The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

sympathy shone in her eyes. AS for
Doris, she babe him God-speeds
You must do the thing that calls
you" she said. ut is not written that
in the breaking of your heart you shall
earn your bread"
Dear, brave, little GIRL he said.
81 will make good. Pray hat it may
not be so very long before l can come
after you"
SO Donald went. They heard from
him often from various points of the
compass. He did not seem to stay
long in one place, and the ranch
seemed as yet a remote possibility.
Its just his rowing nature" said
his father. He'll never stay long
enough inRne place to build a shack
or fence in ranch"
When nearly two years had gone by,
and Donald seemed to be settled no
where yet, the heart of Doris grew
heavy within her. Hewitt, a clever,
young lawyer, began to pay her as
siduous attentions. Jason Paine be-
came aware of this, and felt it his
duty to say to, her: Doris, child, l
had hoped that some day, you might
be in reality my daughter, but don't
think that / shall blame you-no-and
mother couldn't-if you can't waste
your life waiting. I'm afraid he wasn't
meant toto marry"
II am willing to wait. 1 haven't
lost faith" she said. But when he
saw her continually in the company
of Hewitt he could not but doubt her
words. Perhaps she was unwittingly
being made to forget the wanderer.
Then came a letter saying at last
he had started his ranch, and for a
year and over there was the same
address. Still he did not speak to
to wonder a bit. Three years is a
long time to wait, and young Hewitt
did not give up his suit.
One day Donald Paine walked in on
the astonished girl. He was brOnzed
and brawny, well dressed and cheer
full. He had his ranch and his shack,
and "would she go back with him?" De-
cidedly she would. He took her home
with him to dinner. There was going
to be a family council, and they want
ed her in it.
After dinner they assembled in the
coy library.
"Now," said Paine senior, before
we consent, or Doris mother consents,
we must know something definite
about your prospects," He looked I'M
cOmpromisingly at his son, and waited
for him to begin.
"When you wondered at my frequent
change of address, said the young
man, 81 was with a surveying expedi-
ton and was sailing down my small
wages, and looking for land. At last
1 found a ranch, all fenced, and with
some buildings that a man wanted to
sell. The money l took With me, and
the little 1 had added to it would just
about make the first payment, and
leave nothing for stocking the place.
Well I paid it and owned the place.
Then I borrowed on a second mort
gage and bought a lot of cattle at a
bargain. Suddenly there was a big
demand and a great advance in price.
l sold at a nice profit, paid back the
money, bought more stock, and-well,
things have gone ahead pretty well.
Here are some snap Shots"
He brought out views of great
ranges of meadow with herds of cat
tie. mountains rising in the distance,
and sometimes himself in the fore
ground mounted on a sturdy horse.
eve haven't seen the shack yet,
where you think of taking Doris"
said Paine. 81 suppose it has a door
and a window or two
81 don't care" cried Doris, "if it
has but one window, if / can look out
and see those wonderful mountains,
all that sky, and the face of Don COM
ing up the path"
"Well," he said handing her a photo
graph, ''here is the shack
"Oh, Don !" She gave a little Shrek
of surprise. SIS this lovely house
ours?"
ours" he said drawing her to him.
Just look! !" she said, showing it to
the others. "See the broad piazzas,
the awnings over the windows, the tall
windmill for water, and-why there's
a car back there! Who is the mann"
my Jap, the best cook you ever
saw. He won't let you soil your
hands,"
Jason Paine seemed speechless.
When he did find breath to speak he
said: don, l guess your mother and
Doris were right. You can't put a
square man into a round hole. If
there's anything more to pay on that
place, I want to pay it right off, and
stop the interest"