Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-17
nfck me our T0f?'

pointed out the feI6YlSd take Sn'
there hfh't another one p 4he buncN'
Pll9 evei@Ipok- ats. lHnint. 50 crazy
!hourgettin marrleds Aks-aals because
he said II was the. will o. God that
I LaEeJ iNdw 4Af done. picked m,
man an there amt nuthin else here
=, RdDteoch with. e rairi ii tPhts, so you
iGuIght as we'll save your breath and
get out. ii don't %afl'eo ailsHny fn66fe
j TO .any1Of"you.Y: " aGos y {
dear cfild.AS" 'ocs
81 Stop that! Tin nSodeea dAild; Tn
a woman3 an this placetIs mine lsNpn
If 1t isad, shack 4EsY OH gEfs;rlght out
10 'here the wl6leykft dns e8boodle of
y0u."~iuy, 4aG M III e.,
J Shelby. was tlfe9fesf to Side forth.
through '.the .s5alf.open dder, glad
ienoughlpto escafle fnto5gAe4Gbol night
mir, Ills face hurting assfife5Els on fire.
his mind In Il tpnpllt .of<eipotSn. He
had nol.sehse ofslunnrS f9ftsss sust an
'n-defhled'feeling Of mort IGSsH on -aml
regret. 81 She shad been j1AlA lndig.
nant and Ne felt rr6f6unhfy 8Arry for
3 he part'he had play J}yS5fs8aveDs !
She WAS some ritt I. nd I. .Ipt ti'e4 wlshy.
Iwnshy .creature,to atGg glatistlF9Sat and
congratulated IKE 10 tell her so. Per-
. 'laps he would there would 'Yre rene.
lion after awhile. when those fellows
were all gone Her burst atf anger
wOuldydie away and she iWodid She'd
tears, ofdmoPtiflcati6n. fpJW6uld. fbe,
u nice thing 4hen,lf lie c6uId 10 back
there alr,alohe and ponifbft7 Her; ex-
b aalm hdN. II. happened' 'hn,pssR6w her
IhOw Impossible H. was for him to
,lNurry.7l .,. ,.ls .h Jfpot
s.,iIIe could see the men plainly
enough, outlined IN ME Tight, as they
descended tho steps one''By She dYftf
'hen faded away IN The darkness,
!. They were n dlsconsolate, discounted
fhnnch, with d0wnedst faces diiR silent
lips. Thenreaclier and McCafti1y caino
last. 1hefOrHer still talking. his voice
,dmPl0rtng, hut evidently IL no ipifIpose
for something behind kept irnpelllng
him forward and even willie he clung
to theistep fOrone final effort tile d60;'
Slammedin his faee and Shelby hearh
j The sharp snap Of a'locl5.' n- y"
"WeIl,'I'II be 'd-4d'!" ejaculattd
Afac llis temper utterly giving way.
'Tf sheSal6t n wiltlcitt'l' Lord i6ut I'd
sHeNpit$ tile fdileP who Hif marry
t'her.- Come OH, OH buck 9fh6fef is 40
'Hse siayln' here. T. w6hder" where
SHELBY went t!t.' 'i ,"7 h9s - ~
straight ter Ill. + hope the Buf
faIo GAP" J. 7. burst out, forgetting
his clerical role H. a sudden express
sion Of feeling; Whatever, caused the
fool to butt in?" '"' i,y
'"""tiir he didn't intend nuthin,. Toni
amt that k1nd. He Just drfted 'lona
ter see The fun. Yer cant blame him
cause the glWl took 9 shine his. way,
The two disappeared, ,tbelrt; t;yoIces
sill grumbllng, and. Shelby got 10 hi,
feet and moved along the edge az the
lent 70 wAere, he cqnIdyiev iAs.shac
better Through the BlDlow bnB, tha
SIDE, an. nnGbSlrpeled blaze qJ.llglr
poured firth, but. .pyRn as .hersto@'
staring alop.. tbe girl ,,9npe0reh fullA
revealed in the glare and drew down
he curtain He SRM hfr clearly, llkd
a picture In n frame. one, round ,nrn,
npllfted To grasp. the shqllea H9 drew
=. quick brsqth. almost, 81 qslQhish
/, ment cqnselpns 81. the,,rapM Beatin
Of his heart, BY ,heayep She wa
actually pretty tIIe had neyeH,hpprh
hat before; hut ulhqpc In thnt, .rqhdy
lght,, the strange ,lmnyeSSlQp. tpQk poI
session as. something entirely new
And Il served TO strengthen his pur
nQse, lie would moi play the ,pap o.
" coward. he would 20 lpt aBda ex,
plain; he would make ,ler.. .nndeGsinnt
ex0cily how. mntters weTej With, hin
md why he acted as heuhad Jai
D.. Yet this. was accomplished ahesltai
ngly and In doubt. lie was .,at tht
lQor twice before he, fppud,Speiclen
courage to knock llghilysi Thegaswa
no response and he used his. .knuckle,
y trine loudorr Intensely conscious Of
n desire t0oturn and urpn .JlpEaysv,Bu'
idhore- was no OPnovipnitSrdThe latcl
clicked sharply, Ondthe,llght strsame
directly into his face, fairly hHndlns
J, hlila aiU iOspuc ynt !lsl'
"Qh so II Is you hRck ogalp lGn, sh,
asked coldly, Whit did you want;
, "Just-7just TO have q, world viii
you--prlyately,' he explained tIamely
,Jhlnklng his eyes .I-rl thoughtumay
he could, ,.eSplaln,H .,o a.. its
U sESplajp what?"sy.sosu rn.no
&, "Why7uwlT .h0w this thing hapnen
ed Miss Ills confusion gepdered bin
|, alplost JpCoherent iiYou see,1,I--
don't want you to think I'm tbat sort.
"oh, You dont2 Well. I'm not tha
sort, either, Come along in, II yol
want TO; rTl hear what you ,bpye I,
Jsny"f trS'u 10 .sn"l" e3LdW'
.,o, Shelby never felt quite so ,ayGSySr,
and lmpotent before IN all his lltc,, a.
he did standing there, rhddllDg Will
the hat IN his hand, ,whge The, cir
carefully closed ol4e door lhehlpI Bm
Der, owpe eapDeqrqnce Of e9se, ryen o
enj9SacRio only added. .to, bis deCRsm
barrassment, ,,,,.H
For the first time he really toob
notice of the room, bow plainly II wO'
furplshed;. a deal table, two chairs
The stove. "A few hooks on, shelf. VIII
small clock between, /, IEvegyihmi
looked cheap, hui immaculntely clean
and, as, his eyes Wandered back TO III,
girl that was what ,gppreSseA hhn
most about her-cleanllness, n WAS
evidenced In face and hands, In the
dark skirt ana white waist, In the
smooth strands OF hair. ~ ~"