The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-03-23
went on ahead

went on ahead
II didn't go to Atropia as he ex-
pected me to-" she continued calmly.
81 took the old Haversack trail across
the mountain to Greaser siding. I
knew that the Copah train would stop
there on the side-track. When I rot
as far as the Haversack I thought
heard somebody following me. was
scared and didn't know what to do. I
was afraid my copying Of the deed had
been discovered and that the original
would he taken away from me, so I
hurried to hide the real deed. The
old Haversack tunnel seemed to be q
good place, but while I was in there
Barney began to bark and looked
oUt and saw that the noise had heard
had been made by stray COW from
one Of the foothill ranches. So I re-
mounted and rode on To catch the
train to Copah. At Greaser siding
7 tried to make Barney lead the pony
home. and Barney tried hia best to do
| II. Rus Winkie wanted To Craze, and
| I had to go Off and leave them when
the train came That's all, l think
| except that I had to wait two days HI
my cousins In COpah before I could
get the deed back from the record
ers office. They were awfully slow
about it,"
1T isn't quite ALL" I amended. "YOu
thv"n't told me how you happened 10
come back with Beasey and his
posse"
"Ihat was Just coincidence. I
'eached Atr"pia iii the early morning
'faln and met Mr. Beasley and his
men Just as they were starting up the
mountain. Cousin Buddy Fuller had
toid me how he had teleeraphed to
Angels for Mr. Beasley, and I was
scared to death, Of course. because
knew What 1t meant SO | borrowed
'he iaggerfys pony and came along
with the posse"
There was silence for little time.
such silence rs the clatterjno and
hammering OF the carpenters and
Steam-litterS permitted. Then l said:
ana when you got here. the FIST
'hihg dif was to call you Mrs Bui-
'"rt"h, ! don't blame you for not be-
ing able to forgive me, Jeanie. girl:
honestly, I don't"
III was worse than crime" She
arerred solemnly; at was a blunder
What made you do it?"
Partly because i was a jealoua
'"ol; but mostly because I was sore
ana sorry and disappointed. I thought
FULLERTON had beaten me to it,
No she said quite soheriy; ut
was Miss Randle who beat you to It."
| gaSped There were tremendous
possibilities i'm that cool answer OF
hers; prodigious possibilities.
But say I burst out; didn't I
tell you that Lisette had pushed me
overheard long ago?"
Il know. She was sensible euouxb
70 see that you and she couldn't live
IN nothing year But now that YOU
are rich, or are going to be In
sure you are not going to be less gen.
pr"us than she was. What IL she did
'ake your ring Off In moment OF dis
couragcment, and knowing that Won
couldn't buy her hats? You can be
very sure she Put 1t on again as soon
MS your back was turned"
There we were; no sooner over one
hurdle before another and A higher
one must jump up. I groaned and
thrust my hands into my pockets. A
paper rustled and drew 1t out. II
yrs the telegram Buddy Fuller had
handed me, still unread. opened 10
half absently. holding 1t down 50 that
tfs glow of the nearest flare fell upon
Ia writing Then gave a little yelp,
s. allowed hard two or three times
s%A nearly chOked doing It, and read
the thing again. After all OF which I
said. as calmly as l could:
But, In spite Of all that had told
you about Lisette, you asked me once
to kiss you"
Isis IL quite nice Of you TO re-
mind me Of it7" she Inquired reproac ch.
fully.
1T wouldn't be-in ordinary cir
cumstances; II would be beastly. But. |
listen, Jeanie; haven't you been mad |
clear through, sometimes, In reading
n story, to have q coincidence runR In |
on you when you knew perfectly well
That the thing couldn't possibly have
happened 20 pat In The niek G t,nnas' |
~ suppose / have; yes az. =, ~