Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comicaI mar
ration of story, introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Because of
latter pairs lavish expenditure of money
Pratt's first impression was connected
with lunatics The arrival of James
Hopper, Van Brunt's valet, gave Pratt
the desired information about the New
Workers. They wished to live what they
termed The Natural Life Van Brunt
1T was learned, the successful sutton
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page who
gave Hartley up. THE Heavenlies'' hear
a long story of the domestic woes of
Mrs. Hannah Jane Purvis.s their cook and
maid of all work. Decide to let her go
and engage Sol. Pratt chef. Twins
agree to leave Nate Scudder's abode and
begin unavailing search for another
domici1e. Adventure at Fourth OF July
celebration at Eastwich.
CHAPTER IV.-continued.
Now I've been calling the place
where they had the races and so on
a field. Well, twa'n't really field, but
just part of the course where they had
trotting matches on cattle show days.
There was a fence on each side of it
and across the ends of the section
they was using there was ropes
stretched. Back of the fences was the
crowd on foot, and back of the ropes
was mere of 'em, but behind these
ropes likewise was lots of horses and
wagons and carry-alls and such. Every
wagon was piled full of people, and
amongst 'em 1 could see the Barry
coach, with the four gray steppers
prancing up and down in front of it
and old Commodore Barry and his son
on the front seat with the women
folks behind
Well. when that pig started he
made a straight course for the lower
end of the field, but the sight of the
horses and all scared him, guess, and
he jibed and back he come again. Half
a dozen of the pig-chasers-them that
was nearest to him when he come
about-ran into each other and piled
up in heap, squirming like an eel
pot. They got up in a jiffy and
started over again, meeting the gang
that was coming back on the second
lap.
BY the time that pig had made
three laps round that course he was
a candidate for the hogs 1unatic asy-
lum. Twice he'd been grabbed, once
by the ears and once by a leg, but his |
liveliness and the grease had got him
clear. About half the boys had given |
up the job, and was making for harbor
behind the fence; covered with sand |!
and grease, they was, and red and |
ashamed. The crowd was pretty nigh |
as crazy as the pig. only with joy. !
Even Hartley was laughing out loud |
first time I'd ever heard hin.
That little chap with tie red hair |
had been right up with the mourners |
till the third round; then he was stood |
on his hesd IN the scuff1e and left be-
hind Own by the ropes in front of |
Where the Barrys was. The rest of |
the chasers were scattered around the
other end of the field, with the pig do
ing the grand right and left in and
out amongst their legs One of the
boys-that big 1anky one whose
cheeks needed mowing-made n flying
jump and dove head first right on top
of the critters shiny black back In
a shake he was the underpinning, SO
to speak. of a sort of monument of
boys. all fighting like dogs over a
woodchuck-
Next thing I knew the pig shot out
from underneath the pile same as If
he's been fired out of a cannon. He
vas sQuealing when he begun to fy