Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-30
Continued from last week.

If he didn't love her now, at least just
a Weeny-teeny bit, he wouldn't be
thinking of marrying her some day,
certainly and this conclusion made
her happier than she had ever been in
all her life before. She wished wildly
that she could hug him with all her
might-and she had big notion to do
it, But what would he think of her?
Well, there would come day when
she would surely hug him with all her
might. She would simply break his
blessed bones, almost
'Will you go to Patricia tomorrow"
he asked
She really believed that she ought
to go But the thought Of leaving him
was more hateful than ever, now that
she knew he meant to marry her. She
StrOve to change the subject
See that little, teeny flower over
there-that little, teeny, blue one"
she asked, pointing. That's a day
flower It's the purest blue Of any.
They call it a dayflower because it
don't last but jest one single day"
And again, pointing: "See that little,
teeny, purple flower over there at them
twisted laurels? That's called Jobs
tears, and they don't last but one day,
neither. That little red, spidery thing
is bee balm. Over yander at the
hick'ry is mOnkshood. / Earned the
names out O a book Major Bradley
lOant me. Hadn't we better be a-goin'
toward home? it'll be a-comin'
dark purity soon, won't it?"
Said Dale, will you go back to
Patricia tomorrow"
1--we been a-wonderin'," muir
INJURED Babe. (Which is proper, Bill,
bust or burst?'
Dale spoke quickly. Burst for you,
bust for me. viii you go back to
Patricia?"
Beaten, Babe Littleford drew a long
breath and smiled.
Yes, Mister Dale" she answered
resignedly. II will. I'll go whar-
where you want me to go, eff it's
to Torment. Now tell me how it comes
that | find my people and their inc
mics as thick as m'lasses in jug,
While we walk on"
When Dale returned to John More
lands cabin from having seen Babe
LittlefOrd safely to her fathers door,
he found Major Bradley and BY Heck
waiting at the gate. Heck had some
important, bad news, he said.
Better not tell me about it until
after supper" replied Dale. I'm as
hungry as you ever were, By"
They went in to sit down to one Of
the best meals Addie Moreland had
ever prepared. When they had fin
ished eating John Moreland led the
way into the best room, where they
took chairs. The major produced
cigars. BY Heck, swollen with a feel
ing Of greatness, lighted the wrong
end Of his weed, faced Dale, and be-
gan to unburden his mind of it's weight
of information.
well, Bill, old boy" he began-and
then stopped to wonder why his cigar
wouldn't smoke as we'll as the majors.
We'll Bill, old boy" he went on, final
ly. Henderson Golf, he's shore been
as busy as a One-armed man in bum
blebees nest. CANT see, igOd, what's
wrong with this here seegyar. He's
went and brung about twenty-five Tor
reys from two places knowed as Jer-
us'lem cove and Hatton's hell, to help
work his mine when he gifts it. They're
all a-puttin' up with them Balls. The
Torreys is part Injun, Cherokee In
jun, and I've heered it said at they
was as bad or wuss'n rattlesnake
BROTH"
Major Bradley blew little cloud Of
smoke upward. :NIore of the game of
bluff, perhaps" he suggested.
I'm inclined to think So" thought
fully said Dale. :"Well, we'Il avoid
trouble as long as we decently can;
it, We'll call in as much of the law
as we can get, and meet it halfway.
Eth, Hayes?'
Sure" nodded the mining expert.
Dale was ON his way to the new
siding the following morning, when he
met Henderson Golf Again Dale was
f0rcbly reminded of stories he had
heard and read of Mississippi river
steamboat gamblers of the long ago.
Golf stepped out of the TRAIL smiled
and spoke with apparent good humor.
Dale passed him without a word.
Then the shyster coal man called
out, Ready to sell yet?'
The Moreland Coal company's man.
ager halted and faced about with
puckering of his brows.
For fair price, yes"
Just what would you call a fair
price,"
''Oh, somewhere between two and
three hundred thousand" promptly.
Golf shifted, and the corners of his
mouth came down.
Sym don't want mTph Won yuOn,t