Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-08-25

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cattle in the Galiuros five years ago
and l got caught in a storm way up
in the hills. When it rains in my part
of Arizona, which amt often, it sure
does come down in sheets. The clay
below the rubble on the slopes got
slick as ice. My hawss, a young one,
slipped and fell on me, clawed back to
it's feet, and bolted. Well, there was
with my laig busted, forty miles from
even a whiStlin' post in the desert,
gettin' wetter and colder every blessed
minute.
"There wasn't a chance in a million
that anybody would hear but / kept
firm off my fohty-five on the off hope.
And just before night girl on pinto
came down the side of that uncurried
hill round bend and got me. She
took me to a cabin hidden in the bot
tom of canon and looked after me
four days. Her father, prOspector,
had gone to Tucson for supplies and
we were alone there. She fed me-
nursed me, and waited on me. We di-
vided a one-room twelve-by-
cabin. Understand, we were four
days alone together before her dad
came back, and all the time the sky
was lettin' down a terrible lot of wa
ter. When her father showed up he
grinned and said, Lucky for you Myr-
tie heard that six-gun of yore's popp
He never thought one evil thing about
either of us. He just accepted the sit
uation as necessary. Now the Ques-
ton is, what ought she to have done?
Left me to die on that hil1side?'
"Of course not. That's different"
protested Beatrice, Indignantly.
you're trying to put me in the
wrong. Well, won't have it. That's
all. You may take your choice, Mr..
Lindsay. Either send that girl away
give her up-have nothing to do with
her, Or"
"Or-Y
"Or please don't come here to see
me any more"
He waited, his eyes steadily on her.
do you sure enough mean that, Miss
Beatrice7"
Her heart sank. She knew that she
had gone too far, but she was too i'm
perious to draw back now.
"Yes, that's just what I mean"
I'm sorry. You're leavin' me no op-
ton. I'm not a yellow dog. Sometimes
I'm most man. I'm goin' to do what
think is right"
"Of course" she responded lightly.
eff our ideas of what that is differ"
"They do"
"It's because we've been brought up
differently, suppose" She achieved
stifled little yawn behind her hand.
you've said it." He gave it to her
straight from the shoulder. "All yore
life you've been pampered. When you
wanted thing all you had to do was
to reach out hand for it. Folks were
born to walt on you. by yore way Of it.
You're a spoiled kid. Ask me to turn
my back on friend, and I've got to
say, 'Nothin' doin'.' And If you was
just few years younger I'd advise
yore pa to put you in yore room and
feed you bread and water for askin'
it."
The angry color poured into her
cheeks. She clenched her hands till
the nails bit her palms. 81 think you're
the most hateful man I ever met" she
cried, passionately.
His easy smile tainted her. ooh,
no, you don't. You just think you think
it. Now, I'm goin' to light shuck.
I'll be sayin' good-by, Miss Beatrice,
until you send for me-"
sand that will be never" she flung
at him.
He rose, bowed and walked out of
the room.
The street door closed behind him.
Beatrice bit her lip to keep from
breaking down before she reached her
room.