Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27

| at all? ''eI get Wen
,,, When reflect what Curly looked Ike
ragir- ,,atHs me wonder what sort of
,TsiS iuhalc L had been TO leave her in
.i wa. mouse BY way of disguise she had n
az Slue"aSs, and female clothes which
sar u me never ,T learned 20 wear They made
ser look Ike a man. Her skin had the
uesert tan; she moved and talked lIke %
~" oos. But most of all. her eyes gave her
uead away-the steel-blue eyes of a scont.
more used to gun-fights than TO needle
work, which bored right through me only
tIontiersman has eyes like that: only ~.
,'vith mas the haunted look which comes
with Saying OF men, and Curly was hrandas
that way beyond mistake
ms poor child was wanted as Ncf,at
mont $ son, hunted like a wild beast yvjtb
price on. her head for murder and for
robbery under arms. And yet She WINS a
womani ''e was d
Say. Curly" asked. what has tbesa
ID done to account for yo' being here
She reached to a table and gave mo cut
, rlilss from the Weekly Obituary. l fell to
The burial OF Buck Henncsy at La Sole
DSg-gone Hawkins report Of not finding
The rescue of McCalmont's prisoners out
OF the Jim Crow shaft and the story Of the
tosse which tracked the robbers north until
me signs scattered out all over the country
and every trace vas lost
lXnEh n
me. ' OeHis
Then came paragraph about a young
i Iny staying at the home Of the Misses
We are informed that Miss H,lda
oaihesoh Oh Noriolk, Va, arrived last week
vi nIsit 10 her aunts, the Misses Jane
SUN we regret to hear that on her tour-
hey westward this young lady met with
an unfortunate accident being severaiv
oIaiseo on the arm by the fall of a valise
IL Ia.
rms bruise has developed a formidabie an
scess, which the Misses Jameson are treat
ing by the peculiar methods of Christian
Sclence, or which craze they are we'll
known eXponents. For our part we would
suggest the calling in OF a doctor: bur as
these ladies' are way-up experts at nursing
We trast that their efforts will ba sue
cessful and that in a few DAYS moro we
snail see the young lady around. ENJOYING
an the pleasures of Grave CITY society
In the meantime Miss Blossom Jameson
WISHES us to say that the patient needs
aosoiute quiet, and friends are requested
not to call at the house until further no.
tice." nv
As to the pleasures of Grave CITY sas-
slety, says Curly, I'm plumb fed up al
ready. Spose they dream that III go back
10 shoveling manure i'm that stable?"
itors al the house.
They came every day to inquire. and
Miss Blossom insulted them regular in the
'front.' yard. Now they've quit"
But nobody saw these ladies meeting a
guest at the train"
No. but you should hear Miss Blossom
selIlng lies out thar i'm the yard! She's
Curly" says /, pull that wig straight.
ana hide up that scar on yo' brow
Cayn't you even pretend 70 ACT IiLe
lady?'
Like woman. you mean"
Aou re not safe-you'll be seen by some
gossip through the window You ought TO
hole up in the bed room.
pot oh r,rfsI
a rope
Think Of the risk!'
Il reckon little excitement keeps me
from feelin' dull. Now don't you look so
solemn-with yo' eye like poached aig or
IL throw my wig at you-all. Say, Chalk
eye, d'you calclate the Lawd made them
two old ladies vicious?''
'Why for?"
Looks to me 'sif they was Dawn broke
in, and raised gentle, with lii lace caps on
theyr haids, and mittens on they'r pas
terms. l been thinking fearful hard tryIn'
to just imagine Miss Pansy bad: 'spose she
was to kick, or strike, or rair up, or buck,
or pitch. or sunfsh around to KILL And
Miss Blossom, she only makes-believe to
be dangerous to hide up her soft ole heart.
Are real ladies all like that?s
well, usual they don't bite
II was raised wild'-Curly lay back tired
my tribe are the young wolves, and I
reckon when the Bawd was serving out
goodness He was sort of 'shamed lest we'd
claim our share. He must be plumb busy,
too, with his own people telling Him theyr
prayers. Why, these two ladies requires
whole heaps of attention. L allow theyr
souls must have got out of order a lot,
cause they has to put in enough supplica-
lions to save a whole COW camp entire.
They're so plumb laxative that away that
l caynt get a prayer in edgeways"
She getting tired and sleepy, so sat
quiet watching. Then somebody came
outside, hammering the front door. and L
pulled my gun. to be ready in case or
trouble.
CTo be continued tomorrow.