Mexico Missouri message., 1917-05-10


thing"
"Parialoe can attend to all that"
Nan shook her head. whether he |
can or not, I'm not going to be cut OF
from going to Sleepy Cat, Uncle Duke
nor from seeing Henry de Spain"
Meaning to say you won't obey,
ehT
"When I'm going to marry q man IL
isn't right to forbid me seeing him."
You're not going to marry him
you're going to marry Gale, and the
quicker you make up your mind to 1t
the better"
you might better tell me am going
to marry Bull Page-I would marry
him first. 1 viii never marry Gale
Morgan in the living world, and I've
told you so more than once"
He regarded his niece a moment
wrathfully and. without replying,
walked back to the house. Nan, upset
but resolute, went on 70 the barn and
asked Pardaloe TO saddle her pony.
Pardaloe shuEled around in an obliging
way. but AZ the end Of some evasion
admitted be had orders not 70 DO it
Nan famed II the information She
dislIked Par1llos anyway. not for any
reason she could assign beyoDd the
fact that be had oDce been a cIuD Of
Gales But she was too hjgb-spirited
70 dispute with him and returned 10
TIE house pink with indignation Co
ing srralE11 10 her uncle, ste protested
against such tyranny. Duke waS aD-
sensible alike 70 her pleas and her
LhraUtE
But next morning NRn WIS up Al
three O'Clock. She made her WY into
the burn before Z soul wRK stirring.
and II dRyhreRk WIS well On her WY
TO Sleepy Cut She telsIhoDsd TO DE
SpLLu's Office from the hospital and
went 10 breuELRE. De BpRtn Joined
her before She had finished, and when
they left the dining room She explained
why she hud disappointed him the day
before. Be heard the story with mis-
EiviuEB.
'Ju tell TUu how II looks 10 me,
Nun" ne Buid when Sine hud done.
YOU IRE like psrsun thur's being
hound tighter every uUy by invisible
cords. You dnn't see them Decnuse You
IRE feurleBB. Tuu ARE tUU fenrless,
Nun" hs added, with apprehension rs
flecred il the expression Of his face.
TIL tel YOU w'hRt ] wish yuu'd do, Hnd
] suy II knowing you WON'T do IT," he
concluded.
Sine nude light Of his feurs twisting
h, ig. .trrtr4 . in
her TWO hunds and laughing III him.
Elbow do you know ] won't do 1T"
'Becuuss I've asked you before. This
is II: Ninrry mt, now, mere, today, und
don't luke any more chnnces out there
'But, Henry" protested Nan, ''T can't
ma-Ty you nov nnd just RIM uwuy from
poor Uncle Duke. II you viii just he
patient, I'll bring him around TO our
side"
''Never Nan"
.'DOn't he SO sure. ] know him bet
rer than yOu do, and When ne comes
Tor anybody, he comes all ut once.
/ WHY. it's funny Henry. Now that I'm
picking up courage, you're losing i'll"
He shuot his heud. 81 don't like
the way things are going"
'Dearie," sine urged ''should be any
sufer III nome If ] We're your wife, than
] am as your sweetheart. ] don't want
to start horrible family war by run
ming away, and tinIt is Just what Z Ger
tainty should DO"
DE Spain was uIcOnYinced. But aP-
prehensiOn is short-lIyed in young
hearts. Tine sun shone, tine Sky spread
Il specifies blue over desert and noun.
tain, the day went 10 their castles ,and
dreams. III retired corner Of the
cool dining room ut the Mountain
house, they fingered together over &
lCug-drawn-ollt dinner. The Detter-in
formed guests ny asides indicated their
presence to Others. They described
them as tine hardy couple who had frs
met in q stiff Frontier day rifle match
which tine girl had won. Her defeatet
riyal-tile man now most regarded AMI
feared in the mountain cOuntry--wai
tine man with the reticent mouth, LnilC
eyes, curious birthmark, and with tlI'
two little, perplexed wrinkles Yisibli
most Of the time just between his dari
eyebrows, the man listening intent.
to every syllable that fell from the lip
Of the trinity bloused, active girl oppG
site him. leaning forward in her eager
ness TO tell him things. Her JACKIE
hung over the back Of her chair, am
sine herself was referred TO by tn
more fanciful as queen Of the outias
1 lacgrdp at Music mountain.
The two were seen together that da,
| about town by many, for the story 0
! their courtship was still veiled in niys
terry and afforded ground for In
widest speculation, while that Of thei
| difficulties, and such particulars as
| Spain's fruitless Efforts TO -coneiliat
| tDute Morgan and Dukes open threat
against De Spainls life were widei
known. All these details made tn
movement and the fate Of the youn