Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

70 pot a. eud 70 noebaD talk or eouss
tssy. what can yos givs ss.'
MARY eyed Tie sseoad traveller With
no great favor. sad called tbs harnsn.
,oe groom. o. waiter. o. vhatsvsr Tom
0hs0sla's positioa might b. sf ths
0eay and Garter. and. vhatsvss his os.
ass. hs bad hsld Il saaes hoyhood. and
70 he satisfasetoa oe all pastiss-
"oupper. driaks. heas.- aaid Assy.
aAdseasiAg Ton. and indicating the
travellers viii . eosFtsous wave os The
hasA.
-Ysa. aun.- saiA Ton. -coas this
vay. Gsatjs0sa: there's the blue room
ana ths red. both at yoar sssvies. and
he, halcoay roo0-that's doabls.
bsddsd. u yoa'd io,ks 10 80 'sa before
yoa sap: your 'oases u all sight. and !
mex no dosbt star and Garter can
mex you a. eomfossahls = 'ossss-
sood accommodation foe nan and bsase
iss't sisn - vs put %. but 20 does
u wi'out boassing-this way
They followed TON without more
edo. for Mary had quietly retired 70 her
little room. and the voaagss q the
travellers. aftsr looking IN . dreamy
kind Of Way at the spot where she had
beso standing - u shs we're bsauti-
ful visioa that had vanishsd. strods
after his eompanion.
by Jupiter. and Venus. and Diana.
. Juno and Hebe In oae.- exclaimed
Dick Parker 10 his friend when they.
having ssttled TO sleep In tho dosbls-
bsddsd room that looked upoa ths
bowling green. were alose.
-Oh. she'll pass muster for . eouatEy
Wench." said the other. Who vas
knovn 10 his companions a. Andy Fus-
Ter. Andy being short for Andrew.
she'll pass muster. and II she's hand.
soms. she knovs Il"
They did bot carry much luGEass. for
travellers. though thsy had hssn on the
road for some days. They each had .
saddls-bag lin which we're Q few CON.
noQ nseeaaariss Of the toilet. . map
oe the eountry and aAskl. and pistol
holatsss. In which were vsapons q
weight: for msa dld not travel in
thoss days without bsinS prepared %
dsfend their moasy and their lives.
Except for the general chssrinsss and
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aad Garter. any two msa bsiag sAoua
into the double -bsddsd room Of this
famous hostslsy might have deemed it
nscsasary 70 be prspafsd for sosr-
ssnciss. Il looked % dark and shsaOwy.
lighted with oaly . candle nov that
ehs som had soas down. TAs two great
bsdi might have bsea teats for esner.
ais on the march In hooktls eoantSy.
% hung about with eo0bse curtains.
20 tall. % wide. 90 seemingly mystsri.
ous as were they. And the great bay
window. with its outer balcony. which
could just b ssen In the Atful moon.
light might have bssa tAs satraaes
place Of banditd Or midnisht aasas-
sins. such as one reads Of IN stories q
old days. But Dick Parker (''0entle.
man Dick" they called him. The frieada
who called Foster Andy). and his mo-
rose friend had no fear Of thsss thinss.
though the small pistols they carried
In addition to those In their holster
might have been looked upon - argu.
Ing the contrary.
"oh. curse the sirl!" said Fostor.
presently, In answer TO fresh outbursa
from Dick. M he swilled his face a
the capacious wasastand. That's moi
the business that has brought 10 all
these miles out OF our beat"
"But II may be an incident Of pleas
ure. you snarlcr." said Dick.
ut may be anything you like. II you
will not make Il the hrst consideration,
a. you generally do: dammc. I'm get.
ting sick Of your trifiins! You've had
every silver we'vo made for the last
six months. Your gallantries. ~ you
are pleased to call them. have twics
run our necks within measurable dis.
tance Of the gnllows: and now that we
are in tho locality OF our newest and
most promising quarry. you begin raw.
ing about country barmaid. As II she
was my Lady Dolly. cr the Duchess Of
Seven Dials. or some other crack beau.
ty made to drive men mad. and to ruin
millionaircs!"
Bravo. Andy! That's long speech
for you!"
ITO be contfnued.)