The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24

much about her 10 remine me Of the
time when she called me a savaje
person. she said am dellted you came
elizabeth and cride little couldent
help it when jest half to cry jest
half to cry and nothing else don't help
bit. Because she kissed me bill.
well bill yore father he wired the
athorries In carterSyille and found out
that Gale Moreland had confessed to
the shooting Of black adam and you
was free and Il has set his mind at
rest. but il diddent set my mind at rest
for because no the mountain hart.
know Gale Moreiand is jest takeing
yore place in jail until the day Of the
trial for that is the way Of the More
lands. pore Gale is a good boy. am
doing fine hear bill but often wish
could have old Doe River hear TO sing
rue TO sleep like il used TO. yOre moth
er is teaching me how 10 read and rite
and spell Ike pat did and | am |earn-
ing fast. you can see by this letter
can rite an spell fine cant 1.
well bill kind friend jimmy fayue
has jes sent yore mothers made up
hear TO ask II he can see me and
will half 10 90 down stares and see
what he wants.
yores respectively.
Babe
BIZ Dale folded the bulky letter
and put ii slowly hack into the envei-
ope. Then his gaze wandered through
a window and to where a golden
/ winged high-holer was hammering in
dustrlouSly at the top branch OF a
/ dead tree. He smiled to himself. BY
Heck and nearly all OF the rest OF
1 the world for the moment forgotten,
and muttered aloud:
"'Yores respectively. Babe"
"Haw, haw. haw :" laughed the keen
cared and watchful hillman in the
straighi-back chair behind him.
"'Yores respectively. Babe- Haw.
haw. haw. Well Bill. dadsling il. II
shorely to goodness amt nothin' TO
turn all that red aboutl When the
nights gone the day comes. don't iii
Bill, old boy. it's the same thingi"
You get out Of here. By" Dale
I
help the commissary clerk with the
new goods; ehi'
Heck laughed another horSelaIsh.
rose and went out.
When he had gone. Dale began to
think-of the ultra-spoiled. charming
after-a-fashion. wealthy. young. high
night devotee. Jimmy Fayne. And nc
wondered. and wondered. what would
come Of Fsyne's quick liking for Babe
Littleford.
After he had viewed the matter from
above and below and all sides around.
he frowHed ike a berSerker.
Here Is 0hat came OF Jimmy Fayne's
quick liking for Babe Littleford-
.
The days had passed swiftly. and au-
tumn was far advanced Save for a
few chryssnthemums and asters that
grew in places sheltered from the
frosts. the flowers were all gone; the
naples we're shedding their leaves OF
brown, crimson and gold.
Ben Liuleford's daughter had
changed much in many ways. she had
tried as hard as ever mortal tried 10
learn the correct use OF words: and
Mrs. Dale had been patient. painstak-
ing and efficient in her teachings. Not
that Elizabeth was educated. 10 any
real sense Of the word. Far from il.
But her improvement was. in all truth,
quite remarkable. she wore more or
less costly gowns now. and a few
Jewels. thanks 10 Mrs. Dale. and
wherever she went she attracted ad.
miring glances.
Jimmy Payne had been coming 70
see her when Mrs. Dale would per.
nit Il, which was not very often. jim
my Fayne. as Patricia McI-aurin had
once been moved TO say. was a far
seeing young man for all his weak.
nesses: he had known in advance that
the laurel bloom would change TO a
rose. and then 20 q white hyacinth
Perhaps he even considered the fact
that she would make better wife fol
him. and q better mother for his ehil,
dren. than some fragile and oyer-cul
tured woman OF patricisn house that
had about run out. At any rate. Jim
nv Payne. the ulira-Spoiled. had de
cided that he would marry her.
During those weeks that hsd been
made happy by an occasional hour al
the home Of the Dsles. Fayne had not
once mentioned marriage. He figured
and wisely enough. that 10 be to-
quick with his proposal would be tC
lose everything
But now be meant 20 propose, for b
knew that Miss Lirileford intended 20
ing home for yisit-and he knew thai
when she went home she would ses
} Carlyle Dale The truth was, ol
course. that Miss Littlefond was 20
ing TO Tennessee 10 attend the Oe
Iober term OF court at Cartersville.
II was q little after the middle Of {
bright afternoon. He found her sit
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