Gunnison news-champion., 1922-02-10

-bflLLtufLsf jasper was lltoT4f- :
for the god Of my soul lie knew Ills
medium as the artists say. lie
wanted to make me WOFk-s0methlng
that nobody else has ever beeH able
10 DO"
Don't you Ike To WOrkF"
-WLy-c-e. guess I'm Ike other folk
10 that respect / don't mind working
II can pick my JU5-aud my com
pany. I've been having bully good
time hummrriEg around this Cd bunch
Of junk with your father or Was
having one until Satan came also"
MEANING Mr. BuilerionT'
quite $50. meaning Mr. Bullerion,
chr.sIcnrd Charles"
Ought 10 stay here and listen II
you're going to say things about himf-
NO; II you are going to marry him.
you sh"uidu e."
We'll. why shouldn't | marry him
II want tor Iiasn'; he plenty Of
money And haven't | told you that
I'd marry f0r muu"yT'
"lIumph ''' ,uii I ; when you talk
Jha, way you are saying out loud just
what Ll,stic says to hcrs.!f-only you
don't mean II and she does, But tell
me hoH did you get permission TO
CINE over here and talk with m-T-'
Who's" pcrmlsslon-DadIysg"
NO Bullcrtou's, 0f course"
Il don't have TO ask lt-yct."
Not yet. but so"u.' .rinued. IAN
things com. TO hIm-Or hcr-who
wul's Just the same. yuu shouldn't
have come. Its cruelty to animals.
After man has travelled thousands OF
miles to slt at the feet OF the one girl
In the universe, OlIy To find himself
"lhDwcd by n bruwn-~hlskered Jeet-"
"Hush 20 she chIded. Cant you
ever be- seriousf YUu are not sitting
at anyh"dy's feet What are you go
Ing 10 do about the mlnef"
"Eullrrton offered to uuwater the
Clnuuhur II Id deed him q bit more
than half Intercst-aud possibly he'd
stlIl be willing to do that. which would
mean that he'd form a stock company
and frccz" me out completely when
he got goud and ready
And what Is the other wnyT
He offers to buy the mine outright,
just as 1t stands, for ffly thousand
dollars"
But your grandfather paid nearly
half a million for Il. didn't heFT
Even so. But, you see. In the pres
ent scrap I'm the under dog The man
you are going to marry has none OF the
nice little scruples In business trans
actlon-If you1l permit me to 20 that
far. II. even threatens to turn me
over to the authorities for stealing
that inspection car and getting IL
smashed"
"Oh. don't believe he'd do that -
she deprecated.
1T Is perfectly right and proper
that you shouldn't think so-in the
circumstances. Just the same. you'll
pardon me II I say that I'm swearing
continuously and prayerfuny at the
circumstances"
You don't want me TO marry money
and have good clothes and all the other
nice things, and travel and see the
world. and all that7'
"No. by Jovel want you to marry
me-"
Her laugh was just a funny little
gurgie.
"Bluebeardi she said, Just like
that "And you haven't even killed
Miss Randle yeti Thank you, ever SO
much but dou't want to be one Of
several. Besides, you haven't any
money"
Talk of impasses and impossible sit
untions! What could a man say. or
hope TO say. to such . girl as that!
did you come over here Just to
torment mer' rasped.
"Woofi' she shivered. 'here comes
the bear again !" and then, right smash
out Of clear sky: kiss me-just
once. Stannie-bear."
Did I? She was gasping a bit when
she got up rather unsteadIly to 20
back to the cabin across the dump
head and wouldn't stay another min
ute though begged and pleaded with
her.
mo. indeed. Bluebeard man." she
said with that queer little gurgle Of a
laugh. IL think I have found out
what wanted to. Goodby" And
then, after l thought she was clean
gone. she turned back to say, airily !:
"Oh. yes: had almost forgotten what
! came over here TO tell you. You
mustn't sell the Cinnnbar. Stannie: not
for any price that anybody might offer
you. Goodby. again."
Can you best 1T When the good
Lord made women He doubtless had
many patterns but I do believe the
mold was broken and thrown awny
after this Jeanie girl had been fash
ioued. FER 4 solia hour or more l 81
90 that slab bench IT the shafthousl
door In sort of bewildered daxe. won
dering II had been asleep and dream
Ing. Of u the bedax1ling thing had
rally happened.
AZ breakfast the NEXT morning ever,
thing passed OF - usual and COR ahy.
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