La Junta tribune., 1915-04-24
"A Forgotten
Promise
How Il was Recalled.
= Ra'ETTe LovewHL
ccpys1ghs by y. 4. Msnsey Co.
. RapErTe lovewaL

- RafET1e l0veWal
copyrssht b. ,. 4 Nsnsey Co !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ma DAirbanks pushed aside screen
and rsvsalsd . small safe. TIE light
from tie shadsd library lamp fell upon
1T haro shouIdess - shs bent toward
Il resting hand on the black metal
In thsss." che said % Crawford. ~
$4,000"
She paused
In Z shape can convert Into mon.
a. shs sdded aftss Q noment.
Ths nan Stood q fsw feet away.
lsanins asainst ths mantsl. and nes By
u slightest movement did be betray
tat b. heard her.
-Oh. Bob. what l. Tie user shs
pleaded This house = Just q prisoa
cell for ne" The last words were u.
most q sob
That money 10 % much mine a.
hia." abe went on de6antly. 'fle got
u away from other people. and Why
shouldn't take II from himr'
"ae u your husband" Crawford said
slowly.
MY husbandr' the woman returned.
% bitterly that an ugly shadow seemed
70 mar her face. She made q gSoping
gesture with her outstretched handaI
"Yes. he b my husbandr'
She paused. and her lips moved scorn.
fully.
''IIe gives ne all the things ] want
she went on. I'm the envy Of the
neighbour I've everything money can
buy.
Rob-" she whispered. ''the only real
feeling I've. ever had from anybody h
what you've given ine since that time
Jon picked me up In the park and
brought me home for dead"
She paused and drew In her breath
With . quick soh.
oA. Q real life-to set away from sii
thiA Somehow ! can't help feeling
that ne jase had 70 mest - we did."
Her lad. with IT. weight Of shining
hair. dropped down upon the table. her
chest resting asainse IL lesther skin
Wiki cevssed Il
Tive felt just liks Q show win6ov
1eoay.- shs eadsd beotsaly. n need
ee0sthing 70 oaks ~ over Into .
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Mn. Faistanks esek fVuo . dsuwse
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II ku0w every inch u The way IRON
Bosson." she said. with IN aiert deci
sion that surprised the man she tempt.
Cd. and up there"-she put her finger
on m Irregular prujection-''is where
Captain zeb has his Old. whaleboat.
He's the biggest old misee ever you
saw. and know for hundred dollars
hs'll take ~ out and keep ~ out weeks
n We want Well take the cae l~ri
way aud bril,e . man 10 bring Il hsck
and leave T. Oh. II b easy enoaghr'
Cnwfoed tipped BIZ head hack upon
~ leather cushions of the chair IN
whicA ~ ut snd eIoaed his eyea.
drswiag his hand acspas them wsasiiy.
"Ysa. it's easy saoash." ~ sspesssd
slewiy.
Ne Vas thinkiag oe The last ten
ysars of his life. The yeass hetween Ct.
tses ~ twenty-five. Hard yeas thsy
had beea. spent h struggle end pm.
ssty. Wiah always The tosturing desirs
- besat away into stsaass nsv land
q pep0lse.
ne sememirred The October day tint
- had dropeed oa hsacA h TIE part.
detssDined 10 ess lnto so0sehlng. any.
thing whlch wouA ~ hin of ehs Ii,ed.
ding pace ~ ha1 sru1 - loag. TIE hool
heats a hoene stsiking the rcd With
ssniec speed ha1 stassied him. and .
noaeas laiss Mn. rsistasks hsd t'eea
pltchsd INTO . plie q nd. suseiine
leavn at his vesy feet.
rro0 that hour to The psssens -
oent hes fAscinatjoa hed ees0eA 70 b
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ceaias ~ ass ~ ~ loag wsaas1
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bsth bssseeas asd social cnassrsjoas
- ewe1 70 ~ eleeuuseasce WA1eA
had thsuWu thels lives teDsehss.
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