Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

tgSsa5SI ~ knows it, Il is the trading center Of the
Sss9@s@5yl district and the northwest plateau Of
Texas forty miles is not too far ride for
a drink when drink % ilmobree is indicated It is
not too far. either to ride for the purposes ovemakng
as Jack Higginson Of Ennis Creek I'm scurry, knew
enough.
The boys there space and distances and the
far clear atmosphere of the prairie they
hearts there is nothing so good as the air which they
were bred the girls who grow up there with them And
that is why Jerome srayor, was quiet boy OF
-, though ne had objection Jacks riding Paint
ed Rock to see Mary Smith. had a great objection to
George y. Remngton's riding the Creek to
Mamie Griggs who bell of about thirty square
miles Of prairie country.
" shed shoot him straight" Jack Higginson. The
man what puts as much his little finger between
and my Mary will get shot and I'm the
matt do It, and the toys know it. Ride with to
the Rock Jerome, and Wen hyer Mr. Reming-
ton and show him death a-sckn' a foot lying coed
IN his path like "a RATHER. Say, will you do it?"
Jerome was unhappy, and scratched his doubt
You see there's paw hc said referring to his father
Paws dead agn shootin since ne shot Jake Mead
ows. Ja<es bin burden o paw ever since bein
lame and ridn' out here paw and borrow money
moaning about leg ana his bust-up prospects in life
Paw says he'll shoot more. says any of his
sons shoot therc be serious scurry county
and dasnt run up agin paw, him bcn' the he is
For Col shayor, who had really been a colonel in the
confederate army was hard man to deal with and kept
his family tightly on tho rein like the fierce patriarch
that he Jack Hggnson recognized what an obstacle
paw must be and shook his head
It's mighty hard lines havin a father like your'n'
he said an think it's forsaken pity didn't shoot
straight when Meadows invited death. If Meadows had
boon dead old ma got over.it by now His
borrowin money patua his wounded leg
Keeps the thing green in the colonel's mind"
That's So said jerome. " He said that Meadows"
." Did he?
Jerome nodded.
" And the lmpn' old scarccrow let's on he Wishes he
he'd You cayn't do nothn' with thing like that
rlbs his derned ole leg sobs and paw gets mad and
hands out the dollars wishin it lead then he
says The boy o mine that resorts to a difficulty
amt soin to secure no bessin of mine and
my property"
Hum" said Jack that's hard on a high sperritted
v. ride info tho
Rock Jerome And mebbe I'll ask Marys opinion She's
no love for this hyer derned easterner Remington She
says he darent walk out in the dark But
dunno; women spitcful things Remington don't
look so easy to scare as that III think over Jerome
" wish you would" replied Jerome. and now | must
whack into this dernsd ole mesquite 20 frewood l
! he'd Remington's head under the AK"
And Jack Hggnson rode town thinking
Blame me If know said Jack. After all I reckon
Remington would cow down without shootin was told
that the boys Of Scurry had that Mamie
Griggs wasn't for export but for home consumption
jerome ought to to him talk to him straight
reckon he would only he's gun would go Off
OF itself But Jeromes good boy, he is, and it's
mighty hard he's fitted with father that don't believe
in natur My old dad amt that BY gosh I think
III see Remington myself l amt of him nor of
no ia'her, nor of I'll take him on the way to
Marys so will He's bit of a lawyer. Well I'll tell
him law amt no sech property here"
lie dropped down from the prairie saw Painted
Rock shining in the by its river sand dunes
In another ten minutes he loped broncho into the
town and pulled up on South street outside pretentious
brick building which all the rest but tho front
into Mr. Remingtons office He found his man working
in his shirt sleeves table with papers and he
stood gazing at the lawyer with complicated feeling of
contempt and respect 1t took Jack about a minute and
half to sign his that It was impossible
despise Remington quite thoroughly as he wished
when he the dsturber Scurry county write about
twenty words in half the time. then Remington
looked up
/" He has keen eye" Jack "I dunno mebbe
he won't worth a cent"
Well sir" said the lawyer what can l do for
your"
90 You don't remember me? said Jack
Ct" can't say do" replied Remington
I'm Jack Higginson, from Ennis Creek Scurry coun-
ty" said Jack, and mind you out TO Mr. Grggs
u month back
Remington nodded.
All be I think | % remember you now
What do for you, Mr.. Higginson? Anything in the
legal way?
Not much" said Jack do despise havin' anything
do with law, and does dad, And mostly reckons
Scurry county that amt takn' any What |
wanted amt nothin' do with law out yon
der hev been talSin about and tell
you about IT,"
Remington pushed his chair back a little looked
straight Jack.
You've been talking about me, Ell? Well, there's
charge for talk, Mr.. Higginson"
81 amt dead of that" replied Jack I've
known big bills for talk, sures death But reckon you're
that acts fair and haven't desire
trouble"
That's So" said Remington; but come to the point
The point is" said Jack, that you causn' trou-
scurry county It's talk around the crick you
courtin' Mamie Griggs"
Miss Grggs!" said Remington.
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