The National tribune., 1904-07-14

Willie-.-.better yet as Weary. We've met
before"
Th, girl eyed him attentiyely, frankly
puzzled.
Maybe We have-if you say so. I'm a
wretched hand at remembering strange
names and faces. Was it at a dance! l
meet SO many fellows at dances" - she
waved hand and smiled deprecatingly.
Yes said Weary, laconically, 1t was"
The girl studied his profile.
Il remember now-t was at the St.
Patrick's bali in Dry Lake! You" -
1T was not. / wasn't at that dance
at ALL" Weary famed his hot cheeks with
his hat and gaZed away into space.
Miss Satterly, thinking she had offend
ed hiTl--as she had-blushed.
We'll, its horrid of me, | know. But
| you see, at dances, especially among strans-
ers. one doesn't think of the men ndiyiJ-
nally-they're just good or bad partners.
| 1t resolves itself into a question of feet
Now, if should dance with you again
did ! dance with you!'
Weary shot quick, eloquent glance in
her direction.
well, guess yes" he drawled, and Miss
| Satterly blushed again.
Il was going to say, if / should ever
dance with you again, I'd remember you
perfectly"
Il can't dance with these boots on"
grinned Weary, "or I'd try and identify
my feet here on the porch. / guess you'll
have. to take my word for it for the pres
ent.'
"Oh, l will. Now, why aren't you in
town. celebrating: l thought l was the
only unpatriotic person in the country"
| Il just came from town." said Weary.
choosing his words carefully. No man likes
to own to woman that he has been run
away with. ''1-er-broke my bridle back
few miles"-it was fifteen, if it were one
and SO | rode in here to get one of
Joes: l didn't want to bother anybody,
but Glory thought this was where he got
Miss Satterly laughed again.
| 1t was funny-you tried to be SO still
about it. Is he balky?"
| lie was, at that particular time. He's
anything that happens to strike him as
dev-mean."
"Well, think you better lead him to
the corral-if he'll go-and let him rest a
while. You must have ridden him unmer-
cifully. And III make pitcher of fresh
lemonade and give you some cake-seeing
I'm to take your word that we're ac-
Fresh lemonade sounded tempting, after
that ride. And Mrs. Meeker was a famous
cook. and-who can fathom the mind of
man! Weary laid his hand upon the bride
and Glory, having done what mischief he
could, walked meekly away beside his mas
ter, At the corral gate Weary looked
back.
AT dances one doesn't consider men as
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES remembers them by their
feet. Thought | was train robber-oh,
He pulled the saddle off with a pre-
occupied air and rubbed Glory down me-
chanically. After that he went over and
sat down on the oats box and smoked two
cigarets, the while he pondered MANY
things.
| can't tell you his thoughts, but I can
tell you what he did. He stood up.
brushed sundry bright sorre hairs from his
coat sleeves, stopped and tried to pinch a
crease into each knee of his trousers, which
showed symptoms of bagging, took off his
nat and polished it with the sleeve he had
Just brushed so carefully, pinched four big
dimples in the crown, and placed it upon
his head at a studiously unstudied angle,
slapped old Glory affectonately on the
hank, and narrowly escaped having his
head kicked off. Then he swung off up
the TN. path. softly whistling "In the Good
And the old hen. lowering her chicks in
the shade Of the hay rack, eyed him more
distrustfully than at first. and cried
krr-r-r-r. at him in shocked tone that
sent her chickens burrowing deeper under
her feathers.
Miss. Satterly had changed her pink XII
mono for a fetching white shrtwaist. and
had fuffed her hair into q coil on ton OF
her head. Weary thought she looked very
nice.
Il thought you had stolen away over thu
J hill" she greeted him.
Weary laughed light-heartedly. 81 neye,
ran away from good thing yet" he re-
sponded. and sat down with the air Of one
who felt at peace with his surroundings
Miss Satterly could make excellent lem
onade. he discovered. and she proved her
self very entertaining young woman. An
hour did nor seem half as long as 1t should
DO. He found himself telling her all about
the race, and she helped him to reckon his
winnings, which was not easy to do. since
he had taken varied chances, and covered
every bet offered him. and could scarcely
remember them ell. With the aid OF the