The Washington times., 1904-01-03

Teddy's standing with the cattle king
dated back to the time when he was
pulling fast freights. Howison had
driven into the Butte one day with
train load Of prime beef. The ChicaE go
market was UP and poising for a plunge;
wherefore time in transit meant money.
Ted happened to be sent out on that
particular run, and he gave Howison
and the beef outfit the ride OF their lives
BY consequence. the cattle king, known
far and wide a hater Of railroad
men on principle. gave him the latch
string OF the ranch house to pull when
he pleased.
The ranch was thirty miles from the
Butte as the crow flies But the mail
run. with it's thirty-six hour layover at
the division station. brought possibili-
ties. BY dint of a little practice a man
may learn to catch catnaps in the
saddle; and Teddy ambIed IT back and
forth between town and the Howison
ranch when he was supposed to be sleep
ing the clock around.
II was a matter of course that he
should be jeered numerically by the
men He took it all in good part till
one day old man Targis revived ira
dition TO the effect that Bart Howison
Z
Southern States. Then he struck back
smartly.
Its a lie, and you all know It" he
retorted. THE Twin last one OF you
dassent hint that to Bart Howison s
faceV'
Targis laughed. "Mebbe not. But if I
were you l wouldn't mix up too thick
with the family. Buddy"
III an orang-outang on this railroad
wants to make my business his bust
ness
A chorus Of derisive groans drowned
the defiance, and so the matter rested.
1t was during the final week OF Larri-
sons enforced vacation that a short
whiskered man with sleepy eyes arrived
at the Butte one morning on the flyer
and put up at the Arryo Hotel Then
this whisper went around that he was
an officer Of some sort looking for his
man. Its effect on the colony at Grand
! Butte was interesting. There were mys-
FERROUS disappearances not a few.
AS you would suppose. the town
| grinned broadly every time a man
dropped out: grinned and looked to see
the short-whiskered one give chase. Kut
as yet he had made no sign.
One afternoon / CHANGED 20 be the only
other occupant Of the shaded porch.
and he removed his cigar 10 say,
Wasn't somebuddy tellin me you was
lawyer"
Possibly"
Then maybe you can tell me what !
want 70 know. They tell me the govern
ment amt just the same in the Terri
/ tories as tbs in the States.
! replied that the government was the
same, for all practical purposes. and he
went on.
i got some papers to serve. and
| didn't know whether they'd hold out
here or not"
1T will hold all right If I was prop.
crly issued. Have you found yom
/ MANI"
He shook his head. IT'S a girl In
| lookin for Black eyes. brown hail
with q CLINT o. red in It. the prettiesi
mouth you ever saw and a trim-built
1 tight litter figger TO match. When
/ find her I'll know whore TO find my
man"
/ The mystery fog began to lift His
| rough-and- ready description was won
| derfully like an impressionist' sketch
Of Mary Howison.
Then into the dust-shimmering end o
the main street rode two figures sid.
| by side: a young woman sitting bel
/ pinto like one bred to the saddle, anc
I young man whose normal scat was TIL
/ cushion Of an engine cab-to wit, Mar,
| Howison and our Teddy.
! The sheriffs chair came TO the foo,
/ with a snap.
! Excuse me. he said and vanished.
An hour later when harrison any
/ Mary rode out OF the dusty street enc
/ a slouched figure mounted on a hireS
| hack made a wide detour on the bar
plain TO hold them in view.