The Gavelyte, September 1910

I'll I' 1; \ ~;1 'l'I ,, tnrn lw 1•1wd for Hilh 1111d lwr vo1111 lw11rl 'Pnl 0111 lo him. lthn ill h • t'VPI' I 1w\\ nhnul him , a~ what 11:i tin . wo11hl t1•1l lwr. Sht> kn1· v Billy ·u th 1llll) nn "),., ,·nuld nwkP ht•!' happy :ind h,• 1•n11ldn't Ill' 11· lhP lhol of giving lwr~l'lf lwr lift• tn :11mllwr whnm h • r.nuld not tn1 :ind of whom }w w11s .,rr:,ill. Hut a. I illy n ·v,,r r•turnPd and timl' pMl!l"d Rlw gav,• in :ind ,t wa the g,. :,,1ip ,,f thl' ,illayt' thnl {' at1t> ;md thP fon·m:111, Cnmlwll w1•rt• gnmg to h • m111'ri ,d Yl't a:,,1 t}w l1nw apprnarlw<I Kntif' was unhappy anrl gn•w thin ·rnd pall' • Hilly had comt• l() be a gr 'al lawyt'r anrl nlso quitP a d •t,·c iYI'. llut h,• \'a now up against an ohslacl . For thr y an; he• had b •en rying o capturP H gr •nt l'riminal and h had failed to find any cl finHl<· Jew. You would think Billy was happy and eonl nt<'rl - nncc a drunk n minn' s n now r cognized all over this broad land of our , hut h wasn't. Many limes he long cl for the old days that he and Kati had play d tog th r ou among th rocks and mo ·. H had always lik d h r and altho h missed her n w h would d ny that h loved her. At la LBilly d cided t return to his old horn . It was early in Jun and a~ h left the train th birds were inging, the breeze was once more slaying in th pin perfumed with the flowers of the mountains side. The sun was hang– inu low over the Western hills a he wound his way up the village street. While waiting for his supper in a Hotel a man entered which he at once recognized a the criminal he had been searching for. On enquiring Billy found he wa~ a min foreman and going to marry Katie. This was a stunning blow to Billy. Would he leave ampbell go free and sav Katie the pain of a lonesome heart or would he take Cambell and save her th shame, the disgrace-and the hurt of a broken heart? He could not believe that Katie could ever love this man. leep was impossible that night and as the sun was coming out of the east Billy was up and out. He knew not why or how- the thing he did know was that he was back at the old play house- among the rocks- his and Katies - and there upon the old stone seat-that he had built and covered with moss, just for Katie, sat a young lady with her face in her hands crying. He stood motion– le s and as he stood the form of the little girl whom he used always to divide his candy with, had like the flowers on yonder hill side, grown and blossomed into a beautiful y;mng lady and he at last realized that it was Katie-there again-and he was to bee me the wife of that criminal Cambell? 0 the awful– ness-the wickedness of it. No she never will and Billie's pul e began to quicken- his heart beat faster, his face became flushed and a resistle '.3 force sent him forward to her side. She looked up and saw him-knew him and a beautiful light came into her eyes-a lump arose in Billie's thr0at and he could not speak-tears came into his eyes- he held out his arm for her and she came. No words were needed-they both understood. Katie finally withdrew herself and told him how she never could be his because of Cambell. Billy waited till she had finished then he told her of the criminal he wa looking for and of hi, di covery the night before--'she returned to his out tretched arms and for the