The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-02-23
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VHC'C ""S sums " SCI "h S''"t
money p fss'ss.ssea
"Why. Mccarthy was putin 1t up;
he and some other bucks. so as to give
you a start after ybu WIS married."
She drew deep breath, looking
straight Into hts eyes.
d "YoW mean those men csinie here for
that?" Indignantly. "'rhey were Will
money? Good God! was to be sold
is that actually true? Nobody ever
limited such a shameful thing to me-"
"Well. reckon they didn't mean no
hnrm by that" he tried to- explain.
"You don't just see II right. They o.
ured TINT Old Calkins had diet ali
left You without n cent, softer helpless
out here. an that the town owed you
q decent chance ter git married an
settle down. That's what the money
was given for" 80 ~
but those fellows all knew 1t. That
was what made them agree"
~ reckon maybe Il vas mostly. at
least" ~ sa
She twisted her hands together. a
hot. red flash coming into each cheek.
"Well. I'm glul to know that. Now
what was |. those t'yo Elen sud. the
men you had the trouble with?" ~
well. you see. Cowan was drunk
nm naturally all worked up. Hes
sort o good-loolSin' chap nn thinks
he cuts quite swale with women"
"Bht what did he. say?'
"Well. he run into me UP there on
the street just now, him and Red
Kelly. an said l was after you for
that money. ] tol1 him he was liar
an then he sorter let loose u remark
didn't take kindly"
"What remark?"
"He---he soricr iDsinuated that I'd
never marry you for any other rea-
son.
"He did---why?"
"Well." he blurted out desperately,
+, finding no possible way Of escape. "he
, lookin' an then pasted him. That's
! ail."
Her lips parted. her eyes opening
wide In astonlshed amusement.
"That wasn't good looking!" she
i laughed. And you actually hit him
for that?"
II sure did: the other pup laughed
an he got his dose about the same
| time. l didn't hurt Red Kelly none !;
lust shook little sense into him.
i but reckon it'll be week before
Cowan gets ont much. Then | come
down here
ITO ask me to marry your"
"That's the idea. told em I'd do
It. 'Tain't likely you'n feel now the
same sway you did at first, hut if you
do. then I'm In the game. amt got
much; told you all bout that but
If you're mind to rough it up on
the Cottonwood Pm here to 60 shares
with you"
| The girl gazed at him in silence, he,
breath coming quickly, almost in sobs,
strange, misty light in her eyes.
"Y0u--actually want me to marry
your
"Sure; that's what come back for
| AIc--uIc yOu 0llcT tIul tNcuty-uSc
: hundred dollars?"
al, mol" emphatical;y. II forgot
to tell you bout that. l won't take q
d-n cent of 1t. That's what told
them hounds an I'll tell Mccarthy the
same thing. ! amt that kind to mar
ry no girl cause she's got coin. The
five hundred is yours. fair an square
but there don't none o that two thou
sand go into my scans. That's got Il
be part o the bargnin.'
But you don't know anything abou,
me?"
He grinned good-humoredly. :
II reckon there may be some things
you'll discover about me, fer the mat
ter O. that. Maybe it's bout as fail
one way>as another"
"Yes, suppose 1T is. You really
mean what you have said?"
II sure do"
"When? How suon?"
Tomorrow morning. I aim to &c