The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

he was being led into temptation. and not carrying
prearranged plan
He promised stay until midnight when. he said.
they could make night ride Chinook. which
their destination. Hannahan liked to tell the truth
whenever he could.
Miss Conrad straightaway went OF with the widow,
to help make cakes things. Patsy
caught up their horses and rode on notify their
neighbors The vanguard" sat the front steps
strummed meIodious snatches the delectation
of the kitchen. smoked many cigarettes
and waited
AS the day grew weary the slid away be-
hind the hills. the wind also and restedi
the night gave promise of stiffness, with slow.
drifting clouds to mask the moon.
'Yuh want t give 1t good and plenty" Beetle
told Hannahan out in the corral. when they went to
their horsesand saddle them. also in readiness
for quick getaway should circumstances render 1t
necessary.
Mammalian was going to "caTI" for the dancers
"Yuh want" Beetle went on. Tots uh double elbow
and CLASSY by your PARTNERS. and swing the cor
Make 'em hoe 'er down eight all yuh think
they'll stand for. soundu travel like the devil
night"
Hannahan's teeth showed white in the dusk. He
reached gloved hand and patted Beetles Shout
der caressingly.
Fright you are, Little Goldenhair." he murmured
tenderly.
Beetle squirmed loose and swore vigorously. His
face, that moment, not particularly cherubic
Damn hem" he remarked and stalked
back to the house in a fit Of temper lasted
much five minutes
At 8 o'clock, every man. and child IN the
valley waiting expectantly at the Widow McCoys
At o'clock the big living room was filled to over
flowing with gyrating figures and the overflow
footing it in the kitchen, with Hannahan standing IN
the connecting doorway, calling both ways at
Beetle and Parrot Tim, their chairs perched upon
table pulled close the doorway, looked down
the dancers with faces calm fingers flying and hearts
astir with the exhilarating sense OF danger.
Far out the bench land. slow moving blotch
of shade steadily down to the valleys rim with
shadowy horsemen vaguely outlined here and there
upon the waverng border. The steaming breath from
wide haring nostrils rose mysterously through
the silence and the faint, swshng crackle of dry
buffalo grass mingled with the mufHed of 5000
hoofs beating steadily the prairie sod.
o'clock Beetle laid down his mandolin, hshed
a red-boxed harmonica from his coat pocket. handed
it, whispering to Mammalian and stole into the
cool blackness to listen.
Hsnnahan blown himself breathless before the
mandolin shrilling, high and sweet. above the
uproar There a pink splotch Beetles cheeks
his eyes the deep, purple glow which came only
under stress a crisis. Parrot Tim the observant.
recognized the signs and. leaning toward him.
toned with his calm. gray
Beetles dimped chin lowered scant half-inch in
answer He turned Hallahan
Give em hell from now on" he urged under his
breath. Gail a hot one-the hottest yuh know, and
the longest
Mammalian went out into the kitchen and poured
near quart of sweet spring water down his tired
throat, and then went to work-the real work Of the
The Widow Mccoy danced wisps of gray hair down
into her eyes upon the verge of apoplexy
but Hannahan was merciless. Miss Conrad, flushed
and disheveed turned her eyes reproachfully his
caught meaning of his level brows and hafcosed
lids and smiled encouragement instead Of reproach
she whirled away like leaf in the wind in the end
less chain; Balance swngI-allemane left chasse by
your pardner balance-swingl Allemane left, right
hand pardner and grand right-and-eft with dou-
BILE elbow-balance. swing"
The amount of swinging inflicted upon those trust
ters of the Chquita soil amazing, and it was
a limp. exhausted company which made for the nearest
seats when finally string snapped and the mandolin
stopped for repairs. and Mammalian hos rsely shouted
the welcome command: "All promenade-you know
where, and don't carer