Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-06-06
s11 IsNO- BITS
ANDsA NICKEL. /
:" from Sunset

''oh. this Is grand. exclaimed George
casey, as he paused for a few moments 10
enjoy the embracing air and scenery. All
about him the mountains lay in tumbled
heaps. farther away the foothills sloped
ggf n downward; and still farther
camp he could see the old trail that
stretched away to the westward. He was
new To these scenes. having recently come
TO Wyoming from his home in Boston. and
ne was drinking In the atmosphere OF the
new life-to the fullest
f-a-s." drawled the girl as she overlook
her companion: but I'm thinkin' as how
We better start fer home. Its a-gettin
purity late. an were some twelve miles
from town. We can't much more than git
..rwo,bits." said George. tauntingly. ~
believe you're coward. Here you were
born and raised in this country, and you're
scared about being out in the hills after
dark, Now, I'm a tenderfoot., aud yet
would mt be afraid 70 wander all over these
hills from now until morning"
George Casey was indeed '-tenderfoot,"
RAISED In wa Weslthy family h ms 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 n moment doubt.
and IL was bis greatest desire that Others
should share that opinion with regard 10
him. When he found that he was to spend
the summer In Wyoming looking after some
mining interests. he determined that OF all
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 Erst arriving at
Cole 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 Tw0,bits, who followed him
Nobody could tell where Two-bits got her
name. She was n rough. uncouth girl OF
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, n-featured, bow-legged cow
boys, who treated her like one of their own
kind, and sometimes enjoyed teasing her
alton had been awakened In her for this
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 individ-
uals but had never seen one before. He
appreciated the fact that she admired him,
vicinity seemed to share the feeling, ne
gladly allowed her the monopoly OF IT,
So the two had formed sort of sociai
system all their own, with just two classes
Nav" she drawled. ~ Amt no coward.
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 naruly bear yer mana IN
en-. Mebbe yer wouldn't like ter fall down
one OF 'em inter the fire"
'Ho, no. hor' laughed the tenderfoot;
such ghost story. Now Miss" he added
do .you see that big pile OF rocks yonder?
Well, that's the highest place there Is
around here, and I'm going TO go there"
"Huh!' muttered TwO-blts. Yer kent
neither. 90 while back yer thought this
was the highest-her yer are an thet's the
highest lt'll be the same way when yer
git thar; the highest will ne just beyond l
tell yer, It's time to - home
Go home. then - you want to, and are
~afrald. I'm gong on. 1t Isn't more than
mile farther"
Its all OF FIVE milesr' she declared; but
the master started along. and the faithful
slave followed obedently. If he were
going, there was nothing for IL but that
she must accompany him. They trudged
along In silence for half hour. and still
the peak seemed as far away as ever
ConfOund it, said George, at last, eff
We had not stopped so long TO talk about 1t ,
we could have been there before this
suppose It's too late to so any farther"
Had Two-bits been more cultured ana
learned, ii Is likely she would have said
81 told you So" But she only turned as