The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-05-11


self together, | asked him II ne couid ten
me where Arthurs lived.
:. Yes, miss, he answered, nftlng Dig
hat and showing when ne spoke clean SET
OF teeth. It's TWENTY-FIVE mics up Ine
river. We're you expecting MIN 20 meet
you?
! explained that mad inIende9 70 drop
In on them by surprise. but nad nad no
idea they lived so TAR from town.
Oh. that's not far, ne sald. Ian you
ride?
Everybody her rides norsepaek.
the standard means OF locomo.ion. Anu .ns
women ride astride. l was q Dit shoeAe1 r' =.
first, but you soon ger used 70 4. nu'
Twenty-Five miles Is dinerent from u romp
round the pasture-neid, SO sara was
afraid not. 80.
Arthurs Is coming GOWN VIII the oue =,
board, remarked the other man. l passeu
him on the trail as came ~.
: Sure enough, Mite iatef Arinu!s ulni
self drew up at the hotel, 1 Wouidn nav
known him, but one OF tne young men
pointed him out. ana u Wouid nave uone
you good 10 see now ne leceIveu ms. AN
taking both my hands in his and holding
me at arms length Tor a moment, linen,
before ! knew II, ne mao drawn me Wy anu
kisseu me. ns' u na that nod fo,,nd =
raa1 father r. Seems hard to saw It. but
that is how I felt.
Wen, he just couldn't keep away from
me all evening. He showered me with ques-
lions about you and father, which ! an,
swered as wen as could ~. $40. soen noa UNA
1s eeu ha, 1rep l ny as very grave Int not
er~ A. Won mood fine to think things over,
and 70 get 4 RICH perspectiyc,' he said, and
our home win be yours until you do
I'VE drove home the dext day, up won
derfnl river valley. deep into the ncart OF
the iootnl,ls, WIN .ne p.n. nn,ana ~
Nv aIm srthn,s WAS "a surprised and delight.
cd M he had been. and / won't try to tell
YOU all the things she said to me. She
cried little, too, and I'm afraid | came
near helping her bit You know the At n.
thurs lost their little girl before they ied'
Manieoga., anu .nsy nass .',.4 ~ ,,, v
!. Tnara.s rnthinr 90 very fine abont their
home. except the spirit that's inside It. I
can't describe IT.. but it's there-a certain
leisurely way Of doing things, a sense that
they have made work fneir servant insieao
OF their MASTER. ana sun lnsy s. ce y,
.nan no ha va" When thew loft Man,tohs in
the the earlv days Discouraged with successive
foothills with their lew sead Of STOCK; now
tne.r ca.aie ars numeea - 'neu ,an% anu
st;i, t nase s.au, 10 i've for thc nnrc hanni.
ness they and In life. and only to think Of
their property rs secondary consideration.
Now really must close. Mrs. Arthurs
sends a note, and In quite sure IT'S AZ y.
VIZ, vlta,lon. o1. mosner, Wnat couia " pve.
~ so Tr ,st him I'M hira n,sase,.S
Tor n while. The change vii viii do him good.
Love to you, dearest, and to Allan, If
he still thinks Of me- BEuLAH
"P. ST. forgot 70 mention that Jim
Travers left iiainviile on the same train
as a ~ ne couia nalu'y . niss w. ms Eyes
S ~ar wcs saw IN xis;t I'm. DOM .r mas
how how much he guessed. He said he was
going west himself TO take up land, but he
wanted to call on some friends first, and he
got on 9 few stations from i1Hinville. Be
tween you ana me, DeIiye ne changed BIS
n - ta .n,,1 a nn uaas On 'ns ne
Observation-Disclosures .s Il the na;rhhors GOT - nra -
Of il. II would he inst ike linn to do that.