The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

thoughts. For years past he had had no
other thoughts than for steers. Now he
had got on to a new line, and his head
was confused and there was a new feel
! Ing in his heart His attitude had L -cn
observed from afar off by Tom Matthews
n feII0w-cowbOy. As the new arrival
came within speaking distance, ne
checked his pinto and exclaimed:
Darn my hide. Jim TTaskon, if you
amt homesick''
You're way Off" was the reply.
"Then you are thinking Of suicide
Wrong again"
You can't be-no. dog-gone me-yOu
can't be IN love-"
Jim made TO reply. but the hopeless
ness Of his look increased. The other
dismounted. came nearer, reached up and
laid the palm of his hand on the suffering
mans left side, about where the heart is
supposed to be He held il there Tor
twenty seconds. then stepped back and
whispered:
Jim. she's a-palpitating. as sure's your
born, It's a case of love, and don't you
try to fool your Uncle Tom. Just pour
cut your confidence ana III advise to the
best of my ability. I've been right there
three or four times, and know something
about it,
'You-you won't give me away
Not a give"
Nor make fun OF me-"
Not on your life. When a mans in
love and got it bad. Tom Matthews is not
a man to jump on him. Who's the maid
en-, JIM
you know that girl from New York
over on the Horseshoe Rancn?'
You don't say. That Miss Walters,
who is visiting Kitty Williams SAY. Jim.
YOU are flying high: That girls father
is worth three or four million dollars. and
she wouldn't stoop to such as you and me
Il we were up to the neck in quicksand.
You can't mean that you are stuck on
herr"
Jim nodded and sighed and looked Ear
away over The grazing herd
well. by gosh And now the question
/ is. is she struck on YOU
i can't say she is. but, Tom, I'm low
ing that girl till ] shall die IL I don't
get her. Why. ] haven't eaten enough
for the last week 20 keep a jack -abbit
alive. and there are times when It seems
as if wheels was going around in my
head"
"Um, Took me the very same way
the first time. and I mad chills and fever
besides. In love with Miss Walters. eh2
It's cheeky thing. Jim-mighty cheeky.
4s -,
palpitation OF the heart and loss OF APP
petite II she was some half-brccd now.
OT even the schoOlma am over on Dog
River. there might be a show. bat brac-
ing up TO a millionaire's daughter is flying
high. Jim-fying high
But I'm a desperate man, Tom. re
piled Jim. This ere thing they call love
has got rope around both my legs.
It's either matrimony or death with me.
What ! want Of you is 10 tell me how
TO work it. You've made two trips to
Chicago with cattle and ought TO know
all about it"
so ] do-so / DO. You have just seen
her at "a distance and fallen in love with
her Maybe it's the same way with her,
but IL won't do 20 bank on it. It's safer
to argue that she's also seen YOU at n
distance and don't know you from one Of
your herd. You can't go over 10 the
ranch and Rll on her. because you have
not got a boiled shirt 10 put on. You
can't get an introduction in the regular
way. because Kitty Williams is stuck
up and would give you the cold glare.
Her mother is down on you because one
of he~ cats got hold Of some Of your wolf
poison jim. old man, You are up against
it
Then III hang myself within g week.
I'm, Just the way I felt the byst
time Let me see. There ought TO be "A
way-there surely ought II mustn't be
any common way. It's got 70 BE- hair
raiser or it won't go II you don't i'm
press a millionaiTe's daughter like a house
falling on her you can't hold her thoughts
for I'VE minutes Jim Trasson. ore ycu
ready for a desperate veHU.e%
You bet / am, if it's anything connect
Cd with that girl. Yes. sir. I'll fight q
dozen grizzlies. one after another. FOR her
sake
'"fheE when goa S5ia, in tonight we'll
have talk. I've got plan. and I'm
quite sure shes bosnd - work. Say
nothing. but come and sec me.
II was true that Miss Nettie Walters
was visiting Miss Kitty Williams, daugh-
ter cf Mai Williams, of the Horseshoe
Ranch 1t was also true that she was
the daughter of a wealthy resident Of
New York Both girls rode out on their
ponies almost every day. and as a mat
ter Of fact. they had several times passed
within a few RODS Of the cOwboy-this
particular cowboy. They had given him
no more notice. however. than they had
given his herd.
There was a talk that evening between
Jim Tr2skon and Tom Matthews. and
whca * was concluded the hopeless lover
was 10 longer hopeless I'm fact. he had
been brought around 60 realize that life
was worth the living lie even executed
"a shuttle and INDUCED in suppressed
whoops o. eXultation.
Two DAYS later fortune favored him
with a broad smile, Al 10 O'Clock IN the
forenoon ne caught sight OF the New
York girl riding alone. Not quite alone
either. as she had three dogs with ner
and the animals We're doing their best 10
scare W Il rabbit &c DO run Gown When
she was half MIL away "a big iack
broke .,Ovor. and away went the girl ind
pony ana dt gs. II took Jim Trlskon JUST
two minutes to adora himself ia the In
dian tflppEugs which r. naI r-pUght
alprg for the OCCASION by the advice of
Tons Matthew'S. Then he started The
chase His set-up vas 5ond, and his
v-whOops had the true ring. Of coGise.
he depended on Miss Williams having
told Ter Girl friend that some OF the
SiGrx indians had lclt their reservation
and were committing ogtr1Ecs along the
skirts Of tae valley. As matter Of
fact. this information 1ad been impal ted.
bat it hadn't deferred the New Yorker
from riding out al0ne. She heard the
whOops and looked back to see the red
skin coming after her. Then she gave
her pony the switch. In her go-off she
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