The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-09

TINS I48S mV3HS OS
prolons the coovsrsatioo-had TIE
ruests m comet Wsss they really
eoins1 Then she must - getting old.
for 4 nisht IKE this 6lsmayed hefi
oerty felt bse sood-uisht vas s.dsay
ABRUPT But was che to stand there
sabblins all night her guests walt
ingf
shs prayed that Richard woald b.
tbere when she returned. What Q
tr.yssty II the guest Of hooor should
disanooipt hsri Though b was Dee
amooe the different groups. her con
adsacs In his psnctilioususss rees'
enred her. She must hold them Q lit
tie logger. She fitted saily from oos
standing group to another. Her eyes
constantly questioned the clock.
GLOW long are you going to wait
for Mrs.. Hatneidr' Her husband
came MP protesting.
.Mrs. Hatfield" she explained d.
tantly, els not coming. We are wait.
Ing for Mr.. Richard"
~He didn't come In on that train;
he's At the Heading" Hardin added
something about trouble At the intake.
but Gerty did not heed. Tom had
known and had not told her when
there was yet time to call It OIL
"A pretty time to tell mel" Had
no been LOOKING at her. he would have
been left no illusions. Her blue eyes
flashed hate.
Il did not know It until We got
here. There WAS . message from Mac
Lean at the desk. waiting"
NacIean was not there. eitherI
"We are all ready" she cried.
Mn. Hatfield and Mr.. Richard cannot
come" Not for worlds would she give
In to her desire to cali the whole
grim AFFAIR on: let them think shs
was disappointed. not she. Though
the world blew away. she would 20.
She found herself distributing alps
Of mansied quotations. The white
alps went to the women: the green
bits Of pasteboard to the men. She
held q certain green card In her
glove: Leads on to fortune" Rick
ard might come. dashing In at ths last
moment, the ideal mans way; . spe-
cial. perhaps: It did not seem credible
that be would deliberately stay away
without sending her word
In Q burst Of laughter. the CON
pany discovered then that the guest
Of honor was also absent Mrs..
Hardin hurried them out to the walt
ing buEyiss.
Drsarily. they drove down tie ~.
ing street. Ths wind was Ut their
backs. but II tore at thsif hats. psllsd
1t their tsmpers. Thar eyss weee
full Of street dust
4 dash q light - thsy were lsav.
Ing town hsightsnsd the thick dust
eiooda what was thatf' cried 0sety.
ne was Feady for any calamity now.
riot lishtninsf" Asaia. ths queer
neAk $4,000 oesOO tAs ooecured ~.
Ion resssA Ainssaf b sfowi that -
haAn't sssa anything. AAA IL dEsasy
fareo went %.
ln0e6 partner WA0 yo0ng 01te1iGa,
~ 1Ag4isA 0A3sco. He Was b ~
Ouiekaand a Q eoopaFiee0 bseVeea
0AgiisA and ADeescAa Wu0sa, 1nAs0
nAseAlsvsssey esaxing I'm Into ossp0
WatsrA VIXEN thsse WAS Q baoeksde
q baeg3ss ahsad q thsm.
rAs 4 b o EaneA.s cried Innss.
pssfsng tAsoagh ~ vsl1 Of dust ct
Tie sussf unreal ostiinss q fences
and trssa Its or arst stop.
"Oh. ~. that's TOO bad" bsean
eatcai6e. Innss was already o. Tie
road. her skirts whipped b. - wind
iato eiingias drapsey.
0sety's party fosnd itssaf dlsoesan-
issd. Partnsss were trying 10 ind
o. loee each othse. -0st n hsesr"
lines heard the voice q Estrada b.
hind hsf. He had . TOP busN. ~
hailed Q refuge.
"Splsndidi" she cried. what q
rsaisfr' Climbing In. - said: Il
hope this Isn't upsstting 0sfty's q.
rangemsot."
"Arranesmenti Look at tAsmr
Ths women were hasteniAs out Of ths
dust swirl into any haven that Of
fsfs1 With little SCREAMS Of dImay,
thsy ran like rabbits to cover.
Gerry found herself with Blinn. At
the next stop there was Q block Of
bugyies. "No use changing asain 7"
She acknowledged herself beaten,
Lets 60 On. What are they stopping
forr Dismal farce It all vast
Shs was pushins back her disheart.
ened curis when the beat Of horses'
boots back Of them brought The blood
back into her wind-chilled chssks.
i sRlckRrd r. oh0 thonRht. ~Ha rnnst
have come in q speciali" The gloom
suddenly disgorsed AacLean,
SHardini Where u hef"
whats upr yelled Bllnn. sIs It
the r1vsrr NacLeans face answered
him. His ranch secured asain-~0od
Almighty"
'-The riveri" screamed the women,
Tho men were surrounding MacLean,
whose horse was prancing a. II with