Licking Valley courier., 1921-12-22

Don't you IKE to wuHaT s;1s: =. ''--'----
"Why-e-e, 1 guess I'm Iikegttler folk
in that respect. don't mild working
If l can pick my job-Aals Il COM
pany. I've been having Z. :kdE good
time hammering around tfisSI bunch
of junk with your father. 0taI was
having one until Satan came aise."
Meaning Mr.. BullsrtonF' ssSi
quite SO; meaning Mfr. Bullerton.
christened Charles" sS0E
sought to stay here. and ii6tsn Il 4
you're going to say things aboutthtmi"" |
/, "Not If you are going to marry him.
you shouldn't" l% ~
"Well, why shouldn't Tmarrytth him
II I want to? Hasn't he plenty Of
money! And haven't told YOU that
I'd marry for money"
"Humph y said i; when you talk
that way you are saying out loud just
what Lisette says to herself only you
don't mean 1t and she does, But tell
me how did you get permission 70
come over here and talk with meT
"WhOse Observation-Disclosures
"No; Bullerton's, Of course"
II don't have to ask it--yet."
"Not yet, but soon," grinned. "Ail
things come to hlm-or her-Wh0
waits. Just the same. you shouldn't
have come. It's. cruelty to animals.
After man has travelled thousands of
miles to sit at the feet Of the one girl
In the universe, only to ind himself
elbowed by a brown-whiskered jeet-'
"Hush p she chided. "Can't you
ever be serious2 You are not sitting
at anybody's feet. What are you 60
ing to do about the minef"
"Bullerton offered to unwater the
Cinnabar If I'd deed him bit. more
than half interest-and possibly he'd
still be willing to do that, which would
mean that he'd form q stock company
and freeze me out completely when
he got good and ready" 2 -,
"And what is the other wayT's
"He offers to buy the mine outright,
just as it stands, for fifty thousand
dollars"
"But your grandfather paid nearly
half a million for It, didn't hep
"Even so. But, you see, in the pres.
ent scrap I'm the under dog. The man
you are going to marry has none Of the
nice little scruples In business trans
actlon-if you'll permit me to 20 that
far. He even threatens to turn me
over to the authorities for stealing
that inspection car and getting II
smashed"
"oh, don't believe he'dsde that r
she deprecated. sfSE
at is perfectly right And Brope
that you shouldn't think SDqih th'
circumstances. Just the SANE, you'll
pardon me II l say that PtGssYearini
continuously and prayeffalls i th'
circumstances" ..ssWaF
"YOu don't want me to marrys smOne,
and have good clothes and ail;the othe
nice things, and travel and see : tn
world and all thatf" -
"No, by Jove! l want you to MARI!
me-" ~
Her laugh was just a funny Iittl
gurgle. ~
"Bluebeardr she said, Just lik
ihat. "And you haven't even kille,
Miss Randle yet! Thank You, ever 8
q much; but | don't want to he one o
several. Besides, you haven't an
money"
Talk Of lmpasses and impossible ST
uations What could a man say. Q
hope to say, to such girl as that
"Did you come over here Just I
torment me?' I rasped.
"Woofl" she shivered, 'here come
the bear again !" and then, right smas
out of clear sky: kiss me-jui
once Stannie-bear."
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Girl, Horse and Dog, Twill appei
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