Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-09
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
The sudden End OF u Falr Divorce toionists
suit In Sew Mexico.

Little Dick stopped short. executed sort
OF pigeon wing snoftea; hn'hhipep n hip,e NJ nben he
stood still, puiling nervously ana, WIN
head hiPh IN air and his taMny c9Es AZ r2yke9
well trained bird dog shows the near
presence OF game Ia the covert. tt..,,-.,.......
\ sharp thIill shot through "Boston'S
frame as for a Meeting second he thought
"lndiansi" But very brief rejection told
m"'t'hhc rcds HAVING been very Recently
thrashed and sent back 70 their fesetNa,
ton as children are Are spnnNed and seht 0 10
Winchester from It's srabhard with some
CELEBRITY, and his voice was not quite eIear
What Is is IT, plck2" I'D,
The cayuse snorte1 again and trembled
alarmed him. 4 Gie black bear was just
coming from behind sharp lutn II lhe
canon, at place known as The Elbow,
some nifty yards from where DICK had halt-
ed. He was not such q very big Dest'
c9mparatyeX ipe1khhkSi htS DHt oH 'nerg ma are bear
assumes alarmins p,Sport'SSnsi on i nn1 ssenai NH
much surprised, however, as Bostoh
was. SO much SO that IN mis- astonlshincht
Ills hind feet, ambied toward the horseman
with the obvious intention Of huggins MN.
never before encountered bear alone;
but his nerve did net desert him steeiN. y.
sprang from the saddle ana rested his
rifle across Its pommch In triee he
had liEuin covered where ne wanted MN,
began pumping lead. AT the first shot
the bear saw his error and came down
on all-fours for the sake. OF speed, but he
and at the third shot MIR. Bear fell into
the road in n heap and began kicking the
gle. Ys' Gnu '''''e '''''''.'' - ''' 80,
Presently as his slayer leaned over him
manship there came fresh surprise that
caused Boston" to whirl on his heel and
stand painting. peerins about TO- see whence aS,,
ad come that trembling, unmistakabiy
feminine voice In the query:
".,oh, sir. are you sure he's quite dead?
again There she was. the owner OF the
voice, standing with eiasped hands on the
doan asnsa At pSSint Si Ga i'ow ana i'oN"s
"Tenderfoot.-pretty, too, by Jove"
hboqght R9sto&n s & bq he aid .,oct ytry
Are You sure hes quite dral?' the fair
"To be sure he is.'' was the short reply
ns the bear-slayer gave his fallen foe n
vicious kick
The stranger disappeared. coming again
into view Just whore Brun had first
shown himself to ''Boston's" startled eyes
The latter had somewhat recovered him
self and repented his seeming rudeness
and as, he advanced to meet her, his hand
some head uncovered. the lady could not
help noting what a romantic appearance
he had.
been up there ever since about Ii o'clock
and II must be quite by now"
"But-er-how--"
oh. l went up there to sketch. and
when 1 started to come down, there was
the rock Ugh"
ibid he see your"
No; No; L he had Just looked At me, should
again in, that way, all alone.''
You don't seem to have lost your nerve
admiringly. How pretty she was, and
what. figure, To be- sureo "Er-pardon
me, but where are you stopping?' he
"over at Mr. wheatley's, I am Mrs.
Harlan" answered the fair rescued:
MIR. Bendixon: out here" and he smiled
grmly. II am Bos '--because. probably,
do not come from there by the way as.
| Wheatley's to get a wagon to bring in
other bear within fifty miles of here"
Put Mrs. Harlan had come out afoot, the
mile distant, SO they walked over together,
Dick, amhling along in the rear with his
When they returned for the bear Mrs.
| Harlan mounted horss and. nothing
scare. despite the protestations Of Mrs,
| Wheatlry, who had been worrying about
tn. luncheon hour; i, she was, charming
| ON foot. she was douhly so on horseback,
"host9n" th9TEgh as cIIs he c2ImparsHS So tnif ,i
rode splcndidly in their way, but We're not,
as rule, particularly, graceful in the sad
Fred Bendixon was still thinking of the
charming tendc;rfoot as: after tasing din
homeward through the gathering darkness.
He had been in New, Mexico three years
| ing as he told himself that ne had talked
With IN al that time % she Vas Sot L'4lT } her her
| NFiJ = Ia
| "Bah!" said Bcndxon, so viciously that
! Dick raye little jump, Il wish she
| For the last year he had given less and
| less thought 10 her-that proud stately
| girl who had ruined his lfe-that creature
with the Madonna face and the deep, seri;
Gus eyes, that ga2cd steadily into his and
protested passionate devotion, Whlle their
owners lips lied stratghtforwardly ana sol
| EMMY declared her love for him That was
before his fathers failure and the loss OF
""ih "Ba6 q! s Damn RSr" said her selfesllea
victim, as he dug spur into poor lDiek
and turned the unwilling little beast of
| the home trail and on to the one that led
| To the little mining camp three miles away
| wen forget her. Dick" he added, gently
feeling pang of remorse for hurting his
| pet
lie entered the camp saloon quietly, mere
| ly nodding TO two or three miners ana II
couple of his own cowboys, who spoke to
| him Fred BeudiXon was not 'socable"
| chan according to the Southwestern nc
| cGptance OF the term, until he had had a
| few drinks ana forgot what had brought
| him where he was.
one of the "S-Iine" outfits men was talk,
| ing 10 the bartender and Boston" listened
| to him carelessly at first, but presently
| with interest.
| In ovah L Wheatley's L day, Dan an
| say, boy she's sho rampageous beaut
| she is | was ridin' along through Wind
| Canon, an jes' comm out intuh tn valley,
| Wen all of a suddnt ! meets up with 'er
| an her afOot She says good mornin'
| SIR by CAD, an smiled 5 sweet 5 ef was
| IN pOok o. Blge ewater-an' | was that
| ratified ! most rrEot | had my hat on, an
ca ha'dly say ,mornin'' an say, my heart
| beat fast fr "A hour
| WHO is she, Pete?' asked the barhoy
| with languid interest,
| cousin r somethln' o. Mis- Wheatley
| Come out yere rr = git a de-yorce firm 'er
| oil man Wheatley tor Pei Hynes an Pei
| tor me Guess Mis- Wheatley d ruin
| Wheats face ef she knowed he piped It,"
| So this fresh faced girl, hardly more than
| 90 had had her sorrows, tool From that
moment Fred BenilNon felt drawn TO her
| She was braver than he, he reelected, foI
| she concealed her griefs under the cloak oi
! well-assumed cheerfulness, while he-well
everyone knew that, as one citizen phrased
| II, "'Hoston' had a sho'-'nough kick comm
| ef e nevah does le' go of it. likely some
| heIfer done kicked him"
| BendiXon called upon his new acquaint
ance the next day, and they had long