The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-23

are p'izin things to have around If they
amt just the sort that a Teller wants.
Who taught you that sougY'
Nobody, | learned il myself II
came with some music that father or
dered years ago. He does not like 1t.
| never sing II TO him. have not sung
1t before In long time. | do not know
why thought OF 1t tonight"
Il do. 1t was just my heart speaking |
to yours Lisle. WIN you be offended.
boy, II tell you that you have got
voice like womans~just like the |
voice OF woman whom | used to
| know. the sweetest and best woman
who ever livedf She was my sister, !
Lisle, and she used TO sing that song
| TO me. liked IL becnuse her name |
| was Alice. like the song. It's good |
many years since saw her, Iisle. and
| | don't know whether she Is alive or
| dead. Don't you see, Kid. why my cal
! lous old heart filed up with tears 80
that IT would have burst IL hadn't
shed fewf"
II am sorry. Craig, very sorry, that
| selected that song"
Don't you he sorry: be glad. II
saved me from one OF my ats. for one
of 'em has been coming on ever since
| l have been here"
shall sing something else for your
mo: don; sing; don't play. don't
want to get the taste OF that one ont
| OF my mouth Sit here and talk with
/ a. 4. ,f,,s1
/ together for long time maybe nev.
err
why do you say thatY'
I'm going 10 light out In the morn-
/ ing before that fit comes ont You
| think am older than your father, don't
/ your
II should sag that you are, by eev
eral years
| Well. | reetson I am in some ways.
/ II COMES OF having fits. I suppose. but
| Dick Maxwell In i've years older than
lam. He's ~ or thereal0ui. according
TO his say. look about -, hut Tm
only ~. D0 yoa 'cRow what an get
ting atY'
"Eo"
This: I'm preaching. lad. Every one
of those years sasat rest on my head
without havlng come into my life was
put there 10y q piece of scoundreiisin
that 1 committed when was just the
| are thas you are now. and 4 hadn't any
more exen@e for getting Into than
YOU have now either. don't say that
you'li ever get lnte place where yeu
may be likely 20 do anything that ats
right, lsua IL sou do there VIII he time
TO think there aaaGays IL, for thinking
In mighty quick work and n that
time ever does come you remember
what I have said just now aud stop
long enough 60 hum that song over to
Yourself before gou aut loose from the
outfit and 60 II alone. Life amt going
TO I've all rossA far yon. Iisle Maxwell.
and don't you forget It: Your father
hasn't brought yeu mp right. to my way
of thinking Yoa needn't get iinny. ]
lain't criticising him. I'm anaiyzIng
YOU. Yon don't know any more about
the world outside OF this ranch than
hog knows about skating. and that
Amt much to speak u. I've been
watching you while I've been here
| and there are whole lot 81 shlncs that
You have got to learn betweeH now ana
the time when you viii have 10 20 II
alone. and nobody ever knows when
that time is coming. It's jsst Ike
blamed Injun and draws a bead on
YOUR vitais from behind bukh or a
rock when you amt hook Ing. and t* a
dead shot every time. Yon caBt throw
loon over circumstance and drag II
along willing captive. like we did thai
steer. It's got way Of slipping ont
and roping you instead. and you've goi
10 most yourself about things so that
you will I've ready 10 keep one hand ou'
In lust about the same way that you
noked yours through the loop Of Jim
Cummings RATA over In the Smoky.
don't wonder that some OF the boys
have &said that you look Ike woman
You do. and you do not. 1on do oe'
cause you have got tender heart. IKE
a woman's, and IL sticks out through
your masculine garb just as plain as
daylight when you amt thinking DICK
Maxwell hiss trained you right enough
AZ far as be has gone. for all | know
but be's a good ways from going fa'
enough. want you to make me
promise. Llsle.'
WHIST sort OF a promise. Craig Z
You'll be 81 some day. and when
the day COMES that sees you that ola
} want you to promise that you VIII rue
over TO my ranch aud see me. VIII
your"
, certainly. ~ill ride over great
many times In the meanwhile. too II
YOU care to have me-"
That's all right. or course care 10
, have you. but want you to remember
! that promise anyhow"
I "iil remember it," -
"And now, while we've got chan'e
IN talk. | want to say one thing more
= to you about women. This Idea that
vou.ye got that they are aoominat'ons
on the face OF the earth is all wrong u
vour dad did teach 1t to you, and some
. 80, ...oya Il IN vOll I've been IOOk-