New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-25
APT XIV.

100 train at the Halfway switch. Sh'
WAS dressed IN "A smart and neatly
dttinu suit of dark blue, with lace.
white at her throat and al her wrists
she wore a hat OF dark blue relieve,
10y a touch of white. In n of hei
strong and w~ell-Shaped, g'oNed hand,
she carried Il travelling bag of hiaci
leather.
\ big and Suuburued young man il
boots and %corduroyS FASTENED to her
lie raised his hroad-rimmed hat
smiied, tool the bag, and pressed hei
hand as though ne was very glad Il
see her.
"BiI Dale! !" She cried ~loyously above
the roar of the passing train. "Bill
Dale. it's you!"
"Sure. it's me" laughed Dale. How
good YOU look | can hardly believe
it's YOU"
But it Is" she smiled. Tell me
Trial is going TO be-
Dale noted that her English had inn
proved, and it was gratifying Ia him.
As for the trlal-
IL don't know" he said. "l;ut Ma
ior bradley thinks IN come clear. lie
helieycS that somebody that was hid
den on the m|outuin>idc above rs Shot
bail Ia save me. by Heck limited that
ne knew that this was the ease and
le animated that | would stand a bet
ter chance Of acquittal than anybody
else would stand, and that If | re-
oeiNrd a sentence ihc right man
would come forward with "A confcs-
sion. | have AN idea that liy Heck
himself killed Adam liall that Is, If
! didn't do it,
And Calc Murelaud wasn't il fine
ion linn to do what he done for YOU,
Iait palef How are Aou gcttin' along
with the miucI'
First rate" Dal" answered, bright
eniHe al once. We're shipping now.
And we're getting "a smashing price
Tor every ounrc ot It,"
= see. said The young Woman lie
Wrut on:
An OF the boys ana girls of the
A"rrlauds, except the very little one
are IN school nj ClrtcrSyillc. and
inca re- learning fast. When our hor-
5"NetI capital is paid back, the More
iaud families are going Ia buy farms
living ucar CHrtcrsyillc and go 10 them
\ hig lowlaud inrm close to good
SChools and Il good little toWu-wcll
iirrP are Wor>r places on earth. Pity
poor David Moreluud cant know about
g."
. ia say! g.
She hung her head. She WAS think-
iig. ~ She had 50 often thought he
fore. uf her wi brnightetl people.
And the ~iiltleforiS:" she mur.
INJURED. II had slipped past her lips.
I,alc aud the Morclands owed the Lit
i%icf0rls nothing.
Dale understood AMI he gave her
= - sympathetic glance.
"A few of the boys and girls of the
iitilefOrds are going 10 school in Car
iefsylllr. perhaps n from each fam.
iiy. he t3ld her. 1T is rather cN.
,,cnSivc. YOU know. on account of the
boarding. and tLpy can't anoYl Ia
send all their children. However, |
liins -Ditimatcly-your people viii
have their chance for education. too"
"liut 1t won't 10 much good to rdu-
'aie one out q each family" said Eliz-
abeit. They'd come straight back
iefe Wlicu they got through with their
~cinoliu'. and soon fo'.it-I mean for
gri 1T all. IF they make their learn.
i'aS EN- anything. ihey1l have io
s,aA where they can use H."
Sic began TO stare ab>cntly toward
icr Wrll-shol feet.
Are you ready 80 so: Dale asked. /
Elizabeth Liitlrfortl raised her head
IA % slight icri and said rather awk
Has she valley changed much
Not very much" answered Dale.
"I!rrc's a new log church. where an
minister named Ashby Cross
.'ruchcs tho gospel of straight walk
.pE and human kindliucs> every sun
iay. Henderson COZ i>nt here any
but be sen me his address in
.s,sc Vc wanted TO sell the mine, Tie
i~orrcss have gone back to Jerusalem
ntc and lIattVn's he'll. and the Balls
,rr - quiet - mloc. These. | 4 believe.
~ an the changes worth mentioning"
Together they set out and walked,
without sfying mu'h. to the crest of
David Mofplaud's mountain. and there
hey halted. The autumn sun. a great
cd Itali ~ ere. WAS Just setting beyond
he majestic Fig Pine.
Dale pointed to a hong. Undiscovered
Of brown sandstone.
Lets sit down there and rest" ~.
uggestcd. You're tired. Babe.
Don't mind my calling you
do youf"
She looked at him as though she
surprised al his asking that. They
at down.
Bii Dale suddenly leaned toward her
i,d took one OF her hands: and he
idn't take il as Jimmy Fayne had
IaFe-as though he we're afraid 81 it.
You know I love you. don't you
I've been belieyin' It," she told him
fter q moment Of painful silence. She
gss a trifie pale now. But It-BIH
tale. 1t somehow don't seem just right '
or you to love me. Because lin such
pore little nobody. lin as ignorant
8 sin: and I haln't-haven't even got
ood But-but If you love. ]
I you're sure you do. tell me whyi I
There came another minute of pain
n silence. $
because said Dale. speaking slow q
!. you have always seemed to be