Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-01

and up to the Hail.
9*Glorianna,' I called.
"Yes'm,'' said Gloridnna.
b sSend Baldwin here
+ 'sOh, I'm going, ma'am,'' said the
young stranger.
Yes" said 1, you are."
I'm going right on up to the
Hail."
NO. said I, you're not"
Here Badly Towner appeared :,
Baldwin said 1, ''this young
man, hardly more than a lad, wants
to go up and annoy the ladies'. You
and Bill see that he doesn't" and I
sat down as Badly Towner came
round the house.
The young man walked down the
steps quickly and out to the gate.
You carn't mount that there bike
until we've walked down the road
Bit" said Badly Towner; '.in fact, I
dom know as ye'd better mount at
all" Whereupon he took an awl
from his pocket and gave the tire a
jab; there was a great rush of air,
and the punctured rubber collapsed.
"How dare you!" said the lad.
"That is an indictable offense. I'll
| have you up in court. Pill"
you kin do anything but go to
the Hall; tibet We carn't."
Bill stood where Badly ordered him
leading up to the Hall, ready to
spring if Badly gave the word, and
so the young man started to walk
back to the village, pushing his use
less bicycle in front of him along
| the way that he had come. I saw
that he was passed by another man,
who was driving in one of the regu-
lar buggy-hacks that take visitors
out to the country places round Gal
tersville. The buggy stopped right
in front of our door.
| rs that another of those report
ers, Charlie?" 1 called to the man.
He was a driver for our one livery
stall Bile. We had been to the village
school together in our childhood.
"Edono'm," said Charlie "He said
| he wanted nice place to board, and
[ thought I'd bring him out to your
| house"
81 never saw anything like the
number of people wanting board just
now," said i. 81 might make money
if owned hotel. No, I haven't any
place for. you,'' for 1 saw that his
pockets, too, were fairly bullying out
with papers and pads and pencils.
By this time the man was close to
the steps.
What paper are you from?"
said l.
'How did you know? Oh, my ma
terials, I suppose. Well, then, the
Star Union.'' t
Il wouldn't take man from the
Star Union for his weight in gold -
said l.. s
whats the matter with the Star
Union?" he asked. ''Been saying
anything about you, or anyone con-
meet
mo" said I. "r never get into the
papers. There is no reason why 1
should, but I don't want to take
newspaper reporters. I have an in
valid aunt
Il should like to interview her
-" He took a pad from his
pocket.
1--WE have ghost in the house,
and-''
"I'lf write It up He drew a
pencil from another pocket.
Il have a strange young woman, a
trained nurse, in my lower front,
and
'She might give me an article on
the system of training nurses
And a news-but no! I won't
take you"
What were you going to say about
newspaper man?"
81 was going to say that news
paper never knows enough to mind
its own business, and I, for one, will
have nothing to do with them
"Then I'll go on to the HAIL. said
the stranger, turning towards the
buggy.
Charley Blount,'' called, eff you
let, that man go to the Hall, you and
I are friends no longer. You know
what the ladies wish. Do it, and
don't let strangers come meddling in
Galtersville.''
Charlie Blount looked uncertainty
at me. Then he turned to the
stranger.
ST don't know as can take you,'
said he. ''Ef the ladies don't want it
huff said.'' se
Then I'll walk
Not eff Bill knows it," said Badly
Towner. Here. Bill"