The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-12-27

biurfinR up with tears. Hhr was u
litilr bii hlnch nnd cdgy loduy anyhow.
what be had Just referred To- Ia n
dozen brisk words. wnn the funl dis.
appearance Of ~" home they had all
grown M iu. Their fuihur. one ~
tliciRo'n great men during the twenty
odd years from the ififo 80 the Fair,
lud hulii " when the ucir hbufhund
Included ururly All the other big mcn
Of lint robust period. aud had ulwnyn
hDuu proud ~ W. Dr course lur wears
the ~uriEhborhuui had been impu. ihlc.
IL, molhrr had DluuE 10 II after her
huH banda hrnlh. but Rodney had sim
ply tliirl On. -lurp her death, Naltiu"
iur ~ onvr for Il Tint suited him. llis
curt announcement TINT the long
ioulrtl for ynuurr had rnmc, brought
~ uulrl, uuWclcomrd tnnta she
.puor.rd thcm uvny win her palms.
"lp ttnt." she ushcd. "vhy you've
hrcn looking uu sort of rny. rll N"
evening uH II YOU were llckitg The
lust at the %rnnnry's feathers OF YOUR
WhiskcrsY"
"rrrhups So" he said, ITS been
u pretty good day. take II MI round"
she got M from the couch. shook
herself down into her clothes u little,
aud came oyrr Ca him, AN right.
sine" lt's trrn u good day. lots 60 TO
bed She put her hands upon his
shoulders. you're rather dreadful
she said. hut you're n dear. You
don't bite my head un when | urg you
to- get married. though ! know you
want to. liut You will ON day
don't mean bite my head on won't
YOU. liod?"
"Whcn I see any prospect " hring
M lucky ~ Martin find II Citl who
won't miud when | turn M fhr dinner
looking like n drowned tramp. ar kick
her plans to bits. after she's tipped me
on M to what she wants me to do -
Frederick took her hands on, step.
ped hnck. and looked NJ him. Thcrc
was m ironicni sort 81 smile IN her
lips. you're such m Innocent. Noddy
drnr. Don't think the girl you mnrry
viii "Nrr lrcnt Yea like Tint"
bfhl pbh h'l' Nv lth'
How IN thunder nm | going Ia know
nhuut the Rirl I yet engaged to, before
ltH too lut"T'
"You won't" she said. "You haven't
n chance In the world
"iim'" he gruntrti, obviously struck
with this idrn. you're giving the
prospect of marriage new attractions.
You're making tn" thing out-an all
venture"
She nodded rather sohcrly. "Oh.
I'm not afrnid FOR YOU" she said.
"Mru like adventures YOU more than
most. Hut womrn don't. They like tn
dream about them. but they wnnt TO
turn over to the last chapter aud see
how its going To end. It's the girl
lin worried about. oh, come
HlonE' were talking nonsense. I'll
20 M with ynu aud wee thnt they're
giving you pnJamns md II toothbrush
she had accomplished this pul pose,
Kissed him good night. and turned to
leave the room. when her eye frll upon
u heap or dnmr. warped. p~astchonrd-
bound notebooks, which she rrmcm,
hcrrd having observed IA hiS Side pock-
cts when he first caruc iu. she went
over and picked them MP, pccrrd nt tho
paper luhrl'thnt had hu'r peeled on the
topmost cover. aud rrHd what was
vrit'vu on g.
who she asked with considerable
Emphasis. "Is Ru.uliud S,uulnn7'
"uh said Rodney, very ,l~uully be.
A,ud the worst, imlmti,a OF u yavn
she had ever seen, 'oh, she -, put OF
Che car when | did"
THAT Sounds rather exciting. said
tr'Jrr,ca hchiud an Imitation yawu
ct tier oWn hut - better one. Going
- irtl wc about it,
Nothing wuyh to tell" said Rodney.
There Mas u row abou; q yarc. as
| said Ant then. We both pu, 90
So naturally. | walked Wlgh her c,r-
10 the clr,u-tei And then ! 'n-;n, TO
ai,r her her uatyho.,S aut ,lur away
-N.th thrru"
what sort ~ looNi,, sy,y asked
trslCylva Is she VrsrN
.NHy I lonr know said Rodney
Huj,oa3y "Era,'y. YOU k-ow AA-i.
"a Er, n iu- '.-r> o.. her
fr~ic-.ca u,.'o a y.-"y sounding
'ar-h and >aci nw 90 a.-vV; ey~I
r..ht"
She wSS 5 .FyA, Ni go. A-ytc-cA-
ug,rEy wlsr at.'a, l,.> - ,hiusS hut
N,s,Dcy was 'ncl Ned 70 ys.-k she 0S>
mistaken 10 Saytcs wcC2e 1.12g Gke
adventures
~Ncar 4 liar. ycG kG1w rVr-zvkci
his crr>tcrcc yc'.2e F-sJs-cA yoa
hadUI = svod l~'k 81; lv-. At t1v
tag o. s,ye ,htsa % Sr-
csAerER ~.