The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-18
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 'This h July the twenty-fifth, Nr. Roaring Bill Wagstaff." she announced. We've been married exactly one month"
 "A whole month"; he echoed, in mock astonishment. "You don't say sol Seems like 1t was only day before yesterday. little person"
 T wonder" she snuggied up a little closer to him, If any two people were ever as happy as we've beenr
 Bill put his arm across her shoulders and tilted her head back 70 that he could smile down into her face.
 They have been a bunch of golden days. haven't theyr' he whispered. You won't forget this joy time if we ever do hit real hard going, will you. HAxelf
 '-The bird of Ill omen croaks again" she reproved. "why should we come to hard going. as you call itr
 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 sec, I've always been on my good behavior with you. Do you like me lotf"
 His arm frightened with a quick and powerful pressure, then suddenly re- faxed to let her lean back and stare up at him tenderly.
 "I 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 dayA"
 "Amen," he whispered softly-and they fell to silent contemplation of the rose and gold that spread in a wonderful blaxon over all the western sky.
 'rwenty-fifth of July. chi" 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 a little good for ourselves-make hay while the sun bAlAhOus w II ou AhOhs
 "Needa flddlesticks," she laughed. "What do we need money for7 It costs practically nothing to live up here. Why this sudden desire to pur- sue the dollar1 Besides. how are you going to pursue itf"
 ''Go prospecting" he replied prompt ly. Hit the trail for a 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 Naas country this fall, trap all winter. work the sandbars in the spring, and come out next fall with sack of gold 1t would take a horse to packT
 Hazel clapped her hands.
 "Oh, Bill, wouldn't that be finer she cried. 'Td love to-"
 'Tt won't be all smooth sailing" he warned. Its a 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 stakeT she inquired thoughtfully, after a lapse of five minutes. "I thought you didn't care anything about money so long as you had enough to get along oni 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 1t 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