Mexico Missouri message., 1917-05-10

That Isn't the only fhing," she con-
tinued after pause.
"why. that was just some Frontier
day fun, Nan. A mans got to be q lit
tie bit OF sport once In a while, hasn't
her
"Not Il he likes me-" She spoke with
an ominous distinctness, but under her
breath. He caught her words and
laughed again. "Pshaw, didn't think
you'd get Jealous over little thing
like that, Nan. When there's a cele-
hration on In town. everybody's friend
ly with everybody else. II you lay a
little thing like that up against me,
where would the rest Of the men get
ofl Your sirawherry-faced Medicine
Bend friend is celebrating in town
most Of the time"
Her face turned white. ~what q
falSchnodv' she exclaimed hotly. Look
ing az her. satisfied, be laughed whole
heartc1ly again. She rose. furious.
ITS = falseAcod," she repeated. "and
know it
I suppose" retoTte5 Gale, regarding
her loosely. You asked him shout il
He had never seen her 50 angry. She
stamped her foot Flow dare YOU say
Sach q thing O1e Of those wo-ea
was ~ the haSTifal-She is there Yet
and she IS going to die there. She told
. Uncle Dukes nurse the men they knew.
and whom They didn't know, az that
plaza. And Henry De Spain, when he
heard this miserable creature had been
1lka2 70 the hospital md Doctor
, ToITy said she could never get well
/ tod the sister TO take care Of her and
send The hlls 10 him because he knew
/ hHr father and mother in Medicine
/ Bend md went TO school with her there
when she WINS & decent girl Co and
/ haar whHt she nus to SLY nbUut Henry
/ De SynlI, gUu cDutgnTtible fnlsifa'."
I GEls lDucbeG sErh6uicEIlF. ''T,hlt 8
/ right, ] Ike 10 see 4 ciI1 stick to hET
I friends DE Spllu unrtIt 10 tHEs cure
Of hcr Good syUry"
I AND she ms other rDnd sturieg TOO,
( Won ought 70 1nHr," confirmed Nun un-
'.lismLged ''MDst Of them RbUut Won
and vOur fine friends in Town. Sine 1uid
The Nurse it's you VIM nucht 70 be my
iuc har bills till she dies"
gale made discluiming fuce IND L
tigp~ecurinc gesture 'NO, no. Nur-
let lie Spuir rui.e curH Of his OWL Iie
& sunrT yourself cirle right nov" he
stepped nearer hnr Nun rEtreutnd
''I-isF ant make III, lac exclaimed with
4 hugh. Bun she knew he WINS uncrv
anu i;nev v'hu1 10 guard against, Still
laughing, he surunE IOwurd her mo
tried Il catch her urn,
'DOn'I touch ne ~ she cried, JUMP
Ing UwGy with her hand IN her blouse,
"ynu little vixen" he exclaimed with
III Oath, ''whut huve YOU got there
But ne hulIed III her gesture, and Nun
bunting $1,000 her ground.
Keep away ~ she cried.
''Where die you get that knife?'
numbered Gale
'Trnm one VIM showed ME nov To
USE II OIL L coward"
lie Infected amusement and tried tu
PASS the incident Of Us L Joke. Bui
his discrimination was more dangerous
she knew. than his brutality. and he
Jeff her the prey To more than ont
alarm ant the renewed resolve never
u DE taken OF her guard That nigir
ile came buCE. lie told her uncle
CHANGING aumrringiy ut Nan Is he re
counted the story, nov she mad stool
her ground against him il the uOrp
ing.
Nor did Nan like the way her mcl,
acted white he listened-and after
ward lie talked & good Iieal abou
Gale and tine way she WAS treating
/ her cousin. When Nan declared sin,
never would have anything to DO witt
MIN, her uncle told her with disconcers
s ing Dtunness 70 get all that ont Of he
IL head tor size was going TO marry hin
2 When she protested she never would
b Duke told her, with many harsh oathS
, that she should never marry DE Span
( even # ne mad to Kill him or get kIlIe
70 to stop f. and that If she mad an
e sense she woIId get ready to MARI
her cousin .peaceabiy, adding, that
I she didn't have sense, he would Sc
r himself twas provided for her.
q His threats left Nan aghast EoI' tw
days she thought them all over. The