Gunnison news-champion., 1908-01-10
sue vas nor expect.G to say. A ~his.

keT far me fissaqe
Guess yoa kin" answered Jim
WoHscf ~ ais soicc at the exceeding
barFenBess OF she order Mrs. Hig
sins. hello fhere Mrs Higgins say.
there. bring ~ some tea and toas;
for the LADY
Where is the Three Bars asked
isoaIs.. ncr tnoazais straylng TO rns
terFors of i5-miie drive through
stranE. and sacaRuy country With a
stranger and yet more uncaany man.
She had accepted him without aues-
tion. He was part and parcel with the
stranssn.ss oi her new position. Hat
the sudieuuess of the transition from
Idle conjecture 10 startling reality had
raised her proud head and she looked
this new development sauarely in the
face without outward hint Of inward
perturbation
Say. where vas v0u raisedg~ asked
Jim. with tolerant scoru, between
huge mouthfuls of boiled pork and
cabbage. intcrsBersed with baked po-
tatacs. hot rolls and soggy dumplings.
shoveled iu with knife. fork or spoon
he occasionally anticipated dessert
by making a sudden sortie into the
quarter Of an immense custard pie.
Fastening the end by means of noisy
draughts Of steaming coffee. Truly.
the Three Bars connection had the fat
81 the land al the Bon Ami
why, it's the Three Bars that's
bringin' YOU here. Didn't you know
that There's nary man in the
hull country with backbone enough to
keep on allfours 'ceptin Paul Lang
ford. I'm. You lust try once TO walk
over the boss. will YOU? Lord, What
a grease spot you'd make"
Mr.. Gordon isn't being walked
over. Is he?" asked Louise. finished
with her tea and toast and impatient
to be on.
oh, Gordon Pretty decent sort o.
chap. Right idees. Don't know
much about handlin' hoss thieves and
sich. Amt smooth enough. Acted
Kind o. like a chicken with its head
cut on till the boss got into the round.
up"
"Oh'" said Louise, whose concep.
tion OF the young counsel for the state
did not tally with this delineation.
Yep. Miss. this here's the boss's
doin's. Yep Lord WhatH that
gang look like when We are through
with 'em. Spendin' the rest o their
days down there IN SIOUX Falls. medi.
tatin' on the advisability O. walkin'
clear O the toes o the Three Bars In
the future and cussin' their stupendi
Ned stupidity in foolin' even once with
the Three Bars Yep. sir-yep ma'am
| mean-Jesse Black and his gang
have acted just like peskv. little plum
fool moskeeters, and we're gon' to
slap EN-. The cheek of EN-, lightin
on the Three Bars, Lord"
Mr. Williston informed, did he
not?"
'Williston? Oh. yes, he informed,
a been for the boss. The oil jellyfish
wouldn't "a had the nerve to inform
without backin. as sure as . stone
wall. The boss is q doin' this, l tell
you, Miss. But Williston s a goin on
the stand to-morrer all right, and SO
am l."
The two cowboys at the corner table
had long since finished their supper.
They now lighted bad.smelling cigars
and left the room. To Louises great
relief Munson rose, too. He was back
very soon with a neat little runabout
and high-spirited team Of bays.
"Bosss private" explained Jim with
pride. "Nothin' too good for a lady,
SO the boss sent this and me to take
keer o 1t. And o. you, too. Miss" he
added, as an afterthought.
He held the lines in his brown. mus
cular hands, lovingly. while he slowed
away Louise's belongings and himself