Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-23
Gilly's Use
of Pet Names
By JOHN TILToN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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u lilly WINCH halted his horse at
~ the cross trail and slipped from
the saddle to tighten a glrth AS he
lifted his head he heard light foot
step on the sand and bounded into
the saddle.
"llo, Miss Pretty" he cried.
The girl stopped short and looked
at him from indignant blue eyes.
There was a lunch basket swinging
from one hand and she carried some
school books In the other.
"How dare you speak to me in that
way?" she asked.
He barred his dark head sheeplshly.
"SOrry, ma'am-I didn't know that
| was speaking to YOU" he said
bumbly
The lovely young face flushed deep
er. She turned off into by-path
"rm getting off the trall-we're
hiking right along-don't you walk in
the tall grass-there might be rat
tiers" he suggested.
She skipped back again. ~ hope
that's the truth" she said susplclously.
"Look behind you-look out - She
backed away with little scream, for
cOled In the path was small rattle
snake bnsking In the hot sun.
as he alive?"
"Just now he is-but wait a min,
ute He whipped out a gun and
fired. There was a furry of dust and
something Topped into the sagebrush
and was still. The horse danced ex-
citedy.
"Oh" screamed the girl, shutting
her eyes from death In the light and
sunshine of beautiful day. How
cruel men nrew
"I'n be hanged!" growled the exas-
perated Mr.. Winch. "Women always
did get my goat Oh, Pretty Lady,
have heart-be stillW
"You are imposslblew tossed Beth
over her shoulder as she ran down
the trail toward Blalr's ranch, where
she was boarding. Mr.. Blair was
chairman of the board of school trus-
tees, and Beth Carvel was the new
school teacher from the East.
Beth thought Billy Winch was
handsome, and secretly she believed
he was the incest cOwpuncher she had
met out In the Stone Gulch country.
But, although she knew him so slight
ly, she had been annoyed and finally
angered. by his familiarity in calling
her Miss Pretty" or pretty Lady"
The next day when she met Billy
Winch she barely inclined her proud
little head.
lie stopped his horse and watched
her until her straight, slim form was
out of sight. He sat like bronze
figure, dumb misery on his face. He
had been waiting for her--tO tell lTer
that he loved her-and that If 1t was
necessary he would go to school all
over aguin-although he had gradu-
ated from well-known university.
Lunch hour was over and the chill
dren In the little schOOlh0use under
the cOttOnwOOds were drawing near
the entrance waiting for Beth and her
bell.
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