South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-15

loo back in couple OF days and take
III up with me again"
Bill" said Sally Jane, leaning
forward. her violet eyes Singing,
I'm serious"
III try 10 believe it. he said. re-
garding her With admiration. But
just this minute YOU look like the
most unserious tiiug / ever saw
and the most beautiful. Listen. Sally
Jane. I wish you'd do as I ask you.
G ose your eyes and plunge right in
We'd be as happy as two pups in a
basket. Sign m the dotted line and
leave the rest 10 me"
Which nonsense she quite prop
oriy disregarded. Bill, I want you
% take that nomination You ac-
cePt the nomi1a.iori and II you
don't make things hum after you
elected, you're not the man I take
you for"
Bill slipped right of the porch
ral and sat down Imply on the
floor. His eyeballs rolled. His hand
huttered over his heart. He breath
ed with difficulty AT last" he
muttered. Accepted The shock
VIII be the death OF me! Water!
Water With a little whisky stirred
IN. Just a little. Not more than
four or five fingers or perhaps six.
No sugar"
He got 70 his feet slowly and re-
seated himself on the rail. You
won't go back on your word. Sally
Jane" he told her soberly.
Il can do lots Of things you never
heard Of" said she But making
two meanings grow where only one
grew before IS rot one Of them"
Joking aside he said. will you
marry me If take this sheriff job ?'
Joking aside" said she. would
you want me for 2 reason like that?''
Well no." he admitted frankly,
"I d want you 70 love me a lot"
Honestly, Bill. ! like you a great
DEAF, but there's something lacking.
/ Ard when there's something lack
Ing. there's nothing 10 be done. Love
lis the greatest thing in the world,
/ Biz And you mustn't cheat il. II
you do. you might better never have
/ been born"
/ He nodded. Try as he might. he
was unable TO feel very badly. He
decided to give it UP as a hopeless
jo6.
That" said Sally Jane. with her
bright smile, takes a load off my
heart. AS a sister. I know I'd fill
every requirement. Be a good
brother now, and DO as l ask. BE
sheriff"
"An right" sid Billy wingO, Z
will"
] go. &C.. CHAPTER ". " &C..
Now there" said Riley Tyler,
staring at the Iriver of a blackboard.
as a girl that is pretty as a III red
wagon, new painted
Hazel Walton stepped into the
blackboard. kicked the brake lever
\ and swung her team like a work
man.
Billy hoped - cross the sidewalk
/ and ran out in-o the middle Of Main
street. He scooped up a package
that had fallen from behind the seat
and hurried up % the blackboard.
Then he realized that Riley Ty-
Ter had not told half the truth about
Hazel Waltoa's eyes. True, they
were big and back and soft. but
they were deep too, deep as cool
rock pools. and they looked at you
steadily with straight look that
somehow made you wish that YOU
had been a better boy.
You don't come in town very
often" was his sufficiently insane
observation.
Not very often" saide she. and
smiled
Billy stood quite still in the mid
/ die of Main street with his hat off
and looked after her a moment as
she drove way. Then he pulled ON
] the hat with jerk and returned 90
his packing case.
What did she say to you? Riley
wanted 10 know.
None of your business" was the
ungracious reply.
Riley crossed one knee over the
other Il got eyes, l have Oh.
mush and milk, loves young dream
and when shall we meet again"
"Aw. shut up" urged Billy. and
showed his friend off the packing
| case and went elsewhere hastily.
Hazel Walton. jogging along the
homeward way. was overtaken by a
hOrseman. She returned his greet
ing. but scowled and made a little
face after his retreating back. She
did not like Jack Murray She never
had.
Hazel wondered where Jack Muir
ray was riding so fast For it was
a hot day. Her wonder grew when,
20 minutes after he had passed from
sight she perceived by the hoof-
marks that he had left the trail and