Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-16

the Cat.!e kings.
~oh, yes, 10 be sure; and are you onef'
That's what they call me-cattle king Of
Nueces county"
"Nucces county, indeed" and the lady
looked interested.
Ever been out hathaway
No never
well, you oughter 90 and encouraged by
her attentive look, he launched into glowing
description, which quite obscured the cold
and meagre supper, and endured TO its end.
Upon their return to the parior, the lady
s:gnifed to an attendan. her wish to be shown
to a. and the colonel also decided to investi-
gate the quarters assigned TO himself. They as
cended together as far as the second story,
but there the waiter darted down AN obscure
passage, and throwing open door, deposited
the lady's sachel within, then led his remain
ing charge to higher regions.
1t was very cold In the narrow little closet
to which she found herself assigned. and by
the time She had taken off her hat and re-
arranged her hair, and Superintendent the
placing of her trunk in the niceiy-calculated
space left vacant for the purpose, she was
shiveI-ing TO sach an extent that she deter
mined to seek the parlor once more. Halt
way down heavy tread behind her made
her look over her shoulder 1t was the colonel
also descending.
"Coldcr'n i.apland, amt it he said. "Going
10 the parlor to get warm, | reckon; I'll 90
with you"
He seemed t. have no dawning Of doubt rs
to the acceptahility of his company, and, in
deed, she made no objection.
The two ladies who occupied easy chairs
before the fire politely made room for them
then, finding it difficult TO carry on their in
tci1upted gossip in the presence of strangers,
rose, and after sauntering about the room a
few moments, went olt.
"Well. I'm glad they concluded to leave"
said the colonel They didn't look socable
like | hate these stuck-up looilin' females
that eye you likes ef they'd never seen the
like afore We've got the place to ourselves
now. an here's pianer. Couldn't give Us "a
tune, could ye"
ooh, yes" she said willingly, and taking
her place before the open instrument she
dashed at once into one of those noisy com
positions usually labeled Moroccan de Con-
cert" Her auditor listened, but not with in
terest
That's pretty good" he said. indiirer-
entity. Il 'spoSe you couldn't play Listen TO
the Mocking Bird, could We! ! know a lady
down nay way ct Kin jis' knock thar tune off
like smoke
She laughed gooi-naturedly, and Mt once
began the variations upon Aud Lang
Syne," which 50 inexplicably introduces the
other once popular melody.
She PLAYED with fluent ease and hrillancy
that showed industrious pract g, bringing
out her melody well through all the labyrinth
OF runs, aipcggios and treniolos devised for it
by the ingenious author.
The colonel sat entranced: the aperture be
tween mustache and whiSker widened to a
degree that gave his countenance quite 81
cavernous aspect.
Bully he cried, when she had finished
THAT jis' bangs the Wilder Bates all to
thunder You amt marriedg'
yes I ann she said nodding her head and
glancing at him mischievously.
mo! hy thunder, that's too bad You$ll
the bin almos' to a har. you do ! did say
she shu'd have this yer fine yaller har cts
gnn' about now. but that amt no great mat
ter ef she's got style an kin play the pianer
nm that you kin jis everlastinly do. | sorter
tux "A libin' TO you the mint | see you. l
swear its tso confounded bad"
Didn't you sec from my card that | was
Mrs. Hemming@ she asked, as he paused
ruefuly.
"Why, YES; but sorter tux it for granted
you was a wilder. You bein' alone So Mrs.
Bates was wilder. Her and me had it all
made up to lie married mex spring. Her
husband was shot bout a year ago, an her
range bein' mex 10 mine it seemed to come
in natural like ct we shud jine lan's and
hans She'sa niddlin' fine woman, too, an kin
play the pianer, though nothin like you kin
She puts o.. u heap of style, though, an calls
herself the Cattle Queen of Nueces. SO when
she throwod me, swore I'd bring cattle
queen 10 the county 'ud make her take back;
seat did think of gettin' one of them
Whitehead, yaller. har'dgels .sich as I've seed
Mt tie theatre; but when seed you says 10
myse'f she'll do mighty well es fer es looks
an style goes an when heerd you play |
was iis' carried clean Off my feet An now
you're married"
"Yes.n she said. and her face darkeDed
SIN married It's funny, though, / am GO
ing to Nueces county. l am going by the
next steamer"
from We is he.'
"YeS, he's run away from me-" she re-
turned in an even tone that seemed TO cove,
some ippres>ed foeling.
Wei. dog on his mean hide I'll shoe:
him on sigh; ei You say so. You didn't hear
he MAS in Nuaces county, did yer
.Ios, heard he was there
Il oughter know him, then: know putty
nigh every nan in the county What's his
name
She did not answer at once. appearing to
reflect whether il were prudent 10 place SO
much confidence in stranger, but finally she
said slowly. and as if more to herself than to
him
He calls himself Holden
Jack Holdrnl7 crie,! the colonel, excitedly.
so | heard. she said, looking kecnly at
him.
The Wilder Bates husband, by" Thc
colonel forgot the restraint he had hitherto
laid upon himself and uttered genuine
cath.
ITS true that hos marriei. thcnfr she
asl,,sl quickly. and with lsshing EYES
.llanSne light-oomiIceted, curly lr,sided
felleg."
Yes
plays the fiddler
ayes
~Tat'> him ex,,lctivel that's the Wilder
| Fate, huslan1' On him' Shoatin'S toe
good t,r him III raise a cre',l an hang
| him
~No you won't, Size said. and she drew
| her breath iiery,ly between her -: teeth 81
can ~'tt3e my own affairs"
Handsome Jack Hcn,ning, alias Holden,
s;,uutergd slowly down the main street OF
/ ~CorIsis his WIDE sinlarcro IN his hand hi,
[ curly bead lared t. the mild evening nreese
/ that breathsi Slhly IN from the gSalf lie
/ were the Gust IN Il he "catticmcn.' lat
I somehow Il fitt.si and h,caine iiim n il bs.-
I cSue i,o other. On him the hlne bogst
/ h,l5yd n the wait, the heather brownies and
! tie .igh boots seenl,d the proper dress OF 8
/ gentlemen
! Jack spent much Of his time in Corpus
Z II W. since his marriage had put him in fund.
/ again and ;herc were men IN the town who
/ had they chosen, could have given the Cattl,
/ Queen ot Nueces some information tina
would have disturbed the complaosnt >atis
( faction which Which 81 regarded her hand
/ some prince conslrt-
/ Jack. however. Concerned himself not at 81
/ about such possibilities. His scheme ~ hf,
/ included little beyond enjoyment of the pres
! e,lt, and he was already beginning - tire OF
/ the resources Corpus Offered in that dirce
/ ton.
/ rs he sauatsrod down the stree. with III.
! SUI in his eyes, he was revolving plan fc'
/ getting Possession Of certain thousands be
/ longing 10 the Cattle Queen, and rs Ia,
/ ph,asel it 70 himself: Lighting Out e,