Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-03-20
SHE WAS A WOMAN.
A nd for This Reason There was No
Occasion For surprise.

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The sun beat down that bIistering al
ternoon on the little adobe cabin jus
beyond the arroyo, and on the far sid,
In the shade sat two sweItering COW
punchers with pack of cards between
them. II was too hot for even this
mild exercise, but 1t servet to keep
their minds off the weather, and they
played Iaxily along At last one OF
them threw his cards down.
by gravy, BILL" he exclaimed, ~
can't play any more"
Whats the mat.er1" inquired Bill.
Too not for your"
mo. 'Tain't that. though the Lord
knows It's most hot enough for any
thing. It's that little girl down there at
old Slocum's."
whats she got to do with the game"
asked Bill in surprise.
Nothing much, guess, but a good
deal with me"
"How~ and Bill picked up the pack
and began shuffling the cards aimlessly.
"Oh, don't know"
"Stuck on her" inquired Bill, with
laugh, which struck his companion as
rather harsh.
mot exactly, ! guess"
"She's the purtiest thing in the val
ley" said Bill admiringly.
u know It," admitted the other. 81
was down there last night, and she was
sweeter than ever"
"WeIl,p impatiently, "what are you
going to do about iti"
What would you advise"
"That depends on what kind of adj
wise you want"
II was thil king about marrying her"
Bill gave long whistle and stopped
shufillng the cards.
"What, marry a half breed, and you
having the kind of folks you have back
In the east'" ne said, seriously.
~ don't see how / can get out of 1t =,
honorably," he reluctantly confessed.
"Ive been going down there to see her
Tor six months now, and she has been
Kind OF expecting me to come. l didn't !.
hink much about IL at first, but now
blame me II | don't think about her
pretty much all the time. The last four
,r FIVE times have been to see her she /.
howed me straight that she thought ;,
OF of me and last night she told me :,
and said II | left her her
,eart would break and she would drown
ierself In the river. | can't stand that, .,
'ou know, and besides I'd rather marry
Ter myself than have anybody else mar .,
y her" -.
"Shell git old mans 'Sloeum's prop nj
rty when he goes over the divide" said ar
M thoughtfully "and that's worth a
lie"
Eyes, but don't care for that It's
&c girl and my own honorable action in IS
le natter
They talked until the sun had sunk Al
,hind the mountain, and by that time
was decided that Bill would go with IS
Is friend Toe and settle the business
it'll the girls father old man Slocum. So
arly the next morning they set out, s
I'd before the sun had reached the hot
ace IN the heavens they were at Slo- far
ms. su,
"Where's Megi" asked Joe, after they am
ID passed the compliments Of the morn. GU
8 cor
'oh, she's skipped answered slocum. sul
Ia a laugh DO.
Skipped gasped Joe Sv,
Yes skipped some time IN the night sto
IN Pete Smiley, and She needn't "a IS
ne #, for Pete was agreeable to me- its
q he laughed again. inn,
oe felt something rise in his throat of /
, drop back again like a piece of lead. dar
! looked az him eur ously les
Gals will be gals said Bin, turning sior
'Sooum, "but what we come down n =
e to see YOU about, Mr. Slocum is sorr
lie, and be carried it through nobly. an o
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