The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-02-10

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rod deal N6t 6umnI11. ~Slec1on4sFl
Tag q thsy called Il from farm %
farm. Abe ussd to . int the Acids,
With the men whose fasss he sought,
and bend his long back ovsr . scythe
q . cradle and race tA1m paayfully
seress the nsld u grain cutting q
vtder sxeth thsn nv otAer and d.
ways holding the lead. 1very man
VA out Of breath at the end Of his
swath and needed . few minutes for
recuperatioo. That gave Abe q chance
for his statement Of the eounty's needs
and his plan Of satisfying them. BE
had met and talked with q majority
Of the voters before the campaign
ended In his election In August.
At odd times that summer he had
been surveying a new road with Har-
r. Needles for his helper. In Sop
TENDER they resumed their work upon
It in the vicinity Of New Salem and
Abe began to carry the letters in his
hat again. Every day Ann was look
ing for him as he came by in the dim
light Of the early morning on his way
to work.
Anything for mer' she would ask.
mo mail in since I saw you, Ann"
was the usual answer
Often he would say: I'm afraid
not, but here-you take these letters
and look through 'em and make sure"
Ann would take them in her hands,
trembling with eagerpess, and run In
doors to the candlelight, and look them
over. Always she came back with the
little bundle Of letters very slowly
as IL her disappointment were a heavy
burden.
"There'n be n next mail II I have
to write it myself" Abe said one
morning in October as he went on. +
To Harry Needles, who was with
him that morning, he said:
II wonder why that fellow DOM
write to Ann. I couldn't believe that
he has been fooling her, but now ]
don't know what to think Of him. ]
wonder what has happened to the
fellow"
The mail stage was late that eve.
ming. Az It had not come at nine Mr.
Hill went home and left Abe In the
store to watt for his mail. The stags
arrived q few minutes later. Abe ex,
amined the little bundle Of letters and
newspapers which the driver had lefI
With him. Then he took . paper and
sat down to read In the freight
While he was thus engaged the dool
opened softly and Ann Rutledge en-
tered. The postmaster was not awart
Of her presence until she touched hi,
arm.
please give me a letter." she said
"Sit down, Ann" said he, very gent
ly, as he placed a chair In the fire
glow.
She took 1t, turning toward hin
with a look Of fear and hope. Thel
he added:
"Tm sorry. but the truth is 1t didn'
come. 1t is terrible, Ann, that l hav
to help in this breaking Of your hear
that is going on. l seem to be tn,
head Of the hammer that hits you g.
hard. but the handle Is in other hands
Honestly, Ann. 1 wish I could do tn
suffering for you-every bit Of tam
give your poor heart a rest. Hash
he written you this summer
mot since July TENTH" she ar
swered. Then she confided to Alb
that her lover told her before he wen
away that his name was not McNeI
but McNamar; that he had change
his name to keep clear Of his famil
until he had made a success; this
he had gone East to get his fathe
and mother and bring them back wit
him; lastly she came to the thin
that worried her most-the suspicio
Of her father and mother that job
was not honest. "They say that h
pIoDduly Hdu u Vile WHICH, he Cdu
here-that that Is why he don't writ
to me-"
Then after a little silence she plea,
ed: "You don't think that, do yo'
Abel"
NO." said the latter, giving HI
the advantage Of every doubt. "Joh
did a foolish thing, but we must NJ
I condemn him without a knowledge
{ the facts. The young often do FOOLS
things and sickness would account f,
his silence. You go home and go
Slaen and Ston Worrying Ann YOn