Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16

lesp1e ian older man and hard headed
5cotchman), while he BACKED his boots
vigorously, turned the little ranch house
upside down and dragged out all his own
and Gillespie's entire wardrobe to make a
suitable full dress suit. "Let up, John.
There's no use talkin'. Pm goin' over
there and look at her-that's all. If this
IS her own deal an she's satisfied, why,
IN bound to be. II it isn't-if that little
old swelled up prairie dog an the old
folks have sort OF rushed her. No,
you can't go, nor Billy. I'm just goin'
by myself, all peaceable an natural"
They were waiting for the preacher at
the Austell ranch-he was an hour over
due. There was a sort of strange un-
easiness in the air since Jim's unexpected
arrival, despite his quiet manner and
friendly greeting.
He only needed one glance at Chum-
mics little face, and her look of half-ter-
rified delight would have melted a more
obdurate and injured lover. Presently
some lively young spirit out on porch
exclaimed: ooh, let's play hide and
seek; the moons bright as day."
Jim watched Chummie, and, as she
crossed darkened entry, caught her in
his arms an instant, whispering, +" Hide
out at the far side of the corral-Cinco's
there. hitched." She slipped around a
back way unseen, while Jim walked bold
ly over in front, and there, behind the
eight foot stockade, they met at Cinco's
head.
you don't want him. do YOU. dar-
ling?"
ooh, no; oh, no, JIM"
viii you risk it with me and Cinco?"
"oh, yesl Quickl"
They'll follow. Where's the saddles
and brides? IN put you on Rascal"
All on the back porch-there isn't
time, anyhow-oh, listen!"
Jim lifted the little figure instantly
upon Cinco behind the saddle. swept the
bridal rein up from the snag over which
1t hung and sprang into the saddle in
front of her, and her arms were around
him. Even while he wheeled Cinco at
the corral gate he dashed an and circling
once around il drove the horses snorting
out before them with swinging quirt.
Jim thrilled within that encircling Cir
die and remembered how once, riding
over from Doggy Run, he had found her
afoot at the far end of the ranch, Rascal
having given her the slip; how he had
taken her up behind him on Cinco, and
how he had grievously spurred and mis-
treated that unoffending and astonished
friend, and put him into dead run for
the rare delight of feeling those shy
arms about him.
1t would have been prudent to start
north and circle round to the trail, avoid
ing the house. But it wouldn't have
been Jim-nor it wouldn't have been
Texas. When he felt himself in that
sweet clasp, so long desired, so barely
snatched and won at last when it would
seem lost for good, with those frightened
arms clinging about him, the small hands
locking themselves together below his
heart, Jim felt like warrior god.
Touching Cinco with the spurs, he
sprang forward and dashed down the
trial, close behind the string of clatter-
ing, snorting saddle ponies, right past
the open front door and the whole as
sembled company, in the clear white light
OF a Texas full moon. As they came up
to the group, Jim, in reckless burst of
understandable delight and triumph, rose
in the stirrups, and, swinging his hat,
remarked in the tone of an intoxicated
steam whistle,
Nv hir -oo-oo-irpl Whooirpl Whoo
-oo-ooey!"
Translated freely this reads. $50 to
HALIFAX nave got you now! Let's see
you help yourse vesl" And so the gen.
tlemen to whom it was adore sed received
it. But C.nco accepted it as only regular
straight out horse ialk-the most press
ing form OF exhortation to "Git known
to his tribe and he got" forthwith.
The ronies scattered out ard let them |
pass. Several OF the older and sob rer |
ones, pausing to question and debate
little. were caught and saddled, and the |
Austell boys and some others followed |
over to Boggy Run. G cspie came cut |
and told them, with a grim, chucsi!ng |
enjoyment OF sober old fellow over a
leioved youngsters da~hing prank. that |
Jim and Chummie, on C.nco and Giles
pc. be. I pony, had ridden down to be |
married at DE RIO and take tine morn \
trein to Uvalde. where Jim's people i've. /
Jim and Chumm.e could afford TO BE-
magnanimous and say nothing 10 the 0 d
folks, when we heard last week that
Spur was living meeSly at Dallas with
very aggressive wife and four children
hat came out from the East somewhere
and corraled that gay butterty.-PItts-
burg Dispatch.