Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1922-01-05

oPen tue envelope when the tall
straight figure Of Jimmy Fayne ap
peared before her. He had on riding
clothes. and there was q rawhide quirl
In his hand.
You scared me, JImmy!" laughed
Miss Elizabeth. trifle nervously. ~
didn't know you were anywhere
aroundw
BEG pardon" Jimmy smiled. "AIay
l sit down beside you?"
"Yes."
He sat down beside her and began
thoughtfully to flick the toe Of one OF
his shining boots with the tip Of his
qulrt. She knew what he had come to
say. before he said it:
"Once more" looking pleadlngly Into
her eyes-"won't you marry me and
make me happy forever afterward3"
She turned the letter over In her lap
In order that Fayne might not see. &C.
cidentally or otherwise. the address.
Jimmy" she finally said, I'D like
to have 4 little more time to think
about 1t. Things like this oughtn't to
be decided In a hurry"
you've already had monthsl Or
were they years-or ages? Why do
you keep putting me of like this, Eliz-
abethf" -,.-
"As told you. Jimmy, don't"
He interrupted almost sharply: II
know you don't love me. But you'll
learn to-after you've seen how much
shall adore you"
He made a move as though to take
her into his arms, and she shrank
from him: he had done that same
thing, and she had done that same
thing, dozens Of times before. . . .
With unseeing eyes Elizabeth watched
Mrs. Dale step from her motor at the
porte-cochere and 80 into the house.
Jimmy Fayne, too. saw Mrs. Dale.
but he was wholly unaffected by the
sight Of her: Mrs. Dale, somehow, did
not object to his seeing the girl quite
as much as she had once objected.
Jimmy" after a long silence had
passed between them, "l-Im afraid l
amt the right woman for you. :. =.
II you knew, for sure, that l once took
a rifle gun and killed a man with 1t,
would you-would you still want me"
Fayne laughed as though at good
Joke.
"You. kill a man? Why. couldn't
believe it. But II you had killed man.
or, q dozen men, Tit could hardly
make any difference to me. II you did
do 1t, you did 1t because there was
nothing else to do; I'm sure Of that.
We won't mention 1t again. II you're
willing. neither criticize nor attempt
to understand your hill codes. Marry
me. won't you. Elizabeth"
III 1 did," asked Ben Littlefords
daughter. would you help my people
back In the hills?"
Educate emf Yesl Every blessed
one of EN-"
"FreelyT"
"Yes!"
Once more Elizabeth Littleford tried
to decide. Fayne's eyes grew more and
more hopeful as he watched her lips.
He became Impatient
''Tell me-" be begged. ~
The girl took up the letter she had
Just received nom Bill Dale.
"As soon as l read. this" she muir
INJURED, ..f'f' tell YOU, Jimmy. II you
don't, mind, please. look tile other way
for a minute
She tore. of. one end Of the envelope.
drew out the single sheet ant, unfolded
it. Her eyes narrowed; her face
flushed; AND then. became just 4 little
pale. Her underlip: Quivered As che
folded the sheet and put 1t. back. Into
the envelope. ;.,., ~
II can't marry you, Jimmy" she told
him. ...,.. -. ..---
Without another word she arose and
left him. She hastened to the -heSse'
hastened upstairs. and went to her
room.
Half an hour later Mrs. Dale found
her lying face downward on her bed,
and beside her lay crumpled sheet
Of paper. Mrs. Dale picked up the
sheet, Strengthened it out, and read
this, in the bold handwriting of her
SON:
"BelIeve me, AM very appreciatlve
of your invitation. But am having
Christmas with your mother, here in
my own country" 49,