The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-17

"Rt0, g0,IrF ~ hfirL. } 90 re- nee bcSi
tcllow 0Itrc,' says kyi'.
out to ho 100 late. for what must Kyle
do but get cbuckcd from his horse AMI
have his leg broke near the hip. Nou
don't want 10 take amy love affairs
on to the back of u bad horse. now YOU
mark me! There was no such thing
rs downing that boy whcu Nc was IN
his right mind.
Now, here was n hurrJh. Logs. she
dasn't cry. for fear Of uncle. aud Kyle.
he used the sinfulcst language known
TO the tongue Of man. Twas the first,
time I'd eve heard him say anything
much, but nc made IT rjear ;!iat II
wasn't because he couldn't.
what will we do, Red What will
w doY says he.
Now says |, don't bAc over like
that, because It's bad 70" yonr log
"He cnssed the leg,
"'GO on and tell me VITA, We can
DO says be.
"'Wben you ask NE ,hut. you've
pri,eo 'nfn rlsnt go, ssysI. 'tu tel,
you exactly what we'll do I 90 for
the doctor. Savvy? Welt. I bring
back tie minister at Tho SHGr time.
AngeviDe, he loses the Jersey COW over
HI the canebresk, and uncle and Ange-
vine 60 hunting her, for o even Logs
n ace high in uncle's mind alongside
that COW. The rest Is easy
"'Red, you're a brick. You're the
best fellow alive says Kyle, nearly
squeezing the hand on ne.
"'I'ye tried TO conceal II all my life,
but | knew il would he discovered
some day says |. We'll. | suppose I'd
better break the news I" Logs,
"Twouldn't lie any more than polite
"'Ol. Lord! | wonder if shell lie
willing says he.
"'No reason | shouldn't tara al hon
Ell dollar on the transaction. III bet
you a months wages she Is, says !
He wanted TO do It. %thlukiug ! WAS In
earnest. bu, | laughed At him.
"Shc was willing all right ever
anxious. There's some women, an(
men. too. for tina, matter, who 70
through life like n eat through u ba"l
alley. moi caring a cliss for either enc
or the middle. They would have bee'
content 10 wait. Not 81 Logs. Sh'
wanted her Kyle, her poor kyle. an
she wanted him quick. That's tn
Kind OF people fer me. Our "auii0u
folk are all the time falling dow
wells because their eyes are up Ia Tia
air. keeping tabs 50 that they ca
dodge shooting stars.
"Now. | had q minister friend up Il
town, Father Slade by nsme. No. Ii
was not a Catholic. | hin The,
called him father because IL htte,
him. His church had n stacpis on 4
anyhow, so Il was no maverick. Jus
what particular kind Of religion til
old man had I don't know. hat ! sh0ul
say he Was a h~omeOpath on a cues;
He looked it. Twas n cotafort To Sc
him coming down the street. his al
face shining in his whit" hair like
shriveled pink apple ~ II Snowdrif
God blessing everything in sight-goo'
had or Indifferent. lie had SOmethin
pleasant TO say 10 MI. W" was luii
friends. and every once In awhile we
have a chin abOnt things.
"'Are you keeping straight. Red
he'd ask when we parted.
"'Um,' I'd say. I'm afraid you'd n
tice a bend here and ihere IL you sli
your eyes along The edge
"'WelI, keep as straight a. you ca
don't give up trying, my boy he
tell me, mighty earnest, aud I'd fe
ashamed OF myself clear aroaod II
corner
"I knew the old man would do Ii
flavor II it could he done, :" | pulle
ont easy IN my mind.
First place, ! stopped ~ the do
tors. because ! felt they Uight q