Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-02

these things as they walked through the
woods. he leading his horse n chat
ting a. they proceeded. Girls think
lots OF things tina they don't put in
words
Il suppose you people down here
think that every man with a gun is a
revenue officer. don't youf Jimpson
asked. looking NJ Hennie with laughing
ewes. tor col course ! know, he went
Oh with IA smile. that you all make
WHISKY down here.
How 90 you know Hennle asked.
"A uttlr rird told me. that's all"
SAID JiInpson "A man wouldn't be
much OF a man in these mountains if
be didn't dish up a little moonshine.
don't you know
Il didn't ram that day When the
young girl and Jimpson reached the
house. a low typical log cabin, with a
log. mud plastered chimney, there was
no one at home but the mother n the
ancient auuts They did not look with
favor on the newcomer, but the St
Louis young man talked the morning
| and afternoon away. so that before the
sun had Redeemed the tops of the hills
with its fading evening glory they all
liked him
He had said nothing about resuming
his journey. and Hennie feared that the
brothers and father could not be as
readily made to appreciate the young
man FROM Missourah" as were the
feminine members Of the household.
But they were. Jimpson met the
boys with a graceful, easy air, and
fell at once to talking about the
price of cotton in a way that dis
armed any suspicion that might have
possessed them. AS the evening wore
away Jinpson talked about hunting
and fishing 1t was good in that local
ity. so good that the man from St
Louis reached the conclusion that he
would spend a week Or two rambling
about the hills
It'll be good for you" said Lie
Spencer. IAN wen board you cheap
"Tll stay. said Jimpson, 'and if
like il TN send to Little Rock for g
couple of my friends to put in their va
cation here with me"
So the outing was planned. Hennie
was pleased She had grown 10 like
the stranger in a few hours that she
had known him; it was a queer sort OF
feeling she experienced He was the
first man she had ever seen who ap-
peared 70 know how to talk There
was something open and pleasing in
his face, too, any way, the simple
Ozark girl liked him She would have
told him so if she had a chance. Love-
She didn't know what the word meant.
Jimpson was the only man she had
ever seen that she cared a rap for
Che knew so much as that. but nc
more.
The St. Louis young man was at TIN
Spencer cabin two weeks before he con
cluded that it was time to send for hi
friends
I'm stay two weeks longer. " he said
and I'll send down for Bowman anC
McHenry."
In the fortnighb that he had spen
with the Spencers he roamed about tn
hills for a good many miles around
Hennie went with him On most of tn
excursions. until M day Bob Spence
said TO her;
Look here, sis, seems to me tina
you're doin a sight o. gaddin erbou
with Jiinpson. You don't know nothil
erbout him"
, Nope" returned the girl, but In
. purt' nigh sure he's all right Ell
, ever ketched him tryin TO rest any c
. the boys I'd shoot him quicker'n Light
ming"
/, Nothing more was said. for that mo
, ment Jimpson and his Little Roc
friends rode up. They seemed to b
nice fellows. although somewhs
rougher in manner and speech than tn
Young man from st. Louis. BO
Spencer shook his head and winked a
Hennie when opportunity offered h
didn't take Jimpson's reinforcement
The girl had told Jimpson about Ii
Spencer m~oonshine operations. 81
: had told him the location Of ever still
house In the three counties. Girls
: Arkansas have the natural feminine il
stinct Of telling things they ought
- keep { themselves Climate and el
vironment cannot stop a woman
tongue. There are men who speak
=, the fallacy of the taIkativeness of woI
en-, but they are only latter day knight
Jimpson had a wonderfully valuab
collection of facts after his two weel
= stay. That is the reason he sent I
{" his Little Rock friends. He need
them The next day after their aIriv
= the two got on their horses and 70
y away from the Spencer cabin. Tn
: said that they were going to Groom
mill TO do a little shooting. Hem
didn't believe it She knew Of half
dozen stills in that direction. and it
~ once flashed across her mind that {
three strangers meant TO seize them al
arrest the operatives
The simple girl had talked wi