Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-07-20

."'0o uIess' secured at the waist
loosely, were "ear-marks" Of an Ali.
gail every time, the young man assert
ed.
AS he glanced at the crows this par-
ueular morning, he saw her come and
lrighten them away They aligbted
across the creek in his field Of oats.
Tut, tut, Abby" he said aloud. az
banker not tor crow"
When she turned, he went TO the hin
ana heaved . rock at the birds. The,
settled again on the Hilltop properly.
whence, in half-an-hour. Abigail
"shooed" them again to the field OF her
neighbor.
'Confound her impudence!" said
FORREST Il don't care now II she does
see me. I'll go right down now and
bounce her saucy black scoundreis."
she was standing In her Geld wilfully.
NO, don't care II she does see ne"
ne repeated. But perhaps he did, n:
least' In that particular garb, for he
donned a ragged coat and a crumpled
nat before proceeding along the hill
u think, maybe, she won't be so anx-
lous TO get me-" he unused, If she
thinks I'm blooming hobo"
But why should the spirit Of Forrest
be proud? The woman across the way
was SO very far from wanting to gct
MIN as even to avoid her fields II she
thought him abroad in his. She trem-
Died daily lest he come to her door,
or across the creek, to pour S25 900
tale OF love and alteration in ner
startled ears. She had long before CIm-
cluded, with every indication of logic.
that she hated this person, suggested
as he was In the will OF her ancient
distant relation, yclept Uncle James
MS suitable future husband. And now.
TO add further insult to the injury
caused by his presence on the OPPOSITE
farm, he drove his wretched crows IN
to every field she had. This specific 4
morning found her flushed, angry and
determined, hence her obstinate stlnd
against the birds.
oh! oh! my Abby chuckled For
rest, you undertake to make a scare
crow OF yourself, | see. Well, my dot
ing G!ddygreens, should very much
enjoy removing my hat in acknow-
Judgement Of your eminent fitness.
only | fear you'd think me proposing.
But II you can be a scarewoman, | IAN
also be n scareman, which same kind
ly remember"
He planted himself on the slope, and
the crows went off In dismay.
Then stood the two, distantly glaring
at each other, and telegraphing hate.
messages along the flmy lines of web
that spiders had stretched between.
This will never do" unused Forrest.
I'll fetch a proxy, that'll make her
Wild" Forthwith he proceeded to
build regulation scarecrow, OF mas
culine mein, that tapped its sleeves IL
the wind In a vacuous ecstacy.
Was Abigail so disconnected? No.
not Abigail. She caused to be erected
female scarecrow, on the hill mat
was hers, with a bonnet on its head.
and a string about its slender, unbend.
Ing waist. II too waved its arm!css
sleeves.
Now was a strange duet enacted,
that was wrought by the zephyr that
waited through the vale OF the creek
and weaved about the hills. Toying
with the scareCrows from behind. he
breeze would lift the sleeves, first OF
the scarewoman, next of the man, end
extend them forth towards each other,
on the hills, in a shocking and palpa-
BILE invitation to come" II the sephy-
we're strong 1t would lean he scare.
man forward and nod his head in GAL
lantry, and then go about and bend the
woman sweetly, and move her bonnie,
In manner quite coquet;ish.
To say that the owners of the figures
were indignant would be utterly inad
equate, they were right down mad and
outraged. They were also ashamed 20
pull the wooing figures down, for tEat
would be indeed n confession that the
spooning antics had been noticed AL
the end of 4 week the zephyr mad
loosened the joints of the scare-couple
to such an extent that their frantic Ell
forts to embrace across the vale wera
nearly eQualled by their shameless
bowling and scraplng from morning
till night.
Abigail meditated flight. Forrest
thought Of suicide, and OF slipping
across in the night to DO a personal
violence on the scarewoman, with an
ak.
"As soon as the hay is in" he nut
tered, I'm get away from this and z, |
to seek Miss Rockland."
Early one morning, while the vari-
GUS preliminaries Of a thunderstorm
were being completed, young Boreas. |