Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

made a copy. 1t wasn't u very good
copy-your grandfather's handwrit-
ing was awfully hard to initiate. Be
sides, i didn't have any netarial seal
But I thought 1t might do for-for
something to be stolen. Then l hid
the real deed and put the copy back
in the envelope in your pocket"
"And Bullerton finally stole it, just
as you thought he would" l put in
"He did. You are dreadfully care
less with your things; you are always
leaving your coat around. just where
you happen to take it off. l knew
then that the mex thing to be done
was to get your deed recorded quick
ly. He--he was urging me every day
to run AVA with him, and 1 was
afraid to tell him how much I de-
spised him; afraid he'd take it out on
you and Daddy. So l just let him go
On and talk and believe what he
pleased. OF course he wanted to rid
with me the morning we went away,
but after we got down the road a
piece. l made an excuse to go on
ahead by another trail"
THAT much of what he. told your
father and me-when we were having
the scrap-was true. He said you
went on ahead" ,
II didn't go to Atropia, rs he ex-
PNNSSu ~ " SIS ColillIIdSu CCtllIlhys
Il took the old Haversack trail across
the mountain to Greaser siding. l
knew that the Copah train would stop
there on the side-track. When l got
as far as the Haversack I thought l
heard somebody following me. I was
scared and didn't know what to do. 1
was afraid my copying of the deed
had been discovered and hat the
original would be taken away from
me, so 7 hurried to hide the real deed.
The old Haversack tunnel seemed to
be a good place, but while l was in
there Barney began to bark, and I
looked out and saw that the noise I
had heard a been made by a. stray
cow from one of the foothill ranches.
So I remounted and rode on to catch
the train to Copah. At Greaser siding
| tried to make Barney lead the pony
home, and Barney tried his best to do
it. But Winkie wanted to Craze, and
l had to go off and leave them when
the train came. That's all. I think:
except that I had to wait two days at
get the deed back from the record
er's office. They were awfully slow
about it."
1T isn't quite ALL" I amended. you
haven't told me how you happened to
come back with Beasley and his
posse"
THAT vas just a coincidence. I
reached Atropia on the early morning
train and met Mr.. Beasley and his
men just as they were starting up the
mountain. Cousin Buddy Fuller had
told me how he had autographed to
Angels for Mr.. Beasley, and l was
scared to death, of course, because
knew what it meant. So I borrowed
the Haggerty's pony and came along
with the posse
There was silence for a little time;
such silence as the Gathering and
~hammering of the carpenters anc
steam-f1tters permitted. Then l said:
And when you got here, the first
thing I did was to call you Mrs. Bull
%lerton.' I don't blame you for not be-
ing able to forgive me, Jeanne, girl;
honestly, 1 don't"
1T was worse than a crime" she
averred solemnly; lit was a blunder.
What made you do it?".
Partly because I vas a Jealous
fool; but mostly because I was sore
and sorry and disappointed. l
thought Fullerton had beaten me to
it,"
J NO" she said quite soberly; ut
was Miss Randle who beat you to it."
I gasped. There were tremendou.
pocSAbllillcS III that COOL answer or
hers; prodigious possibilities.
But say" 1 burst out: didn't I
tell you that Lisette had pushed me
overheard long ago?"
I know. She was sensible enough
to see that you and she couldn't live
on nothing a year. But now that you
are rich, or are going to be . I'm
sure you are not going to be less gen.
erous thar she was. What if she did
take your ring Off in a Of dis
enlargement, and knowing that you
couldn't buy her hats? You can be
very sure she put it on again as soon
as your back was turned"
There we were; no sooner over one
hurdle before another and a higher
one must jump up. 1 groaned and
thrust my hands int my pockets. A
paper rustled and I drew it out. II
was the telegram Buddy Fuller had
handed me, still unread. I opened i,
half absently, holding it down so tina,
the glow of the nearest flare fell up.
on the writing. Then I gave a little
times and nearly checked doing It, and
read the thing again. After all OF
which I said, as calmly as I could:
But. in spite OF all that I had told
you about Lisette, you asked me once
to kiss you"
Isis it quite nice OF you to re.
mind me Of it?" she inquired re.
~Droachfully.
ut wouldn't be-in ordinary cir.
cumstances; it WOULD be beastly. But
listen, Jeanne; haven't you been MAD
clear through, sometimes, in reading
a story. to have a coincidence rung ir
on you when you knew perfectly wei
that the thing couldn't possibly have
happened so pat in the nick of timer
II suppose J. have; yes
We'll, don't ever let it disturb 70,
again. Because the real thing is a 10,
more wonderful and unbelievable
you know. Listen to this: it's a wire
from my cousin, Percy; the one who
sent me out into the wide, wide world
to look for a girl, a horse and a dog
and who is the only human being out.
side of Colorado who knows where ]
am likely to be reached by telegraph
He Is in Boston. and this Is what he
says: Recalled home when we
! reached Honolulu, outbound. Lisette