The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-15
RedSaunders
HENRY WALLACE PHILLIPS
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY MCGUIRE. PHILLIP. Z, COMPANY


lions rang in her ears most chccrily.
She even found Il relish In the smoth-
| cred oath that hcraldcd the thrust Of Il
splinter in his finger. II was very
wicked. but II was also very much
alive.
Red and busted of his knees.
Nov were on he said as the fire
began TO roar. whats next"
'lf you'd grind the coffee, WIZ" she
suggested.
sure. Where's the hand organ"
lie put The mill between his knees
and converted The beans to powder to
The tune of odd Dog Tray" through
his nose, which Miss Matte found
very amusing.
She measured out The coffee. one
spoonful for each cup and ~ for the
pot. Red watched her patiently. ana
when she had finished he threw in
the rc$t of III" contents of the mill
drawer. Il like it fairly strong said
he III explanation.
"NOw. Will pro "Stcd Miss Matte.
Look 1T YOU, That viii lc - bitter
as bonC>Ii'"
'rhln her up with milk and she'll he
all right" replied Fed.
We'll. such waStcfrl ways | never
did 500. Nobody'd thi"k YOU were -
day over fifteen
I'm not" said l;rl Stortly. and.
cat'hin" her chil in his hand and turn.
Ing her fac" up toward him. 'n"body'd
lut your score much higher than that
neither ir they trusted To their eyes
this morning"
The compliment hit so tender a place
that Miss Matte lacked the resolution
to tear It out. besides. II was So hon.
est HAT il sounded much less like Il
compliment han Il plain statement Of
fact. She bent hastily over the fire.
I'm glad l look young, WILL she said
softly.
SOM t. he ~assented heartily.
What's the sense in being old. any.
how: I'm ms limlcr and good for
myself rs ever I was in spite OF my
forty years"
You're not forty years DID, ex-
claimed Miss Matte. You're joking"
Mary jokc-forty round trips from
flying snow TO roses since l hit land,
Mattic-why. YOU were only a little
girl when I left hcre-don't you re-
member? You and your folks came to
see Ms the week before l left. I got Il
Ethrashing for. taking you and Joe to
the m'llpond and helping You to get
good and wes. The thrashing was one
of the things that gave me II banker
ing for the vest. Very liberal man
with the hickory. father. Spare the
clothes and spoil the skin was his
motto. He used TO make me strip to
the waist phcc.hcw. Even Il light
breeze rested heavy on my back when
dad got through with me. Say. Matte.
perhaps | oughtn't 10 say so. now that
hes gone Int | don't think that's the
proper way 20 use II boy. do you!"
40. | DON'T" said Miss Matte.
Your father meant well, but his way
VAS useless ana cruel
i've forgiven him the whole
sweep" said Red. But. d-n me.
If | had a boy I wouldn't club the life
OFT of him; I'd try to reason with him
first. anyhow. Makes Il boy as ugly
rs anybody else tn get the hide whalcd
off his back for nothing-once In
awhile he needs Ii. Boy that's got any
HE in him gets to he too much oc-
~casioually. and then a warming Is
hcalthful and nourishlnG. Lord, you'd
think | was the father of my country
to hear me talk. wouldn't you? II
~somcbOdy'd write a book, What Red
Saunders Don't Know About Raising
Children ii would he full of valuable
Information. How's that breakfast
coming on"
"All ready-si right down. Will"
"Go you" cried Red, and incautlous,
ly flung himself upon one of the kitrh,
Ell chairs, which collapsed instantly
and dropped him to the floor.
mercy on us! Are YOU hurt?" cried
Miss Matte, rushing forward.
Hurt said Red. TRY II! lust
jump up I'm the air ana sit on the floor
where you are now, and see II you gel
hurt. Oh, no! I'm not hurt, but In
astonished beyond measure, like the
man that tickled the mule. I'll TAX,
my breakfast right here shouldn'-
wonder n bit II the floor went bach
On me and landed me In the cellar. No
sir. l won't get up. Hand me ih'
supplies. | know when I'm well on
II you want to eat breakfast with me
come sit on the floor. I'm no going tC
have my spine pushed through the tol
Of my head twice in the same day"
will, you are the most ridicnlou.
. person l ever did see.' said Miss Mat
tie, and she laughed till she cried II
sheer lightheartedness. But there's
. chair YOU can trust. Come on now"
nXell lie You'll TAKE Your solemn