The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-10

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HENRY WALLACE PYlL,i
Copyright, 1902. nv Mcclure 80. D.,

up straight IA the Lord would let me
and gazed down ut that little man.
'Pardner,' says I, 4 was raised on
cigarettes. When I was two years old
! used to have n pull Mt the bottle
and then my cigarette to aid digestion.
1t may be conceit on my part l says,
but I'd rather be a wreck like me
than a prize fighter like you They're
queer. You'd think that that little fat
man would have noticed the difference
without my pointing 1t out to him.
well I don't have TO mention that
Logs stirred things up considerable
around the Chnnta Seechee and vicin-
ity. Gee! What a diving into wanne-
gans and a fetching out of good
clothes there was! And trading Of
useful coats and things for useless but
decorating silk handkerchers and
things! And what n hair cutting anil
whiskcr trimming!
"But Kyle was the man from the go
In. And it was right IL should be SO.
IL ever two young people were born
to make trouble for each other il was
Kyle and Logs.
"A nice. decent fellow was Kyle.
Nothing remarkable, you could say.
and that was one Of his best points.
H~owSolnevcr. he had a head that
could do plain thinking, IL pair Of
shoulders that discouraged frivoling,
aud he was as square Il piece of fur
nlturc MS ever came out of Il factory.
Morc'n that. he had quite Il little edu.
cation. saved his money. never got
moro than good natured loaded. and
he could ride anything that had four
legs, from y sawhorSe 10 old tiger
Buck, who would kick your both feat
out of the sturrups and reach around
and bite you in the small of the back
SO quick that the boys would he pulling
his front hoofs out of Your frame be.
fore you'd realize that the canter had
begun. Nice horse, Buck. lie like TO
eat Jonesy up n morning before,
Silver and me could get TO the corral.
Lord, the sounds made my blood run
cold! Old Buck squealing like q boar
pig In q wolf trap, and Jonesy yell
ing. Help! Murder. Police Even
that did not ure Jones from sticking
his nose where it wasn't wanted.
Why, once- But, thunder, 1t would
take me a long while to tell you all
that happened to Jones.
"One thing that didn't hurt Kyle
any IN the campaign vat that he was
most as good looking for a man az
she was for a woman. They made q
pair to draw to. I tell you, Looping over
the prairie full OF health and young.
ness. You wouldn't want 10 see n
prettier sight than they made, and you
could see II at any time. for they
were together whenever It was posi-
bic. Logs was 80 happy IL made YOU
feel like q boy again TO see her. She
told me in private that It was wonder
FIJI how the air out here agreed with
her, and | said It was considered
they proclaimed their state Of mind
every time they looked at each other.
| reckon old Smart Alcck .Ioncsy was
the only party in the township who
didn't understand. Kyle used 10 put
vinegar in his coffee and things like
that. and If you'd ask him. What's
that fellows name that runs the cloth
ing store IN town. he'd come out OF
his trance and say Yes ana sluile
very amiablc 10 show that he Thor
onghly admitted You were right.
"Well, things wen, as smooth and
easy as bobsIedding until IL came Time
for Logs to I've moseying back 10 col,
lege again. 20
Then Kyle took the into his conf,
dence. never was less astonished In
my whole life, and ! didn't tell him
SO. Well, what are you going 10 dc
shout ~ says l.
He kiud Of groaued and shook his
head. ! dunno says he. DO vow
think she likes me, Red:' felt like
saying. We'll. IF you amt got MI the
traits but the long ears J miss my
guess, but / made allowances, and
says |: Well, sb0nt that ] don't think
| ough, 10 say anything, Sill. II ! ha'
only one eve left | could see plaiT
that her education's finished. She don
want any more college, thai girl don't.
Think mott says he, braclng up
And then by and by they went out I,
ride, for JOnesy was good TO tile girl
TT say that for him, He was wlllin,
TO do anything for her I'm reason, ac
cording to his views, But Kyle WASH
IN them views; he was out OF the pie
ture as far as husbands went.
They came back Mt sunset. whei
the whole world was glowing red TIT
same ss they were. ! reached for the
f1e.d glasses aud took a squint al
them. There was no harm IN that
for they were well beha we'd young