The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-01
TheEpening Story
Your Boy and My Girl.
Copyright. Isis. 81 W. wsnsrl

the nrst minute git cnoush
ahead"
Eager determination filled the olus
eyes OF the young fellow leaning
against q great rock beside the
woodland road A CULVER OF fear
passed over the face OF the girl be
side him. The big listener. con
cealed on the lower side OF the
boulder. ha;tened himself against
the stone and orsathed lightly lest
the Young people bear HIM.
"Hitd push pappy and your pap,
Bart. further apart than ever ef |
wuz 10 20 down thar in the settle
ments and marry YOU" he heard the
girls soft voice saying. INT nigh;
even start 'em 10 shootin and tryin'
TO kill one another. like them Cow.
ans and Lamberts does over on
Sugar Loaf I'll Sill be s-lovin' you
and awanun' YOU of they keep up
apart outel I'm old aud ugly. Bart.
And you-'
nd want you" cried the boy. "et
your purity black hair wuz white as
wool and your face ore wrinkle and
you wur hobblin' on crutches But
we're agoin' 10 marry whilst we're
young Merry Our daddies hahn =.
got no right 10 say fer us,"
I'm believin' hit" Merlbah an,
swered Then a note ~ alarm crept
into her voice. Why. the sun Is
nigh settin' and got 10 git the COW
and no teilin' whlr she is
"lemme help hunt he.." suggest
ed Bart.
And mahbe have en- ketch rs to-
Eether'" The girl psled. NO. hits
Go0d-Jy now. Bari. good-oy tell The
Lord knows when"
Barry, he ha!nt 20 blame fer
that little hell cat takin' after
him" Hieronyraus TURIN reelected
as he savagely trAmped through The
wool 'Of course, she, y bein one
o them ondersized. black sslnned
Severances. hain't got the equal o
Bsrty's looks, him tcin' ! Turp!n.
and ever Turpiu " the name fair .
skin and straight and smooth build
as gun rod. hu. she's passatie IN
locks. aud Barry hain't 20 blame
HIS Ase Severance that's got 20
answer fer this-f've never ccusid-
cred that Anerrias worth 4 wastln'
a bullet on atore, but this here can't
De settled no other way"
Hieronymus Turpln and Asa Sew.
erance, irseparab!e friends in youth.
FOR % years. ever since Elcindy
Gram had fitted them both. TO mar.
~ Canaan Beszley, hal been en-
ernies Each believed the other had
told EJcindy lies. and though both
lived IN the same neigh Sorhood on
Srngy Creek-Hiercnymus married
20 Sarah Tidy Galloway, and Asa TO
Nancy Veal. contented and happy in
their domestic affairs neither man
rad poken 20 the other In the long
stretch OF years
This moriHed feud, however. did
not extend 10 the wives and 20 he
only child Of each But until now,
when Bart Turpin had got a car
peniers Job down In "the settle
ments," he young people had kept
their love a secret
Stralgh. 70 the house Ct his en-
envy Ron'mus went In the dusk
Nancy Severance. sitting on the 1T
tie porch with the hop vines cover.
ing Il, rose when she saw the big
man standing on her step, a gin In
his hand. and when she recognized
a!n her hand shook and her knit.
ting fell az his feet He stopped IN
svkWard politepess and picked il
up.
"Howdy ye do, Ron mus, she
hammered in nervous tremor
Won't yet set down.
'Ron'm sheepishly handed her
Asa's blue sock. II thank We, Nan
r." he said In a palpAele effort at
ease II Jest wanted TO see Ase:
I've got a little business with
him
Asa went away afore day this
mornin'." she answered, away over
on Bull Hide Greek. n. lowed he
paifh't gft back afore midnight a.
Friday. Meboe.' she put forth a
distressed effort TO satisfy himself
nat this unusual call BODIED no harm
20 her husband. "ef you wur 10 tell
ne what the business IL. me and
Aeriby. NE could tend 10 hit, slid o.
you hsvin' 10 wait tell Ase gifts
back"
Hieronymus turned his head away.
II thank ye," he said again. hit .
somethin' I'll have TO see Ase his
SCI about"
When Neribah reached the house.
driving the roguish roam COW, she
found her mother crying niserably.
Me and Sarah Tildy's been a
sayIn' all along" SIZE sobbed, when
she had finally managed To tell
Meribsh OF their visitor. that them
two would come 70 a time when
nothiu' but KILN the tother one'd
ratisfy EN-"
Mcribah felt her blood CONCEAL,
bat she forced her lips TO smil0
"Shncks, nanny, maybe he jest
wanted 10 see pappy shout the