West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-12-20

her will local bellies. such exotic types
they had seen thcsc city beauties be
fore-wcrC as "a rulc too cOlorioss for
their ap.Ircc alton. They liked saceB
that had more go 10 them was the
verdict passed upon one famous beau
~ who had visited the WetmOres the
year before. In arrangement OF the
hair. perhaps In matters OF dress, the
judges were willing to concede the
laurols 20 city damseli. but there con-
cession stopped. But evidently Kitty,
TO Judge from the elaboration OF her
toilet. Gid not intend TO he dismissed
thus cursorily. She herself was deli
cately, palciy pretty. as always. but
her hair was tortured TO a fashionable
Hu0incss, and the simplicity OF her
green muslin gown was only In the
name. II was muslin disguised, elab-
GRATED. beribboned, lace trimmed TIL
it's identity WAS all but lost In the null
titude OF pretty complications.
did you know that old Ma'am Yel-
lett had a schoolmarm up TO her
placer asked one OF the men apropo3
Of eastern prettiness.
"Well. WE'LL Costigan reminisced,
"'tis some av thin Yillltt lambs thOt's
six tut I'm their stockings. IL OF be ri
Numbering right. Sure. the t'acher
ought TO he something nv n puglllst.
Orm thinkln'."
81 seen her the other day. and n neat
or little helfcr never turned out TO pas
ture. Lord. I'd like TO be gnawlng the
rne OF the primer right now II she
vas there TO whale the ruler"
"Arrall,'' bayed Costlgan, but the
women question is glttIn' complicated
ontolrely. wild Miss Rockingham her
self lukin' loike n saint In n church
wlndow-d'alln' the malls an the other
wan tachln' In the mountains. Sure.
this place IL glttln' TO be but n sorry
shpot for bachelors lolke mesilf."
II amt mentionin' no names, but
there's a man here amt trcatln' n
mighty fine woman square and accord
in TO the way she ought TO be treated"
The information ran through the cir
Gle like an electric shock. Men stopped
in the act Of pledging each others
health to listen. Loungers straight
ened up; every topic was dropped. The
man who had made the statement was
the loose Tipped busybody who had
suggested TO his host that he give up
his six shooter since there were "ladles
present"
what are YOU waiting for?' queried
Texas Tyler s%avagely. you've crack
ell your whip. made your bow and got
our attention. Why don't you go on3'
The nan looked about ~nervously. He
was rather Alarmed ut the interest he
had excited. The mex moment Peter
Hamilton had walked into the room.
| There wns something crucial In his en-
lance at this particular time. 1t crys-
tallized suspicion. The gossip took ad-
vantage of the greetings to Hamilton
TO make his escape. Texas Tyler left
the bunk DON Immediately and looked
for him In the room with the dancers.
Tho 1ddles In the hands OF a couple
of Mexicans had set the whole room
whlrling as II by magic. As they
danced they sang, Joining with the
"caller out" who held his vociferous
post between the rooms till the room
was full Of singing, dancing men and
women, who spun and pirouetted as II
they had not n care I'm the world. But
Texas Tyler was not OF these, as he
looked through the dancers for his
man. There was n red fash I'm the pu-
pills Of his eyes, and lie told himself
that lie was going to do things the way
they did them In Texas. for Of course
he knew that the loose Tipped idiot had
meant JuJith Rodney and Peter Ham
iltou. Never before had such an idea