Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-08
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CHAPTER M-Continued.
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"This is July the twenty-ffth, Mr..
Rouring BIZ Wagstaif," she announced.
"We've been married exactly n
MONTH"
"A whole month";" he echoed, in
mock establishment. you don't say
so2 Seems like II was only day before
yesterday. little person."
81 wonder" she snuggled up n little
closer to him, eff any two people were
ever as happy as we've been?"
'BiIl 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 they?" he whispered.
'You won't forget this joy time II we
ever do hit real hard going, will you.
Hazel?"
1.-THE bird Of i'll omen croaks again."
she reproved. "why should we come
TO hard going. as you cal. It'll"
1--WE shouldn't" he declared. "But
most people do. And we might. One
never can tell what's ahead. BY and
by when thh 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 ry good behavior
with you. Do you HEe me a lotT'
His arm ~tightsSed with n quick and
powerful prees7re, then suddenly re-
Taxed to l~: her lean back and stare
UP at him tenderly.
~ ought to punish you for saying
things like that" she pouted. "Only /
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 n
wonderful blazon over all the western
sky.
"T~wenty-ffth Of July, ehT" he unused
presently. Summers half gone al
ready. I didn't realize 1t. We ought
20 be stirring pretty soon, lady. These
northern seasons are so blessed short.
We ought TO try and do n little good
for ourselves-make hay while the sun
shines. Wen media da mon"
"Needa hddlesticks," she laughed.
"What do we need money for? 1t
costs practically nothing TO live up
here. Why this sudden desire to pur-
sue the dollar7 Besides, how are you
going to pursue itT'
eco prospecting" he replied prompt
~. hit the trail for a place I know
where there's coolies Of course gold, II
you can get TO II at low water. How'd
you IKE to 60 into the Upper Mas
country this fall. trap all winter, work
the sandbars in the spring. and come
out next fall with q sack of gold 1t
would take a horse to packT'
Hazel clapped her hands.
ooh. BIZ, wouldn't that be finer she
cried. "Td love to-"
at won't be all smooth sailing" he
warned. TITS n long trip and a 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 n trip"
"But why the necessity for making
n stalker" she inquired ~thoughtfully,
after n lapse Of five minutes. II
thought you didn't ARE anything about
money so long as you had enough to
get along on7 And we surely have
that. We've over two thousand dollars
IN real money-and no place to spend
it--so we're compelled to save"
Bill blew a smoke ring owe his head
..l ...N.H.T IL wuvtuh sr NOuynrH fhe
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 treadlng on ouI
heels. The possession of money ha:
never been a crying need with me
But I hadn't many wants when l wa:
playing a lone hand. and l generally LEI
the future take care of itself. 1t wa:
always easy to dig rp money enough t.
buy books and grub or anything
wanted. Now that I've assumed n Ger
tain responsibility, it has begun t
dawn on me that we'd enjoy life bet
ter II we we're assured of n cOmpe
tence. We won't stay here always
I'm pretty much contented just now
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perience that the outside will grow
more alluring as time passes. You'll
get lonesome for civilization. It's tn
most natural thing in the world. AM
when we go out TO mix with our fellow
humans we want to meet them O
terms Of worldly equality. Which |
to say with good clothes on, and a fa
n..t. w.TI 10 ,Vtr RnntyaN AVI IogN ~,
not least, old girl, while / love to LOAF
/ can only loaf about so long In cor
teutment. Sabe? I've got to be dom
something; whether II was proitabl
or not has never mattered, just so
was action
III snbe, ms you call IT," Hazel smiled
cor course I do. Only lazy people lk
10 loaf oil the time. l love this plac,
and we might stay here for years an
be satisfied. But"
"But we'd be better satisfied TO sta
n we knew that we could leave
whenever we wanted to-" he int
rupted. THAT'S the psychology Of II
human animal, all right. We don't iii
20 he coerced. even by circumstances
"If you made a lot of money mimi
ne could travel-one could do lots
shings." she reflected. 81 don't thin
I'll want to live In a city again. b,
h would be nice to go there, som
tines"
ayes. dear girl. It would" 81
La-seed. with a chum to help you g
49, things. We al do things togeth,
.,at I cocidn't do alone, and "
eousdnt 80 alone. Remains only to &