The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-07-25

ooh, we help to work the cattle and
boss the Mexican hands and hunt wild
pigs and play polo. Now and then We
have l:ttle music when Mrs. Glynn
has time to assistus. Some Of us play
the banjo and others listen. We have
been here three years now and like It
we'll. hope" and his voice took a
shade more of interest, "that you will
like it as WE'LL"
Pm sure SHALL" was the. cordial
reply. you are drawing pleasant
picture for me. After my life in Maine
I know that shall not find the rancho
dull. Tell me now about the children,
my charges
Allyn smiled broadly: Speaking of
the children" he replied, 'you will not
they are. You are apt, am afraid, to
find it too hilarious. Two CT them are
young cubs filled with primal human
nature and no one has. ever tried to
lick it out of them. Their mother is
not active nor strong and Glynn; while
perfectly willing to cane them within
an inch Of their lives, seldom has the
time They are the Hon. Algern6n
Reginald Henry Glynn, briefly known
as To-day because there is never
partly emptied glass on the side-board
or in the smoking room that he does
not find his way to. The thirst Of that
youngster is abnormal and appalling.
He is aged eleven. His hair is red,
though his mother calls it auburn
his face is treckled; his nose up
turned; his mouth wide; his ears large.
When he is not in the kitchen tor
menting the maids, or being thrown by
broncho, or being chased by a Mex
lean whose spurs he has stolen, he is
in the neighborhood of the side-board,
waiting for some one Of us to come in
and take a peg and leave the glass"
Allyn looked at the girl to see If she
had grown pale. She was smiling
softly. Il like To-day" she MUIR
INJURED. GO on"
'The second hopeful" he proceeded,
with somewhat stronger note OF adj
miration in his voice, ''is Charles Beau
champ Vavssour Glynn, briefly branded
as 'Miggs' because he is bony and bears
a resemblance to the celebrated 'Mlggs'
whom you may have met in 'Barnaby
Ridge 1t is his special merit to scorn
shoes, scorn coat, scorn a hat. 1t is
his special fad to take two Of the dogs
from the kennel and get lost on the
prairie, or in the mesquite, miles from
the rancho. When he has been absent
for>twelve hours we all stop work and
turn out for him. Twelve hours later
we find him asleep under cactus and
willing to be fed. He does not affect
the sideboard, but have fancy that
he steals the cooks keys and ravages
the eatables after midnight. Once or
twice, in going to my quarters after
long-talk in the smoking room, I have
found him hidden under chair in the
hall, always with fistful of pirated
food. 1t is strange that the boy ia
bony."
Lois laughed. the clear deep carol
ringing over the prairie. The Mexi'
can half turned his head and muttered
"Valga me Dios!" and Allyn listened.
keen pleasure in his face. 1t had bees
long since he had heard woman
laugh so. Il like 'Miggs'" she said
go on"
The young Englishman hesitated a
moment and then his tones took on
tenderness and seriousness. 1.-THE
third" he said, 'is a mite Of a thing,
five years old. She is Margaret Lillian
Mary Glynn. She is not strong, pale,
quiet little body, with hug and kiss
for us all in turn. We call her 'Bobs,'
'Palomita,' 'Chiquita' or 'Blinxy,' as
the fancy strikes us. She has dozen
other names and is very dear to US
all. We think it pity-that is, we
who live in the bachelors quarters
that her mother is unable to take bet
ter care of her. 'Palomita,' you know,
is the Spanish endearing diminutive
for Little Dove and We fear that some
day, without warning, 'Palomita' may
spread her wings and leave u.s."
(To be continued.)