The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-22

SiluINupIS, lNle VI wv 'Illlllh Nttth't
ranch, territory OF Dakota state OF
North Dakota. l mean. Can't get used
to the state business. There's n Bill and
n Dick on this side Of me and two Johns
and a Sammy on the other. Foot of
the table Is Miss Matte Saunders. next
to Ecr--just IA they run Miss Pauline
Duolittle and Miss Mary Ann Dcmilt.
who may he kin to the gentleman
you're seeking"
"Nrr. Thomas L. Dcmilt?' asked the
stranger.
lies my sister," responded Miss
MARY Ann Whcrcat the youths buried
their faces in the plates. ~ Mr.. Thorn.
rs T., IN spite Of many excellent quail
tiles. bore Il pathetic resemblance to
the title.
Il near continued the lady hur-
r!cdly. that I'm his brother"
by liminy. ma'am." exclaimed Rcd.
'hut yours is Il strange fnmily"'
what Miss Dcmilt wishes Ia "ay,"
cut In Miss Doollttlr. With some as
pcrity, lis that Mr.. Thomas Faulkcn
stone Dcmilt IL her brother" She did
not add. ns extreme cnndnr would have
urged. And | have some hop" re
mote. alas, but thereof becoming sis
ter to Miss Demilt myself"
Thank you said Ic,tiS. shall l
he able &C. sre him this a~ftcrnoont'
"Oh. mercy. yes said Miss Mary
Ann. Tom is home all day"
II can thank the kind fatcs for
that said Lettis. ~ had hernn to
.II.t. Ia. .,,g /, ,,r,t,' - mi in foil In
upon the tender meat with II vigorous
sppctit" OF youth and n good digeS-
ton.
Nathaniel Ip;iis was ly 49, means II
fool. and he lad experience In busi-
ness, hut the handspring Of the young
fellow was frankncsS, aud III u
course Of the dinner hn told his clrand.
Mr.. Dcmilt bad written 10 his firm ex-
planning the advantages uf starting q
stra wLoa,d factory III Fairfield. 1t
was too small u thing fnr the firm 10
lc Interested in, but l.cttiS had a small
capital which be wished IN invest IN
an enterprise of his own hUudilng, u
Il had struck him that there might 10"
a chance for independence: therefore
he had COM" 20 fiud out Nv" lay ~ the
land.
Red Saunders first glaDcc liking OF
the stranger decpcncd ~ he told OF
his business. The cOwman dill not
blame people who took oh'iru1 ways
and dealt IN s,nbiguities, fcr lis ex.
pcricncc IN the world, which was pref
~ fairly complete, had told him that
craft was n necessity for weak ma
lures: nevertheless he cared rot for
tlose who uscd II.
IL his part Of the west Il man would
u more think Of giving Il false i'm
,rpssion Of his financial standing 20
alter his position in ones regard than
he would wear corscts. Money was Of
small consequence; its scluclac OF less.
Men spoke openly of how much they
made. how they liked the job. how
their claims were paying. e mat
tiers We're neutral ground of chance
conversation! as III weather Is In the
EAST. Tie rapid and unpredlctabl'
q. changes OF fortune gave u tendency Il
make High, "f ones present coalition,
, 4 max would Say I'm busted with.
1 ont ANY morc feeling than II" wuuld
say "'>' " cow. N'"' !" ! ~.
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crty which would persist in sticking
it, i.Luut elbows through tie cloth Fl
words spread over Ii. Red aSl"'
. straightforward questions ShrcWo
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one 81 ms OWE h''" anu """'' ""' -
: sew IT,