El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-26

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dark brows. and was slender enough
to suggest Il gold fecked lily such as
swayed in myriads out in the old fields
81 know Major Dade is above plot
ting" she said, holding out her hand
to him. Il almost wish he was not
Then I'd ask him to help us entice
Daddy Dowell and the band here to-
night"
THAT is just the very meanest
thing" Red Mary interrupted. Il
knew it would be. though. The first
thing l said when Charley Mayner
said they We're going to have the moon
light was, Make sure of the band be-
fore you set the night
IF you had told Bert Selby," Major
Dade began. still holding Mary Specs
hand. He felt it tremble lightly. Red
Mary made Il face at him.
You are conjured, like the rest
she said. You seem to think the world
begins and ends with Bert Selby."
1T does-down in the Purchase,
Uncle Bob said, with gurgle. Lord,
Red Mary, when he is president and
you an old woman-an old maid most
likely-yOu'H be forever telling how
he used to come counting you and have
'em saying, The luck some men are
born to- "
There comes Willoughby," said Ma
jor Dade. Il see his running mate,
Amos Tandy. is along too. Wonder if
the old man, old Duke Willoughby,
pays Tandy to run around with this
boy of hiS!
Suppose you ask him." Red Mary
said, with q smile of innocent malice.
81 can tell you, though, so can Mary
Spec that the two are a pair and go
all the gaits."
"A good looking pair - confOund
them" Major Dade said as Red Mary
ran to make them welcome. She held
out q hand to each and smiled up in
Tandy's face. In spite of herself her
eyes fell before WilloughbyS. She felt
rather than saw that his glance passed
over her in search of Mary Spec, who
had slipped out of sight among the
shrubbery. While her hand was still
in Willoughby's Red Mary caught the
sound of slow wheels.
The buggy was big and low swung,
but spick and span. An oldish woman
drove it, fat woman with mild blue
eyes and a happy, vacuous face. She
had on white frock, Il book muslin,
short enough TO show her feet in Slip
perS that their pudgineSS overlooked.
Her hat, which sat awry, was Won
derful connection of lace and pink rib
bons, with pinker roses nOdding jaun-
tily above it. In defiance of its youth
full gayety there was n black band
about her neck, claSped under the chin
with a funereal miniature. She had
black gloves, too, old fashioned lace
mitts, not on her hands, but pushed
back around her plump wrists.
Look out, major. Sister Lisen5ee
has got on all her war paint Uncle
Bob said in the majors ear, then
aloud: "Sister Lisenbee, you are a
sight for sore eyes. Howdy. Howdy!
Bless my soul. All these chits of girls
will have to git out of your way"
.'Lawsey, Br'er Mayner! How you
do talk. Like l was good set outv'
Sister Lisenbee said, waddling through
the gate. But whit if l air set out?
Scripcher says, don't it, that man was
made ter mourn? But men amt wom
Ell, and the good Lord knows I've been
amounting poor ole Lisenbee better'n
ten year. | come ter the moonlight.
though, jest fer nothing but not ter
hurt Sist' Lucy Mayner's feelings. l
ulun nave no lut-eedr Oh seeing lle
major l am mighty glad, though, l
have saw him. He makes himself the
skacest at our house ever sence he
promised me one of his fine pegs
..Ah, majorl | always thought you
were gay deceiveri' Amos Tandy
said, shaking his finger at the major.
Mrs. Lisenbee, I'm Il lawyer, but have
never had Il case. Won't you give ME
Il, aal, -
promise suit right ahead
Major Dade grew scarlet. Anger al
ways set him stammering. He tried
hard to say something, something cool
and whitening, but not Il word was in
telligibe. Sister Lisenbee ambled up
to him and caught his arm.
II believe in my heart you're struck
with the shaking agur,' she said. Il
kin cyore it in three shakes of err dead
lambs tail. All you got to do is ter
take and swaller nine whole grains of
black pepper and then hold yer breath
while you say over yer name and age
backward. 1t is the best thing. 1t
cyored poor ole Lisenbee, and the fust
year we lived down in the Purchase he
shuk so they used ter hear him over at
the neighborS'.''
lllouSnDE Hdu louuu MARY SpeC
and was talking eagerly to her. Amos
beckoned them to him. AS they came
up he said, with Il flourish: IAN honor,
like a pleasure, is doubled by sharing
it with friends. Let me present you
to a lady whom it is an honor to know
Mrs. Lisenbee, the mother of ex-
Sheriff Selby"-
next Congressman Selby fits bet
ter Uncle Bob interrupted. Major
Dada Swore SilentIr and said in his