The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-07-15

1uZep fDlie5 ldftucIs uHA VA 1900
stop at the fort for dinner. In rev
,oinutes the troopers were In their
saddles. and the party departed. Two
hours later Becky and Lord Lawton
dined with the colonel and reached the
ranch at 10 o'clock.
..Wheres AIaryf" asked Becky Of
Dick, before dismountfng.
Gone to bed"
THAT satisfied her, snd she permitted
his lordshIp to hand her down from her
horse. Prompted by q whisper from
Becky. Dick took the Britisher In
charge ana did not leave him till he
had landed him in his room for the
night. Becky meanwhile went to the
outhouses, where she, corrupted sery-
ants cowboys, men, women and chill.
dren TO aid her in carrying out ne
farious plan.
Ii was just before sunrise on the
morning OF July 4. Slumber relgned
ut the ranch. The dawn, OF which
Mary Blanllng would have spoken as
1.-The rosy fingered Aurora" and Becky
would have called 'sunup" was break
ing in the east. Suddenly there was an
explosion, followed by chorus OF
blood curjling yells. In moment
came loud rap on his lordship's door.
and the words in Becky Biandings
voice:
Get up, Lord Lawton! They're on
us. Well all be scalped!'
The noblcman. In pink pajamas, rush
ed into the hall, where he found the
rest OF the family. also In night attire.
Becky alone having on very becom'
ing morning gown. The yells and e9.
blossoms outside continued, and several
ladies tainted. The Bntisher, true to
the instincts Of the Anglo-Saxon race.
selling an unloaded rifle that hung
against the wall. rushed down the
stairs with 1t, TO take hand In the
fruy. There tie saw number Of fam
tastica!ly dressed people. with feathers
on their heads, Establishing knives and
tomahawks, while couple Of cannon
under the command Of lieutenant
were firing gun after gun at regular in
tervals. Savages and soldiers were
blended In smoke. lnspiritetl by the
scene. his krdship, forgetting his un-
becoming uniform, taking his rife by
the uuzzle, rushed into the melee and
was about to brain one Of the savages
when the weapon was caught from be-
had In the nick Of time BY Dick Bland
ing Then. as suddenly as the battle
had commenced, the guns were "llm-
bered up," and the savages peacefully
scattered and disappea
When the explanation came that
Becky had as she confessed, put up
the whole job" had got the cowboys
and others to attack the ranch. had
persuaded the colonel to fire Fourth
of July salute before the house-he.i,
in short, made fool Of them all, espe-
cially their honored guest--the:e were
no bounds to the family indignation.
His lortlship took 1t all In good par.
declaring that If Becky received a!.y
kind Of punishment he would take ii -
personal affront to himself. Mr.. anG.
Mrs. Blanding apologized profusely,
md Mary intimated to his iordship that
AfUA q Ulach SuecH,
and she was sorry to admit that 1t was
SO with the Blartdings. 1t was deter-
mined at family corc)sye that Becky,
rs soon as autumn came, was to be
confined in the most prison-like school
In America.
However, the whole matter came to
very abrupt and startling termination
by Lord Lawton on the day OF his DE-
paitlre going to Mr. Rlanding u.l
asking for the hand Of Miss Rebecs,
Banding the arch offender. B.aft
herself only consented to marry him or
condition that he would spend tic
honeymoon with her lion shooting a
India. a condition he was obliged t.
fulfill.
Singular creatures, American girls"
sail his lordsh!p to his friends when
he reached England III you're going
IN for that sort Of thing It's wei. 20
take pronounced type. Our girl, ~.
too SLOW"
All VI which goes to show tina. ..e