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Show I SEE WHAT I CORNER t By Rjchard H w.kiiM j t MP' pXCEPT FOR the fact that Allen - Bursley was a coward, May-belle's May-belle's happiness was complete. Being Be-ing a Weslyan, even though the once vast properties of her forefathers fore-fathers had shriveled to a mere 20-acre 20-acre farm on the outskirts of Minute Stockbridge, she Q Fiction could not abide cowards. Worst of all, Allen Bursley didn't seem to think that being branded a coward was at all important. "Why," he asked, "should I want to fight Steve Legge? I've nothing against him. He's done nothing to offend me." "Why?" she stormed. "You ask me why? Isn't it enough to be told he's saying such dreadful things about you?" "But suppose the stories aren't true? And what if they are?" "Allen Bursley," ' Maybelle said tensely, "you listen to me. When you came up here and bought the Thompson place and tried to make a go of farming, everyone laughed. But you fooled 'em. You made the place pay by dint of hard work, and then you made me fall in love with you and and I was tremendously tre-mendously happy and wanted to get married only " "Only," said Allen, "everyone "every-one figured you were Steve Legge's girl, and when we became be-came engaged Steve began to threaten. And now you won't marry me, till I've licked him." "I wouldn't marry a coward," said Maybelle scornfully. The word spread like wildfire. Maybelle Weslyan had broken off her engagement with Allen Bursley, Burs-ley, because Allen had admitted Allen withheld the g that rose to Us tips. pn being afraid of Slew k fye became more war yearned for some eft- the city man. P'e THE OPP0RTUKB 11,6 fortnight later it t pre village postoffice. It r rig! and more than half oi - . population was gate: len Bursley came s 03c porch, his attention r on a letter in his ha (( see the outthrust itf Legge, and fell overt - Mr self by grasping a retook re-took where y'n : ; : clumsy Idiot! BtfS the leg." I ... Allen withheld fc rose to his lip a::. "Keep your legs c;: don't want them "Say! Who do JK : talking to, you fc sissy?" Allen hesitated, y his letter and tu; pocket. egge," M;' want to quarrel' Steve let out 'f tuous laughter. "k we don't abide S:; "But," finislie(1 I "Since you you, you brought a - Steve lunged struck him liM " ". J and set him bf;.'K He struck out t-; l nying his blow : only to have the between his teeth . sledge hammer. Above t!m -l hind -rk belle running , held out ing to eet oul . tag, and WW C ta the band - ' j descended f back of Alle" , When Allen head was P 1 Maybelle. She'., someone and ta-. him," she w-.; 7 stronger than h t , Allen's eye? ; he said . : . n ' h,cause wasn't becaus knowledge , ; ,, die myseK. ,? iarm. Thaty, ,:, folks up y. how to do u ,;! mean?" . "AH I 1 how to-roaKe j ever and ever- |