The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24

with jacksnapes like this and CAD about
In mechanical toy, but YOU seem TO
prefer his company to mine. and your
have to- take the consequences, sup
pose" And he logged OIL I,
'"Thatll be about all FOR prcliminarles,"
Tom Parrish muttered, and Ill now
conceal the hand Of iron beneath tho
glove OF dog skin, Look .o,it for your
LAND wheell"he announced, aud gave the
Sliandlotn. sharp twist.
The machine eaped forward With n
jerk and carried tile light plano-tox
buggy several yards with II, while isyl
held To the seat In fright. The school
masters horse t,raced tuggedly on his
haiihchcs and the shafts snapped. q Y
this the marc bolteh, the Grand Com
inandcr swearing yolubly at her heels.
The pair soon parted company, however,
and the last seen OF them was TWO
far end OF the orchard, the mare gallop
Ing Ike frolicsoine COW, aud the Com
nAndAr In Tot pursuit.
ut was n Sunday newspaper Kind OF a
joke Tom admitted. and llurdly INC
sort Of n,inor to appeal to Tie refined
tastes ola Fiesta Queen but the best ,i
way to conquer temptation Is TO ylald
to It, I've found!' He tried to start the
automobile again. now, but Its work nav
ing been 80 well done. 1t rested.
II expect there's reverse side 10 our
little prank" he said to Isyl.
While the Queen remained on the seat
Tom puttcrcd underneath the car Win
n tnonkeywrencb. but to no avail. ne ne
rear axle was sprung out Of oil put
machinlst's help and the chain was
broken.
"But we must get back by o'clock I"
1871 gasped. "otherwIge there'll be no
Queen! What are we going TO dor
Tom rubbed his head. Haven't you
an undcrstudy readys" he said. III they
started with a full deck, there ought TO
be two queens left to take the next
trick But you'll ride through town on
a float YET! Where's the nearest tele-
phone.
"rhere.s a cabin over there the april
cots said Isyl, pointing. I don't know
what 1t Ii, but we might try there.
They walked into the orchard and
knocked at the door. 1t was opened By
a young man with pointed bea RI. ar
rayed IN brown denim. They explained
the shipwreck to him.
"Why. I've got line to the ranch, ana
they'll probably telephone a message TO
the city for you" he said. Come ins ],
They entered the single room OF the
cabin and he rang up the rancn Tor
them. The proprietor promised to send
for as slstance While Isyl looked about
a the photographs on the walls Iorn
addressed the man IN denim.
"see here he said finally, haven't l
seen YOU before? Aren't you Jesgins,
Stanford, %?
Eyes. that's right Ard who are you,
ANYWAY. II you don't mind.
Parrish, 81. OF course. Hadn't my
name and fame arisen when you Joined
the great jority OF square heads 4
Think OF that"
seems 10 mo did hear Of the limit
Of freshness having been reached amour
that Tine the stranger remarked VIII
fratcrnal lest: lets see-hundred yafo
dash, wasn't III J
mo. I'm no sprinter; the hall mlie Is
my distance. shaved ssss "heh was
a sopll.' o..
.Did you ever hear OF Parsoh oon nlsfs
JeggiLs asked
"sure; what about him.
syyhy, the fact is, he's been stopping
here with me for a week or SO. ana las
night he didn't showrup, thats az. %,
see. I'm the foreman OF this ranch ana =
bunk alone except when ne .snaEes ny ny
hI,p,ble hearth I'm reading law on the
sjIyo Tones ia a cub preacher. and Wha'
Won might call a professor OF muscular
rhrIstianitv I'm afraid there's been 4
fight somewhere. I'm wondering u nc
could have been ut 1t again9
"a scrap. and me not in 1t! said Ear
IRISH, hurgrily, ,,%,
queer ktnd Of clergyman" lsyl re.
marked: IL sou really mean that you
think he has been fighting.
,Oh. / won't say that" Jeggins en-
planned. II expect he's all over that by
now, but there was time when ne
wouldn't have been far away from good
battle. Remember his last fight at Wood
side?" he asked OF Tom
"Remen,be,? Why. l Invented that
YARN Tom said. erinning'
ITS truer' protested leggins.
Don't mind him.. !syl oroke n. ne
crazy I'm lreating him for ii. Tell M
about it. won't your
go ahead" Tom added. "It'n be an
hour or so before the gasoline sharp
shows 10 with a new steam engine.
/. ike to hear how the story has grown
a', Ma 60 While Tom Parrish sat beside
h,s oueen on a fruit crate In the cabin,
MI; 9es sr9p i, Of THE APRICOT
~ paNcHER; OR, LOVE MILITANT.
About ten miles up the line from the