Cañon City record., 1904-03-10

ground and ran to the old scholar with
both her hands outstretched to him.
He looked timidly at her and took the
hands she gave him; then he produced
from his pocket yellow telegraph en-
velope, watching her anxiously as she
received it. However. she seemed TO
attach no particular Importance to it.
and instead of opening it leaned to-
hands.
"These awful old meni' Harkless
groaned inwardly as he handed the
horses over to the judge. Il dare say
he'll kiss her too" But when the ed
itor and Mr. Willetts had gone 1t was
Helen who kissed Fisbee.
They're coming out to spend the
evening. aren't theyT" asked Briscoe.
nodding to the young men as they set
off down the road.
"Lige has to come whether he wants
to or not" Minnie laughed rather con
sciously. ITS his turn tonight to look
after Mr. Harkless."
~ guess he won't mind coming" said
the judge.
We'll" returned his daughter. glanc-
the telegram to Fisbee Il know IL he
follows Mr.. HarkIess he'll get here
pretty soon after supper-as soon as
the moon comes up. anyway"
The editor of the Herald was late to
his evening meal that night. 1t was
dusk when he reached the hotel. and
for the first time In history gentle
man sat down TO meat in that house
of entertainment in evening dress.
There was no one In the dining room
when he went in-the other boarders
had finished. and 1t was Cynthia's
"evening out''-but the landlord. Co
lumbus Lands, came and attended TO
his wants himself and chatted with
him while he ate.
There's picture OF Henry Clay"
remarked Lands in obvious relevancy
to his companion's attire there's
picture OF Henry Clay somewheres
about the house in n swallow tail. Gov
ernor Ray spoke here in one. Bodeffer
says; always wore one. except 1t was
higher built up n yourn about the col
lar and had brass buttons. think.
Ole man Windy was here again to-
night" the landlord continued, chang
ing the subject. He waited around fer
We a good while, but last he had to go
He's ben mighty wrought up sence the
trouble this morning an wanted to see
We bad. | don't know II you seen 1t. but
that feller t knocked your hat of with
a club got mighty near tore to pieces
in the crowd before he got away.
Seems some of the boys re-cog- -nized
him as one of the Crossroads Skillets
and sicked the dogs on him. and he
had a pretty mean time of 1t. Windy
says the Crossroads folks II be worse
n ever. and. says he. Tell him to stick
close to town. says he. They'll do
anything to git him now says he. and
resk anything told him you wouldn't
take no stock in what any one says.
and l knowed well enough you'd laugh
that away But. see here. we don't
put nothin' too mean for them folks.
tell We, Mr.. Harkless. all of us are
scared for ye."
The good fellow was 80 earnest that
when the editors supper was, finished
and he would have departed. lands
detained him almost by force until the
arrival of Mr.. Willetts, who. the land
lord knew. was his allotted escort for
the evening. When Lige came (wear-
ing new tie, a pink one he had has
tened to buy as soon as his engage
ments had given opportunity the land
lord hissed savage word of reproach
for his tardincss in his ear and whisper
ingly bade him not let the other out OF
reach that night. Mr.. Willetts replied
with nod implying his trustworthi-
ness, and the young men went out into
the darkness.