Middletown transcript., 1918-06-29
CHAPTER lX-Continued.

CHAPTER lX-continued.
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''This is July the twenty-fifth, Mr..
Roaring Bill Wagstaff," she announced.
"We've been married exactly one
month"
~ whole month";" he echoed, in
mock establishment. "You don't say
so? Seems like it was only day before
yesterday, little person"
81 WONDER" she Struggled up little
closer to him. "if any two people were
ever as happy as we've been"
Bill put his arm across her shoulders
and tilted her head back so that he
could smile down into her face.
'They have been bunch of golden
days, haven't they" he whispered.
You won't forget this joy time if we
ever do hit real hard going, will you,
HaZel?"
"The bird of i'll omen croaks again, I"
she reproved. "Why should we come
to hard going, as you call it?'
'We 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 frightened with quick and
powerful pressure. then suddenly re-
Taxed to let her lean back and stare
up at him tenderly.
81 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 a
wonderful blazon over all the western
Sky.
"Twenty-flfth of July, eh?" he unused
presently. "Summer's half gone al
ready. 1 didn't realize it. We ought
to he stirring pretty soon, lady. These
northern seasons are so blessed short
We ought to try and do little good
for ourselves-make hay while the sun
shines. Wen media da mOn'."
"Needa fiddlesticks," she laughed
"What do we need money for? II
costs practically nothing to live up
here. Why this sudden desire to pur'
sue the dollar? Besides. how are you
goirc to pursue it?"
$50 prospecting" he replied prompt
~. "JIit the trail for place ! know
where there's coolies Of coarse gold. II
you can get to it at low water. Howe
you like to 90 into the Upper Mas
country this fall. trap all winter. WORK
the sandhars in the spring. and come
out. next fall with sack OF goio II
would take horse to pack?
Hazel clapped her hands.
ooh, Bill, wouldn't that be fne? she
cried. I'D love to-"
at won't be all smooth sailing. ne
warned. 'It's long trip and nar'
one. and the winter will be longer ano
harder than the trip. Still, there's
chance for a good big stake. right III
that one trip"
But why the necessity for making
a stake?" she inquired thougnt1u'iy
after lapse of five minutes.
thought you didn't care anything aDou'
money SO long as you had enough e
get along on? And we surely nave
that. We've over two thousand dollars
in real money-and no place to spene
it-so we're compelled to save.
Bill blew n smoke ring over MS hea,
and watched 1t vanish up TOWARD ths
dusky roof beams before he answered
swell. little person." said he' that
very true, and we can't truthfully say
that stern necessity is treadlng On gu
heels. The possession of money mas
never been crying need with me
But I hadn't many wants when wa
playing a lone hand. and l generally Ie
the future take care of itself. It was
always easy to dig Up money enough z
buy books and grub or anything
wanted. Now that I've assumed Ger
tain responsibility. it has begun u
dawn on me that we'd enjoy lie oe'
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 l know from past e3
perience that the outside will grow
more alluring as time passes. fou'l
get lonesome for civilization. It's IN
most natural thing in the world. AM
when we go out to mix with our fellow
humans we want to meet them OF
terms of worldly equality. Which i
to say with good clothes on. and "a
bank roll in our pocket. And last, Du
not least, old girl, while 1 love to loaf
can only loaf about SO long in con
tentment. Sabe? I've got to be doln'
something; whether it. was profitable
or not has never mattered. just SO
was action"
IL s,be, as you call it," Hazel SMILED
"Of course | do. Only lazy peopa ik
to loaf all the time. love this place
and we might stay here for years ant
he satisfied. But-"