Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10

edication, an not a boss to his namei
That's bout as redickilus as one Of
us bein' loved by a presidents darter.H
"Oh, wuz jest funning, of co'se, but,
come to think, I've hearn O. things
jest as unreasonable. Ye see, Tillie
has been down to the Bluegrass goin'
to school for year or SO, an thar's
70 tellin' what SIGH fool doin's as that
will lead gal to. They are curious
critters at the best-gals is. Why,
hearn of a gal once that refused to
marry Jesse Underwood, the best pistol
shot our Kaintuck hills ever had. Well,
sub, she KEEP on an on actin the fool
till she finally married some poor
lawyer tibet never amounted to nuthin'
ceptin' sumthin' like circuit judge, or
some foolishness like that. Tell we,
gals is curios."
..Yas, that's so; but we amt no more
time for foolin'. Let's step off,
The men stepped out, took places
and confronted each other. They were
to count three in concert, then fire.
lone, two, three!"
''Spang!"
A ball passed through a lock of hair
above Bits left ear. He hadn't fired,
and for good reason. When he went
to cock his revolver the main spring
had broken. He had pointed the
weapon nevertheless, taking the risk
of being killed rather than to explain
an accident that George might regard
a purposed act to avoid the duel.
We'll have to adjourn this case"
sighed George, until you kin git yer
own pop"
Say, George" returned Bill, hand
ing George the crippled weapon. "Tve
jest thought we kin settle this matter
more satisfactory. Title, as we'll as
she appears to love both. mout refuse
ter marry the one that kills tother
about her. Then we'd be in nice
shape-one dead and tother wusser.
Less fine out which one she really
loves best; then let that lucky one give
tother all his property to console him
! little. and take her"
-iha.I be satisfactory to me-if we
kin git a bill o. discovery, as the law
yers say, that will wuk."
We'll. think I've got 1t. Termorry
at church me an you will let on like
we git in fuss. an pull our pops
Everybody will be excited, the vim
men will yell. an pirty Title will come
screamin' out to the one she loves
best, an beg him for her sake to put
up his pop"
The very thing!" exclaimed George
tlapping cloud of dust from his righr
leg
A great congregation had gathered
for Rev. Ball. the celebrated revival
ist of Knott county, was to preach. and
the report had drawn people as suck
hole draws chips from a broad terri
| tory.
The house being filed. tho grounds
overlooked. Men and boys covered
/ the turf in front and at the sides. as
| thickly as bees cling at the side of a
| gum on a hot morn of July-ali ears
eagerly poised Nothing save the cleo
t..c voice of the speaker, fell upon the
vast quiet.
When the preacher began to pitch
! his tone to the scale of concluding ex-
hortation, Bill and George, as per pre-
vious arrangement, came into the
crowd from opposite directions. They
were radiant in their new clothes. and
| their new boots announced their
entrance through proud me.--
ured squeaks. Being the richest
young men of the section
their appearance made heads OF
reverence silently incline and a wis.
per of admiration ripple through ths
wide throng.
Quietly the young gallants worked
! toward each other. and, before The 81
lent company knew they had met. O,
| knew they had occasion for quarrel, .
rapid fire of denunciation began be
tween Them