The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-08

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Il co." returned Red, with much sat.
isfaction. And there isn't over two
pounds Of II fat Ut that
what q great man YOU have grown
up TO Ic. VIII
Red took in a deep draft Of tobacco
and sent the vapOr clear across the
little oom
"On The hay scales, YES" he answer
ed. with a sort Of io, ing carnestilcss.
hut otherwise I don't know"
The return - the old home had
touched the big man deeply. and rs he
leaned lack in his chair there was q
shade uf melancholy on his face that
became IL well.
Miss Matte took In the mass of him
stretched out at his case, his legs
crossed, and the patrlcian cut OF his
face, TO which the upturned mustaclic
gave n cavalier touch. They were good
stock, the Saunders. and the breed
had not declined in the only two ex
taut.
Hes my own cousin" sic whisper
cl 10 herself Il ilr safety OF the
kitchen. And such Il splendid looking
man" she rc,' Il pride of possession
she had never SHOWN before. Nobody
In Fairfield o. i~i'iHiiy had such Il
cousin A. that. .N.Nl NJ. Matte went
on ioyGG,iy fl ji.ip" an Inherited in
stin"t to minister tn the wants Of
some man. %lc .Gii {, herself Their"
was some sat faction IN cooking Eos
somebody else. Iint alack-a-day. Miss
Mattic's ideas at the wants of some.
body else had suffered Il Fairfield
change. Nothing vas done ~ Il large
scale IN Fairfield. But she sat the lit,
tie cake lucky that she had made
them ycsierday-and the fried mush
and the small pitcher Of milk and the
cold haii and the cold biscuit on the
table with n pride in the appearance
Of the feast.
'Suppcr's ready. WILL" she said.
Red responded instapter. He took a
look at the board and understood. lie
ate the little r,kcs ard biscuit and
said they were the burned best lie
ever tasted. He also took some pot
cheese under Il misaprrchension. swai.
lowed it and srtd 4 himself that he
had been through wOrsr ;tiIgS than
that. Then. When his "ppc,itc had
just bISuI TO CcNclop. The iniOadH Oil
the prov, isions warned him that it was
time TO stop. Meanwhile they la(
ranged the fields uf did times at ran
dom, and rs Rcd took in Miss Matte
pink with excitement and sparkling as
to eyes, he thouGiit, 'B;ast the supper
It's n square meal t'~t 10 look al her
If she aiL't pretty good people, | miss
my guess
1t was - merry meal. He had sucl
II way of telling things! Miss Matti,
hadn't LAUGHED ~ much for years. ant
she felt hat here was no one tia
she lad known )" long and 80 well a
Cousin Will. Ih"r" was only one jar
ring u0ie-licd spoke Of the vigorous
celebration thai had been followed h!
the finding of gold. 1t was ccrtainl,
we'll told, bur Miss Matte asked il
soft horror w''ru he had finished
"YoH didn', g. Observation-Disclosures"
Ibid r. SAIL ,tr. lost in memory an,
not noticing ttN tone. well, | IN
my hand d"wu the throat Of tina
mans town and turned her inside ont
1t was like as Il christmas and Fourtl
Of July had happened on the sam
day"
"Oh, Will" rci"l Miss Matte, 4"
can't think of ybl like that rolling II
the gT;trr.' Her voice shook an'
broke oT. IIcr knowledge Of the Of
feet Of stlmuIIE'> was limited TO Fair
fields our druu~kard-old Tommy Nc
Kcc, Il disrcpUttbie old l~ri>hman-bn
drunkenness w.' the worst vice In he
world.
Rolling in lhH glttcr!' cried Rcd !
astoniSlment. Why, girl, what 70
would ! roll In the gutter? What's til
fun in that? Jimmy Christmas.
wanted to walk On the telegraph wires
There wasn't anything in that tow
high enough for rae. What put gu
tiers into Your h"adE'
II supposed people did that whe
they were ike that"
a." wouldn't waste my money o
whisky If that's all the inspiration
got out of It," replied Red.
"Well. Of ara | don't now abOJ
those things, but | wish you'd prOmis
me one thing"
Done" cried Red. What Is itT'
IL wish you'd promise me not
touch whisky again."
"Phew! That's a pretty big order
He stopped and thought a minute. 81
you'll make that never touch II whe
1t amt needed leaving when 1t
needed to what's my idea Of the squai
thing on a promise, III 60 you, Matti
There's my hand"
ooh, I shouldn't have said anythin
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