Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-28

,ought. and some say he hired. and yet
others that he had possessed all these
years. What figure he cut. Not cx-
actly ludicrous. But outlandish and
nalf barbarc. Judge Barks denounced
him roundly for such caper, l am
told Poor Judge Banks! He is said
to take Il deal Of trouble for that big
old blac6-browed-
But softly! Here is Polly Ann.
She is startled and pleased to see me.
How did enjoy the dance? Moder-
ately. thank you. With Il great
amount OF cool Indifference in that re-
ply. fancy. Well. what : the matteri
What have done nor?
you've done a good deal that I
think you ortn't a done" | say. in .
blaze of righteous indignation.
What? What is it? What have
done? Jist tell me thing I've done"
And she is so quiet. SO self-possessed
about it that l pause to ask myself
whether she can really believe that
she has acted with prudent regard
for my feelings and my rights, by gum!
If so--H size really believe HAT
why. then!
you think hits all right to 60 a
walkun out with that Teller Martin? I'm
fishun with i'm? I'm perradun roun the
streets un traypussun all over the eoun-
try with i'm, tell Everybody in San
towns q talkun about you? You think
you hain't done nuthun when you've ben
a do-un SIGH as that uvvery day this
week? That's nuttun!--with vast
scorn--That's nut do-un any theng
atall! Well. its leetle too much fur
me, l kin tel. you. Miss Polly Ann
Leatherwood! An I'm done witt, yuh!
l don't want to have nuthun more to
do with yuh!''
BY this time Polly is crying and
holding me from going. and well.
really, l can hardly repeat what she
said and what said. Suffice it that
We came again to an understanding.
"But ! won't stand this no MORE"
[ says. smiling, as Bogus supper-bell
strikes its first jubilant triad. Il
won't stan ut any more, Polly. You've
gut to quit ut right now"'-with my
arm around her and her head upon
my shoulder.
She would never again! Never!
But Jim you must make me quit il
you see me. l think I really need .
boss. Pap has directed erery thing
with us, always. You must do it. too.
use to think he droue us! May be
mother I'm me droue him to boss us 50
hard. You must watch me and keep
me straight"
We were in the little hallway up
stairs between her room and that of
Bogus Leatherwood. know just
where! should know just where if l
could be shown the house to-day.
How proud I felt to think that ! was
the acknowledged lord and master Of
3 woman, and such a woman! But to
be a wise master for half a century!
Impossible! Hopelessly impossible!
Aye. and Tarpeian torture!
Not that | thought of the future
then. Not that / have endured it
since. But have l not seen it, my
many acquaintances. neighbOrs and
friends? Have not watched you
prove it in untold agony time and time
again?
This afterno n Buck had made me
promise to ride out with him. He had
''somethun mighty cuerce to show me;
un a blame sight to talk about, my
young feller!"
There was no gaiasaying Buck when
he addressed me AS his young Teller.
And as to the supper. it would be over
earlier because this was Bogus
evening for dance. and 1t had been
announced that at eight clock Bogus.
with the Dikeses. the Sparkses and
Bill Shipley. 10 Ellet. Sect Dairy. ole
Doc Daily and a lot more, would dance
one of those quaint old saltwater
dances en- costume. At half-past eight
promptly the general dance was an
nounced to begin. So there would be
ample time for ride of a dozen OF
twenty miles-the way Ue rode, and
the horses we rode.
So. boiling this meal, and thinking
Of Polly and her complete surrender,
and staggering with the. new impor.
lance of my position. followed Buck
to the door, where Little Bill
bikes was holding two stamping and
rearing half-breeds and swearing.
Run um tell thur tongues loll ful
whut 1 k-yur." was the admonitior
from the head-man of Bogusses' stable
as we jumped into the saddles. And
with an answering yell that rang fal
out over the wide river bottoms WI
were off down the river road in cloud
Of light sandy dust that rolled up be-
hind us and thinned out up among the
thickly-growing leaves of the forward
I woods. f
i Hardly were we out Of sight of Sand
4 town when Buck pulled up to q swift
smooth lope, and loosening the belt o
his wawmus, drew thence two larg'
pistols already beltcd.
"Br:s!s> than roun you, Jim. VI
7 don't talk much ON this trip. But keel
yur eye peeled"
Thus forewarned and upon the look
out for mystery. and. too. with the keel
thrill Of adventure. We ''loped' on ant
ON until at least eight good miles ha'
been measured out. and our horses
thoroughly blown. were quite willinl
to take the moderate walk with whicl
Buck. turning to the left, struck int
the densely wooded and wholly unset
. tied hills.
d A deep. wide hollow, dark with tn
, approaching twilight and the prdfusiol
of half-0rOwn leaves that spread vas
{ network against the diffused light from