Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06

etI-N say o1o AkS<
other half-weIi. we'll omit the de-
scripfion oil the other half for the
present. II you1i permit me- May r
er-wiu you have the goodness to tell
the where I amr'
-I-why-dear me. Don't you know
where you are:~
NOT any more than q harmless. nee
essary goat. assure you
! couldn't be certain. but / thought
she took little frIner hold upon her
bride rein.
did you-did you come from An
selsf she asked In q sort OF awed
little voice.
How did you guess IT. ! was. in
deed--for = very short space of time
this very day-a member OF the An
geiic band And II you should ask me.
l might say that feel as though had
vRlked most Of the way here from
Angels I-I-my ear broke down. you
know
Yes" she said: Il know"-iust as
II she did Then: Il can at least tell
you where you are. This Is the south
ern slope OF Cinnabar mountain. This
road leads on down to Atropia, about
three miles below"
Yes; Atropln WIS the place ! ives
trying TO come at"
She stopped and appeared TO be ,hins
Ing about something Then she said
Really. think you would better
not go TO Atrupia. It's-weli. it's
quite long walk
The walk doesn't specially sppal
me. I've done 81 much walking this
afternoon that few hundred miles,
more or less, In addition wouldn't be
worth mentioning But for some other
reasons"
-Ses: for some other reasons" she
said, repeating II right after me. Then
"I-we-Daddy and l. might give yea
some supper and put you up for the
night. if-lf you wouldn't mind sleep
Ing In the-in the loft
My Lord, hadn't SO much as seen
her face clearly yet. but could have
worshiped herr She had just come
from Atrupia. and she knew, or
course. she knew That little dry-as-
dust hamlet must have been sizzling
for hours with the wire news OF the
escaped lunntic who had nlighted in
Angels only to light out again with q
stolen Inspection car. And In the face
Of all that she was willing TO take
a chance on mel II she had only
known that ! would cheerfLb risk
sleeping in the cellar-to say nothing
OF n loft-raiher than lose sight OF
her but she was going on a bit
brenthlessly: 1T is only a short mile
To our cabin nnd-and II you are very
tired. | might let you ride winkie."
Il shall be most delighted-to walk"
! FASTENED to say.
straight on up the road. them" she
directed.
We had trayersed possibly half Of
the promised mile In plodding silence
when we came 10 a rlace where the
grade was so steep that II cut what
WAS left Of my sea-leyel wind to the
small end Of nothing.
Stop minute and get yonr
breath" said the pony's rider: and
when had hnlted: "You are no, used
to these high attitudes. are you:-
"N.not so that any one would re-
mark IT," | casped How high up
are wes'
about five thousand feet. The mine
Is exactly five thousanad three hun
irei. believe"
There 1t was. you see: THE MINEi
Pardon me-" ! blurted out : but
would You mind telling me II your eyes
are blue
Her laugh was like drink Of cool
spring water In the middle OF hot
summer day: refreshing. you know.
like that
Il sup-pup-pose my eyes are hiue !:
people tell me they are"
Thank you" I returned. There In
only one other little matter and that
can very well walt until we are-er-
bit better acquainted. you know.
Shall we go on. nowr'
She spoke to her pony and we went
- Ahead OF US and diagonally up
s,-ep slope could see the aim shapes
OF Z number Of buildings. all dark
Then we came to n great dump. look
Ing as II the mountain had ut one
dme opened TO pour out q cataract Of
broken stone.
beyond the dump there was another
building with Q light In II: and as the
dog ran ahead Of us. barking. the ag-
ure Of man silhouetted itself In the
open doorway.
Here we are and you are welcome
to the Old Cinnabar.' said my com.
panion to me- Then she ''hoo-hoo-ed"
cheerily to the man In the doorway
and slipped out Of her saddle. letting
her pony stand while she led me across
to the lighted. Ios-buiIt cabin.