La Junta tribune., 1907-04-13

they they ;tpss s,aI apIssAk1tkJ.Mfi is3;
you Mustn't let it put you out anyl
viii. ~ m2rs =. aplmati9n Ill taks yaI
home, an my wife.ll fix You up mighty
conf table TIL they git back"
Thank you. But why Saat -
right to the house and wait for them?
II WOULD 1essu'a,sa A9prltes' L
40. Nno:" he obj~Gtal. with suddei,
entreaty. by no manner o. means.
Bachelor liyin a!ns at 70 keep Il r
house fixed up. an Jest now 'tain't In
'riace rBr Yon 'Sr'xTow ttfnt..' Yot must
do, Jest likegt say H,' come to any l'ouse
.fpt x q spelI.fs sEs. ETY. A M
e s,vsjl Rfyou thla8 b4st.r M. WAS
Tsite,tF Tor some times watcliipg The un-
FAMILIAR riNfts along the s6adsfsfe aItl
the curious. bright colored chameleons
thHr 'nasntf rfUtMfs tlie. warm sand ~
front Of the mule and disappearet
-xinl nfnrveI6ts fnplhity iASiviis tile
palmctlos. lMs ~
. .scnr'us. {aIn.i qhttA' saAs Williams
ms lie followed her, gIance. 't3e-t like IN
ibit bsrMrifidw st,hng on. felihing But
they're 'mazin fine things for pet$,
! Youflbrohiet- krsstly 0sadsto have one
that would scoot out from some queer
! hIdlni5 piice) yGheiie vsrI hGdi whistle.
Great hand. Freddy, for pets"
! Nc 9ht mention fof Freddy she lost
interest in the plants and chameleoqs
and tui1ied to hihf with a tender. ltrerb-
ulous smile on her lips.
3 3s.'It.wiiI lbe so o)pleasAiit TO harel ones
own folks to live with" she said soft1)'.
..They were all nice tonme M tie
school, but none OF them belonged 10
ne. II viii he almost Hke--IIGe hea IN
to lite In the sansa house With fathkr
hand the boys,''71i ,aaraIGagQa Il
;so williams reached out and struck Hs
mule yiciOIsly. bni sl1s did not notice
- suppose everybody round, hefe
likes fathef.i lie is suc4s d xooti matj I
che .we,,si on ip totie that lwss an
seftioB father tlinn a question;
."He kept you to'Hschool preti y
steady. II eret~rneA her. epmpanioy.
I,knex he had q gar up, north but h{ II
ap Idee she ,yaf stayIn. 'mplg her kid +
:Father ta:, bma,es ,slvefJ ting for d
MeVeIsrKfhk. sald the gil. Win ID y
der light; ln,Iher bikrgrsy e5esO y Z
WAS p0t, rich, for. thei once wrote that
might have. 10 wYit 1gfew Jsxs Tor tpl
years tuition. as money was, Hard 70
get but Il came the very next day.
and he. always sent Z ME plenty fpr
hooks and sdresses: and everything !
wanted. He. wrote for me never 70
stint myself on anything and that aftfr
I graduated ] was on fn6 account te
come home. but To keep % with ny
music and drawing -sid oelset istudI(r
and when I had learned all ! could
the school De was xoihg TO send me -
Europe 10 learn more! Dear. dear II.
|atBer:t-fs fures sl1ry. ne aD1ei to make q
up to him some time" 81
Z : NHliliinis give quick siieiohg glance
at the earnest face and then gazSd
stcadfsstly at,he rosd ahead He bSd
known Boozy John for eight years and
coliid not remember d a;siitg1e' teieeEn.
Ing feature about the man. He WITS
crrntIc. siIftlesss ana ,utterIy lrresponli.
BILE His life was one long spree that
secEed hetweens absolute drunkenness
and semi-intoxication. But he was "a
ooaiiawyet a cd Bne, scholar md even
In his partial stupor was able to piSk
tI up q good deal of money about tile
courts and In other ways. pe0pie sup
posed that ~ this moneys wehta to the
dramshsps. and the supposstion made
t1.'