The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-05

who will go west and be a cowboy fol
a year must have some romance abou
him. Now, don't believe that Luke
Cotter has even been out Of the coun
IT,"
He was in Chicago last summer"
with q load Of stock. He stayed
all Of twenty four hours. Seriously
Toots, I approve Of your choice. Cot
ter's all right but all he's got is forty
acre farm, and that's mortgaged."
He seemed almost dissatisfied with
his sisters nod of assent After q mo
ment's silence he burst out boyishly
"Oh, l say, Toots, be a good fellow
Which one is it, and when is it goina
to bef 'Fess up now"
Toots refectively smoothed her mufr
then she said cautiously, do you
promise not to tease meT
Gross my heart"
The girl looked down pensiyely
They've both asked me-"
Good"
"And-and they're both coming to.
morrow for their answers."
"Hurroor'
You're not to tease now"
81 won't, honest"
"Well, haven't really decided which
1t is to be-"
Bob chuckled gleefully. "What q
beautiful situation! Toots, you're q
winner. I've always said it. Peck's
Bad Boy wasn't in it with you for get.
ting into trouble. When are you goins
to decide, for heavens sakeY
II don't know"
Miss Wentworth essayed to say more,
but her courage failed her. Bob slap
ped Dobbin with the reins, interrupting
a long drawn whistle to grin ex-
pansively.
"Bob"-
He raised his hand. ooh, know what
you're going to say, and my advice is,
don't say 1t. You want me to help you
choose, and / won't I know you,
Toots. If l picked one, you'd marry
the other, and II he beat you up you'd
blame me. No, my dear, man should
select his own neckties and woman
her own husband"
81 think you're just as mean as you
can be-" pouted Toots.
1.-The lady or the tiger" apostrophized
Bob waving long arm at the horizon.
1.-THE gallant cowboy or old stick-in-
the-mud; the heir lowell thousands
and the poor but honest youth; the
hello, what's this ?"
A sharp turn in the road had brought
them to most interesting tableau. A
team of horses, attached to q sleigh,
stood facing them. Behind the sleigh
a man in fur coat chung stubbornly
to long rope. At the other end Of the
rope an angry steer was plunging and
believing Evidently the animal had
been tied insecurity to the sleigh, had
worked the knot loose and had been
about to make a dash for liberty. AZ
this moment the driver had discovered
the status of things and taken hand.
The steer swung abruptly to the left.
The man in the fur coat was swept Oh
his feet by the move and sprawled
full length on the snow. The steer
charged the rail fence by the roadside,
scattered the rails as If they were SO
many matches and gallOped into the
smooth meadow lot beyond. The man
still dangled at the end OF the rope
AS the animal began moving in a wide
circle through the field he attempted
repeatedly to rise, bdt his heavy coat
and the plunging Of the steer hampered
him.
Bob leaped out of the cutter. Luke
Cotter," he remarked. His arms tan
gled In the rope so he can't get up.
The beast can't hurt him, but that
dragging will play the mischief with
his coat"
There was rapid thudding Of hoofs
down the road from behind, and a
horseman handsome fellow, with
dark hair, dashed by, with a smile and
a nod. He swung his horse through
the gap in the fence and bore down on
Cotter and the steer Bob climbed
back into the cutter and grinned. "Har-
ry Crossmanw He settled himself to
enjoy the denouement. 1.-THE plot
thickens." His sister sat silent and
breathless.
Within half minute the big bay
was running easily In the rear Of the
PROSTATE Cotter Crossmsn shrewdly
anticipated the steers next turn, grasp
ed the rope midway and set hss horse
back upon its launches. Checked In
Its career. the steer rolled over in. the
snow.
Cotter scrambled to his feet freed
his arm and secured q Arm foothold.
Then he and the steer fought It out.
In vain the animal threw his weight
against the rope; he was esnQusssd,
and. accepting philosephical1 - sef-