Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-17

! Good Lord! An I've never been in one
ike this before. Say what do folks do
| mere for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS country
folks, / mean? You see I only come in
last night with a bunch of cattle, an I've
got to stay here a whole week to round up
! the sale What'll / do evenfn's am OFF,
| times?"
Why there is the bridge" doubtfully;
| and trolley rides Strangers do them,
believe Then there are the theaters."
| Ihats So, with jubilant relief in his
voice I've heard bout the New York the
aters: or course, l must see them. But
I'm feared IN be like the bull in the china
| shop that I've read Of if I try to do the
| thing alone. / don't s'pose you'd be
| be willin' to sort Of start me this first
! evenin Ye see, I've never been in the
| ayter In all my life. OF course, know it
amt the real proper way" hurriedly;
| there should be introducin's an time to
GIT acquainted an all that but 1 don't
Know single man in all New York Down
| to Texas we don't stand much on cere-
mony, like you do in a city: but could
put up stake or-or a margin with a po-
| l1ceman or somebody to show 1 mean
square an am well heeled. Will you go?"
Big Kate considered At first her eyes
mad returned to her book Of etiquette then,
after little, had gone up to the frank,
| boyish face looking down at her. 1t was an
open manly face, with straight, honest
eyes She felt that intuitively. AS to cere-
mony. that did not trouble her any more
than 1t did him. Besides, she owed him
something for that act at the table
Yes l will be glad to co. she answered
You may call for me little before eight,
at she was about to say 1.-The restau-
| rant but substituted instead with direct
| look at him, the cellar below the Chinese
| laundry on the corner My people live In a
cellar"
The next morning the Texan came into
the restaurant for his breakfast, and stop
| ped at the cashiers desk longer than was
necessary on his way out. And the same at
dinner and at supper. The last time he re-
| manned long enough at the desk to obtain
Big Rates consent to go with him again
| to the theater
| The third evening, when he stopped al the
! desk with his supper check, Red Pete ap-
peared.
Look here Mister Cowboy" he blus-
tered, I'VE don't want any more o this.
| I'm willin for the men to talk with Big
| Kate, for it draws trade; but it mustn't go
too far. I don't want any more theater
| goin'. She's my promised wife"
The Texan flashed a quick look at the
cashier She smiled calmly.
It's the old mans promise, Red Pete"
she said serenely, mot mine. Yes" to the
Texan, I'm go with you. I thought the Gel
lar would make some difference. I'm glad
1t don't"
Red Pete broke into torrent of oaths,
stamping his feet.
IF he does go with you, it'll be clubs for
him. I've got good friends on the street"
When he went out, the Texan saw a
policeman a few doors away. Obeying a
sudden impulse, he went to him: This was
unfamiliar ground to him, and it might be
well to play the game shrewdly.
Hello, pardner," he began, affably.
Reckon we've got toler'ble broken range
on this street. Plenty stampedin and
buckin, amt they?"
ITS a little rough, if that's what you
mean" replied the officer, doubtfully.
Il s'posed so from the way things boil.
Well if We ever want quiet come down to
Texas and If We ever come near the Xxx
ranch ask for Many Horse Charlie-that's
me. I'll put the world up to We right.
Moneys easy down there. Here, drop this
into your pocket" transferring a note
that made the officers eyes glisten. Il
don't reckon the city pays more'n half
what you earn, an It's duty for the peo
pie to make up the rest. Well, so long"
The officers eyes followed him CRATE
fully.
That's a gentleman" he soliloquized,