Show ahk r A STORY OF northeastern PEIN UTAH written ritten especially for tho the VE EXPRESS by harold L douglas 0 CHAPTER IV LOVE LOTE S YOUNG DREAM now years ove eve frank borrowed a homemade home homo made mado cutter from a neighbor barnested hor har nested up tip a team of horses arid went up to tho the homo home of his divinity A halt hour later the bolls wore were jing 0 lin ling 0 merrily as they sped toward tho the fer festivities when they arrived tho clio dancing had commenced sapphira betook retook herself to ono one side of the room whore tho the female contingent was drawn up tip in a long line u while bilo F rank frank joined the gentlemen who wore were grouped around the musicians stand on tho the opposite side of the house making comments on the ladies ladief one beetle broco d bull whacker says soo seo daisy rowley aint she rigged up for a uto ute boar dancer dalcol another follow fellow says just see jennie nieMe mccrow Crow hug bug that yap dancing in with wish my girl would squeeze mo me that way just then sapphira Sappl lira was whirled by and a tall awkward young man mail with a bristling 0 blond moustache made a guess conea concerning 0 tho the material of which a part of her wardrobe was con strutted ted this remark reached franks ears cars for he was standing within nn an arms arma length of the sp speaker oaker ho touched him on the arm and said como come out doors a minute tho the follow looked rathor surprised but followed frank who strode out of the hougo like a roman koman hero A number of othor men smelled blood in tho the air and wont outside by tho the corner of the building frank was foaming around and bo bestowing stowing a choice selection of pot pet names on the object of his wrath who seemed to bo be trying to reason with him but frank continued to grow moro vio lont and the crowd hold held their breath as the blondo blonde young mans mails hand slowly crept to his hip pocket A second later ho he produced a pint flask which ho handed to frank who removed rc tile the boik and suppressed all hard feelings r with a doso boso of peoria bit bitters tors this peaceable sot settlement domount of the difficulty disgusted disgust od the alio spectators and they went awa away y grumbling about bluffing and insinuated that frank would rather drink than fight 0 any day frank ro returned turned to tho the room and was soon gliding over tho the floor with S sapphira in his arms arins hardly conscious of time or di distance stanco when tho the musicians got tired it was announced that the danco dance then called would bo be the last F frank rank started for sapphira but ho got there just in timer tomoo hor her take the arm of the bi big 0 blondo blonde with whom he had the rach racket rachea ea earlier in the evening the disappointed appointed lis lover had the poor caste to ak a very largo and robust damn without even muffling his mouth with it handkerchief and then ho wont went outside rolled a cigarette and remembered how hattie would always give him tho the first and last dances clan cos could ho he havo have foon been hor her crying over his desertion lie ho might havo have felt worse tho the ceasing of tho the and tho the people leaving tho the house reminded him of his fair companion and lie ho found her in time to help her on with her wraps it was very cold us as they were going homo home but like all men who would rather bon bo in love than clothed in their right minds frank made his horses walk through cho drifting 0 snow ono one of his arms fell lightly on sapphires Sapp hires hiras shoulders then down to her waist where is your arm she asked where is your waist ho he inquired both those questions remain unanswered to this day when they reached the gate sapphira allowed herself to be talked out of a kiss ess and then went to the house As she lit tho the candle she lot tho the match burn half way war through thon then holding the charred end watched it burn clear out and the ashes fall toward franks honio homo til ill got him yet in spite of that selwyn girl sho she said and smiled serenely 1 bihon frank crawled in bed with arod AO latter rolled over long enough to romark remark what in 11 you boon boen doin I 1 got homo home with laura two hours houm ago goo whiz I 1 but your foots feets cold dont put em cm on nio me F rank frank never tried to mako make any excuses to battle it was a wise conclusion for him too because sho she was burning for an opportunity to express her opinion in straight 0 and forcible english for two days tho cho new fever possessed franks binl voices rang in his cars can her face was vaa over before him and lie ho could fool feel her li lips p resting 01 on Us hie own ho he could neither work nor sloop sleep but ho he ato enormously onoe and began to gain flesh the second evening following tho the danco dance ho arrayed himself in all iiii iii 3 glory and mounting his steed bleed turned his face toward the cabin on tho the canal As lie he beached leached the said canal Bona partes march cams floating from the bow of old mr moade sapphira welcomed him with open arms figuratively speaking thoy sat by tho the firo fire talking of various things which interested neither after aghilo tho the old people and laura went to bed and sapphira blew out tho the candle they still sat before tho the fireplace the ruddy glow of tho embers falling on their faces frank took her hand in his ho glanced over his shoulder at tho the bod bed tho the old people were slumbering sweetly swo otly ho he passed ono one arm around Sapp Sapphira hiras 8 waist and drew her onto his knee havo have you boon been to soo see hattie lato lata ly I 1 sho she inquired mischievously tt 1 I had her engaged to go to t tho b e now years danco dance ho he replied why you tako her hort then henl 1 I had bettor better company smack 1 ID dearl oarl Dar darling lingl 1 SMACK K KH but it is now timo time to ring down tho the curtain on this sacred scone scene which is merely introduced as evidence to prove that frank was prop properly orly flod to conduct a sparking with such on able assistant as aa sapphira agoado his journey to tho the canal became of almost nightly occurrence occur ence and the arkansas ansas Trav traveler olor and Bona Bonapart partes ea aft march arch became familiar tunes to his ears cars one evening toward the last of march lie made his usual trip but with a now and stron strong resolution in his heart As lie sat in 0 his old place by Sapp sapphira hita it seemed that the old man mail would never lot up tip on oil ins his old vi bufa finally lie ho drew tho the bow ox er the borhi strings 0 s in A a final paroxysm ail and hung thol t ha instrument on the wall then to faahs fi auks great relief all except e sapphira retired lie ho had thought up a very appropriate and poetical speech avith which to otter offer her his heart and hand haild but it boomed to stick in iii his throat lie ho began two oi 01 throe three times whilo the ol 01 eject of his looked at him with such amusement in her ovo eve that ho got oft off his base completely at last ho he managed to say sapphira I 1 think thiril a ahola lot of you and pd id liko to get married who to asked sapphira innocently why to you of courso course she dropped lier her eyes and blushi aig ly replied well frank I 1 inest think over it awhile I 1 know lot let mo me there was no standing out against such an appeal and frank was glad enough to have tho task off his mind so ao ho he soon bid her good night and houie homo ili highly 0 lily delighted 0 by tho thought of his daring CONTINUED NEXT WEEK |