Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-14

ttu .'A fNN' AnoS 4fseaui
named CaIEtnsf-
-J.r CafEins: ne vas nv hrs, ton
after I laLnsf: be left the service
bout rsa g-ars ago. There va. q
sho-otin' srrape or sornethin' down al
barseT. Sortsr u=iy story. though I've
forSotrvr just what II whs al ahau,
now. Caislns GOT out o. that an right.
bot VIII bis enlistment was np ,.
quit: D. didn't Srs 90 COED With the
men Do ,~u srow whatever h~corD.
- ese OF dgIefT
"fie wss buried here yesterday
killed himself. left 3 daurh,~r boat
nineis
The h-l he didi JET CaIkIn. nev.
sr was married: Dot before be ief; the
army auyhow- know hecau<e
hunked with him nearly tao years an
he foif ne n 10, about himself. He
WASH, 90 iaiy's man nj all. Say.
What the devil IL roln' on hereT-
There's been n welding Shelby
started 20 explain. hui fh. outfioysinr
thron= cut bis sentence IN twa ard
The sta r',ed soldier. stepping hack to
get ou' of The way was Instantly
swep; aside. while the snng poured
forth between sssfaratIng the two
completely The bridegroom found
himself once more the center Of fer
vent congratulations and only escaped
by pushing n passage down th. steps
10 who his outfit waited for depar-
ture. Some moments later she, yoln,-i
him. nr.rmpanlej by her hodygunr,i
Veari~l long dJfsI-r which almaSt
reach" he ground and ci,,>.- nitiug
rap 9. ad down over her smooth hair.
Tie -'iy heiped her into the sea'
~ n. uGrkhoar'i lninlng her crirniy
aud ring up ihs re'ns In bis fin
gers
~ 'brn.- he called. "A couple.
of So mile those hrutrs and jump
They nad starters
II. 0,ur0s amply Justified his pre-
dlcii,. .0d the party went tearing
doNn main street. pursB,-i hy wills
n % au' and cHt-h"pts NJ dpri-
sion ~.. ny struggling with the reius
In a. .,1vor TO keep the maddcnef
bruf'r fhc sidewalks
flu. %. m" steep BEreni ~ the
biuI =ht the pIunglng animals To
their -aa>Hs and by the time they
had ..-@ounied the ridge and struck
the re trail leading across the
uplnf hey we're willing enough to
slow. 70 the swift trot they were
nccus med 10 take on long Journeys.
Shell -mmsnncd hts grasp on the l,nth.
er D. -rsfrd back In the seat. ven.
turin side glance ~ his companion
She s. stlll gripping the iron r,iil
sor ',rv. hut evidently felt no fear
~ devil. that bronco = said Shei.
by. 'r.'1g the Necessity Of speech
and .siue his whip lash NJ the buck
skin NnSe evil eve was pecrinc malt
ciop n1rENard. "wors' horse ever
owu The Kid back there seems
TO D.. some bronco uustcr and TN let
hiiu - his luck when we ger out 90
the much. ro' sDrne outlaws there q"
She 'u-u"d her head and rlaurei
behind 'hronGh the cloud of dust
Who IS t"f one of your mrH7-
We'll ! Insi hired him dawn n,
P"uca Seems Ia be- a mighty good
rider. Ilis name is Macklin. hut ev
cry body calls him KID.
Somehow ! don't inst like him e
oh he's harmless enough
PERHAPS sn. hut I have that feeiln.
nhnui him Just the same
Shelby uiadr no answer and r!s",
rode on In silence through The rirciin2
dust He felt awkward and emhur
r. ssed. unable 10 rhins Of anyIhiue
10 say TO keep up conversation aud in
renseiy consfions of iha peculiar sirua
uou In which they found themselves
Occasionally he stole o sgrreriiilouS
glance aside AT her. hut her eyes were
av-r,-d as ihunEh IN avoidance gar
ing un' over the duli vista To Shelhy
uIls Quie,fiess OF her part. this hs.f
turning from him seemed particularly
oln'nous. She was doubtless sorry al
ready CT her choice; this drear expanse
which they rode was more than she
cxpecfed to encounter-she was dread.
ing already IN approach to the Cot
tuawood. He had been a fool 10 even
dream that he could ever satisfy fier
N such surroundings. Well. Il was
not too late TO turn back. He would
talk with her and learn the truth.
He drove steadily forward. en-
deavorins to formulate some pleasant
opening sentence. his mind Inevitably
drifting back to that late convarsa-
ton with Shaunessy and the doubts It
had awakened. Ought he to permit
her to become exposed to a possible
Indian attack Was II not plainly
his duty to explain fully the exact
situaffonf And then that other. mat
ter relative to Old Calkins1 Surely It
was her place to make that ciearf
He straishtened up. clearing his
voice. and she glanced about dis
turbed from revery BY his action.
"How dismal II all Ia" she said.
as he failed to speak. "and yet the