The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-22
CHAPTER TX.
To Fish or Cut Bait.

| the SOUfeSl bIOuNn W"
bonlshed by single word. That worn
"StannIe." you know; she had never
chilled me that before though her
father had been using the familiar nan
die. western.wIse, right along, almost
from the day landed on the CinnaDar
reservation.
ayes" | said, and jumped up and
went to her.
did you ever hear Of such thing
as a bear with sore headr' she
asked. in the tone Of schoolmaam
asking the dull boy II he'd ever heard
Of the letter "a"
"often," I admitted.
"Well, isn't that the way you've been
actlngi"
Haven't I some little causeT
Maybe. Of course, I'm willing to
make some allowances. 1t does seem
provoking that your grandfather
should have left things in such a
dreadful muddle."
How much do you know about the
muddler l asked.
81 know that old Mr.. Dudley let,
or partly let, contract for the drain
ing OF the mine, to man who was
almost a total stranger to him.
saw how II was. Fullerton, always
reader to talk than stuck pig is to
bleed, had been giving her his own
version of things. But l let that part
Of II go.
Grandfather Jasper was laboring
for the good Of my soul. He knew his
medium as the artists say. He
wanted to make me work-somethiDg
that nobody else has ever been able
to do"
Don't you like to work."
"Why-e-e, | guess I'm like other folk
in that respect. l don't mind working
II can pick my Job-and my COM
pany. I've been having a bully good
time hammering around this old bunch
Of junk with your father. Or / was
having one until Satan came also"
Meaning Mr.. Bullerton?"
"Quite so; meaning Mr.. Fullerton,
christened Charles"
fought to stay here and listen II
you're going to say things about him?"
"Not II you are going to marry him,
you shouldn't"
swell, why shouldn't l marry him
II l want to? Hasn't he plenty OF
money! And haven't I told you that
I'd marry for money!"
"Humph ~ said l; when you talk
that way you are saying out loud Just
what Llsette says to herself-only you
don't mean II and she does. But tell
me how did you get permission 10
come over here and talk with met"
Whose permisslon-Daddy'sl"
"No; Bullerton's, OF course"
II don't have to ask it-yet."
mot yet, but soon," grInned. "All
things come to hlm-Or her-whC
waits Just the same, you shouldn't
have come. It's cruelty to animals
After man has Travelled thousands OF
miles to sit at the feet Of the one Cir
In the universe, only to find himself
elbowed by brown-whlskered jeet-'
"Hushw she chlded. Cant vol
ever be serious1 You are not sitting
at anybody's feet. What are you 20
Ing TO do about the miner
Fullerton offered to unwater IN,
Cinnabar II I'd deed him a bit NOR,
than a half interest-and possibly he't
still be willing to do that, which would
mean that he'd form a stock compan,
and freeze me out completely wher
he got good and ready"
And what Is the other wayP"
"fle offers to buy the mine outright
Just as II stands, for fifty thousan,
dollars"
But your grandfather paid nearI,
half a million for II, didn't her"
Even so. But, you see. IN the pres
ent scrap I'm the under dog. The mn,
you are going TO marry has none of IN,
nice little scruples in a business trans
action-if you'll permit me to go tina
far. He even threatens to turn m,
over to the authorities for stealth,
that inspection car and getting /
smashed"
"oh, I don't believe he'd do that ;,
she deprecated.
1T is perfectly right and prone
that you shouldn't think so-ln m,
circumstances, Just the Same voul
pardon me If say that I'm swearln,
continuously and prayerfuly at IN,
circumstances"
you don't want me to marry mono,
and have good clothes aud all the otbe
nice things, and travel and see m,
world and all thatT
NO. by Jovel want you to MARI,
me-"
Her laugh was just funny llttJ,
gurgle.
"Bluebeard" she said, lust Ilk,
mat. And you haven't even killaf
Miss Randle yet! Thank YOU. ever :,
much; but | don't want to he one q,
several Besides, you haven't any
money"
TAX OF impasses and impossible sit.
uationsl What could a man saw ~
nope TO say to such a girl as thatl
Did you come over here iYst 70
torment mel" rasped. "