The Dolores star., 1918-11-29
CHAPTER lx-Continued.

This Is July the twenty-fifth. Mr..
Roaring Bill Wagstaff," she announced.
We've been married exactly one
month"
"a whole month";" he echoed. in
mock astonishment. you don't say
SO? Seems like it was only day before
yesterday. little person."
81 wonder" she snuggled up a little
closer TO him. ''if any two people were
ever as happy as we've been2"
Bill put his arm across her shoulders
and tilted her head back so that he
could smile down into her face.
''They have been a bunch OF golden
days, haven't theyT he whispered.
You won't forget this joy time If we
ever do hit real hard going, Will you.
Hazelf-
''The bird Of III omen croaks again."
she reproved. "Why should we come
TO hard going as you call it?"
I'VE shouldn't" he declared. "But
most people do. And we might. One
never can tell what's ahead. BY and
by when the novelty wears off-maybe
you'll! get sick of seeing the same old
Bill around and nobody else. You see.
I've always been on my good behavior
with you. Do you like me lot?'
His arm tightened with a quick and
powerful pressure. then suddenly re
laxed to let her lean back and stare
up at him tenderly.
Il ought to punish you for saying
things like that" she pouted. "Only I
can't think of any effective method.
Sufficient unto the day Is the evil
thereof-and there is no evil in our
days"
Amen" he whispered softly-and
they fell to silent contemplation of
the rose and gold that spread In a
wonderful blazon over all the western
sky.
"Twenty-ffth Gr July. eh?" he unused
presently. Summers half gone al
ready. didnt realize it. We ought
to be stirring pretty soon, lady. These
northern seasons are so blessed short.
We ought tn try and do little good
for ourselvts-make hay while the sun
shines. Wen needa da mon"
"Needs fiddlesticks," she laughed.
"Wha: do we need money for2 1t
NOSLr " ASC Up
he-,. Why this sudden desire to pur-
Sse the dollar? Besides. how are you
EoiEg to pursue it?"
go prospecting" he replied prompt
". "Hit the trail for place I know
where there's oodles of coarse gold, If
you can get to it at low water. How'd
you like to go into the Upper Mas
country this fall, trap all winter. work
the sandbars In the spring. and come
out next fall with sack Of gold it
would take horse to pack"
Hazel clapped her hands.
"Oh. Bill, wouldn't that be fine2" she
cried. "Fd love to-"
at won't be all smooth sailing" he
warned. 'It's long trip and hard
one, and the winter will be longer and
harder than the trip. Still, there's a
chance for a good big stake. right in
that one trip"
But why the necessity for making
stalker" she inquired thoughtfully.
after n lapse of five minutes. Il
Thought you didn't care anything about
money so long as you had enough to
get along on2 And we surely have
that. We've over two thousand dollars
10 reai money-and no place to spend
$50 we're compelled to save"
Bill blew a smoke ring over his head
and watched it vanish up toward the
dusky roof beams before he answered.
"Well. little person." said he, that's
very true, and we can't truthfully say
that stern necessity is treading on our
heels. The possession of money has
never been crying need with me.
But 7 hadn't many wants when I was
playing lone hand, and generally let
rhe future take cnre of itself. 1t was
always easy to dig UP money enough to
buy books and grub or anything I
wanted. Now that I've assumed GER
tain responsibility, 1t has begun to
dawn on me that we'd enjoy life bet
ter If we were assured of a compe-
tence. We won't stay here always.
I'm pretty much contented just now.
So are you. But know fro.n past ex-
oerience that the outside will grow
more allurtng MS time passes. You'll
sst lonesome for civilization It's the