Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-31

A4ttie Sii VI iOurtecn, WhOm BOD neve1
called or thought of as "red headed. >
Bob was strong, good humorei
boy, not bit afraid OF work, and b.
had a way with him that gave him com
mand OF men and creatures. He rose
rapidly in old man Loves employ from
simpie COW puncher to wagon boss
then foreman; and when he was only
twenty-hv went with the approval anc
good will of his employer to take the
position of ranch manager for Bos.
ton company.
All the world loves lover. Bob wa.
such whole hearted one, his state O,
mind was so patient, he took much de
light IN It, wore his chains with such
open pride and enthusiasm, that al
the Panhandle felt with and for him.
Besides being fellow that q Cir
could love without any difficulty, any.
body-with a daughter to spare
might have been pleased with Bob TO,
o son-in-law.
And old man Love was pleased enough
with the match, and greatly given to
Dragging OF Bob as coming adjunct
to the Love greatness, until the tragedy
of the one horned brindle COW, which
tore things all up generally, threat.
ened to sever two loving hearts and
darken forever Bob's and NAYS happy
horizon.
This old cow-worth perhaps 81
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 Bean"
brand, old man Loves (XXX).
Though very uncommon, such acci,
dents may occur in the haste and con.
fusion of branding, without necessarily
implying dishonesty on some ones
part While they do sometimes re-
suit in fights and killings, they are
easily enough adjusted between
reasonable 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 a
crazy crank about the sacredness of
his brand His long suit WAS to Jump
up and down and swear that it never
yet was on anything that wasn't his
own. He invariably claimed an ami
NAL that bore it in addition to an
other brand las did his old cow), how
ever plainly it showed as the newer Of
the two, though as a matter Of fact his
branding irons were handled by Just
as many careless cowsboys as any
other
If Bob had known what that aged
md damaged brindle COW was going
20 cost him he might perhaps have
bllnked his obvious duty and let old
man Love have her-in the face of
right and reason.
But he was not the man to be backed
iown by any one, and he dared the
worst and got it
He held the COW for his company,
after a fierce contest, and old man
Love went home raging, to give his
distorted version of the affair, issue
orders that no member OF his family
vas to speak to, or of, Bob, from that
sime forth, and to remark significantly
that he had far rather see child OF
his married to a horse thief than to
person capable Of such behavior.
Communication between the lovers
nd s'nce been managed, once or
twice, by the utmost stealth and
secrecy. Having, by his means, been
assured of his sweetheart's steadfast-
ness and readiness, Bob sent her word
by one of her fathers cowboys to ride
good horse past the halfway brand
ing pen, armed himself with license,
md hung around the Triple K ranch
Tor n week.
When May finally found the oppor-
unity to slip away in the most care
eSS on WITH ana one In 0 ne me
threatening weather, she received .
rspturous welcome from the long-ban.
shed Bob, and they promptly headed
their ponies for Squire Wiley's, just
the other side of Roaring Greek, who
was supposed to be holding himself "
readiness for their visit.
What Mexican, or other paid spy.
" what unfriendly or envious hand
carried the news to old man Love viii
not be known, but he burst into one
of his near COW camps at dinner, short
ly after Bob and Mays departure, like
o roaring South African lion with
mustard in his eye.
"The boys'-who knew well enough
shat was afoot and what would b<
lsked of them-dropped their tin cupa
and plates, jumped ON their waiting
ponies, and were out OF hsiling die
tance before he fairly Lit in their
midst.
But old Hank Pearsall, the cook
vas a new man, not long from South.
west Texas, neither knowing OF, moi
caring particularly. for Bob Holly and
his love affairs So he stood at hii
official post at the tail end OF the
chuck wagon and gave amisble atten.
ton to the impassioned harangue and
singular antics of this new and enter
tanning employer.
Being commanded to come alonl