Lewiston evening teller., 1907-12-13

ade and tke troopers once
more III barracks when some first fakes,
Nke down plucked by the Wind from
Ghe breasts Of the southwark fastening
wild fowl came floating out Of the sky.
Soon the long sumac leaves On the
eoulee edge were dropping under q,
crystalline, weight, the black ,plpwed,
strip was blending with the unplowed
prairie, and the shock head Of the cot
nonwo0d shack was donningi a spotless
n49htcap, and 30 heavy and ceaseless
WAS the downfall that at supper time
the sweet trumpet notes of retreat
were waited out from Brannon across
q covered plain, ,,.,.. ...,.,..., .,,,
When morning dawned the heavens
were cloudless, and the laggard sun as
n rose shonet with. binding glory upon
peaceful miles. Nowhere was a sign
Of wallow, path or road, and the couleel
ynwned white Tipped, Even the Mis-
souri, was not unchanged, for away to,
tAe northwest there had been. mighty
rainstorm, and the murky river ttn-
hied BY In waves that were angry and
Wwollenl d5iW gcitsaHuo9 81 9ni
Since his early boyhooda the section
boss had not known snow. Before the
previous, day, Dallas and Marylyn had
n0ver seen It It was with exclama-
Cons of delight, therefore, that crowd
ang together in the doorway, the three
Nryt caught sight ofsfthe silstenins
Ax4fts.
APa,litG alike a Christmas eardr
cried sthe younger girl. and barehead-
ed, she ran out to- frolic before the
shack.
meaning Here was what would dis
couraeeoa and block any one who had
put oRBnecessaFy improvements And
this would last long after the expiral
ton ofd fhat six Months:9mrIt guess
ehere'lldIbe no building or ,pIowing
now. "ssbesaid to her father happily.
He. fully as relieved. returned aicon-
Gdent assent. e95om 59dla Hadi
! A little later old Michael. the ferry
man, dEQYes bx. breaking a track along
me blQtted road His ancieut cor1u-
roys. kn0wn to every river man from
Bismarck TO- Baton Rouge. were hidden
beneath layers Of ,overcoatS. Through
the we9A cap. pulled down to bis lcol-
lGr. two wide holes gave him outlook "a
third and smaller aperture Nas flled
6y the stem of a. corncob pipe. He
was headed for the cattle camp. the
lines oYerIsar four-in,handl fhitched to
three empty qwagons. al third team tied
% the tailboard of the hindmost box.S
On the arrival of the saloon gang
the pilot had left, his steamboat IN the
hands OF his two helpers and made hiH
way to Shanty Town. There In .
shingle hut. percbed atop q ,whisky
cask and kicking Its. rotund belly com.
placently with his heels. he had wei
o throat, long Dry, from the, amber
depths beneath him. aa''.'' -, ~"
With each succeeding glass bis oh.
legations had grown apace. Neyerthe.
less. for d lifetime, Of rough service
had brought about an immunity that
belied his Celtic blood. his, brain re
mained clear, his step steady and his
eye unbleared Thus It happened that
when, cut on from grazing. 1t was nee
essary for the Shanty Town teams tc
be returned at once to .Clark's OLD
Michaef was on hand and in condition
TO take them and by SO doing wipe
out his drinking account.
AS he came opposite the shack Mary
lyn was still running about in the
snow, while Dallas was sweeping out
some long, narrow drifts that had
sifted IN through window and dool
cracks. Squirting across at them, ht
recalled all at once heated conversa
ton that had taken place at Shanty
Town the afternoon Of the southwark
departure OF Dodge City courier
And he shook his head sorrowfully.
"Ye1l have yer hans fule before
long" he advised aloud, "or it's me
that's not good at guessin'." And, lift
ing the front of his cap, he sympathet
ically blew the purple bump thai
served him for nose till 1t rang
through the crisp air like a throaty
lbugle. sr, f ,......,.. -..
Farther on as he sat pondering deep
ly and letting the leaders choose their
course horseman came cantering to
ward him and drew rein beside his
wheel. It was Lounsbury, buried to
the ears in buffalo coat &c.,,
''Sure, it's somethin' important, John
that's a-bringin' ye out t'day," cried
old Michael ,roguishly, his brogue dis
closing his Identity. ITS ayther tile
grams or l-a-a-ydies."
The storekeeper colored under his
visor ""It's nayfhar5 ha mockad
laughingiy.4 % "
''None o. yer shillyshallin', warned
the ferryman, giving the other a play.
full whack with his gad "Oi kin rade
ye loikefa buke" ,.e. -g %, ..s.
"You can't read BOOK" declared
LOunsbqry. But III tell you. I'm
going to the Lancasters'" -. "
Old Michael nodded, with a sly wink
through. the portfolios Of his mask
a. FT~1.