The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-10

pretty sOlNu ToCkS III tnc occur u Al
enc, however. and I should like to
wait around and see IL they don't hold
out, but I'll never make il. I've been
in too much excitement.
"Well, the mex thing after Joncsy
got established was that his niece
must come ont during vacation and
pay him n visit. 'Iccrusalcm!' thinks
l. %,JoncSy's niece. | had visions of n
thin. yallcr, sour little piece, with
mouse colorcd hair plastcred down on
her head and an unklnd word for ev-
erybody. Jonesy told me about her be-
Ing in college, and then ! stuck a pair
OF them nose grabbcr spcckS on the
picture. I ran stand most any kind
of a man, but If there's anything that
makes the tears come TO my eyes it's
a botch Of Il I know they
may have good qualities and all that,
but | don't like 'cm. and that's the
whole Of it.. We gave three loud
grOanS when we got the news In the
bull pen. Aud | cusscd for ten min
utes straight. without repeating my
self once, when II 50 fell out that the
members of the board rolled out our
way the day the girl had 10 lie sent
for. and luucsy couldn't break loose,
and your uncle was elected 10 take
the Nuckboard and drive twenty miles
to In" railroad. 7 didn't mind the go.
Ing ont. hut that twenty miles back
with JonrSy's niece. Say. | foamcl
like u soda water hottlc when | got
into the hu!l pen and told ia" boys
my luck.
"'Wcll.' says Kyle Lambert. that's
what you might expect; Your sins have
found you out
"'No. they amt; They've caught me
at home AZ usual says ]. Well. I'll
give that eastern blossom an idea OF
the quality of this country. anyhow
So ! logs myself mp in the awfullest
rig ! could ind; strapped two cartridge
belts L. me-. every hole filed, and n
gun IN every holster: put candle grease
on my mustache and twisted the ends
up 10 my eye winkers; stuck q knife
In my hatband AMI another In my boot:
threw a shotgun and a rife in the
blackboard and pulled out quick
through the colt pens before Jonesy
could get his peeps OH TO ME.
"W'ell. sir. I was Jared witless when
I laid my eyes on that young
I'd had my mind made up SO thorough
as 10 what she must he that the facts
est, h~ande0mcst, healthtest female !
ever see. II would make you believe IN.
fairy stories again just TO look ut her.
She was all the things a man ever
wanted in this world rolled mp IN a
! prize package. Tail, round and soOple.
timber and springy In her action az a
thoroughbred and with something mod
est yet Kind OF daring in her face that
would remind you Of II good, honest
boy. Red. white and black were the
colorS she flew. Hair and eyes black,
cheeks aud 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 rle subject by a sight. My top
knots red, but that wasn't the color
Of her cheeks. No: that was u color
] never saw before nor since. A rose
would look like a tomater alongside OF
'em. Then. too. I've seen black eyes
so hard and shiny you could cut glass
with EN-. And again that wasn't her
style. The only way you could get q
notion OF what them eyes were like
would he 10 look at EN-: you'd remem
Der EN- all right II you did. Seems
like The good Lord was kind Of care
less when he built %jOnesy, but when
| Ha tnrnnA that nlpl ont hn pIarnI
square with the family.
81 amt what you might call a man
that's easily disturbed in his mind, hut
I know I says to myself that first day,
If ] WAS ten year younger, young
lady. they'd never lug you back east
again Gee, man, There was a time
when I'd have pulled the country up
by the roots bus I'd have had that girl!
I notice I don't fall IN love so violent
az the years roll on. | a squint my
eye over the cards now and say, Yes.
that's n beautiful hand, but | reckon
ia better stay ont and lay 'em down
without y Sigh, whereas when | was
a young feller If ! had three aces in
sight I'd raise The rest Of the gathering
right out Of their foot leather-Or get
caught Mt 1t. Usually I got caught at
II, for a man couldn't run The mint
long with the kind OF luck ! have.
We'll, | was plumb Disguised with
the fool way I'd rugged myself up, but,
fortunately for me, Dsrrsgh, the sta
ton man, came out with The girl.
There's Reddy, from your ranch, now,
ma'am,' says he, aud when he caught
sight OF me: What's the matter, Red?
Are the Iujuns up;'
"Darragh was Y serious freshman.