The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-05
Red Saunders
HENRY WALLACE PHILLIPS

al l'i'''l " NV Il'lll ~ W. l'l wv
friends. Dcmili and lrttis. Thus hc.
traycd lN those he trusted. Rcd made
the best Ui il.
Ladies and gcntlcmcn. fellow citi.
Zcns." said he. the mill * now oIcn
to all corners We hope to maxi" his
thing Il success. We hope to see every
horny handed. hump backed farmer Ia
III" country rosin thc >ulcS If his moe
casins AMI shove his pillow through
twice as much ground ~ lac ever did
before. and If he comes here with his
rluud"r we'll Civ" HIN n square shake.
Wen pay him as much as We daSt
and not let Him IN on III" ground floor,
50 lie can crawl ont through the coal
hole. as il sometimes done. Now, cv.
crt body ran away and have u gUol
/ tine. fer | duH't like to talk this NaIli
amy none than YOU like /" near It,.
K"la gcus, Ey-hy."'
1t was Il very successful picric.
Trey spent the afternoon in wander
ing around in III" usual picnic fashion.
developing apprtitcS. um';l ii occurred
10 Red to iiNcu the performance ly
showing them The art of ropiug as
pracliccd up"n an cd COW found in
the woods. As Il spectacle il was u
failure, The combined efforts of all
~" hontiur small boys could not make
that COW run. She even stretched her
ucyk toward Red. as tlnugh say ing:
"Iiarr! up with your i~oUiiShuCSs. |
have n cud {" chew and can't stand
here lille al day So Red goliupcd
ly and threw the moose over lcr head
as IN exhibition Of how the thing was
done rather than how il ought to Ice
done. Nevertheless picnic parties are
not hyprrcritiral in the matter If
amusement. and tie feat received
| three ,ucurcS. The last tim" he missed
! hi~ cast through ovcrcunlid"nc". where
at the old cow tossed her head and tail
Ia the air and tore off at AN cI"ulian.
tine gallon. with Il lawl that sounded
10 Rcd nightly like lcrision.
"nwInCd il she amt laughing at me-
he cried. Eut as n matter Of fact it
was Il hornet and its unmistakahle
sting that injected this activity into
her system.
II was all very pleasant To Miss Mat
tie. AZ ones first picnic in many years
should lie. She enjoyed the crisp green
sod. the great trees standing around,
parklikc, with the sunlight falling be-
tween their shade like brilliant tat
tiers of cloth Of gold, while from the
neal distance came the tiny shouting
OF cool waters. They had Il camp fire
ut night, making the moonlight still
more mysterious and remote 10y con
trast. The quartet Of strings played
FOR the ears of those who cared Ia
listen and for the legs of those who
chose to take chances On tripping their
light fantastic toes over tree roots In
the grass.
Red loved music. AMI he loved the
night. The poetic side of his memo
rics of watching the biprcr swing
around lularis while he sung the cows
to sleep came back 10 him. In his
mind lc saw the vast prairi" roll ON to
iutnitA. SAW the mountains stand out.
Il world of bite peaks, rising from a
sea Of darkness. Again he heard the
p~lainti,e Shrilling of an Indian whistle
or the song Of the lad down creek,
made tmnrrul by the charm OF dis
tancc.
Having u good time, Mattie%' he
asked. with q smile.
"rhe best I ever had. WILL" she nm
swered. smiling back unsteady.
Hoor lady. The size Of IN occasion =
so many standards. whether the stand
ard be inches OF feet OF miles. Miss
Maitie's events had been measured i'm
hundrcdths Of an inch, and IL took a
good many of them To cover so small
an action as n successful picnic On Il
beautiful night. Her eyes We're hui
mid: her mouth smiled and dropped at
the corners alternately. Red felt her
happiness with a keen sympathy, and.
as he looked at her. suddenly she
changed in his eyes. Just what the
difference was he could not have told,
q whether IL was in her or in him.
A sudden access of feeling, mdetin-
able. unplaccablc, but strong, pos
scsscd lin. There is Il critical tenn
perature in the life of n Il when
no amount of pressure can ever make
the % expansive emotions assume
the calmcr form Of friendship. There
was something IN Miss Mattie's eye
which had warmed Red TO that de-
gree, hut he didn't know il. lie only
knew that lie wanted TO sit rather un-
necessarily close beside her, and that
he would be sorry when il came time
To 90 home. And he was very silent.
During the drive back 10 the house
lie spoke In monoSyllables; he went
straight Ia the barn with Lcttis after
ward, ana made no attempt to take
the usual frank and hearty good night