Gunnison news-champion., 1916-02-18
. uEs COTTAGE
- eAaoL Oaoss~G.

n happened one sumner asy ss ths
eDsatsy club Jeck I.erlag ~s~ tramp
ing toward the eois links when fsrness
Wesfherhy overlook him NeaIharby
Sss inclined 10 nsiadie-ased sso.ssness
an1 under the burden Of his bag O.
ssuss he Was Pima faced and perspis
iRg. His breath came psutinely
Ae ciapped lack faniiiariy On thu
shoulder.
''he the FIRST - congratulate ae."
~ gssped excitedly. I'm engaged q
Nancy Durweu&"
Jack faced him with impassivs
cOuntenaBee. bat he felt that some
thing within his breast grew cold and
still and then throbbed painfully.
You are indeed fortunate said
Jack ce0iiy. holding out his hand
Miss Isarwent 10 . charming girl"
Neatherby fell into ST. and bah.
bled necessarily Of Nancy and her
undenisbie charm Of person and char
acter
Jack inwardly writhed as he lis
tened, for was not Nancy DarweIt
everything Weatherby described and
much mereg Wasn't she the only
girl he had ever Iaved--eyer could
love? And now, TO hear from Wealth
erby's lips that she Was to marry the
popular clubmani
He gritted his teeth-well Wealth
erby was rich and Jack was merely
an artist only just out of the strug
sling state and not yet quite arrived
It the pinnacle Of success. he WAS
promising-his latest picture might
rove his arrival
Eut Nancy was beyond his reach
now. He knew the Durwents were
ocially ambitious, but he had thought
The youngest and fairest daughter was
different
lie teed on with . desperate swing
4 his club Weatherby watched the
eall sailing Through space, ssaAenly
70 disappear among . Ditt1D UpUup
srOsna the second h0le. TIE ssoup
1roke and thea CLOSED again.
Great eeOtt. L0rias!" ysllel wseeA-
erby, dashins O4 st . numbering tp0t.
You've hit somebody with that bali.
I believe ITS Naney!"
Jack followed him with hong strides
and they reacAe1 the secOaA hole -
sether.
Nancy DnrwsaA was the cestes q
. sympathette Gpouo Who were En-.
amining . re- bsuiss % ~ psunl,
vhits arm.
II An sersy." sail Jsck. pusAan1
past Weatheeby. ~ 1i1nr sss any,
one sbout-l 49, 80 ees - beAly
hust, Mis- DasvsoA"
Nancy soaas1 - pulDs1 Aswa -
sleevo.
n hust . slsxls q ARA" - ssAl
swestly, ''but ofsae h y ha2hs1 4
coeo ws2er \ wtn - bsttee. Fray
dOat fret s~se - ~. ksrinG. Aoca
de.es win hAsosa - ~ liaks. vss
knOw!"
You are vefy NJ. but I NJ thsr>
was something ! eeusl a." vres<
Jack. II Co estcA . Asctse, n ysv
wisA."
Please Aoat ssssbss-" Nancy vs1
begtaninG Whoa weatherAy elhswsl
SecA $500 - tsossl ~ Aaasss.
Haacy nsnAs1 = ~ - e -
prtetership.
TN look afsse laiss Durwsue. L..
Ing" Ae sail siG.11caatly, snA beck,
nusAiAg psiafu1ly. bswel hansslf
away and weae hack 10 IT, teeine
ground. A. - as1lsveA tie han o
the Aoae he 80 Nascy. escssseA ~
Westherby - - ~ tive frieaAs,
take . shOet O. thsUuGA tie vppAs
To the cluhhOuaa
Jack was IN . o1Dpeessel fu9y tAe
rest Of the 1ay. rAere vas - be Q
dance 1t tie clu1Assse that night and
Ae had promised - %: bst how coulA
he face Nsncy vAsa ~ knew thaa
How she vas bsyssl his reach. He
tosd himself - ssGA& To be glsl-ff
shs was the ssst ef gin to cell her-
sell for WeatAsFby's mooey and
houses and noesrs. for Jack vas sure
tat Nancy - - 1--WE Ernest
weafheg6y.
He salkeA - TIE veeanAa q his
pretty little bunRlsw an affefnooa,
making . Aossa 1iaesest plans IN -
many 1fButea. He would seu the
bunsAloW anA osvee csos - Inxle.
si6e aGAia; - wssl1 - aAfueA-
arssnl tAe woss1. pssAaps-e.A for.
81 false Na.ey Dsrwsn3, whs hsl
resuokaas1 Ssvo - cAsssa osoey.
u sAat brief 0Or-e % he esa1
nnAD - - sssa WsaeAefAy's ereas
sseatnAse spaxA1lAg - Nancys Befs
hsaA 1ee3 1.aoAs1 bstaesay q ~
tAsagAe - - - paa.aea - suseay
~ - - - ~ asaA 0seAQs
eaOnosOsna saA6 . bs.ueaful saSeAaru
- GlaDsoA sDusase. fesse - -
fashisaea - = lsaneys aaG9.
VEL K1 - ossf.: - sAr.esea
~ - bk1egDMO snvnGaAenea.
he nexf 0sR1ang Ae vas h n
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