The Portland daily press., 1892-01-14

wouldn't go. SEE he: 4 hain't goin one
foot. This here's all I've got, 'cept tn
ole lady an Hetty, an I'm goin t. stay
right here an hold it. Eff them wirnmen
he'd me an no ranch they'd be wuss OF
nor notlin.' An thar Ole 81 staid, ain
bundled NE n tn artist an the women
folks off fer Chloride quick. TIL VIM
men was in a light Vaughn, little Jose,
Greaser kid, drivin, an two Greaser
girls on tn back seat. Me n Spenceley
rid the bronco back 'longside.
"'Long in tn AFTERNOON, bout 5, we
looked over south, all here come a Teller
on hossback, like a streak O. CREASED
lightnin, THROWN dust like tn very
dooce-an back O him, bout two r three
miles, come bout dozen r fifteen fell
lers-near as we cd guess-also kickln
up big cloud.
"'Twas a good ten mile t. Chloride
and we thought we was goners, fer of
course we didn't s'pose them last fellers
was nothin but Injuns.
''Spenceley set his teeth an looked at
his guns, an so did [. Then he rid up
tn Vaughn, give Hetty a six shooter,
sayin somethin I didn't hear, and told
tn boy t. make them mules fly. Then
he come back whar l wuz an sez real
quiet. Dye think we kin hold 'em off
long nough, Mr.. Harden? l guessed
yes, but great Scott! didn't wish was
outer that!
9TH lone chap come racin up. Twas
Perry Roane. whiter'n q gravestone. He
didn't stop, only yelled 'Injunsr an KEEP
on going, not stoppin t say 'Hello!' t.
Hetty in tn waggin-jes' KEEP on, headed
fer Chloride. TIL artist turned t. me in
a minute, with his mouth curled up an
seq, 'StampededH
eve waited, all ready for them In
juns, but when they come up tn blood
sort of come back t. my heart agen,
cause we cd see mile off tibet they
was white-surveyors an cowboys; some
sta,npeded themselves, we foun out.
"Things got quiet in day r SO, fer it
happened tibet Uncle Sam he'd lot O
sojers lyin in camp near Chloride, an tn
way they KEEP them Injuns movin back
south was real lively.
oval, in week r SO up come Mister
Roane, jes 2 big ez life, an ez clipper,
an goes t Hendershott's when tn old
folks was at tn store and Spenceley out
ridin. reckon him n Hetty jes' he'd a
real lovely row. He he'd tn gall t. tell
'er tibet he was jes' ridin fer doctor fer
sick cowboy, an hadn't heard O no In
iuns. Hetty was onto him, though, an
talked real rough t. the cuss, l reckon.
'Bout o'clock little Jose come ridin
t. til store in a hurry, an tole US he he'd
ben listenin t. Hetty an Roane talkin,
an all Of a sudden he heerd little
scream. Mex thing he seen Roane
carryin Hetty outer tn door an putin
'er in his buggy-she lookin like she'd
fainted-an Roane druv off, an Jose lit
out fer tn store, neetin Spenceley on tn
way, an tellin him.
9TH ole man an I guessed tn same
thing-hed doped tn girl with chlory-
form, + so,nethin', an lit out for Mineral
Point, wllar Eph Hines, a justice of tn
peace, lived. I don't know how we come
T. think of it; but he'd read O sech
things, an so had ST, reckon. Lord,
but tn ole chap looked tur'ble! He
didn't say uothin, but he looked like he
was thinkin lots, an it didn't take men
him long t. git t. Mineral Point, fifteen
mile-bad trail too. When we got near
tn burg OLE ST loosened up, an eff he
didn't cuss fer fifteen minutes I'm q jay.
eve rid up t. Hines, ready t. shoot,
an ST kicked tn door open, an there, on
tn floor, lyin tied hams an feet, was
Perry Roane-an Spenceley, kind OF
frustrated, but snilin, riz up, an pointin
t. Hetty, who was settin in cheer,
lookin kind of pale, sez, Gentlemen, let
me interjuce my wife,
"'Twas this way: Roane-he's dom
time now-hedn't dzugged tn gyurl,
only gagged 'er, an, between thar an tn
point, he'd made FER promise t marry
him an make no fuss, r else he'd kill
him an her botf-an he meant it. Hines
was jest gettin ready fer tn perform
arce when Spenceley rid up. Perry
reached for his gun, but Spenceley was
too sudden, an caught i'm in tn gun
arm, an him an Hines, who tumbled at
oncet, tied tn cuss, arter which he asst
Hetty t marry him on tn spot, an she
done it.
''No, don't never play low on no ten
derfoot. R. L. Ketchum in San Fran
cisco Argonaut.