Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-06

courses through liic th"u VII HIS
checks. 4 shall fire upon that man
the first time | see him. VIII you
lend me your revolverf
Lord, Jones, see here says /.
Don't you go making any suH billy
goat play as that. Keep his wages
until he Apologies. Put something
harmful In his grub; but, rs you have
respect for the Alinighty's handiwork
as represented by your person. don't
pull q gun on Arizona Jenkins. That's
the one thing he won't take from no
body
"'D-d-darn him" snivels Jonesy. 4
amt afraid o-o-of him. and the
strange fact Is that he wasn't. Well,
| saw he was In such taking that
he might do something foolish and get
hurt. SO l goes to Arizona, and says l,
You ought to apologize to Jones'
What Zony replied amt worth repeat
Ing And you along with him. he
winds up.
Now, amt that chlldish?' | says.
a six footer like you that can shoot
straight with either hand and yet amt
got generosity enough to case the feel
inGs Of poor little devil that's fair
busting with shame"
well, what did he want to tell me
to shut up my mouth for? cried Old
Dry Belt. Men have died Of less than
that
Jaw. shucks, Zony.' says. a
great. big man like you oughtn't to
come down Oh little cuss who's all
thumb hand side and left feet
"That be bowed says he. only he
says 1t different. I'D like to know
what business such q sawed off has
to come and tell full grown man
like me to shut up his mouth. He'd
ought to stay in little mans place
and talk sassy to people his own size.
When he comes shooting Off his bazoo
to n man that could swaller him whole
without loosening his collar It's I'M
pidence; that's what 1t Is
"'Well. as q favor to meT says.
"'Well. II you put 1t In that way-I
don't want to be small about It,
$50 Arizona goes up to Jones and
sticks out his hand. There's my hand,
Jones' he says. I'm mighty sorry you
told me to shut up my mouth. says he.
$50 am L. says Jones heartily, not
taking In the sense of the words. but
feeling that II was all In good inten-
ton So that was all right. and l
stood In with the management In great
shape for fixing up the fuss so pleas
ant But 1t didn't last They say moth
Ing lasts in this world. There's some
pretty solid rocks In the Occur d'Al-
enc, however and l should like to
wait around and see If they don't hold
out, but I'll never make 1t. I've been
In too much excitement.
well. the next thing after Jonesy
got established was that his niece
must come out during vacation and
pay him q visit. Jeerusalem" thinks
L 'Jonesy's niece! l had visions Of n
thin. yaller, sour little piece. with
mouse colored hair plastered down on
her head and an unkind word for ev-
erybody. Jonesy told me about her be-
ing in college, and then l stuck a pair
Of them nose grabber specks OH the
picture. I can stand most any kind
Of a man, but II there's anything that
makes the tears come to my eyes It's
a botch Of a woman. know they
may have good qualities and all that
but ! don't like 'em. and that's the
whole Of It. We gave three loud
groans when we got the news In the
bull pen. And l cusscd for ten min
utes straight. without repeating my
self once. when II go fell out that the
members OF the board rolled out our
way the day the girl had to be sent
for. and Jonesy couldn't break loose.
and your uncle was elected to take
the buck board and drive twenty miles
to the railroad. l didn't mind the 60
Ing out. but that twenty miles back
with Jonesy's niece! Say, foamed
like soda water bottle when l got
into the bull pen and told the boys
my luck.
"'Well.' says Kyle Lambert, that's
what you might expect: your sins have
found you out
"'No. they amt; they've caught me
at home rs usual says I. We'll. I'll
| give that eastern blossom an idea Of
the quality Of this country. anyhow
So / toys myself up In the awfullest
rig could find; strapped two cartridge
belts to ME. every hole filed, and q
gun In every holster: put candle grease
on my mustache and twisted the ends
up to my eye winkers: stuck knife
In my hatband and another In my boot;
threw a shotgun and a rifle in the
blackboard and pulled out quick
through the colt pens before Jonesy
could get his peeps on to me.
well. sir. l was Jared witless when
I laid my eyes on that young woman.
I'd had my mind made up 30 thorough
as to what she must be that the facts
knocked me cold. She was tho sweet
est. handsomest, healthiest female
ever see. 1t would make you believe In
fairy stories again just to look ut her
She WINS all the things a man ever
wanted in this world rolled up In a
prize package. Tall, round and soople.
Timber and springy In her action as a
thoroughbred and with something mod
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would remind you Of n good, honest
boy. Red. white and black were the
colors she few. Hair and eyes black.
cheeks and lips red, and the rest Of
her white. Now. there's a pile Of diff
ference in them colors: when you say
red for instance. you amt cleaned
up the subject by a sight. My top
knots red. but that wasn't the color
OF her cheeks. No: that was a color
I never saw before nor since. A rose
would look like tomater alongside Of
EN-. Then. too. I've seen black eyes
30 hard and shiny you could cut glass
with 'em. And again that wasn't her
style. The only way you could get
notion Of what them eyes were like
would be to look at 'em: you'd remem.
Der 'em all right II you did. Seems
like the good Lord was kind Of care.
less when he built Jonesy, but when
he turned that girl out he played