Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-07
AT Double
Tee Ranch
By FRANK n. SWEET
Copyright. iss, BY +. c. PARCELS

himself q better cowboy than ! am.
flashed the girl. Then. as her gaze
swept over the assembled 0utfit OF the
Double Tee ranch. she broke into a.
ringing. scornful laugh. But the men
felt there had been more than Jest In
her words. Hairy faced Tom Blgelow
-wooley Dog Tom-placed his hand
over his heart.
'grhem's p'inted sentiments. Miss
Tensile" he rebuked suavely. and Il
implies rs boys here considerable, see
Ing four of us have asked you TO marry
since you stood here on the horse.
Now In justice to the Double Tee out
M we'd ask you 20 name the conditions
and cards. II it's TO round up STAN.
pedlng herd single handed or ride n
locoed horse or
Il don't think the mans among you.
Nr. wooley." interrupted the girl. III
you'll hurry Pete up with that note Ill
be going. could have written dozen
answers In this time. There he comes
now"
A cowboy was emerging from the
ranch shack. and following him was
the new owner, fresh from the east
and immaculate In tailor made cow
boy costume. He was a handsome fel-
low and came forward quickly, dotfins
his hat
Tell your father am awfully oblis
ed 10 him for his neighborlness. Miss
Neuman." he said. "and that he can
depend upon me TO be at the ranch
mems meeting. I want TO identl'f
myself with the country now. Tl'it
note win explain about the horses. I'm
sorry to have kept you waiting SO long,
but there seemed 10 be no paper or
pencils In the outfit"
Tensile Neuman took the note ana
bowed. then touched her horse lightly.
As she swept away the curiosity In the
new owners eyes was mingled with
surprised admiration.
"a magnificent girl!r he calculated
involuntarily. But Robson. the fore
man. was near enough 10 hear him.
'Yes." he said quietly; you don't see
such girls IN the east. Mr.. Rand, and
even here on the plains Miss Tensile is
an exception"
shes a goddess agreed Mr.. Rand
enthusiastically. Then he swung sud
denly 10 the outfit. his face darkcnng.
Look here. men, he cried hotly. Il
don't like the way you talked TO that
girl. II was positively insulting. Why.
| heard four Of you proposing 10 the
girl right here in the presence OF all
the rest. and you were In earnest"
I'm dead earnest" assented Wooley
Dog Tom pathetically - 'the deadest
kind OF earnest An | have myself
heard the same four propose 10 her In
divldually an collectively more times
than I've got fingers an toes an gen
orally In the presence OF witnesses. An
why nOti Everybody knows every
cuss here loves her. an faint nothin'
20 be ashamed Of Lord. Mr.. Rand.
we've been acquainted with Miss Ten
sic ever since her father brought her 10
this ranch two years ago. an' we've
been proposing 20 her 0n all chances
an occasions through the twenty-four
months. I'd have asked her 20 marry
me today only these coyotes kept their
everlasting jaws going"
what gets me-" said Wild Smith
gently. lis how she snaps out some
times. Just like now Maybe we ought
10 draw her of by herself. boys, an
not speak out so in meetln'. Maybe
gals Ike proposln's TO be private re-
hearsals."
"Not Miss Tensile" declared Wooley
Dog Tom authoritatlvcly. "lts prac-
tice for her to say no In different ways.
she's bound to like IL. Lord, I'd rather
hear her say no than any other gal yes!
It's worth proposln' Just TO have her
eyes on one and her attention for a
minute. And that's the way we all
feel. Every cuss In this outfit has been
to her. except Robson there.
an he don't propose to nobody. He's
too all fired dried mp. Now, Mr..
Rand
Never mind bringing me in said
Mr.. Rand shortly NO girl cares to be
proposed 20 In that way. much less n
girl like Miss Neuman. You cow
boys
"Are a. fine lot OF men as there
are In the world" finished the foreman
briskly. Il am glad YOU feel that way
about us, Mr. Rand. especially as you
are to become cowboy. In a way.
yourself. Miss Tensile regards Us In
the same manner. for she knows that
any one In the outfit would give his
life freely TO save her from danger
and that Is more than many OF the
well dressed men east would do. The
mere fact Of her having TO famillarlze
us with the word No detracts nothing
from the warm feeling between her
aud the outfit And. yes. ! VIII add |
that. contrary 90 Mr. Woolcy Dog
Toms belief. proposed 20 her myself |
more than a year ago aud was refused.
Now sharply "Ill OF sou scatter %
the upper range ANA relieve The boys
there. Keep an extra Keen lookout Tor
the wolves are around again aud liable
10 cause another bad stampede Miss
Tensile rode that way. YOU know, aud.
brave and familiar with cattle as she
IS. ] wouldn't like her 20 get In front
of stampede when wolves were be-
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