Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1922-08-03

Golden glory; so sac toox ~"
Hopkips cracked piece OF hiio
which he had used when pulling ous
his shaggy whiskers with the tweezefs'
Nv tbe mid Of It, she could get glimpses
of her slim young figure and the grace.
m, sweep OF the skirt. Holding tns
glass higher up, she studied ner SCI
der neck where the sun had tanaeu ~
Rut tan did not matter, for paoos
Honkips loved her In spite OF It.
Al at once she heard a knock
against the side Of the hut. Hastily
slipp.ne out Of the dress and fo!oins
II she showed 1t under her pillow.
Then she put on her old dress anu
opened the door:
Larry Bishop was there. extendins
her a letter. Taking the note IN
amazement, she smiled and thankeo
him.
"Aint you comm in. Larry sne
asked. kinda chilly tonight. huhE
The squatter stepped inside. his cap
In his hand. .
"Yep, too cold for summer. Poll.
he returned. "Say. brat. how you
gettin' on? Got 'nough beans LETT fof
while?"
"Sure, more'n enough. Larry" she
replied. II writ Daddy In my letter
Yesterday how blessed good you'd all
been to me. I BET, when get face 10
face with i'm, I'll tell things / can't
scribble. An now you SO bringin' me
this"
Size tapped the letter with her I'm.
gers as a mysterious smile touched
her lips.
The man shook his head grimly.
"You won't be seem your dad very
soon, Pollyop." he muttered. mot II
I guess right"
"Mebbe | WILL" she told him. finger.
ing the letter.
She liked Larry Bishop very much,
but she was eaten up with curiosity to
know the contents of the envelope In
her hand. Perhaps. oh, might 1t be-
"Where'd you get this, Larry" she
asked. holding It up.
II was comm down the lane" e1'
planned Bishop. ''an' a feller asked
me II I knowed where the Hopkins
hut was. I says. Yep, I'm goin' there
now.' He says, Take this letter to
the Hopkins GIRL an says, Yep an
an brung 1t"
He paused. hoping she would open
It In his presence. Being persuaded
she did not intend to. he went out.
His footsteps had no sooner died away
than Polly sprang to the door and
barred It. Then she turned the letter
over and over and looked at 1t. Her
name was on It; so it must be meant
for her to read. A thrill Of pleasure
ran over her. Perhaps Robert had
sent her a word Of forgiveness. He
might have written that some day he
would come again.
With sparkling anticipation she cut
open the envelope and by the light OF
Dear Polly" she read. Il couldn't
manage that trip to Auburn. So sorry.
"E."
Polly looked duly at the paper. the
words running into black smudgy
lines. Then she could not go to Daddy
Hopkins after all; and Jerry might
die. Old Marc had once more laid his
powerful Land upon her. Overcome
with grief, she wept a while. Then
she took the dress from under the
pillow, rolled 1t carefully In a clean
cloth and put 1t away.
The shock Of Evelyn's cold note
brought back the shadows to Pollyop's
brown eyes. AS the days passed slow.
ly by, and the rich girl did not come
to the shack again. Polly lost all hope
Of seeing her father.
Her decision TO go to Auburn in spite
Of Old Marc followed letter that she
received from Daddy Hopkins. He
was very lonely. he said. He was
counting of each day as so many hours
| nearer the time when he could see his
| dear children. With the picture OF
Daddy's loneliness stamped in misery
on her mind came the thought that nc
one had the right to keep Jerry from
his father.
From the time she conceived this
Idea, 1t never left her thoughts. She
had often stolen rides on the Lehich
Valley train from Ithaca to the Silent
City and dropped off where the engine
took switch while the Buffalo Spe
cial dashed by. Why could she not
| steal ride clear to Auburn!
While the squatter girl was making
arrangements TO carry out this
mighty plan, preparations for the
Observation-Disclosures wedding were
going rapidly forward. Evelyn, happy
In her new love, untroubled by sym.
pathy for the dead Oscar, passed the
days mostly at dressmakers and in
the shops. Her contentment would
have been complete II her cousin Rob
ert had not looked so sad. or If she
could have rid herself Of the sense OF
responsibility for his unhappiness
But hoping in her fippant way that
| all would come out well after she was
married. she gave little heed to him
and none at all to Polly Hopkins.
Early one morning poIlv bonnos