Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-14

bEn-d their TASTE md p1sss=ssI"ns TO
properly Or her ont fUr the o.casion-
Just h0U the 'runsfbrInati0u hat been
accomplished shelby. hsfnE man woe
fully lacking 10 experience DID not
Eu02 bat be Vas viyidly Bware OF
th@ change In her appearance Enf
manner She vas dressed IN gray.
the outer garment plainly fashIonef
bur fitting we'll. Will. = uI"s' bec1mlng
hat rather cogusfrIsh 10 its share.
rested 90 soft. shining hal-. fu'fed
out -s'trarflvsly. forming = most agree
able frame fDr the young face. the
cheeks gusLsi with eIci'emen' Shell
hy stood before her tDn=ue-risd. unable
20 fud words % greeting painfully
conscious Of his own uwEwarrin.ss
The eFnharrus srnarf however. uns but
fDr the instant. r0r the preacher had
been waitIuE tbs entrance, eager 20
begin the c.rruuuy.
What Oc-u-rrt during the next few
moments uas never wholly clear 10
Shelby, mlni He dId mechanically
whatever be wns told. but without
coIuprcI fea-'on. He remembered uulk-
Ing between rows q curIpu- faces oc-
.asInually recognizing 'amiii-r
"nuuteuBnre, clear across that crowded
parIur 90 10. further wall which
ssumHd 10 o. Decorated prnfGss!y with
sprays of evergreen He seemed to
recall ria, ,bc E.-l Joined hIru. stand
Ing az bis lefl and that sire had al.
vuur,-I % bis side guided 10y pso sic
Cur'hy. II was an vague. misty. IN
certain. and the next moment an hs
saw vas the Hes!y figure ~ the Ruf.
'nl0 Gap preacher standing there Im.
rlsr.slrly bcf0r. MIN. hts han'- no
iiyred und his s0uur0us voice urI.rfuc
words that sounded like puver.
Then Ha0 came forward agan aud
he felt her hand resting IN his. real
lZlng how soft and small II was lie
remembered q question wnS asked him
and he answered yes and ihru be-
seemed to hear her whisper O similar
RESPONSE. The preacher suId some.
Thing using some strange words and
'ur-lUc once 10 faco the silent crowd
pressing close On upon them. then he
Iffed his hands snlofnu'y aud shelby
caught the sentence. Il u~Hrrunra ,uu
husband and wife and whom God
hath Joined together. let no nan put
ssund-r"
Thrr" was m explosion of breath
n faint cIapplus ~ hands. IN instant
buzz ~ tongues He felt thRi he mus
have shaken hands with O thousand
people: WIS pushed here end there
hy the efforts made to reach him and
finally. hcwilfered. his mind In
whirl. found himself once more on,
IN the hall ohscssed with desire 10
esrape Ile poSSesssf 20 idea as 20
what had h"rofnc or the rfri no duuh,
she was somewhere back there In the
crush hut he. at least. was free. and
won.d walt for her to Join him ont
side
lie stood there alone. sinrlns dowr
A. the team of hrynrns and the heavily
laden hucthu1ri uncomprchrudInsiy
Se' slowly II all came hack and ShIs
mind began 10 arouse from hiant
s'uDnr HIS attention was attracted
hy The approach Of 3 horsnman troi.
inz steadily NJ the deserted Stree, To-
ward rhe hotel Tie rider was cav.
airy soldier In uniform. powdered
with dust. his horse showing evidence
Of hard rruvel.
Shelby watched his romlne curious.
Is. his memory still lingering upnn the
scene within The man drew up AZ
the hotel dropped his rein over the
horses head. swung siifiy TO the
ground and advanced up the STEPS
He glanced aside NJ Shelhy's motion
less figure took step toward the
door and then wheeled suddenly.
Say aint your name SbelbvY-
The daZcd bridegroom turned and
looked INTO the face confronting him.
bis mind Suapping back into qui~t
Recognition,
"Sure. Web. Thunder. You're shau
messy Of the Sixth. what're you DO
Ing heret~
The rwo clasped hands firmly.
Thought knew you. Tom, when
! first came up the steps. but wasn't
quite sure I'll ] go, side view. Must
be six years since you left us. aint IT.
What am | doing? Oh. they've showed
US Up here from Arizona and I've been
up at the Reservation wa,chin' 'em
ghost-dance an am headin' now for
Collins to tell the old man the news
Some fun goin' to be pulled OF pres
emily"
You mean the Sioux are goln' on
rampage ag'inf'
Sure thing. unless miss my guess,
an reckon ] ought to know Injuns
by this time. tn either come this
fall or next spring. figure they'll
never hold In over winter or Srrtin'
Bull has got the game In his hands
an you know that oil devil. l reckon"
i have reason. to. Any troops up
there?"
No: the injun agent don't believe
there's goin' to be any trouble: says
IT'S just q few young bucks who are