The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-29

tive.
This conclusion led promptly and
logically TO another. Surprising, at the
moment when had decided upon the
shutdown, some doddering Old gentle
man had come along and offered to
buy the miner Add, as a corollary,
the superstition that the water problem,
was daily growing more lnsistent, with
the ultimate threat OF food. As an or
binary, garden-yariety mining shark,
what would l have done?
That answer came pat, also.
should have taken the old gentleman's
money trusting to the rising food to
make him sick Of his bargain in due
course Of time and thus willing to sell
out for anything he could get.
Il believe have IL doped out" I
told Daddy at the end Of the cogItating
pause; and then passed the infer
ences along to him. The immediate
effect was to evoke couple Of his
quaint substitutes for profanity.
Observation-Disclosures he ex-
claimed; I'm be dIng-swizzled II I
don't believe you've struck the true
lead, Stannie. my son II you have
here's what folders: Charley Butler
tons here to do the dickerin' for that
same old high-bindin' Cinnabar outfit
that did your gran'paw up. They sold
for half million r so and now they're
willin' to buy back for thirty or forty
or fifty thousand. BY JezebelI l lust
knew that slick-tongued rooster was
tryin' to work some skin game"
Yet he Is going to marry your
daughter" put In grlmly.
At this the old man turned gloomy
serious In the batting OF an eye, draw
Ing his mouth down at the corner aud
sucking hard at the pipe which had
long since burned out.
THAT'S been a-pinchin' me like a
tight boot, Stannie," he admitted. 'Tf
you'd ast me afore he come, I'd a
told you she hadn't a morsel o. use
for that c0n-dummed blowhard. But
Just you look at the way things are
stackin' up nowl He's snoopin' round
her mighty near all the whole time
and she hain't never once give me the
wink to send him a-kitin', like I'm
ltchIn' toll"
He told me to look. had been look.
Ing until my eyes ached. The indi-
cations were NIL one way, tons Of
them; with only one little Impulslve
Kiss 10 put In. the other pan Of the
scale. ] didn't tell Daddy about the
kiss; but l did tell him that JeanIe
had told me not TO sell the Cinnabar.
1907" he commented. livenlng up a
little. THAT brings on more talk.
Reckon you can make out to hang onto
the old cows tail for a spell longerr'
took time to consider my answer.
"I've been wondering H. all things
given their due footing, Il were worth
while TO hang on, Daddy. As matters
stand now, Fullerton is stuck unless
l sell out to him. II should take my
foot In my hand and walk out, he'd
be left up In the air. But. on the 9th
er hand, there's Jeanie. II she's 70
Ing to marry Fullerton, why, that's a
horse Of another color. I'm not enough
Of dog-in-the-mange 20 bite her nose
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"Um," was the grunted response.
Then. with a side swipe that wasn't
looking for: Charley Bullerton's been
hintin round that you're tied up with
girl back East. II that soi--or Is n
on'y another one o. his frilly liesf"
l laughed.
II wish knew. Daddy; I'd sure tell
you II would anybody. We were
really engaged--the baek-East girl and
Il but don't think we are now, and
don't think she thinks so. Anyway.
she called II all OF when we found cut
OR thought we found out-that my
grandfather hadn't left me anything
In his win. She's like JeanIe says she
Is you know: she's got to marry
money"
Jus So" he said, with rather
grim CLINT In the mild blue eyes. "An
the same. II you had the old Clnnabar
In slap-up workIn' order, reckon you'd
have 20 20 back yonder and marry
her. wouldn't yer"
"rd he In honor bound 10 offer 10.
anyway"
THAT don't sound much like you was
carln' whole lot for her" he OBJ
Jected gravely.
despalred In advance OF making
him understand the lack of sentiment
In the case, or the viewpoint from
which any such condition could be con
sidered as a human possibility. He
was much too slmple-hearted So I
got rid Of the Llsette obstacle, or got
around II, as best I could
"She has been free for several weeks
now In all probability she is wearing
some other fellows ring by this time.
But about the Cinnabar: assuming
that my string OF guesses Is hltched
up 10 .the true state OF affairs what
would you advise me 20 dor Shall
l hang on--with no prospect. that I
can see, OF getting anywhere ON my
own hookl or shall sell out 60 Bull
lert0n and thus let your daughter IN
for wife's share Of a possible for.
tuner
"Gosh-all-hemlock r. he suffered.
when you line Il up that.away. I
reckon mimi the man 10 toll von u.hn,