Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1921-03-18

your little house. There's light tim.
hor q. the north, nt for fuel nn' build.
ing. within 10 miles. AM thcrc1l bee
uo.ehhors here before tho summers
over or I'm no prophet. What de- you
snyi'
"ihe quarter suits me. said iiar-
rls. "And the adjoining quarter IL
good stun, too ! can take prc-rmp.
ton right on that. But thern's just
one thing I'm In doubt about. How
I'm going 10 square II with YOU Tor the
service you have given. My cash Is
getting low, nnd-"
Don't worry nbout That. | gcuer.
ally size M my customer an bill him
accordingly. II he hus lots ~ money,
nm seems likely 10 pnrt with II fool
lshly, I put MS much Of II Ms | can In
safe keeping. iut there isn't any
money Zee a. far Ms you're concerned.
fnct Is. ! kinda figure on trading this
hin out with you. | expect to be row
Ing this country, east an west, for
some years to come. an I've n little
policy Of establishing depots here M
there places where | can drop In for
n square meal nm q sleep an Il Bit of
western hospitality. Places. too, II
you like, where there ARE men 20 sny
Il good word for AlecG McCrac. lloWs
hat suit yuui'
Harris took his friends hand IN n
warm grip. lie rightly guessed that
McCrr was not nartcting his services
for hospitality, but was mnking II
easy for Harris iu accept them by ap.
pcnrlng to bargain for Il service In re-
turn, So they shook hands together
on the side Of the bank overlooking
the little %coulec, and Ms they looked
ln each others eyes Harris realized
for the first time that McCrne was
sim n young mnn. 4 sense ~ com
rudcsiip came over hlm-n feeling
that his man was more of n brother
than a father, with ndmlrlng eyes
be- lnoked on McCrnc's tine face, his
hrund shoulders. his wonderful ply
siquc, and tine question he asked
sprung from his Hips before he could
arrest ~.
why don't you get married, Mncf'
"Who. mrf' said McCrnc. laughing 4;
but llprrls detected n tone In his
voice that was not an happiness. and
the thought cnmc Ia him that Nc
craze. craving for hospitality might
roo docprr than he supposed.
IT'S q long ride 10 the land office"
continued MrCrnr. "un' you emit file n
minute too soon. Wc'd better tind n
corlor post an make sure ~ the num-
bcr of this section, mn put ns much
road hehlnd Ms MS We can tonight
After filing at the land office Harris
returned nt once ~ the Arthurs' home
sicnd. The news that the hnrrlscs
were 10 be- %neighbors within 40 miles
Wus received with enthusiasm 10y both
Fred aud Lillian Arthurs. But llnr-
riS WIS now consumed with n burning
energy he allowed himself only n
precious half day at the home of the
ArilurscS, hndc his wife IN affection
are farewell. and. with a CHEEKY good
by 10 the wurm friends on the home.
stead, he WIS nwuy down the tran Ia
Emerson.
on urt,ynl NJ Emerson one Of the
fr~t men he met wa Tom Morrison
The two pioneers shook hands warm
~. and IN a few words Harris told Oi
having selected his claim. waxing EN-
tiMslnstic over the locality In which
hiS lot was to be- east.
II must get out there myself" snlt
Morrison.
do" Harris urged "rhere mr.,
some other tine quarters IN the neigh
hnrhond. and nothing would be- better
ihnn to have % on one ~ them"
The w%cst-bonud trip was made II
good time, although not without aim
cults ut some points in the road, nu'
before the tenth oft April Harris WE
back under th, shelter ot Arthurs
roof tie WIS for pressing ou uloue %
.hc wurniue. but he found that MI.
V.'. hud made ull her plans to ne
company him and would listen ncithr
fu persuasion OBJ reason.
.pHl Nury. there's mo- HOUSE. and n'
-nDlIrr uud uo ueiphhors nothing hu
.b, uul grns~ as fur ns you cnu seo
"Nl the more reason ! should gn,
-Nc answered. "lf you have to rourl
70 200 ihc open you ~ least dosrrv.
>unr mcnl- cooked for YOU and sucI
other help ae % woman can give.
really must be- with you rcall.
must. John ANA you know I'm go
Ing
So no lust me- consented The snr
plies of provisions were Increased au|
together they SET ont to wrcstle thcl
fortune. from lhr wilderness.
ON arrival ot tho homestead IA
a yuuug wife Immediately gave cyidcnc