other. There's Bill.
Timms and little Billy and old Bill ant
Billy Barto. 1t might be Billy Barto
He speaks slowly and is always laugh
ing. 1t might be him."
Mona blushed and changed the sui
Ject. Why should she be curious abou
this stranger?
After breakfast Boss Peters brough
around cream colored pony.
You ride cross saddle. Miss Rentoni
he asked.
YES" said Mona as she came dow
TO pet the pony. isn't he a dear
de looks good enough to eatr'
Mrs. Peters, in the doorway, laughe
and told Mona that she herself locke
good enough to eat.
In that white linen skirt and blous
and white felt hat you'll charm th
BIRDS or the trees" predicted the bos
wife.
Mona laughed and rode away,
straight, slim. soldierly figure, h
Wide gray eyes fixed on the trail ahea
ner cheeks growing pink with the e
efcise In the clear air.
She forgot all her cares-the final
cal troubles of Renton & Co., whit
ner engagement to young Barstow ha
magically changed to prosperity
engagement to man she had new
seen, for William was away on hun
ing trip.
know shall hate himw sigh'
mona as she suddenly remembered Il
Barstows.
Inc cream colored pony stepped In
q gopher hole, and Mona few over
mead to fall prone upon the sagebrus
one ankle twisted under her body.
she screamed once when she tri
70 move and then tainted away.
mona opened her eyes to gaze In
pair Of dark blue ones A strc
arm supported her as Billy Barto KIN
beside hor