Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-06

Won can stay all night but IL will =
impossible TO give you anything =
eat" she said
Why notT' he asked Il don't q
rect TO 20 to the trough with the fan
ny. IN feed with the help in II
kitchen without a murmur. ASfar =
that goes. though. I'm union man
and as good as anybody"
Certainly" agreed Lucille You an
welcome to anything We have. but ve
have nothing We are all fastin2 We
decided not to eat anything vor
week" -
Bugs he decided briefly: theS
turning to Bopp and myself: Gents.
put me right. DO or do not coal ct
this station:
The lady has told you correctly"
assured him There is no footin T.
house
And you're doing ii. tooE" He
I laughed sarCastically. When I come
her, the old lady was pulling Brodie
on the door. and now the fat guy MT
I eating anything 4 bunch Of dips al
Z right
You had better go upstairs and
.hange your clothes" said Lucille.
What will change EN- into-a
nickel plated wash boiler or pair Of
/ diamond carEinGs:'
Il mean put ON some dry thinga
. Frank. you AID he are about the same
size. You'll lend him 4 suit Of yours
[ won't youE
/ Sure he would He had to.
! When they were at the top oN the
J stairs Bopp yelled down. Monty. Mra
Z Green wants you 10 come up"
/ | started. but Lucille stopped me.
Ask her what she wants"
/ In n minute Bopp had the answel.
she says she isn't going to sleep
until she sees her beautiful FRIEND
Monty II lie doesn't come up shell
come down
| Lucille blushing. went up TO explasl
70 her mother that her request was
| impossible From behind the closed
door OF Mrs. Green's room there issued
sounds OF an argument supplemented
by weeping.
Eventually Lucille came to the tGp Of
the stairs and called. Monty
How different that name sounded
when she used II. | bounded up the
stairs. When ] say bounded I mean
It, II was the first time that ! had
done anything like that In years.
Lucille stood leaning over the baAs
ter perplexed and troubled her face
| flushed and her hair bccoming'y dis
arranged. as II she had been engaged
| In physical contest of some sort
stopped ON the stairs below her
''The blessed damosei leaned out
| From the gold bar Of heaven"
quoted.
Don't be silly" she said In a tone
Of voice that told me she liked It. II
have to ask you a dreadfully embar.
rassing question
IAN right" | commanded. shoot"
Would you mind very much kissing
lady who IL not as young as she was
once?'
would mind?" said. taking her
hands. 1--WE been thinking Of nJehiny
else for two years.
| otBcuEukAk uct u6u1N
gently. would you mind kissing moth.
er good night? She In acting very pe.
culiarly this evening. as you know.
and she says she won't go to bieep
until you kiss her.
was touched at the old lady's fond
ness for me. We went In. She was
lying tucked up in bed. with q night.
cap tied firmly under her chin.
Lucille made me come to bed" Mrs
Green volunteered. her bright eyes
swapping with wakefulness. Its an
nonsense. DON wanna be in bed. I
wanna get up and 20 somewhere with
you and eat"
There. there said Lucille. "the doc.
tor says not to eat anything"
"Yes." snapped her mother. "and I'n
bet he had just had his dinner when
he said It. I know a place to eat over
in town. beautiful Blainey-lots Of nne
steaks. chops and roas' beef Guess
I'll get up
She started to throw back the COW
.rs. but Lucille forcibly restrained her.
"You said you would 20 to sleep ~
I brought Mr.. Blainey in to see you =
she said.
The old lady eyed me with evident
suspicion. rs he going to kiss me
good night?" she demanded.
assured her that I was there for no
other purpose.
"A right she sighed: ''thea I'll 20
to Sleep"
And she did. or at least we didn't
hear another sound from her sthat
evening.
When We left the room and closed
the door softly Lucille put her hand ON
my arm and said: Thanks. Monty. Il
was awfully silly. but didn't know
how else to quiet her. You Hbn'd
think anything Of 1t. will your
| ''Of course not It's NIL I'm tho familv