Telegram-herald., 1889-05-02

lnK after wees aoselcc, 14d tod then
or ths presence % q woman On tne ei-i-l a.
l0inlag thrlr double cne, AID 41'ied
-And she Wl1ler- Ccls.ccr4 DC or
one
Ia spite q the fact That theirs had been
i0nx. tlrescme ride, when they passed Inc
cam caoln that lad been 20 long deserted
snd saw a ca-ic1-clad figure In the doorway.
t1er .0imals we're spurled lnt0 spirited
gal.op and the t1o men were as rigidiy
erect a. Il instant death awaited unoendinz
Il their bachelor CABIN after tneY had
ssputtered ar5und IN silence for 4wai.e,
Ira sGsid enly reuas ~ed
she hain't no s.olch - with an express
slcn u unqualified admiration Tor ne " dow
McCord.
That's what ~ promptly agreed Tolliyer.
In this Connection. let me say that II she
did no. salute It very soon. tho widow and
her f0rtletn year would never SPEAK - they
passed b.
..An' = Widderi" said Ira presently.
An w.dderr' agreed T0lliver
Tat night, some hours after they had re-
tired. Ira suddenly spoke out In the dark
ness,
..Feler comes FOR our answer bout ssllia'
the claim we"
~Sary sci" Tolllyer's voice answered,
prompriy.
Il was not long before the partners began
- be dlstr4stfll OF each other. About noon
the next day. Toiliver, after distressing
attempt, back CT the little sod stable, 10 cut
his rangle OF hair without the aid OF a mir
Tor, entered the cabin Ia q very shamefaced
way. and was in the presence Of another
shamesaccd maj His wre,ched comrade
Wa caught ID 5he act Of trying 10 fas:en on
% his flannel shirt riding collar Too small
for his red neck
Tbs. with the fact that each had been
caught by the other u an attempt 10 sneak
away IN the direction Of Widow McCord's
cabin. caused each OF the comrades 10 bs
the object Of the gravest suspicion upon the
part OF the other. When each found be
was detected. they approached each other,
conversationally, something ike urestlers,
prepared 10 take each other catch as-catch-
can"
Il seed her hrst," said Ira Goodnight, &C.
family.
wal. I'm the Oldest" returned Tolliver,
doggediy.
An tharfore the least likely 20 get her"
reforted Ira, triunphantly.
Tolliver, being very little or a cebater,
passed, mutterirg. out OF the cabin, and
slammed TIE door behind him
Half az hour later, as he was returning
from season OF mental wrestling with
himself behind the little sod stable, he met
his comrade coming TO meet him from the
cabin
s.T0u can have her, partnerH said
Tollver, abruptly.
Wont take herl" returned he, prompt
II: shes y0urnr' Their hard hands met
in an earnest clasp
But you seed her first"
sNo difference II 1 did. You're the
oldesti"
40 difference either. I won't have herr'
.-Slr me-"
And 50 they argued for awhile, each CIV
ingup to the other, and each insisting that
he himself possessed not one simple quail
rc2tion necessary TO make him desirable
or even eud1rable husband, while bis com
rade seemed very model FOR Benedict
Flrally. T0lliver said:
..You 20 an tackle her an I'll back you
Up I'm the Oldest ar n make the best
backin II you dcr'f git aer, I'll try, an -
AN I'll back ycc up."
\ settlement was arrang ged on that basis,
and the next two hours witnessed q gen
eral spruc.ug up Each O. the partners
tocs = turn at trimming the moppy head