Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09


morning"
Cant, anyway, TOMORROW" he re-
piled decidedly. THAT hays got to
come in before it gets soaking. It's
the sewing-bee at Miss Myers, to-mor-
row, too, and Miss Pope isn't going to
lose her scalp in that time, especially if
she's with the women"
| So the departure was deferred one
day, and Luviny went to the sewing
| bee, leaving her aunt to finish the pal1-
| ing before she came.
THAT wopple-sided Spot-on-the-Face
Joe's up in the woods, and the other
| two re with Jake, so ain't afraid but
I'll get over to Miss Myers when the
| bread gets out" she Lad said. in urging
| Luviny not to wait for her.
Time passed rapidly, and the after
| noon was wearing. away, but still Miss
| Pope had not made her appearance at
| the sewing-bee-
''Luviny, are the Iniuns there yet?"
| some one questioned Suggestively.
''Oh, yes; but really, it is too absurd
| to fear those boys. Aunt's baking mas
kept her."
| ''Luviny Gordon!" Miss Myers rushed
in wild and breathless. 'Lrilly said
SO. and it's come-she's scalped,'
| What" shrieked the chorus.
| II saw it myself! That wopple-legged
Joe's waving it out there, and just
dancing a war-jig with his jibberish!
| Wen all come neNti"
Luviny turned slightly spale. and
rushed out of the back door. There
was Joe, gesticulating exciAedly while
| he waved a handful of gray-brovn hair
that all instantly recognized. At sight
of Luviny he dashed off, beckoning Eer
| to follow.
| You aren't going to let him lead you
into an ambush and scalp you, TOO.
| Luviny Gordon ." screamed Miss Myers
to Luviny, who was hurrying after the
boy; but. getting no eply. she valiantly
seized the hoe and hurried after her,
the others following in alright in her
| wake.
What has happened ?' cried Luviny,
as she reached the spring we'll in the
back field where Jake and Edward and
John were lifting body clothed in
Miss Pope's un1nistakable black silk.
Il should think you could see for
yourself!" came in testy tones from the
body, which stood rigidly erect as Miss
Pope herself was set upon her feet and
stood -glaring at the crowd about her.
''Of course we can, and you aren't
dead yeti" cried Miss Myers. ''Why
don't you tie 'en, un2" she exclaimed to
: Jake.
NO, 1 amt dead" snapped Miss Pope,
but it's a miracle 1 ain't-Hothing
less,''
II should say!" Miss Myers returned,
staring at her in amazement. And
your scalp gone, tool" she family said.
What" Miss Pope's hand went to
her head. ''Gracious! What did
they"
Il no take it,"
Joe reached out to Ter mass of gray
brown hair, and gazed in awe as she
caught it and clapped it upon her head.
We'll, you know it now, if you didn't
before!" she said. sharply, as she de-
family faced her astonished neighbcrs.
Its false front!''
Land of the living! And it amt
your scalp!" Miss Myers dropped the
hoe, with more disappointment in her
tones than she was aware of.
NO faint! Scalls don't come of
with your bonnet" Miss Pope retorted.
Turning to Jake, she cried out: ''If you
don't have that old trap of well fixed
before night. I'll gave you your walk
ing papers tomorrow
The matter was explained Miss
Pope had undertaken to cross to her
neighbours by the well-lot, and an in
| cautious step upon an Old board had
let her down into its depths. LuckI.y;
she fell only portion of the distance,
where she was caught across some
boards which had previously fallen in.
Her screams had failed to reach her
busy neighbors' ears, but the boys, re-
turning to the house, had heard her,
and Edwards strong arms held her VI,
while John hurried after Jake. and Joe
rushed for Luviny with the strange OBJ
ject in his hand-for wEich he could not
account until he saw its ready adapt
ability.
''And SO the Injuns aren't gone yet,
Jake says?'' Miss Myers remarked IN
quiringly, as she dropped into Miss
Pope's few days later.
NO, and they aims going," Miss Pope
replied.
well, / am surprised, You know
what you said," she vehtured to OBJ
serve.
well, yes; and you know they say
we'll, but L didn't have to go IS far down
as that for it. don't forget that those
boys saved my life, and Luviny's right
j-Injuns can be civilized"
But, Miss Pope, you said"
'-Yes, 1 know, and it's all come out
so, hasn't it? said you'd be nightly
shocked before fall, and you will be il
; you amt. for the boys are going to have
a home here till they get throug q
, school; and said you'd find me scaiped.
and you did, didn't you?"
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