New Britain herald., 1921-09-10
CHAPTER TX.
At Glory's Convenience.

At GlOry's Convenience.
On a morning ten days later, Glor-
lana Frazer and Seth ellison rode to-
gether through the canon and into
Main street. Rabbit Ear. The inter
vening days had been crowded to the
last minute at Blaze ranch. With the
aid of punchers and stockmen who
had rallied on hearing the news that
the Streak was no longer at large,
the renegade band and the stolen
reds had been driven across the desert
and into the home ranch corrals. Such
as were old enough had passed the
inspection of the government inspec-
tors, except the Streak, whom the
young boss had not offered. The Fraz-
er reds had gone through with the
high praise for which Gloriana had
worked and hoped. Government
vouchers totaling a goodly sum had
been sent to the bank. But not
word had been heard from old Blaze.
When the wire had failed to bring
SC much as a report of whether or
not the girls summons home had
been delivered in San Ignacio, ellison
had volunteered to grant himself a
furlough from the geological survey
and go south to seek the ranchman.
He was, in fact, on his way to catch
the train, and Gloriana was trying
to frame sentences of an apprecia ton
almost too heartfelt for words when
The agent-operator, on being asked
for a ticket to Nogalas and seeing
Gloriana Frazer standing behind the
would-be purchaser, raised a yellow
envelope.
Wait minute" he beamed
Here's a t-gram for you. Miss Glory"
ellison never did buy that ticket to
Mexico. The message read:
Just back from blind trail.
Yours to hand. I'm your best be-
lever. Coming on or ahead of
next train. Don't lift your eyes
off mother. Divide my love.
DADDY.
After the start home. ellison glanced
speculatively at his riding mate sew
eral times. Finally he broke silence.
Now that you've got everything
and everybody else Strengthened out,
Miss Young Lady. / wish you'd give
little time to me-
You sure deserve all the time you
want. Mr.. Young Man"
But I want n great deal-all the
rest of your life. 1 wish you'd
straighten me out by marrying me
just as soon as you find il convenient"
Really startled, she looked at him.
Convenient? ?" was all she could think
to say.
Don't you feel any responsibility
toward n fellow you roped in as you
did me? L recognized you at once
| that first day as the woman i've
been expecting all my Rrown-up life.
Never knew before what you were
going to look like or act like or wear
YOU see, which made it sort of con-
fusing just at first. 4 rose in the
| hair, say, or any of those regular
signs-even cactus flower would
have helped. Was always wondering
whether I'd passed you in the crowd
until that first day. Then I knew.
| Don't you think. Glory. that you've
| had plenty OF time to recognize me-
a sign-post man.
| Still startled. still looking. she saw
all at once through the strange film
before his eyes-saw something won
derfuI and compelling in the true
blue back OF their haze.
"a responsibility you?'' she
/ stammered. "I'n have to consider
II feel that I need advice
Reckon I'd best go and-and get it,
Before he realized it. she was
leaving him.
Gloria rode into the desert. and as
had been a queer custom with her
from childhood, seated herself in the