Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-22

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"Loolt," She Urged-It Was One Of the
Charming WiIes of Her-"Look al
My New Dress"
swered her frankly:
Because expect to marry you
some day"
Babe Littleford blushed deeply. Her
eyes were glad, filled with rejoicing
If he didn't love her now, at least just
Il weeny-teeny bit, he wouldn't be
thinking of marrying her some day,
certainly, and this conclusion made
her happier than she had ever been in
all her life before. She wished wildly
that she could hug him with all her
mlght-and she had big notion 10 do
1t. But what would he think Of her?
Well, there would come day wlc,
she would surely hug him with all hel
might. She would simply break his
blessed bones, almost.
"Will you go to Patricia tomorrow"
he asked.
She really believed that she ought
to go. But the thought of leaving him
was more hateful than ever, now that
she knew he meant to marry her. She
strOve to change the subject
"See that little, teeny flower over
there-that little, teeny, blue one?"
she asked, pointing. "That's day
flower. It's the purest blue OF any.
They call 1t a dayllower because II
don't last but Jest one single day."
And again, pointing: "See that little
teeny, purple flower over there at them
twisted laurels? That's called Jobs
tears and they don't last but one day,
neither. That little red, spldery thing
Is bee balm. Over yander at the
hick'ry is monkshOod Parned the
names out o. book Major Bradley
loant me. Hadn't we better be a-goln'
toward home? it'll be a-comin'
dark purity soon, won't it?"
Said Dale, "Wlll you go back to
! fulTlclh IOmOfrOWE
T-Ive been a-wonderin'," mur.
INJURED Babe. (Which Is proper, Bill
bust or burstI"
Dale spoke quickly. Burst for you
bust for Inc. Will you go back tC
Patricla?"
Beaten, Babe Littleford drew long
breath and smiled.
"Yes, Mister Dale" she answered
resignedly. 81 will. I'll go whar--
where you want me to go, eff IL;
to Torment. Now tell me how it come,
that find my people and their inc
mics as thick as mlasses in u jug
while we walk on"
When Dale returned to John More
lands cabin from having seen Bah,
Littleford safely to her fathers door
he found Major Bradley and BY Heel
waiting at the gate. Heck had SOM
important, bad news, he said.
Better not tell me about ii unit
after supper" replied Dale. I'm n
hungry as you ever were, By"
They went in to sit down to one q
the best meals Addle Moreland ha
ever prepared. When they had fin
ished eating, John Moreland led tn
way into the best room, where the
took chairs. The major produce
cigars. By Heck, swollen with u fee
ing of greatness, lighted the wron
end Of his weed, faced Dale, and b,
, gan to unburden his mind of its weigh
of information.
"Well, Bill, old boy" he began-an
then stopped to wonder why his cigu
wouldn't smoke as well as the major
"Well, Bill, old boy he went on, fna
, ly. Henderson Golf, he's shore bee
as busy as a one-armed man In bun
, blehee's nest, ! cain't see, igod, what
|, wrong with this here scegyar. lie
went and brung about twenty-five To
1 reys from two places knOwed as Je
= us'lem cove and llutton'S hell, 10 he
work his mine when he gifts 1t. They
IA W. N-luA'lh WI WIN NHNlh ihlhSs II
!, rorreys is part mjun, Cherokee |
jun, and I've heered II said at tn,
, was us bad or wuss'n ,mttlesnul
broth"
/. Major Bradley blew II little cloud
- smoke upward. "More of the game
a hun, perhaps" he suggested.
.. "Tm Inclined to think So" thougl
FULLY said Dale. "Well, Wen avO
y trouble MS long us we decently ca
Il md when we can no longer get Oroul
II, Wen call In MS much of the Ia
T. us we can get, and meet II half-wu
> Eh IlHycsY'
Sure" nodded the mining expert.
!. Dale was on his way to the M
u siding the following morning, when
!" met Henderson Gon. Again Dale W
W forcihly reminded of stories he h
II heard and read of Mississippi rly
VI steamboat gamblers of the long NJ
" G0n' stepped out Of the trail, smll
and spoke with apparent good hum
VI Dale passed him without word.
Then the shNster coal man call
X ont, "Ready to sell YETI"
The Moreand Coal compNny's mi
10 ager halted and faced about with
puckerlng Of his brows,
" "FOr II fair price, yes"
"Just what would you call 4
w prceT
"Oh, somewhere between two n
Il. three hundred thousand" promptly
,s Goir sniffed. and the corners Of
Id mouth came down.
"Nm don't want much. You wo