The Crittenden press., 1921-12-09
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Dale lifted his gray eyes and an.
suered her frankly:
"nscause expect 10 mnrry you
some day"
Babe iliiieford hlushed deeply Her
eyes we're glad. filled with rejoicing.
n hs didn't love hrf nos. Hi least Just
weeny teeny bio. he w0uldui b.
thinking " marrying her some day.
cerainly. snd this conclusion made
her happier than she had ever been 10
ell her NE bsforc. She Wished Wildly
that she could bus him wiih all her
mlghi-and she had . blg noilou % DO
a. but shat uouid hs think VI hsri
Well. iherr would come q day Uhen
che would surely hug hlm with ell her
might She ould simply brrak bis
blessed bones. almost
"wiil yol 20 70 Patricia tomorrowr
hs asked
She really believed that she ought
10 g. Bui the thought % leaving bin
vss more hstrfoi than ever. uos that
she kusw he meant 70 marry her. Size
fIose 60 change the subject
-See that little. ie~ny flower over
ihsre-that little. teeny blue oner'
,hs asked. pointing That's . day.
a0wef IT, the purest blue % ANY.
They call it = dayfiower hscause is
i0u't last but lesi oue single day.
And agaln. polniing See that little.
lseny purpls noser ever there a. them
twisted iaurrlsi That's called lobs :
lsars. and ihsy dout last but one day,
aslihsr Thai little rsd sp.iery Thing
be- balm over ysn,isr 81 ne
bick'p Il moukshood. rarned the
aaBes oui o. q bosk Major Bradley
lsani me Hadn't se better b. aEOln
t0wsrd hoinef ii-itil be- aconln'
lara purity sauu. wout iif
said Dale. "wm you ~ bacs u
Patricia iomurrusf
live t~en a.woudsrln' mur'
aured hahs which a proper. Bill,
bust " bunff
Dale sI.oss gs.skiy hurst f0r yoa
lusi W mr Wm you 80 bacs e
psinciaf
Healsn. nahs liiilsfori drss = loul
snrath aud smiled.
~. Mister iiaie." she answered
fssirnsdly. = viii on ~ shar-
~hsrc you wani mo 20 g.. ef-lf no
10 Torment Nue tell me hos q C0insa
.hsi hud mJ pcopis and their Toe
ulss a. ihics - ~ las.ss IN . lug
shils es salk Ou."
When bale ntumsd % John Morr
lands cabin from having seen bate
iliiioiurd salelJ ~ her fathers dour
be- found Major bradley and by isc,
sailing ei ihs safe ileCk hsd som'
.mI.ofiani lad news be- said
-ieiirf nui tell ne about u unti
after SUPPER. replied Dale Elm al
hungry o. yuu sssf usfr. ~
Thsj Wsui To- o. 80 down % ous d
the brsi meals Addls Morsinud ha,
fysr pfrpafvd When they hHd nn
lshed saiiug. John Morsland l.d M
way into The best room. shsw the!
iook chalrs The major pnuduov'
ilurs ~ iisck. swollen With feel
lug of ~ isstnes-. lighted the vroal
snd " bis weed. iaUed Dale aud bs
gau o. unhunisn hls mlud OF lis weigh
" Information
"Wsu nlll I'D hos be- hegan en-
lhsu sioiG,sd 10 wonder vhy hls Clga
Uouldni sfnasv as sell ~ iils ma ainf'N
-Msli ull vid bu, be- esni on nua
J 'lleudrrsln Gan. he's shurr hee
o. husi us a yue arurd man ln huu
blohsr's uesi Calnt 49,. lsud ahat
wruug uith this hers sregtar He
vent ani hrung aifoui tvcui, i've To-
fsys ff.m two piures knuvri as leI
uslsm co,e aud iiutou's he'll. 90 bel
surk his ulIns shrt be- - n 1hey 2
90 apauiu' ~ With them Halls 90
r0rs,s h. pau iulm. Dheukee q
lun. aui I've hesnri Do said af a.
aas as bad ur uu.s'u mii.rsnal
tfuih~
MnH bradley blew q little cluud ,
ssioss upward "Nlw nf iio same {
hluf perhaps hr suEEesIrt
"lm inCllued 10 think su." though
uu5 said ilalc well. weu aNp'
trouble o. long ss we dccently car
and when We can no inurrr ret srrlr
u. veil cali in ~ much VI tle 10
~ w can gei. and meet u half
M. Hayesf
"sure." nodded the mining expert.
Dale was on his vay 10 the ne
siding the following momlng. when :
met Henderson 1ui Again Dale va
forcihly reminded " stories h. ID
heard aud read Of Mississippi riV'
steambost gamblers OF the loag ~
Oof stepped out u the trail. siall'
and spoke with apparent gOod hume
bale passed him without . worl
Then the shysler coal man call'
cut. Ready 20 ssl yetf
The M0rsland Coal company's ma
srsr halted and faced about With
purkerinr Of his browa
aIor A fair price yea