The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-26

they parted Leppy said: Lizzie. they |
both say you're a lady. but I say |
you're a game little sport 10 boot. See
you later
He then proceeded 70 put himself in |
the pathway of the swaddie and the
savage. He ran across George first. /
George" ne said, assuming an air Of
confidence. II seen shorty Dugan last |
night. and ne says for me TO tell you
that you'd better not be grain your
stock on his range"
ooh, he does. does he" Lixermore
exclaimed. angrily. We'll, I'll just
show the bow-legged sOn-of-a-coyote
that III Craze my stock wherever I
please" And he proceeded TO give, IN
good. straight army talk, his opinion
Of the stage driver.
And I can say this much said
Leppy. that If you viii be at Inspira-
ton Point at daybreak tomorrow.
you'n find something that win interest
you for while
Well. I'll be there. aII right" Liv-
ermore said. And I'll show him who
/ is boss here, him or me"
Finding Shorty was also easy.
I shorty Leppy said. 'T've jest seen
/ George Livermore. and he says for me.
! to tell you that you'd better not be
/ poachin' after his game"
''Oh. he does, does he.~ Shorty ex-
claimed. Then lswaddies is gettin'
i TOO cocky to suit me. I'll show him
thing or two And Shorty ended his
remark with an eloquent climax Of
! profanity.
yes. that's what he says" Leppy
continued. And I can say this much
more. that If you'n be at Artists
Point at daybreak tomorrow you'll
find something that viii interest you
for a while"
what" shorty yelled. Does that
bluebottle fly think he can bluff me
III be there all right, and III show
him that he can't run me. This park
amt big enough for the two of US, and
! Amt calculatin' to move.
So far Leppy's plan was working to
perfection. He left Shorty and stroll
ed hack TO the hotel. There he hunted
l M Lizzie. who gave him two notes
: one addressed to Mr.. George Liver
4 more. and the other to Mr.. Shorty
q Dugan. which she had written. durinE
$ his absence. Placing these in nj
/
g the trail on the north side of IN
z canyon to Inspiration Point. Here, Sc
cureIy tackled to a tree in plain slgn'
q he left the note addressed TO George
. Then he went back, crossed the brldg
o to the south side of the canyon, an
II did likewise with the note addresse
n shorty at Artists Point. The tw
q pofnts are opposite TO each other, bu
l nearly half a mile apart,
e On his way back he unused thus I
o himself: Say, but this is as easy a
hrandin' mavericks. All yer got 10 q
II in. this game is TO stand pat and bf
Re high. Here I've been mopin' roun
d this camp all Summer. dom notnii
is r,,t ante. ante, ante. DRAWN caro-
IN and lawn down my hand. I came a
d. the way I'D here for jest one thini
is and T don't have nerve enough TO as
= for it. Long as I'm serious about
s, I'm as scared as a sick wolf, put Whe
ne T get a chance for a joke, then l ge
r nv nerve. and the rest is ike droTl
he din prairie dogs.
h. "R1t there's one thing bout this
n don't like. I'd give that criele-d
eft roam horse of mine to see them Telle
nd 1 uheu they gets them notes. Ct
at iast see 'em now. creepin' up to the
II. noints. with their six-shooters in tn
es hands all ready TO shoot. peer
he round every tree, jumpin every III
he wig cracks. and not findin' nobo
h. there. Then after waitin while a
calm. the other Teller all kinds OF
by coward they can think Of. they n
he them notes. Leppy paused nome
tg- ana dwelt nursingly on the thougl
re ven he continued. I'm mlgh
sorry I'VE got to miss seem that pt
of it. / would like TO see EN- re
70. them notes: / sure would
I'll r. happened almost as Leppy ID
atctA7 II would. The swaddie and
.sai savage went each to his appoint
nlaee. took all possible preeauu
AGAINST surprisal, waited what seem
an intern2inable time, saw noDo
- found the note, read il, and sW'
80 enormously. As they were retracl
60 their steps they CHANGED to meet n
-, the north end Of the bridge. For
"a. ,ooment they glared at each or
20 and If looked as If there might
=. +ro,,h1e. Then shorty smoothed cut
= note which he held crumpled IN
- hand and growled: '71nere' Il
n that"
pIied with like savagery, proneFlng
one he had found.
And this is what each READ:
Mr. and Mrs. Leppy Shook des
to announce to Mr.. George LlFerIr
and Mr.. shorty Dugan that they
married in Gardiner, Montana, ton
; row morning.