Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-22

more than good natured loaded, and he could ride anything that had four legs, from a sawhorse to old tiger Buck, who would kick your both feet out of the sturrups and reach around and bite you in the small of the back so quick that the boys would be pulling his front hoofs out of your frame be- fore you'd realize that the canter had begun Nice horse, Buck. He like to | eat Jonesy up one morning before Silver and me could get to the corral. | Lord, the sounds made my blood run cold! Old Buck squealing like boar | pig in a wolf trap, and Jonesy yell ing, Help! Murder! Police! Even that did not cure Jones from sticking Why, once But, thunder, 1t would take me q long, while to tell you all that happened to Jones. "One thing that didn't hurt Kyle any in the campaign was that he was most as good looking for a man as she was for woman. They made a >pair to draw to, I tell you, loping over the prairie full of health and young ness! You wouldn't want to see a prettier sight than they made, and you could see it at any time, for they 1 were together whenever it was possl- ble. Loys was so happy it made you feel like a boy again to see her. She told me in private that it was wonder l ful how the air out here agreed with her, and I said it was considered mighty bracing and never let on that | they proclaimed their state of mind every time they looked at each other. I reckon old Smart Aleck Jonesy was the only party in the township who didn't understand. Kyle used to put vinegar in his coffee and things like that and if you'd ask him, Whats 1 that fellows name that runs the cloth ing store in town? he'd come out of his trance and say Yes and smile very amiable to show that he thor oughly admitted you were right.
 "Well, things went as smooth and easy as bobsledding until it came time for Loys to be moseying back to col lege again.
 "Then Kyle took me into his conf dence. I never was less astonished in my whole life, and I didn't tell him so. Well, what are you going to do about it?' says I.
 'He kind Of groaned and shook his head. I dunno says he. Do you think she likes me, Red? I felt like saying, Well, If you ain't got all the traits but the long ears I miss my guess but I made allowances, and says I Well, about that don't think I ought to say anything. Still, if had only one eye left I could see plain that her education's finished. She don't want any more college, that girl don't
 "'Think not? says he, bracing up. And then by and by they went out to ride, for Jonesy was good to the girl, I'll say that for him. He was willing to do anything for her in reason, ac- cording to his views. But Kyle wasn't in them views; he was out of the pic ture as far as husbands went.
 "They came back at sunset, when the whole world was glowing red the same as they were. I reached for the field glasses and took squint at them. There was no harm in that, for they were well behaved young folks. One look at their faces was enough. There were three of us in the bull pen-Bob and Wind River Smith and myself. We'd brought up herd of calves from Nanley's ranch, and we were taking it easy. Boys says I under my breath, they've made the riftle.'
 "'No,' says they, and then everybody had to take a pull at the glasses.
 "'Well, I'm glad says Smithy, and darn my buttons if that old hardshelrs voice didn't shake. They're two of as nice kids as you'd find in many q weary day. says he. And wish 'em all the luck in the world
 "'So do r. says I, and really think the best we could do for 'em would be to shoot Jones'
 "Man. Won't he sizzT says Bob. And you can't blame us old codgers if we had a laugh at that, although 1t was such a powerful serious matter to the youngsters.
 "'Let's go out and meet 'em,' says l. And away we went. They weren't a particle surprised. I suppose they thought the whole universe had stop ped to look on. We pump handled away and laughed, and Loys she laughed kind of teary, and Kyle he looked red in the face and proud and happy and ashamed of himself, and we all felt loosened up considerable, but told him on the quiet, Take that fool grin off your face unless you want Uncle Jones to drop the moment he sees you
 "Now. they only had three days left to get an action on them. as that was the time set for Loys to go back to college.
 Next day they held a council be- hind the big barn, and they called in Uncle Red-Otherwise known as Big Red Saunders or Chanta Seechee Red, which means Bad Heart Red in Sioux language and doesn't explain me by a durn sight-tO get the benefit of his valuable advice.
 skip says I. Fly for town and get married and come back and tell Jonesy about it. It's a pesky sight stronger argument to tell him what you have done than what you're going