The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01

really desire TO sit where there is room
for only one we will decide it this way
l presume such gallant gentlemen have
ali made some woman love you in the
course of your adventurous careers
have you not?"
II have" lied Red Lots of them.
Each of you shall tell me how you
won your first sweetheart, and then ]
will decide who is most worthy 10 sit
beside me. Since you have admitted
such affairs. you may have the first
chance. Mr.. Red"
Cheyenne began TO bloat 1T was
down at Tegucigulpa," he began,
years ago. | was at a fandangO one
night and masked lady came into the
room and l danced with her. She said
that she trotted in the most aristocrat-
lie circles, and that her name was Mer-
cedes Maduro. 1t seems that her prin-
Cipai admirer-"
Whose name was Colorado Claro.' .,
Clipped in Alfalfa
Cheyenne only looked cold at him
and went on-'was the SWEETEST guy in
that section. On the way home he fell
upon us and him and me fought des-
perate duel in the dark. l laid him
low and afterward | used to go beneath
her window evenings and play a mouth
organ and sing"
"Of course" l broke I'm. defending
Cheyenne. Red always sings through
his nose"
Red turned his back on me. too.
Then she fell in love with me and we
eloped"
The dear thing" said the girl. And
where Is she nOw?"
Red made noise like he does when
he is eating soup. He thought il was
81 an
she was dead. You see. her male par
ent overlook US, roped me and carried
her back. | have heard that she pinned
away and died
1t is all very romantic. and if Won
interested her as much as you have me
don't know as ! can blame the moor
creature for what she did" said the
prisoner, sweetIy.
For dying, YOU mean" interrupted
Alfalfa Il don't either. The wav I
won out was this. Sabbaths We both
sang i'm the choir of the main Quaker
cathedral of Philadelphia and our
voices blended beautifully She had
pint bottle full of jewels and one night
burglar got in and took them. Sus-
plcion pointed to her own brother
whom she loved, and he was arrested.
He confessed to her and me in secret
ana told US where he had hidden the
spoil. She was nearly heartbroken and
begged me 10 save him. so l went and
got the gems and when he was brought
up for trial l walked into court ard
laid them before the judge, and said:
Hold. / am the,thief."
The girl on the rock clasped her
hands, and l caught glimpse of
cleaning patch Of throat by the fire.
light You self-sacrificing, noble man! |
And what happened next?''
She came to visit me in prison and
] escaped in some of her clothes which |
she struggled me. She wanted TO come |
with me-
In your clothes?" asked Red.
The silence fell with dull thud and |
for a spell we sat looking into the fire |
Then the girl turned TO me with that |
ripply laugh of hers. You will have /
10 do we'll to earn the seat against such /
Othellos, Mr.. Cupid. suppose you |
have been in love. too"
No. never before" said l. And I |
took the seat.
Alfalfa and Red sat there scowIfng
and glum while she and l chatted and /
got real confidential But after a coupleI
of hours she said that she was sleepy.
and then what do you suppose that in
nocent child did? Pulled a roll of wet
greenbacks big enough TO choke an ele-
plant from under the blanket and
spread II out beside the fire
Il want to dry them. And whoev er
stands guard must watch them care
fully to see that they don't get on FIRE"
she said, as trustfUlly as a gold brick
man swaps satchels. Then she curled !
mp IN the Navajo and in couple of
minutes was sleeping like a kitten.
While we three sat there looking at
each other and at that bundle Of bills
with our mouths watering
IN stand watch" said Red.
And I'll help you" chirped Alfalfa.
And I'll watch the both OF you"
said l, in firm. even tones. SO we sat
up all night playing freeze-out
When daylight broke she came to
smiling and cheerful and as fresh and
sweet as morning glory with the dew
on She was going to Telluride about
five miles further on. and when I told
her that l should insist on escorting her
TO within sight Of the town, of course
nothing would appease those two
maudlin, love-sick degenerates but
breaking into our set and trailing along
with US. SO off we went. Alfalfa on one
side of her and | on the other. with
that little runt of a Cheyenne i'm front
walking backwards and iabbering ND
At her ike Weak-minded parrot The
tran was pretty disreputable and after
a while she slipped her hand rn1er nv
elbow, and for the next five minutes I
felt as if l had been taking laughing
gas. Then ] noticed that she had Al
falfa's arm, too, and It sObered me up
Ike Turkish bath But on We vonr
all talking at once. until about half a
mile from Telluride, where we reached
a smashing big bowlder beside the
tran, where we stopped.
You don't know how much I thank .
YOU. gentlemen. for your gaIlantrv.
said she, and TO hear her voice any one |
would have thought that we had intro !
duced her to the court of St James.
Instead of half drowning her. making !
her hat look like a platter of scrambled
eggs and forcing her to sleep In blsn- !.
ket on one OF natures eallouses. ~
hope we may meet again when I can ;
keep you as thoroughly interested as
you have me. Really I would not hove !
Missed your acquaintance for worlds"
Up went that unmitigated Red To ner +
and said something in her ear. and I
saw the pink come to her cheeks. But J
The nodded.
This gentleman requests a private
word with me before we part 1 don't .
NOW why / should not hear him" 3
aid she. looking at Alfalfa and me
so around the rock we two stomped
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