The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-02-02

w" crook IL, was acquitted ON the
P,o -, ,otf.defense. So ! didn't dare
COW ANYTHING to you or to Danny,
what did was TO steal your deeh
r,vself when had chance. Danny /
,,ns como blank forms just like II, ana
= az, nm one night In my room ana
n,ode n COPY. II wasn't q very good
vorr erandfather's handwriting
WINS ewfully hard to initiate. besines,
didn't have any notnrial seal but
,bought II might do for--for some
ming IN he stolen. Then ] hid the
reoI deed and put the copy back IN
the envelope In your pocket
"And Fullerton finally stole IT, JUST
ne Won thought he would ] put In
"ue did. You are dreadfully care
less with your things you are al
voys leaving your coat around. Just
whore YOU happen to take II OF.
trew then that the next thing to be
done was to get your deed recorded
quickly. He-he was urging me every
doy 10 run away with him. and was
ofroId TO tell him how much I despised
him: afraid he'd take II out on you
and Daddy. So I just let him go on
and talk and believe what he pleased.
OF course. he wanted to ride with me
the morning we went away. hut after
we GOT down the road a piece. ! made
nm excuse to 60 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"
81 didn't go 10 Atropla, MS he ex-
pecied me to-" she continued calmly.
'I 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 I got
Ms far as the Haversack | thought
heard somebody following me. was
scared and didn't know what to do. /
was afraid my copying OF the deed had
been discovered and that the original
would be taken away from me, so l
hurried 10 hide the real deed. The
old Haversack tunnel seemed to be a
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 fOothlll ranches. So re-
mounted 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 Wrinkle wanted to Craze, and
I had to go Off and leave them when
the train came. That's all, think ;
except that had to wait two days Mt
my cousins In Copah before could
get the deed back from the record
er's office. They were awfulIy slow
about It."
at isn't quite ALL" I amended "You
haven't told me how you happened to
come back with Beasley and his
posse"
THAT was Just coincidence.
reached Atropla on tie early morning
train and met Mr.. Beasley and his
men just as they were starting up the
mountain. Cousin Buddy Fuller hat
, told me how he had telegraphed {,
Angels for Mr.. Beasley, and wa!
!. scared to death, OF course because
knew what II meant SO I borrowe,
the Haggertys' pony and came alonl
with the posse"
There was silence for little time
q such silence MS the gathering ant
y hammering OF the carpenters an,
steam-iitters permitted. Then said
: And when you got here. the frs
A thing | did was to call you Mrs. Bull
q lerton' don't blame you for not be
: Ing able to forgive me, Jeanle, girl
o honestly, don't"
r 1T was worse than crime" sh
h ayerred solemnly; ut was a blundeI
l. What made you do ltr
d Partly because l was a jeaI0u
fool; but mostly because was sor
n and sorry and disappointed. I though
~ Fullerton had beaten me TO IT,"
!" NO" she said quite soberly; "a
d, was Miss Randle who heat you to II.
le gasped. There were tremendou
20 possibilities IN that cool answer q
II hers; prodlgious possibilities.
But say!" | burst out "dldn't
Il. tell you that Llsette had pushed m
overheard long ago?"
~ Il know. She was sensible enoup
ne to see that you and she couldn't lly
We on nothing a year. But now that va
er are rich, or are going to be T.
sure you are not going to be less cel
II. erous than she was. What II she d
MS 'ake your ring or Ia a moment of di
M enlargement, and knowing that W
I'd couldn't buy her hatsf You can
"a very sure she put It on again AS so,
IT. MS your back was turned"
wv There we were; no sooner over o,
hurdle before another and a high
he one must jump up. stuaned n,
Up thrust my hands into my pockets.
MS piper rustled ana drew Il out.
ng was the telegram Buddy Fuller n,
i handed me, still unread. | opened
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