The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-18
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p csStiDV1t
represented the weatlc1
Of something fain,iy 6Sse{a
soldiers ovcrgrown KIND
NO. replied the gr
lord. at means a I'D
Eow-a-days thcy call
es~ss. ] believe" pointi1
gaks q several conifnd& ~
that Stood IN O corncl
hate q good deal Of .iskfftt
try 20 uaker the 'realys
forfable Ms possible. FIR
1ayd on their fraternity go.
''iIow was tbafrI
well" said ~ ynou5h
Who had watged katil III kdA
huxom matron. had icfuttr44
tA.Scry pleasant stosy
20 tell i; sy.ne.imcs jeSk
myself that thc wdyst tI.il4
have In tlJs worlds Is
temper. You see. ! cans(
soon aftef tho gold few
and sci,ied down irsfysc s
wiley below here. rrnch1
Hfdowcr even then. and
with nc from ihg states
"a daughter. past sevce
was q pretty girl. il do
ing as good Us pretty. you
] was quito wrapped Up III
cours~ I was anxious 20 - II
me. and /. no, that, nj ido
for her 10 do something b0e1t
fail in love with q pcddi-r.
"And did sheg"
..Ycs; you see, In thoA s
country WIFE fall of young ps
had struck out for thcG "a
were trying to got a start -
knicknacks around from Ok
mining camp TO another. &
thom were lively chaps
we'll educated, but ! was -
tho states with ali
preiudices, and Is almost
wild when Nellie told me
to marry q young fellow NJ 8
his pack through our distlUet
deal oftener than his trade -
require. So ! stormed. 5t1o
locked Nellie mp for n wed N
word to her lover that ! had 1Dod
cun for wildcats and pcddla0
What did Nellie dor"
''lou might have guessd
ger. Ono day when ! camo5 10
q catt.o sale she was missing
her y couple If days. but III
taken 60 the tall timber and 81
use. After awhile ] got . ptto
Frisco. md 1 wrote back sal
discovered her. and that no
kccp out Of The range Of my DIR
''Wha; did you do thcn?"
Suffered. mister-just ST.
know l WIS wrong. but I'd ~
rather than give in. For foQ
lived like q tond in IA rock, tot'
whole world. Ali :he pleasrDo
was in watching for pcdd1
number l licked and chasaGo|
ranch during That time would =
you. One evening after D ted
storm, one OF the tribe cau4ol
house ond asked me for shcltSrf
night Hc was a thin, wcak
follow. with his face covered n}
ragged beard. He carried on:
an enormously long and heaM
md seemed 80 exhausted
tramp through tho miro that
the heart to DO moro than CT
OF the place." F
THAT was pretty hard"
listener. az
II suppose II was. Tho =
seemed al broke up when be- q
wouldn't even give. him q 81
straw In tho s:ablo, and no oth{f
within twelve miles. Instead
2eaiuing. however, he merelyfb
Tat / weptd allow him TO r.
pack, which no said contained
OF value, under shelter from the
finally consented to this. So, &
sworn one of bis trade sho11
cross my threshold. I carried
inside, while its owner lin,po&'
crawt a nde some bush or otheEs
..Didn't you fool moan?" &
"fcs; mean and bitter ut ID
omo for something about the 6
m!ndcd me OF Neliie'S husbend
However I locked and barred
doors and windows. as usual I'd
rad agents had been arouu1
parts about that time. and had
p and robbed several ranchera
q told Ycu.I was all alone.
hdg, Ico6ldn't 90 10 sleep II
q rs pack sitting up In the corn
Wo6 eersl what made it 80 long,
watcA Il I fancied I ssw Il MOI
ssSaS1 ! tmovo2"
sExd1tly. ] woulda's below
0voe a. rst. but ate, watching 4
q zor N9Al6 ! distinctly saw tho
ofeshand MESSED against the d
leDm tho ipSkda Lks q fash /
0ndcrstood no whole thing.
poddlet was 9po Of No road a
gang and. ku0r'ng had cohsid|
money about he hoase. they
adopted that pa fer ssuugglin
Of their crew.inssdc the s&6usc.
Ihad gone TO SLEEP. the yellow
could let in tho ressaad dish the
! walked quietly across thesro<m.
my gun frcm the anslets. kneltSd d
few feet from the pack aimed 4
in the center and pulle1 the triS
Go on" nurpuroA the lis
vnh q shudder.
, '.But tho gum didn't 60 OF "
dnued tho landlord, clcarin'
throat THE nipple was rust
wouldn't work, SO I laid down -
and got an az from tho kitchSl
had been newly ground that ds5,
chen I lifted Il over my head; Il
q upon clesying that pack, robbie
esh cloaI1n the 1oor. Just rs ]
thSx6 Ind Na1ed nyse1 for tho
lHA6hos&
.'Yes Ihs pack opsssde