The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-11-02

hook after duly setting forth
therein the possessions OF TUCK
or g. Rose: "Real estate, s. Q.
" section Is, township south,
ge 2 west, etc.; IS acres o'ci"'u'
90 pasture and hay land, 10 acres uih-
land. ., .o
well YOU amt a-goin' before dinner, SO
cot right down here" said Ezra
,ter. genially. and the tired ohclai oia
hasitate to accept seat on the cool
anda beside his host
Eou've lived here long time SAID the
uty. .,., ro.
"a Tucker, made some little changes
10, lime TOO. Mighty nigh this whole
-, was thick woods when l rust seen
,Tvas a curious thing, too. I'll tell
how twas. You see l kinder got
that 1T would be a good Idea to
I'm some gov'men land, so l rode up
from Santa Cruz, sixteen mile, over
XIV bad TRAIL and my friends the
wfords. over here on the San Lorenzo
showed me this quarter section.
,,are was a little shack of cabin on
place, built by Tom Tutor feller
used to hunt and trap for livin',
he never pre-empted the land. and at
time he'd gone to Arizona. So TOOK
he ranch without any idea OF trouble
then went back to Santa Cruz to git
. things, cause, cordin' to law, you
m live on YOUR claim six months be-
YOU could prove up.
But the next time ] come up Malcolm
wford. he told me that he'd heard
e was another Teller prospectin rouno
ranch. He'd been up there with MS
to inauire about it. but didn't see no.
= but he said I'd better git up there
buick as the Lord would let me and
down the claim.
left nv horse at Crawford's, cause
re want much feed in the woods, and
he up a pack of floor, bacon, coffee and
|ar and Malcolm lent me shotgun
he said might come in handy. On
way TN | fired both barrels OF the
at some quail. and then I found that
forgot to bring any ammunition.
Everything was still as death, except
crickets chiruin with lonesome
nd. and / put the things i'll the cabin
re was a little fireplace built of mud
sticks in one end, with chimney of
boards, and built fire to git bite
upper.
Is was standin' in the doorway feel
kinder dolefu l see man with a
on his back comm up the trail. He
stout and his face was pretty red,
when he see me it got quite bit
her He come Up puffin' and seemed
out bout something, and jest then it
e into my head that mebbe he was
other teller.
What you doin' in that cabin?' he
real Gloss.
My residence at present. says I.
mt you come I'M?
None o. your blarsted sarce wi me,
BAYS This ere Is my cabin, and
you to git off 1t directly
You're labcrin' under a slight mis-
says l. This is my claim; but you
int be in hurry bout goin'. Stay
mornin. anyway. Darned If I amt
Of company
Nell, we talked awhile. and he KEEP
n mad1cr and madder.
You're got the advantage of me
he roars out, but If 1t want for
bloody gun you've go. so andy I'd
you out of my cabin quicker a
f.
You need't fret about the gum
I'D left it outside leanin' again the
G.) Why, 1 fired off both barrels 1T
quail down here, and l didn't bring
lie of ammunition with me-
You carnt come it on me- he says,
er sneerin'. You'd like to hentice me
ome on and then let me ave it.
dn't you?'
Nell, take the pesky gun and see
Yourself I says, holdin' it out to-
him.
20, YOU don't old smoothly he says.
n' away.
rome in and have bite of supper,
pw,' 1 says. The waters bilin' and
make some coffee in jiffy.'
grumbed something, and went off
famped under an oak tree a little
eff. That's the very tree down there
e barn.
done my best to be socable, so 1
my coffee and fried some bacon.
way twas kinder pleasant to see
Pther feller's fire. but he looked
ty crusty and didn't have a word
to say.
ter supper l lit piece of candle and
a newspaper that I'd brought from
but l got sleepy pretty quick and
d my blankets in the bunk. l shut
oor and put prop agin it-not that
afraid, but l Jest happened to
that didn't really know anything
the other feller
vas off to sleep in minute. and the
thing l knew was seem a big glare
hit and feelin' things gettin pesky
jumped up, and, Lord if the whole
the cabin want a blaze!
osh all hemlockr ! says. He's q
nan. and is tryin' to burn me up.
hs the devils an Injun.'
Jest then l heard an awful ham
on the door and the other feller
n:
up, you blarsted fool! Do you
to be cooked alive? Turn out, and
to you.
N jedged that the fire had caught
old dry chimney. bounced up and
"a the coffee pot and threw the
Is on the confagration. but 1t didn't
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