The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-11-28

way the day the girl had to be sent
for. and Jonesy couldn't break loose.
and your uncle was elected to take
the buck board and drive twenty miles
to the railroad. didn't mind the go
ing out, but that twenty miles back
with Jonesy's niece. Say, | foamed
like a soda water bottle when l got
into the bull pen and told the boys
my luck
well says Kyle Lambert that's
what you might expect: your sins have
found you out
NO, they amt; they've caught me
at home as usual says l. We'll, I'll
give that eastern blossom an idea Of
the quality Of this country. anyhow.
So ! toys myself up in the awfullest
rig could find; strapped two ca'tridge
belts to me. every hole filed, and a
gun in every holster; put candle grease
on my mustache and twisted the ends
up to my eye winkers; stuck a knife
In my hatband and another In my boot:
threw shotgun and rifle in the
blackboard and pulled out quick
through the colt pens before Jonesy
could get his peeps on to me.
"Well, sir. was Jared witless when
l laid my eyes on that young woman.
I'd had my mind made up SO thorough
as to what she must be that the facts
Knocked me cold. She was the sweet
est. handsomest, healthiest female l
ever see. 1t would make you believe In
fairy stories again just to look at her.
She was all the things man ever
wanted in this world rolled up in a
prize package. Tall. round and soopie
Timber and springy In her action as a
thoroughbred and with something mod
est yet kind Of daring In her face that
would remind you OF a good, honest
boy. Red. white and black were the
cOlors she flew. Hair and eyes black,
cheeks and lips red. and the rest Of
her white Now, there's n pile Of diff
ference in them colors; when YOU say
red for instance. you amt cleaned
up the subject by sight. My top
knots red. but that wasn't the color
Of her cheeks. No; that was a color
I never saw before nor since A rose
would look like tomater alongside Of
'em. Then. too. I've seen black eyes
so hard and shiny you could cut glass
with EN-. And again that wasn't her
notion OF what them eyes were like
would be to look at EN-: you'd remem.
Der EN- all right if you did. Seems
like the good Lord was kind of care
less when he built Jonesy, but when
he turned that girl out he played
square with the family.
81 amt what you might call man
that's easily disturbed in his mind. but
| know I says to myself that first day,
If ! was ten year Younger. Young
lady, they'd never lug you back east
again Gee. man. There was Il time
when I'd have pulled the country mp
by the roots but ia have had that girl.
7 notice ! don't fail in love 50 violent
as the years roll on. | can Sguint my
eye over the cards now and say. Yes.
that's a beautiful hand. hat reckon
I'd better stay out and lay en- down
" ltIlpNt SIX ", NltfPtS NHtl WAS
a young feilor If had three aces in
sight III raise the rest of the gathering
right ont of their foot leather-or get
caught ut it Usually I got caught at
1t, for man couldn't run the mint
long with the kind Of luck / have
well, | was plumb Disguised with
the fool way I'd rugged myself mp, but,
fortunately for me, Darragh. the sta
ton man. came out with the girl.
There's Reddy, from your ranch, now,
ma'am,' says he, and when he caught
sight Of me: What's the matter, Red?
Are the Iniuns up"
"Darragh was Il serious freshman,
and that's the mournfulest thing on
top Of the globe. and, besides, he be-
lievcd anything you'd tell him. There
mint any George Washington strain in
my stock, so | proceeded to get out Of
trouble.
They amt up exactly says |, but
II looked as if they were Il lcetle on the
rise, and. being as had lady to look
out for, | thought I'd play safe
"The color kind of went out OF the
girls cheeks. Eastern folks are scan
dalous afraid of Iniuns
Continued next week.