Show II fl LOVE WINS OUT II BY lIT J. J XOn NORMAN N High sho she sat up on tho Salter s throne on a granite OUI 01 with tho tito Golden Guidon Red ned naming fUnning alt all around herand her hor herand horand and upon h her r fair young head hoail And AndEric AndEric Eric the bold tall youth oho sho ho had dared to risk his ever every hop of ot othal hal happiness In a stumbling declaration of or devotion stared up at her in joyful amazement on t. t You You lovo love m me he ho crie cried 1 you ou loreme lovo lore mo me a a. poor struggling Norwegian Nor farmer Cartner and und you OU tho 10 daughter of or a n millionaire and the he most moat beautiful girl girlIn in answered tho the world Yes she sho In h her r deep dc-cp sweet voice I I lovo 10 you and smiling a little at nt his like loyer-like praise she added whimsically Wont Won ont t you ou believe me Erlo Erie He Ito sprang to his feet and anti took her boldly In ins Ihs arms Oh Marjorie it seems too good to bo lIo true h ho he whispered I I 1 could not I help hell speaking peal hut but I never dared darell even even evenin in Iii m my wildest dreams to hope hop for forth th this Is Gently releasing releasing- herself she eho looked at her watch Come It is time for mo me to return re return re- re turn she saId raid Father Is 18 always nn angry r If It I keep him waiting for his breakfast t. t Oh I am afraid I had hail forgotten olten your father he said paid blankly Thero There was as very er little doubt a as to what father who father who knew nothing of or those these early meetings on out on tho the Salter Saltor while whilo he was as asleep In In bod would bed would ea say when Eric formally requested tell permission to marr marry his only r child It camo came home suddenly to tho time young oung man how preposterous such mch a proposal would seem to tho father of or ht his love His beautiful Marjorie Mar Mar- jorie jerle heiress 9 to thousands of or acres of rich California pasture and over o a million sheep married to an Insignificant Norwegian farmer who had all his work cut out to make mako both ends meet Why imy It of oC course the American would promptly kick him out Good b bye e said Eric disconsolately atel as us they came near the UtHo inn which had the honor of sheltering Marjorie and her wealthy rather father Ill iii come and anti seo sec your our father directly after breakfast breakfast- t. t Good b Good bye e she sho answered Ill ru do doall doall doall all I can n to win v him over ovel first And I Ill I'll mako make tho c myself so that It shall bo ho Just as ho likes It and tc see that the eggs are not boiled holled as hard hardas aa as the they were ver yesterday Whon hon dadIs dadIs dad dadIs Is in good humor there thero I Is always alwa's hope S Tho The scene was certainly not an In Inspiring inspirIng inspiring in- in one tho the lover Jo thought as he stood upon tho threshold of or the little inn Tho prevailing no note noto to was a melancholy gray gra gray gra- grasl sl sky y gray granite and gray hills tinged with steam steamy mist and the famous ramous Gray I of Fjord Fjord Fjord-a a group of or boulders which seen from a 3 distance bear bc-ar a marvelous resemblance to a flock of grazing sheep l looked more astonishingly like real gray I than over However Howe he pulled himself to together I and ami boldly asked to see Mr Ir Edward Petersen I TIme Tho millionaire was awaiting hum liim walking up and down in tho the garden I back of or tho Inn Ho was a 3 lank lanky hard gray glay haired man with a stern I mouth but twinkling humorous eyes ees I A decent enough old fellow at heart but a n. little conceited b by reason of his success It had mad been at ot s h hs only childs child's sug ug- suggestion I that he three years after the time death of his wife had taken a 3 trip homo home to tho the old country ho had left a poor pOOl boy lIoy man many years oars before He Ho looked up as Eric Erie approached anti and frowned has told me wh why you come ho said brusquely quely b by Wa way of ot i e 1 i i Very deliberately Eric scanned hIi hi man and anti without waiting for Cor an in invitation In Hatlon sat down Look here Mi 11 Petersen Peterson he said faid I I 1 know It must be rather presumptions to you Oll but I cant can't help It It really really I cant I love Marjorie and she eho loves me rne And we cant can't help that now no can con we Th Time The Californian smiled but it was the hard smile oS 01 oC an angry man tickled against his will You ma may bo be lacking in money monc but you yon ou arc are not lacking in chock ho he curtly The question Eric continued Ig Ignoring Ig Ig- noring the sneer Is what Is what are arc you going to do about it Are you oU going to forbid the match or are arc you ou going to let lovo have Its way I 1 mn am going to forbid the match replied Mr 11 en clenching his lists fists determinately But why Eric asked In the most Innocent surprised tone In the world 1 I 1 love lovo your our daughter and amid sho ho loves Joves me Why h should hould you OU refuse us permission lon to marry Confound you cried tho American Amen Ameri can an angrily you yomi cannot possibly keep her lien in lit tho stylo st le sho she has 1115 been accustomed to J I I cult can mako u a Jiving I shant shan't I starve her Wholesome food food not not t your rich indigestible mc messes messes and and a little work worl wont won't hurt h her r. r Then tho the storm broke Get nut out thundered the limo millionaire million millIon- aire nine get out before you ou arc are hurt I r novel never heard such impudence in allm all m my Ji life fe Wll Wh should I get out Eric asked quietly I I am your equal there Is nothing outrageous in my may wanting to marry your our daughter My II equal arc uro you ou Do you ou know JUlOw young man I r could buy you up a hundred hun bun dred tUnes times anti and never nC feel It h Why hl you YOU conceited young jackass I have over o a l million sheep out there thero I I have o a few of or them myself un In I I I II I there replied tho flue young man war war- lag ing his hand lland in tho direction of tie t saltern The rhe American glanced glanc scornfully that hat WR way and his eyes fell on time the Gra Gray ethers apparently feeding on OIL the time side of or tho hill hili Pooh you yU have o not enough h Io o fell feed my may hands fur oJ a n. day he cried six hundred kroner klonel would bu buy thorn I 1 will take four fOUL oui hundred for Lot I tho the lot Jot said Eric quickly spot cash cash The Tho AmerIcan looked cut at him him keen keenly Why h do you OU want Lu to sell them Perhaps ps I want to go so to California I Ito to to- tomake make m my fortune rind and come back buck I anti and n ask k OU you once more mOIa for tor our your J daughters daughter's hand snit said Erie Eric lightly Now Ed Petersen was vas m a n man who never let an opportunity slip sUp It I flashed nahed across oss his mind that If It this mad fellow really wont went to America to tomake I I make malc Juts his fortune ho would safely be lie out of or the wa way and after a U while Marlone Mar Mar- j I lone would forgot Corgel him and would probably end IJ by making the tho titled I I marriage on which ho Ito had hall set et his heart I That is the tue first sensible I thing I i have o heard you OU say ho lie pulling th the local paper out of his pocket and nd looking at tho time market price of or sheep Ho ISo did nut riot Intend Eric to get set tho ho best of or him In a bar har- gain lie Ho was quite prepared to buy him out but If tr any ono one was going to score he lie was determined it should b be he You said roM four hundred I will give hc you ou three hundred and fifty Done DOllt Eric ErIe cried Come on lets let's go o and slid have o a look at them said ald the American Dut But Eric laughed Afraid l of your out bargain 7 1 h he asked I Time Tiie American flushed angrily ans and f glanced up the again Thel rhe j I fray Grey r looked healthy enough h feeding thoro patiently In tho the mist and he fancied himself both ns nl a 0 bargainer bargainer bar bar- gainer an and a n. man with wiLls an nn Instinctive c eye cyc o fur for sheep Without a word he marched in indoors indoors in- in doors and wrote TOto out a n check which ho he handed to Eric with tho the remark If you rou have anything elso else to sell be- be foro Coro you go let mo me know Inow and amid I will mal make c you Olt an Uric Eric folded tho the check and put it In his pocket I r knew somehow this timis interview would woul end ond In itt a a. deal he observed careless carelessly What do you mean I Como Come an and see you OU done me mc Como Come antI and see sec Together th they Y climbed the hill bill the thu older man puzzled anti and suspicious time the younger frankly triumphant and at nt last they came caine to tho time famous Gray Cray ethers which Mr 11 Peterson Petersen n hind had bought for three and tind fifty kroner Ho Ito looked at the time st stones nes and amid first he swore and und th then n ho he laughed You have got ot mo mae young oun man ho cried to think that I I I-a. a man with n ct million sheep shed 01 of m my fl own should not hot know the between n a flock of or sheep and a a. lot ot of or rocks You are arc pretty smart mart my lad Jail I reckon you OU would bo ho a good gool man Juan about mayra my may ra ranch a cli I r am sure I should hould replied the toe incorrigible Eric Erie It is not men who havo done dODe you OU so thoroughly IsIt Isit is isit it It You ou are arc tho the first elm said d the time I American proudly Heavens cDs how they will laugh laug-il at atmo mo rimo when tho story comes out 1 It I is sure to be e cabled across acres Cant Can't you OU see seo time tho headlines Mr Mi Eric Brie lau laughed j IThe I Tho The millionaire laughed too and I slapped him on the shoulder er II Look here young young- mann man ho lie said ald kindly l do 10 you ou really and trul truly 10 love j mv nu girl I I r i do sir I Then rhen you OU had Imad lIo bettor tt 01 go back and amid j i tell ton her that tint he her I hearted hard-hearted father has given in You can have her you OU I rascal and you OU may many bring her up hero lucre to seo see her poor swindled father lookIn look look- j I regretfully lug In at ut his lila latest purchase C I I Ho held heM out his hIlS hand haud and Eric Erie shook it heartily Wo We will ill It a n. bargain sir sir he lie said mId Jokingly I In consideration k I of oC you giving ine mao ino your daughter Ill I'll my ny mouth shut ut about this thin little 1 deal doal of or ours and anti give Io yo you I back your cheek check j He lIt handed it over o as ns he spoke and tho the millionaire looked at It long and earnestly I shall keep this in m my desk doak ho hos s said ald and anti whenever I am nm feeling rather too pleased with m myself 1 t just take talco it out an and look hook at ft It oJ |