guy spenceSometime that summer Milton and Don talked Papa into buying a bunch of sheep with the money he get from the farm in Red Mesa and they had to have a place to winter the sheep so Papa leased a ranch on the Big Horn river. It was called the Spence ranch; it was where Guy Spence was born. His folks owned it at one time and the train stopped there to get water and the stop off was named after Guy Spence father, so that winter Milton moved on the ranch to feed the sheep.
dance the night away
That winter Edith and I went to school in Cowley and the people around Spence would have a dance once in awhile through the winter. Papa would take my girl friends there were three of then and Edith in the wagon about 35 miles to the ranch and we would dance all night and come home the next day. Papa would call the square dances and we really had lots of good times. Don and Alvin were helping Milton with the sheep, so they were always glad to see the girls come with us.
last time
That fall the Spences moved in a house just down from our place and I started to see Guy Spence again and boy did I think I was in love. Six feet tall, brown eyes and black curly hair. He would still walk me home from school and I would spend as much time over at his place as possible. He would walk me home at night with a goodnight kiss. Boy what a thrill! Mother was too busy with Daphne and Jennies weddings, I don’t think she knew I was around most of the time.
Guy Spences sister had married and she brought her sisters to live with her. They seem to me three of the simplest girls I ever saw.
did I get over him?
This went on till about the last of March and the family was getting ready to go back to the oil fields. Guy walked me home, but instead of going home, he walked out in under the trees. Standing there in the moonlight, he told me if I would let him make love to me, he would think of marring me. If I did not kick through to him it would be the last time we would go together. All I could do is just look at him for a long time, then turn out of his arms and went home, that was the end of 3 years of loving one man. I never saw him again. I can not describe how I felt. I went home, went up stars to bed, mother saw me come in, I guess I look stunned and asked me to tell her what was the matter, I told her nothing that I was OK. Did I ever get over him? No.
dance the night away
That winter Edith and I went to school in Cowley and the people around Spence would have a dance once in awhile through the winter. Papa would take my girl friends there were three of then and Edith in the wagon about 35 miles to the ranch and we would dance all night and come home the next day. Papa would call the square dances and we really had lots of good times. Don and Alvin were helping Milton with the sheep, so they were always glad to see the girls come with us.
head over heels
Well I fell head over heels with one of the brothers (Guy Spence) and we kind of paired off. But he would always leave in the summer time and that would leave me alone, so I begin to look else where, and there was three young men that the girls and I got to running around with, they did not belong to the better class of people in Cowley. But it worried Papa some, although he had no reason too. The only thing I did was start to smoke but when I caught my self-sneaking behind the barn to smoke, I quit cold turkey. I did not want Papa and Mother to find out.
Well I fell head over heels with one of the brothers (Guy Spence) and we kind of paired off. But he would always leave in the summer time and that would leave me alone, so I begin to look else where, and there was three young men that the girls and I got to running around with, they did not belong to the better class of people in Cowley. But it worried Papa some, although he had no reason too. The only thing I did was start to smoke but when I caught my self-sneaking behind the barn to smoke, I quit cold turkey. I did not want Papa and Mother to find out.
last timeThat fall the Spences moved in a house just down from our place and I started to see Guy Spence again and boy did I think I was in love. Six feet tall, brown eyes and black curly hair. He would still walk me home from school and I would spend as much time over at his place as possible. He would walk me home at night with a goodnight kiss. Boy what a thrill! Mother was too busy with Daphne and Jennies weddings, I don’t think she knew I was around most of the time.
Guy Spences sister had married and she brought her sisters to live with her. They seem to me three of the simplest girls I ever saw.
did I get over him?
This went on till about the last of March and the family was getting ready to go back to the oil fields. Guy walked me home, but instead of going home, he walked out in under the trees. Standing there in the moonlight, he told me if I would let him make love to me, he would think of marring me. If I did not kick through to him it would be the last time we would go together. All I could do is just look at him for a long time, then turn out of his arms and went home, that was the end of 3 years of loving one man. I never saw him again. I can not describe how I felt. I went home, went up stars to bed, mother saw me come in, I guess I look stunned and asked me to tell her what was the matter, I told her nothing that I was OK. Did I ever get over him? No.
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