Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-06-09
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"oh, this is grandl' exclaimed. Georg,
Casey, as he paused for few moments I.
enjoy the embracing air and scenery. AL
heaps, farther away the foothills slopet
gracefully downward, and still farthe
down In the valley and out over the mining
stretched away to the westward. He wa.
new to these scenes, having recently com,
to Wyoming from his home in Boston, am
he was drinking in the atmosphere OF thu
new life to the fullest. ~
Yeas" drawled the girl as she overlook
her companion; but I'm a thinkin' as how
we better start fer home. It's agettln
purity late, an we're some twelve miles
from town t We can't much more than gil
5Two.bts," said George, tauntingly, 81
believe you're coward. Here You were
born and raised In this country, and you're
dark. Now, I'm a tenderfoot, and yet
wouldn't be afraid to wander all over these
hills from now until morning"
George Casey was indeed a 'tenderfoot,'
but this was not the worst of his failings.
Raised In wealthy family, he had been
given everything he wished, and had ruled
his fathers house to suit himself. That
he was the most important portion Of the
family, he did not for a moment doubt,
and II was his greatest desire that others
should share that opinion with regard TO
him. When he found that he was to spend
the summer In Wyoming looking after some
other things he would show the people
there that here was one. tenderfoot that was
not so tender after all. The few friends
whom he had made on first arriving at
Cold Springs, had soon tired of his lordly
ways and the only one who cared to accom-
pany him on his various journeys over the
hills was Two-bits, who followed him
around like a faithful dog.
Nobody could tell where Two-bits got her
name She was rough, uncouth girl OF
fourteen years, born In the wilds and true
to her birthplace. The high, cheek bones
and swarthy features told of indian
blood-a fact of which she was proud.
No two characters could possibly have
been more opposite than those of George
Casey and Two-bits. She had always been
accustomed to associating with roughly
dressed, brown-featured bow-legged cow
boys, who treated her like one of their own
kind. and sometimes enjoyed teasing, her
for the amusement of the gang. An admir-
alton had been awakened In her Tor TINS
smooth-shaven, well dressed. polite young
gentleman who had come from the. land
OF which she had heard such wonderful
stories. She had dreamed of such indivld-
uals but had never seen one before, He
appreciated the fact that she admired him,
and since no one else In that immediate
vicinity seemed to share the feeling, he
gladly allowed her the monopoly of It.
SO the two had formed sort of sociai
system all their own, with just two classes
master and vassal.
"N-a-w," she drawled, II amt no coward,
neither. But | tell you, We can't go back
the way we come, fer it's too long round.
We got to go straight back toward the
Springs, an it's a good four hours walk
Mebbe yer don't know tibet them there hills
Jest above the camp has got fire all under
EN-. They Is great big cracks thar, tibet is
so warm yer can hardly bear yer hand In
en-. Mebbe yer wouldn't like ter fall down
one of EN- inter the fire.
"Ho, no, ho!' laughed the tenderfoot;
do you see that big pile of rocks yonder?
Well, that's the highest place there Is
around here, and I'm going to 20 there"
"Huhr' muttered Two-bits. yer kent
neither. " A while back yer thought this
was the highest--her yer are, an thet's the
highest. It'll be the same way when yer
git thar; the highest will be just beyond. !
tell yer, It's time to go home"
60 home, then, If you want to, and are
afraid. I'm going on. 1t isn't more than
ats all OF five miles" she declared; but
the master started along, and the faithful
slave followed obediently. If he were
going, there was nothing for 1t but that
she must accompany him. They trudged
along In silence for half an hour, and still
the peak seemed as far away as ever.
'Confound it!'' said George, at last, ''if
we had not stopped so long to talk about 1t,
we could have been there before this.
suppose it's too late to go any farther"
Had Twobits been more cultured ana
learned, 1t is likely she would have said
II told you So" But she only turned as