Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-05-27

Q practically alone In the worid-a
: least you were when Bill met yoV
: and fell in love with you-and know
= that boy so well was convinced, aft
S er meeting you, that his future happt
: ness and yours would best be con
, served II you married him / realize
! this is most unusual converse.
ton"
Quite to be expected of an unusual
man, Caliph. And l do not think you
were one bit presumptuous. 1t was
wonderfully dear of you, and l am
profoundly grateful that Billy and l
have such a true, unselhsh friend,
whose first thought is for our happi-
ness. OF course, you realize how bad
felt to think 1 couldn't accede 70
BIlly's plan. Billy's such a dear, 1t
quite broke my heart to disappoint
him, but a little temporary unhappi-
ness Will not ruin Billy. will it7 1t
makes me feel blue to talk about It,
Caliph."
Not at all, not at all, Miss Ruey.
Bill is one Of the impulsive. whiri-
wind kind, up In the clouds today
and down In the slough Of despond
tomorrow. He'll survive the shock.
However, I'm glad to know everything
will come out all right. Seeing you
here gave me a momentary chill ;
thought cog had slipped somewhere,
so / helped myself to Cupld's license
and asked. A man cannot learn very
much from a woman unless he asks
questions, can he? 1 mean on the sub
ject Of love"
She smiled little, wistful, knowing |
smile. mo, Caliph," she answered Sc
riously, Somehow the Master of
Things ordained that on the subject |
of love man must do all the talking"
eyes, but on the other hand, wom-
an has the last word-as usual. How
ever, the only thing in your case and
Billy's that worries me is the thought
that since Bill left his magnet behind
he will be drawn back here before he
is in the kind of shape, physically,
that 1 want him to be in before he
relieves me on the job so / can go
away"
"Do not worry on that point, Ca
iph. 1 am your ally there; between
is both I think we can manage him"
Zine businessl And with those
'ew kind words Wen dismiss William
Until you care to talk about him again,
if you're as deep in love as
Bill you'll not stay off the subject
7ery long. Hope you haven't been
nto mischief"
II haven't been idle. I've made sew
.ral dresses for Mother jerks and Z
lone a lot of fancy work and begun =
he study of my mother tongue. If
ny brother should become president y
II this country, it would i'll become his c
lister not to be able to speak Spanish. :
BY the way, Billy told me you were 1
,oing to remain up in the hills quite :
while yet. What brought you back I
o town" so soOn?"
Expected I'd have some freight ar 1
living shortly" b
How long will you remain in Bue- .
aventura?" =
Considering the fact that he was =
o longer subject 20 temptation, since T
le object of his temptation was now u
promised to iis friend, Bill o.
; Webster suddenly decided to re- "
ain until the political atmosphere r
lould be cleared, although prior to 0t
S conversation with Dolores he had =
lerished a definite plan to go back =
the hills within 4S hours. Ca
I'm going back" he replied sober -
, after 1 have kept my promise Sp
I'd introduced you to your brother DE
the government palace. If l can -
1t introduce him to you there the IL "
: to our mining concession will be =
ouded, in which event it will not be in,
cessary for Billy or myself to fuss =
tn it further" Sc
He related to her the information Of
'aned from her brother two DAYS 80,
eviously. For
It's no use for an individual to MO
ut a government deSpot in courts Der
ltrOlled by the latter" he conclud- ,.l
Your brother must win and de- den
sc the Sarros; then with the title 9rol
the property certified by the gov AR
ment as without flaw, may dare =
spend $4,000 developing it" Sod.
And if my brother doesn't VIM" 'eri'
l may never have an opportunity INT
present you to him. We mustn't ng,
about this matter, Miss pAC
~. If Ricardo doesn't turn the ~ W
k, he may 90 the way of his ia
r, unless he can manage to get out sPE
the country" -----.
he was silent, digesting this grim lSIr
rnative. GAS I understand it. then. Asr
-, MT, - -i s--s-n
iph, Ricardo hopes to win his rev. Co
ion when he strikes the first blow" of Ct
CTo BE CONTINUED mere