Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-11

of them nose grabber specks on the
picture. l can stand most any kind
of man, but If there's anything that
makes the tears come to my eyes it's
a botch of Il woman. l know they
may have good qualities and all that
but l don't like 'em, and that's the
whole of it. We gave three loud
groans when we got the news in the
bull pen. And | cussed for ten min
utes straight, without repeating my
self once, when it SO fell out that the
members of the board rolled out our
way the day the girl had to be sent
for. and Jonesy couldn't break loose.
and your uncle was elected to take
the buckle and drive twenty miles
to the railroad. | didn't mind the go
ing out. but that twenty miles back
with Jonesy's niecs Say, / foamed
like soda water bottle when | got
into the bull pen and fold the boys
my luck
"'Well,' says Kyle Lambert, that's
what you might expect; your sins have
found you out
"'No. they amt; they've caught me
at home as usual say3 / Well. I'll
give that eastern blossom an idea OF
the quality of this country, anyhow
So / toys myself up in the awfulest
rig | could find; strapped two cartridge
belts TO me, every hole filed, and
gun in every holster; put candle grease
on my mustache and twisted the ends
up to my eye winkers: stuck knife
tn, ha Il nd In =.
threw a shotgun and rifle in the
blackboard aud pulled out quick
through the colt pens before Jonesy
could get his peeps on to me.
"Well, sir, | was Jared witless when
l laid my eyes on that young woman.
I'd had my mind made up so thorough
as to what she must be that the facts
Knocked me cold. She was the sweet
est handsomest, healthiest female /
ever see. 1t would make you believe in
fairy stories again just to look at her.
She was all the things q man ever
wanted in this world rolled up in a
prize package. Tall, round and soople,
Timber and springy in her action as
thoroughbred and with something mod
est yet kind of daring in her face that
would remind you of a good, honest
boy. Red, white and black were the
colorS she flew. Hair and eyes black
| cheeks and 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 the subject by a sight. My top
knots red, but that wasn't the color
Of her cheeks. No; that was color
| I never saw before nor since. A rose
] would look like tomater alongside of
| 'em. Then. too. I've seen black eyes
| so hard and shiny you could cut glass
| with 'em. And again that wasn't her
style. The only way you could get n
notion of what them eyes were like
would be to look at 'em; you'd remem-
Der 'em all right If you did. Seems
like the good Lord was kind of care
less when he built Jonesy, but when
he turned that girl out he played
| square with the family.
| II amt what you might call a man
that's easily disturbed in his mind, but
l know I says to myself that first day,
IF l 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 but I'd have had that girl!
l notice l don't fall in love so violent
as the years roll on. 1 can squint my
| eye over the cards now and say, Yes
that's beautiful hand. but 1 reckon
I'd better stay out and lay 'em down
rr-ffI lob r
young Teller If l had three aces in
sight I'd raise the rest of the gathering
right out of their foot leather-or get
caught at it. Usually l got caught al
it, for a man couldn't run the mint
long with the kind of luck have.
well, l was plumb disguised with
the fool way I'd rugged myself up, but
fortunately for me, Darragh, the sta
! ton man, came out with the girl
There's Reddy, from your ranch, now
/. ma'am,' says he, and when he caught
sight Of me: What's the matter, Red
Are the Injuns up?
: "Darragh was serious Irishman
and that's the mournfulest thing or
top of the globe, and, besides, he be
lieved anything you'd tell him. There
amt any George Washington strain il
my stock, so proceeded to get out OF
trouble.
""They amt up exactly says I. 'bu
/. It looked as if they We're ieetle on tn,
rise, and, being as had lady to lool
t out for, l thought I'd play safe
: THE color kind of went out of tn,
I girls cheeks. Eastern folks are scan
t dalous afraid of Injuns
: "'Perhaps I'd better not start? say,
: she.
: Don't you be scarf, MISS say
. Darragh. You're all right as long a
D you're with Red-he's the TOUCHES
proposition we've got in this part o
l the country
I'm obliged to you. Darragh,' say
7 /. He meant well, but helps full o
3 them people. I'd have given a month
l wages for one lick at him.
> II stepped up to her, with my ha
In my hand. Miss Andree,' says
/. (she was Jonesy's sisters child, 4