The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-25

Evpr since ne ndQ graduated from
frash water college Jim Maddox had
Sean punching cattle in Colorado,
,,oroing a mushroom town in Wash
action. promoting silver mines in Ne
ada or developing oil fields in Cal
:.,r,ia He knew his West from Santa
70 to Dawson, a knowledge acquired
=, the rough life school of experience.
Ne was full of the eager. hopeful,
hraazv enthusiasm OF the dweller on
-so Mains and en- the mountains. He
believed in the country and in him,
solf and he was very frank to let you
lnov it. Maddox had been so busy with
.,o roueh -allties of life that he had
neglected somewhat to keep in touch
with the usual small observanees OF
good society
consequently when he dropped into
Huntey's law office in Chicago and
Boh insisted on taking him home to
meet his wife. Maddox rather fell down
IN the course dinner that followed.
Maddox was so interested in the cool
eved. regular-featured, well-gowned
Young woman whom he. took down to
dinner that in his enthusiastic study
of her he forgot to take stock of the
conventions. Course dinners are not
customary on the Xxx range. so that
if was not strange that Maddox fold
cd his napkin two or three times be-
fore the finish, under the mistaken i'm.
pression that he was through with
dinner. Another man might have been
embarrassed at his mistake, but it did
not phase Maddox one jackstraw. He
was telling her about blizzard he had
vrested with in Dakota, and in his
desire that she should realize the To-
ca,itfes he had gathered the silver ware
for a map.
Suppose this knife was Ubedam
creek, this salt cellar the Lone Star
ranch, this pepper dish away over to
the left was a bunch of cattle out on
the range. Well there was a young
tenderfoot out there with them who
didn't know enough to come in when
it rained. It struck me nightly that
Young Henderson would be caught in
that blizzard sure as shooting, and if
(
funeral / couldn't afford to give the
BOYS a day off for the interment SER
vices, so | saddled Cal and rode across
country lickety-split, but there isn't
any COW pony on earth can beat a Da-
kota blizzard when it gets started. Be-
fore l reached that bunch of cattle, l
knew all thunder was to pay. We were
in for a rip-snorter, and don't you for
get it,
1t was at this point of his narrative
that the napkin episode occurred. To
relieve his embarrassment embar-
rassment which, by the way, did not
exist-NTiss Bess Stanislaus also folded
her napkin under the transparent fic-
ton that she, too, supposed the dinner
to be at an end. He liked her thought
fulness and he told her so with a bold
frankness that flushed the cheeks of
that usually self-possessed young wo-
man.
Our effete young men of the tailor
made cast are in the habit of wrapping
up their compliments much more sub
tly," she laughed, in explanation of the
blush. Indeed, if he spoke so plainly
he would not expect to be believed,
such is the degeneracy into which we
have fallen"
But you believe me-" he told her.
calmly. It's a fact. I do like you
down to the ground. I'll bring a no.
tary public to attest the fact if you
like"
The young woman remembered that
she had met him for the first time an
hour ago, and she supposed that she
ought to suppress him; but she remem-
hered, too, that he was an untutored
savage from across the Missouri and
she decided to make allowances-be-
cause she found him really very enter
tanning.
Her long, curved eyelashes f1utter-
ed down over the merry hazel eyes.
1t won't be necessary to get the
notary. Mr.. Maddox. I'll take your
word for it this time. 1 hope you'll
spare my maiden bushes in future,
though"
Don't mention it," he told her,
eheerfully. II reckon you know how
handsome you are, without me telling
YOU You probably see a looking glass
about once day"
Once a day!" she exclaimed. Good
gracious, Mr.. Maddox. we live before
looking glasses in these fin, de steele
days. Perhaps out at Ubedam creek
once a day at glass may suffice,
but"
Miss Stanislaus shrugged her shoul-
ders
Maddox laughed. "On the xxx
range there is a bit of broken glass,
about the shape and size of hair
brush, tackled to the wall. It's been
mere five years, and it is the only
looking glass we've got to our names;
out then there isn't any reason why we
should have one, and 1t is very we'll
worth while for you to study one care
fully"
His gaze appeared so earnest and
30 candid that she hoisted the red
nag again. This young Lochinvar from
out Of the West was certainly not los
ing any time. Apparently he was I'M
aware Of the existence of any barriers
vi reserve. What he wanted to say
ne said without DETECTING in the slight
eS' from his course on account of q lit
We thing like the customs of her class
'"u KIND. Curiously enough. he was