Gunnison news-champion., 1920-09-17

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Everybody In the household Eas
sound asleep when M-lleeni quietly
uuhol'.-I The heavy oIssn door. uui
usrh hsT Ragged skirt futtsrins 70 The
early morning hr.-z. set out fnr rh-
l.Ui- E"nsl-i cups- where old M.rhael
gra- ual'ru- fgr her.
You dD l.oE fur an IN. world lGs'
flE" d real gypsy ElrI. Miss MrWcsn'
The idea ~ YOU wearing that ra--,-l
sElr' ,' De- cried Whatever will y-r-
mother cay. child. wirh me aiding auI
ah'.'',nE you In such rcolishueSsr"
She sprun= Into 'he wagon and r.rk-
,-t n" lines gently over the broad
back - N" fa' old horse. -Mnrhor
viii never know. Michael. It, @ So
cret between you and u.. You've
helped max" a Hfe'0ug dream Crrur
true r"r ~" Michael THANK you
G0"fHv""
You b" back before dark. NIL Wrl.
lc-u'- IN h- Wultlng here for YOU
warned N. Old servant n pDthln
started 'o I1g down the leary Ian.
out ~ sight ~ the hou--. MerIeou'
I'f'"d up glad volc- and sang out
" N" sheer happiness 81 her hrarr.
A sudden lurch ~ the wagon fn ~"
road caused great ratfIing ~ ''r.
n" g'rl glanced over her shoulder
There were IN" tin cups. pots AM rams
that she had ordered MlchaeI 'u nuy
rnr her II she met anybody she
would try To sell them her war and
always always 81" would ksz-p 'h"
money rs n 'n'isuan ~ her on" care
'r""- gypsy dav.
She looked along the little trail 7nd
saw the -hndnw NJ the mountains
canning h-rur.. her ~ the foot n The
'-,' one she would stop for hr"a E'as'
ut li''l" spring that bubhi~rI ur
r'"7r Hs any crystal
Wrh great Cr"aEluc md groom.
my md m" ru'ile ~ tin the rrngUn
storp"d She gave old pobhlu his
h"ud and lik" woodland Spr!'r. she
ran her" and there gathering 'Vi-s.
then she reached into the hack ~ her
wagon FOR the hlc bundle of dry sticks
that Michael had ih0ughifullv prD-
vldcd II wns when the appe'lyInr
flavor ~ bacon rus- on the pin" .~"n'-
81 air and M.Iircnt fclf rising hun.
ger that she never "vperienced 10 M"
gray and bin" breakfast room u' home
that she heard q voice singing a mi
licking nir ~ the music halls She
turned her head to listen. nnd 'hrrc
along the very same fruil which Sh"
herself Ind Travelled came real
gypsy wagon. and on the high seat of
the CunvnS-C0vered vehicle rode a real
-yUsv man
Morning" said the stranger. halt
Ing besid" her and smiling down at
her. his teeth white as milk under
his black mustnche.
Morning" she replied hoping that
he would drive on md not try any
Romauy language on her
He shifted the air with quivering
uosirils. Smells good" he ~aId. lnzi.
Iy regarding her.
She was forced TO generosity. want
spmeT' she demanded briefly.
lie spranc lightly from the high seat
and bowed before her lie looked
nk" the king OF all the Eyp~ics in the
world
And so the adventure the great
adventure, began, Together all day
long they roamcd by deyiuGS. untrod
paths.
YOU'RE only playing gypsy. aren't
you?-' he asked at last when they had
stopped for lunch on ton NJ high
mountain. where the winds from the
four corners Of the earth Srcmcd 10
hlnw. \ sudden summer storm broke
upon them and sent them Scurrying
10 his hIg wagon for shelter. He
pulled of his own velvet Jacket and
mapped It t"nderiy around her. Il
Wish that you were gypsy" he said
sadly.
II wish | were gypsy. too" she
said hreathlessly. and drew back from
the look In his flashing eyes. But he
did not offer to touch her She wish
ed wantonly, that he would take her
into his arms and kiss her, hard. upon
the mouth. She would have the thrill
II II 10 dream over. as long as she
lived. TO have been kissed by this
strange nomnd who spoke many
tongues and had Travelled over all
the world.
Finally she mentioned home and the
necessity OF reaching there by sun
down. He laughed. and lifted her into
the high seat Of his own wagon. tying
patient old pohbIu to the back Of H.
''ril take you" he said. We'll finish
this day together" and then. beside
her. driving along the rocky road. he
began to sing In a clear. sweet tenor.
For mem'ry has painted this perfect
day with colors that never fade
All too soon the wooded copse came
into view. and old Michael, standing
here. bareheaded, eagerly watching
the road.
"I'n remember this day as long as
live. gypsy boy" she said. and gave
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