The Gavelyte, December 1909

17G THE GAVELYTE, ---- - ----· ·--------------------- ab<)'Jt Bt:l th Ht:l knew right away he had Lrodden on forbiclden ground but in a few moment Ed told him how he had been to Chicago and found they had moved. I3ut for ·ome reason nobody knew where they had gone. Ed said: "then I came back here and for some reason I thought Roy knew where she wets and she wa hapµy with him. .:,o I decided t0 put my time into this work and not worry about her. I always did like Gertrude and brino- out here made a fellow lonesorr?e and I thought I loved her well "' enough to aRk her to be my wife but I found there was some other fellow standing between. A near as I can make out it is a Chicago fellow. She says he does not know she loves him but she doe:-:, and thinks she would be happy with no onP- else. I suppose she will never get m:irried since her father ha put a ba.rrier in the way of her going back to Chicago. "Then she showed me where I clicl not really love her but was lonesome and if l took her back into civilization I would get tired of her. It made me mad at first; at her, Roy an,l th n myself. My old hatred of Roy came back for it seemed he took everything from me. AftP-r a time I cooled down and I made up my mind -'to be a man and you ee how far I have succeeded. Gertrude an,l I are the best of frienrls and often talk about our College days." Clarance's mind did some fast thinking while Ed waR talking and when he finished Clarance asked him if that waR all the reason he had for think– ing Roy had married Beth. Ed said: "Yes I suppose it is." "Then let me tell you something. I know that fl.oy went to Chicago several times to find Beth and never could. He gave it up two years ago when he found she bad moved to Dakota. He saiJ you lived out thrre and had likely mar– ried her." This put new life into Ed and he had a clue to where she might be found. They had likely moved after he left and if it were possible she was any ways near his old home she would find out where he was and possibly at some future time when he wa not busy he would make another attempt to find her. Shortly thf'- boys rlecided that it was dinner time and they un addled their horses, watered and ferl thrm by a little stream and then prepared their own meal. * * * * * * * * * * It wa ... aturday evening when they pulled into the headquarters of the northern camp. They stayed here ovrr Sabbath and early Monday morning to ,k the train for Falling Water. They arrived Tuesday afternoon and \yhen Gt1rtrude fo1..1nd out who the new doctor was <:ihe wa, pleased as mueh ac; Ed .