The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-07

hat flying. 1t was dainty creation
and it skinned the long waving grass
and gently sailed down across the top
OF q stunted bush.
Inez glanced at her low slippers and
4 the treacherous CLINT Of water under
the grasses knee deep in some places.
She was about to turn from the spot
and find some barefooted farmers boy
, to help her out in her predicament
when she noticed, appearing from be.
| hind some bushes near the spring,
/ young man He wore high boots, lift
! ed his cap to her, boldly Waded after
: her hat and restored it to her. In the
! interim Inez had noticed that second
! man directly at the spring was filling
! some bottles with the water.
| She thanked the stranger very
much, impressed with his courteous,
mannerly ways, and left the spot Won
dering who he might be, but surmis-
/ ing that he was one of the group who
were visiting the site CT the new sum
! mer resort regularly.
/ 1t was about a week later that, as
! lneZ came in from the garden, her
aunt announced a visitor waiting for
her in the little parlOr. She was sur
prised to find that this was the young
man who had rescued her runaway
( hat.
u represent the new syndicate
which is to operate the summer resort
| here, Miss Walton" he stated. We
. have been locking over your spring
property The truth is, We find that
its water is of rare medicinal value.
/ To add spring equal in its virtues 10
/ the famous spas abroad is to have a
very valuable feature in our general
equipment. We wish to secure the right
to use it and to build pagoda, park
| the surroundings and establish drink
ing fountains and baths. The negotia-
tiOn has been left entirely in my
! hands. ! have decided to offer you
five thousand dollars"
"Oh. what a blessing cried the de-
lighted Inez. With that | can better
provide for my dear ones
Five thousand a year on ten-year
lease" concluded the young man, and
lnez sat fairly stunned with amaze
ment.
You cannot mean it, she gasped.
Why, offered the land for one thou
sand dollars outright when | first
came here"
That may be true" spoke Alvin
Hughes, but its value was not then
known. might have bargained il /
had been dealing with man, but
YOU"
He paused; he did not 60 on to tell
of all the good he had heard OF this
sterling young woman and the chival-
ric and noble in his nature that babe
him protect her interests.
And SO lnez was no longer Lady
Hard Luck" And later she became
Lady Thoughtful, and Lady Interested
when she learned that the syndicate
managers, when they found out that
their representative had acted like a
man of honor instead of taking easy
advantage Of an inexperienced young
lady, promptly turned him adrift.
She could rot get the sufferer on
her behalf out of her mind. She 10
Gated him at last through friend
filling a rather poor position.
He had brought her comparative
opulence, surely comfort and com
potency. He was the one in hard luck
now. and all for her sake.
A woman's wit brought about a
meeting. A woman's love ruse, genu-
inc and supreme. Alvin Hughes would
not share her fortune. Her loyal al
lection was sufficient, and he was the
kind Of a man who could make his
way rapidly when the smile of brave.
encouraging woman was his-all his
own.
So Lady Hard Luck became old
Lady Bountiful, her sweet life filled
not only with the love OF loyal man,
but scattering its perfume among all
those with whom her radiant nature
came in contact.