The Red Cloud chief., 1905-02-03

in Tor SHOW day, ana seems If hadn't
any call to say no. ] reckon he'll have
TO take his c~hance-and us too. Seems
more like we'd have TO let him. long as
we got him not to- come In last night
Tor Hedge HallOway's lecture ut the
courthouse. Say, how'd that lecture
strike you? You give Hedge u mighty
1ne send-off to the audience in your In.
PRODUCTION. but l noticed you spoke Of
him as a thinker without sayin' what
kind. ! didn't know you was us eau
ttous Il man as that! or course | know
Hedge Is honest
Harkless sighed. ooh, he's the best
we've got, Bowldor."
"Ycs, I prcs-ine so. but Mr.. Bowl
Der broke Off suddenly as his Eyes
opened in surprise, and he exclaimed:
Law, I'd never of expected TO sec YOU
scttin' here today! Why amt you out
at Judge Briscoe's?" This speech seem
cd 10 be intended with some humor, for
Bowlder accompanied IL with the loud
laughter of sylvan timidity risking a
Joke.
"Why, What's going on at the
kHige's?"
"Goin' on. Didn't you see that
strange lady Mt the lecture with Minnie
brisccc and the judge and old Fisbee?"
I'm afraid not, Bowldcr."
"They couldn't talk about anything
else at the postofiice this mornin' and
~ Tom Martins. She come yesterday
on the afternoon accommodation. You
ought 10 know all about il because
when Minnie and her father went to
the dccpOe they had old Fisbce with
'em, aud when the blackboard come
through town he was scttin' on the
Jack seat with her. That's what stir
red h town up SO. Nobody could fig.
ger 1t out any way, aud nobody got
much Of a good look at her then except
Judd Bennett. He said she had kind of
q new look to her. That's all any of
EN- could git out of Judd. lie was I'm Il
sort OF n dreamy state. But Mildly Up
ton You know Mildly? She works out
ut Briscoe's"--
Yves. | know Mildly"
"She come in to the postoticc with
the news this lady's name was Sher-
wood and she lives at Rouen. Miss
Tibbs says that wasn't no ncws-you
could tell she was a city lady with both
your eyes shut. But Mildly says Fisbee
was goin' TO stay for supper. ana he
rome TO the lecture with EN- and drove
of with 'em Afterwards. Sol Tibbs
says he rcckOned 1t was because Fisbec
was the only man in Carlow that Bris-
Goes thought had read enough books
to be smart enough to talk to her. but
Miss Seliny says II that was so they'd
have got you instead. and SO they had
to all jest about give II up. or course
everybody got u good look at her at the
lecture--they set on the platform right
behind You and Holloway, and she did
look smart. What got me. though, was
the way she wore q kind of Il little dag.
ger stuck straight through her head.
Seemed n good deal Of II sacrifice jcs:
to make sure your hat was on right.
You never see her at all?"
"I'm afraid not" answered Harkless
absentiy. Miss Briscoe stopped me on
the way out and told me she had u
visitor
"YOung man." said Bowlder, you
better 20 ont there right away" lie
raised the reins and clucked to the gray |
mare, ''Well, she'H be mad l amt In |
town for her long ago. Ride in with |
me-"
"No, thank you. III walk in for the
sake of my appetite"
Wouldn't encourage il too much
Twin at the Palace hotel" observed
Bowider. 'SOrry You won't ride" lie |
gathered the loose ends OF the reins in
his hands, leaned far over the dash
board and struck the mare n hearty
thwack. The tattered banner Of tail
jerked Indignantly, but she consented
to nov down the road. Bowldcr thrust
his biz head through the. sun curtain
behind him and continued the CONVEX |
sation. "See the White Caps amt got
you yet"
"No. not yet" Harkless laughed.
Reckon the boys 'druther you stayed
In town after dark" the other called
back. well, come out and see ms If you
GIT any spare time from the judges"
He laughed loudly again in farewell.
and the editor waved his hand us Bowl
der finally turned his attention forward
to Tie mare. When the flop, flop of her
hcofs had died out, Harklcss realized
that the day was silent no longer; il
was Vcrglng into evening.
He dropped from the fence ana turn
ed his face toward town and supper.
He felt the life and light about him.
heard the clatter Of the ~blackbirds