The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-01-13
A: TEXAS EL0PEMENT.
How a Western Storm Aided Two
venturesome Lovers.

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they had been learning ever since Bob
stripping of twenty, had come on
from Tennessee to the Texas Panhan
die with the family.
In those days May was bright
haired, high-strung little girl of four
teen whom Bob never called no.
thought of as 'red-headed."
Bob was a strong, gcod-humored boy
not a bit afraid of work; and he had {
way with him that gave him command
of men and creatures. He rose rapidly
in Old Man Loves employ from simple
COW puncher to wagon-boss, then fore
man, and when he was only twenty
five went, with the approval and good
will of his employer, to take the posi-
ton of ranch manager for Boston
company.
All the world loves lover. Bob was
such whole-hearted one, his state OF
mind was so patent, he took such de
light in it, wore his chains with such
open pride and enthusiasm, that all the
Panhandle felt with and for him.
Besides being fellow that girl
could love without any difficulty, any
body-with daughter to spare-might
have been pleased with Bob for a SON
in-law.
And Old Man Love was pleased
enough with the match, and greatly
given to Dragging of Boo as coming
adjunct to the Love greatness, until
the tragedy of the one-horned brindle
COW, which tore things all up general
ly, threatened to sever two loving
hearts and darken forever Bob's and
Mays happy horizon.
This old cow-worth perhaps seven
dollars bobbed up at one of the round
ups sporting, in addition to the B. N.
of the Boston National, which was
facetiously known as the Beam
brand, Old Man Loves Xxx.
Though very uncommon, such acct
dents may occur in the haste and con-
fusion of branding, without necessari-
Iy implying dishonesty on some ones
part. While they do sometimes result
in fights and killings, they are easily
enough adjusted betwe en- reason
able people, since any clever cattleman
can readily tell which brand is of the
longer standing.
But any cowboy on the range would
have told you that while Old Man
Love was square enough himself, he
was crazy crank about the sacred
ness of his brand. His long suite was
10 jump up and down and to swear
that it never yet was on anything that
his own. lie invariably claimed
an animal that bore it in addition to an
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ever plainly it showed as the newer of
the two, though as a matter of fact
MS branding irons were handled by
ast as many careless cowboys as any
others.
If Bob had known what that aged |
md damaged brindle COW was going to
,ost him, he might, perhaps, have
linked his obvious duty and let Old |
Ian Love have her-in the face of
light and reason.
But he was not the man to be backed |
lown by anyone, and he dared the
got i'll
lie held the COW for his company, t
.ftcr fierce contest, and Old Man
4ovc went home raging, to give his
istorted version of the affair, issue or
crs that no member of his family was
D speak to, or of, Bob, from that time
ortil, and to remark significantly that
G had far rather see child of his
larried to a horsethief tn an to per-
On capable of such behavior.
Communication between the lovers
ad since been managed, once or twice,
y the utmost stealth and secrecy (
.aving, by this means, been assured of {
is sweetheartss teadfastness and readi- {
ess Bob sent her wore by one of her
lther's cowboys to ride good horse
asst the halfway branding pen, armed
imself with a license and hung
round the Triple X ranch for week. t
When May finally found the oppor-
unity to slip away in the most care
SIS manner, with one of the mems 8
mbr eros on and in the face of threat |
ling weather, she received q raptur- /
ob, and they promptly headed their e
mics for Squire Wiley's, just the other +
lie of Roaring creek, who was sup '
'sed to be holding himself in readi- v
SIS for their visit.
What Mexican, or other paid spy, or Il
hat unfriendly or envious hand car
ID the news to Old Man Love will II
It be known; but lie burst into one of
5 near COW camps, at dinner shortly Il
ter Bob ana NJ avs departure, like v
airing South African lion with mus u
I'd in his eye. b
The boys"-who knew well enough
lat was afoot, and what would be Sc
zed of them-droppcd their tin. cups II
d plates, jumped on their waiting fe
MES and were outof hailing distance q
fore he fairly lit in their midst n
But old Frank Pearsall, the cook, le
S a new man, not long from South u
st Texas, neither knowing nor car II
particularly for Bob Holly and his y
e affairs. So he stood at his official 10