Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-16
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"
"a whole month"; he echoed, in
mock establishment. "You don't say
so? Seems like it was only day before
yesterday, little person"
II wonder" she Struggled up a little
closer to him, ''if any two people were
ever as happy as we've beenT'
Bill put his arm across her shoulders
ard 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 If we
ever do hit real hard going, will you,
HazelT'
1.-THE bird of i'll omen croaks again"
she reproved. "Why should we come
10 hard going, as you call itf"
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 frightened with a 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-ffth of July. eh?" he unused
presently. Summers half gone al
ready. I didn't realize it. 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 fddlesticks," she laughed
"Wh2t 40 we need money for? 1t
costs practically nothing to live up
here. Why this sudden desire to pur-
sue the dollar? Besides how are you
going to pursue ft?'
'Go prospecting" he replied prompt
IL. Hit the trail for a place l know
where there's coolies of coarse gold, Ii
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
ont next fall with saca Of gold it
would take a horse TO packs"
Hazel clapped her hands.
"Oh, Bill, wouldn't that be finer she
cried. I'D love to-
at won't be all smooth sailing" he
warned. '1t's lorg trip and hard
enc, and the winter will be longer and
harder than the trip. Still, there's
chance for a good big stake, right in
that one trip"
"But why the necessity for making
a stalker" she inquired thOughtfully,
after a lapse of five minutes. II
thought you didn't Gre 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
duSkv 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 a crying need with me.
. But ! hadn't many wants when was
playing A lone hand. and l generally let
the future take care Of itself. 1t was
eiways easy to dig mp money enough to
buy books and grub or anything !
wanted. Now that I've assumed a GER
min responsibility. If has begun to
dawn on me that we'o enjoy life bet
ter If we were assured OF a compe-
tence. We won't stay here always
N pretty much cOntented Just now
so are you But know from past ex-
perieuce that the outside will grow
more alluring as time passes. Toan
get lonesome Tor civilization. It's the