The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
CHAPTER lx-continued.

lHiS ~ JuIy lHe lWcHly-llllh' hl'
Roaring Bill Wagsiafr," she announced.
-We've been married exactly one
month"
"a whole month"; he echoed, In
mock astonishment. "YOu don't say
so? Seems like II was only day before
yesterday little person."
II wonder" she snuggled up'a little
closer 10 him, "if any two people were
ever as happy as we've beenT
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,
HazelT
"The bird Of Ill omen croaks again"
she reproved. "Why should we come
to hard going, as you call itf'
"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 tlghtened with n quick and
powerful pressure, then suddenly re-
laxed to let her lean back and stare
up at him tenderly.
~ gttfrhf 10 munich for ntsiu 20
things like that" she pouted. "Only
can't think of any effective method
Sufficient unto the day Is the evil
fhereof-and there Is no evil In our
days"
; "Amen," he whispered softly-and
rliey fell to silent contemplation Of
the rose and gold that spread in
wonderful blazon over all the western
sky.
~Twenty-fifth Of July, eh?" he mused
presently. Summers half gone al
ready. ] didn't realize II. We ought
to be 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 fddlestlcks," she laughed.
"Whnt do we need money for? II
costs practically nothing TO live up
here. Why this sudden desire to pur-
sue the dollar7 Besides, how are you
golrg to pursue ltT'
"Go prospecting" he replied prompt
~. "IIit the trail for place | know
where there's OOdles OF coarse gold, II
yOu can get to II at low water. How'd
you like 70 90 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 1t
would take horse to packT
Hazel clapped her hands.
"Oh, Bill, wouldn't that be flne?" she
cried. "Id love to-"
ut won't be all smooth sailing he
warned "It's long trip and hard
one, and the winter will be longer ana
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
a stake" she inquired thoughtfully,
after lapse OF five minutes. u
thought you didn't care anything about
money so long as you had enough to
get along on? 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 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 hadn't many wants when ! was
playing n lone hand, and generally let
the future take care OF itself. II was
always easy to dig up money enough to
buy books and grub or anything |
wanted Now that I've assumed GER
tain responsibility, It has begun to
dawn on me that we'd enjoy life bet
Ter II we were assured Of compe-
fence. We won't stay here always.
I'm pretty much contented just now.
SO are you. But know from past ex-
perlence that the outside will grow
more allurlng as time passes. You'll
get lonesome for civilization. It's the
most natural thing in the world. And
when we 20 out to mix with our fellow
humans we want to meet them on
terms Of worldly equality. Which Is
TO say with good clothes on, and fat
bank roll In our pocket. And last but
not least, old girl, while love to loaf,
] can only loaf about so long in CON
tentment. Sabe? I've got TO be doing
something; whether II was profitable
or not has never mattered, just SO 1t
was action"
~ sabe, as you call IT," Hazel smiled.
l~Of course do. Only lazy people like
10 loaf all the time. love this place,
and we might stay here for years and
be satisfied. But