Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-14

Which Continues the Romance OF ABE
and Ann Until the Former Leaves
New Salem to Begin Ills Work in
the Legislature. Also It Describes
the colonellng Of Peter Lukins.
The next day after his return, Abe
received letter from Ann. She had
come over to the store on the arrival
of the stage and taken her letter and
run home with 1t. That Saturdays
stage brought the new suit Of clothes
from Springfield.
It was an Indian summer day OF the
first week In November. That after
noon Abe went to the tavern and asked
Ann to walk out to the TraylOrs' with
him. She seemed to be glad to go.
She was not the cheerful, Quick-fOOted,
rosy-cheeked Ann of old. Her face
was pale, her eyes dull and listless,
her step slow. Neither spoke until
they had passed the Waddell cabin
and were come to the open fields.
81 hope your letter brought COED
news" said Abe.
"It was very Short" Ann answered.
"He took a fever In Ohio and was
sick there four weeks and then he
went home. In two months he never
wrote a word to me. And this one
was only little bit Of g letter with
no love In it. / don't believe he cares
for me now or, perhaps, he Is mar
rIed. 1 don't know. I'm not goina
to cry about 1t any more. I can't. I've
no more tears to shed. I've given
him up"
''Then l reckon the time has coma
for me to tell you what Ii ON my
heart" said Abe. II love you, Ann
have loved you for years. woulc
have told you long ago but cOulS
not make myself believe that wa
good enough for you. / love you 9
much that II you can only be happ.
with John McNamar / win pray Il
God that he may turn out to be goo,
and faithful man and come back ant
keep his promise"
She looked up at him with a kin
OF awe In her face.
"Oh, Abel" she whispered. ~ hR
made up my mind that men were a
bad but my father. was wrong
/ did not think of YOU"
Men are mostly good" said Abb
But it's very easy to misunderstan
them. In my view it's quite likel
that John McNamar is better than 70
think him. want you to be fair
John. If you conclude that you ca
not be happy with him give me
chance. I would do my best to brin
back the joy of the old days. Som,
times think that I am going to
something worth while. Sometimes
think that can see my way far ahea
and 1t looks very pleasant, and 20
Ann. are always walking beside u
In 1t. Before we take another sits
wish you could give me some hoI
to live On-just a little straw /
hope"
"YOu are a wonderful man, Abe
said Ann, touched by his appeal. IN
father says that you are going to
great man."
~ can not hold out any such hol
to yon," Abe answered. "Tm rath
Ignorant and badly In debt but
reckon that / can make a good liviI
and give you a comfortable hon
Don't you think, taking me just as
am, you could care for me a Hitler
eyes; sometimes ] think that
could love you, Abe" she answers
81 do not love you yet, but may
some time. I really want to love yoI
"That is all can ask now" 50
Abe as they went on. "Do you he
from BIN Kelsof"
II have not heard from her sin
June"
81 wish you would write to her a
tell her that am thinking OF gOl
down to st. Louis and that won
lke to go and see her."
"I'Il write to her tomorrow" 50
Ann.
They had a pleasant visit and VIII
Ann was playing with the baby 5
seemed to have forgotten her troubl
They stayed to supper, after Will
the whole family walked to the tave
with them. When Ann began to SIT
WEAKNESS, Abe gently lifted her
his arms and carried her.
That evening Mrs. Peter Lukl
called upon Abe ct Sam HILLS ST
where he sat alone, before the q
reading with two candles burning
the end OF a dry goods box at
elbow.