The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
6be Blue Moon TdIe Of the F70tUOOdS
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 HE xner, was silent a long time. One <..<.~. saeetfon had come to him. but NJ fra2 3ed to ask 1t. He twisted nim- .s'< z45Hnd so as to look into the face cS : }..z eompanion. It was deeply <s.S.. 1zs4<ni. Things had recently hap ,.zss -.5 fr his own life that had brought <,*S suezf1on to his mind. Finally very s6<t1u r4verently, he ventured 1t forth.
 An6 your motherT" 9cee 4zfa caught her breath; dropped c.o h4nd doubtless unconsciously, up cu 1,iS si1oulder. Her lashes dropped 41 1exer saw heri" she said, after < slnsH aAnd she-never saw me-" 4&1<n wns a pause. Her grave is cn < hlI1 that overlooks the river. Dad 4s fook me and came up here in the E7st75osss to forget. l guess he con{do,t forget, for he never went phe pearlhunter was sorry he had aa1<ed the question. The grave that ove14ooxed the river Was there not an0fher such grave-not three days old< me orchids upon 1t still alivel The gray eyes followed the blue into tho penaive shadows.
 ~ wonder what 1t means" he medi- tated half aloud. You are to fall heir to hfs fortune, if no word comes. What wor8, do you suppose? And why sk64|d any word prevent you falling haIr e his fortune.--your father'sT VI wondered about that l guess it's ju6t lawyer talk. Do you think should answer that letter?"
 q think you should"
 eB1f what would say? As I said a wbiIe 69o, never wrote letter"
 alzeifher did T." He saw the answer dI6 Hos relieve the perplexity on the fhonzk Hul face. and went on. But rd fell aim about your life here, and nb0ut your fathers-accident, and that this Is the first letter you've re- ceivcd for seven years" He hesitated, seemed 10 study his next word, finally added "And believe I'd ask him to come yes. I believe would-ask him to eon,e'
 ~Whg. of course; why couldn't I think Of that? Now you'd better lie down while get you mite of sup 5n an Instant he was on his feet protesting.
 shall have to get supper for patlGy anyhow," she emphasized. Aud wouldn't think of letting you 60 uithout"
 WhGu a woman talks like that, it's no =s 10 argue. The Pearlhegnter dI(n which shows that he was leafxfne fast.
 VIII you eat with me again?"
 3to swept him a deep courtesy.
 he famous finder of the Blue Xo06 j6 not ashamed to eat with his Ha 6tWed low. It cost him a pang in hfk zlde. but it didn't get to his
 1He rich heiress, Miss Hesper U4xn Is not above eating with the the F6&rIhunter-"
 Wonderful is the residence of youth. WIfh gay laugh she danced away to {ho kif<hen. He tramped after her.
 HI@ fRo old friends. the Boss and 1tGE @<td Bull Masterson, would toV4 t<en astonished at the sounds t ne through that kitchen door. x14 1I1w, deliberate, serious-faced ~01 1rterl He was dancing about
 I'll stove, carrying dishes, and U< as lightly as if half the n 1cfhood was not out hunting him x{<=l exery sort of weapon the Flat Woc{IS could furnish.
 Ihai supperl Bacon and eggs, EruWn toast. and coffee And the hands fnat poured that coffee and put Hle sagAr in, and spread the toast It had e be eaten in semidarkness, for it wouldn't do to risk candle-semi- 4azAuess but not in silence. He for Gp< fnaf the girl just around the cor nc Q1 ne table had turned out to be rI1Q heiress-the princess" of his z< efory-while he was only the
 11nter-a man without a name.
 1IItht at the windows warned LII me dark was lowering like .