Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13

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Il herd of calves irc1 Nau.ey's ranch.
uAi We so. t....r- it easy. Boys
gays r..,!er ny breath. They've made
the ri!!r.'
"'No.' says TIL. #..l t'!''a everybody
had t. take l." .; IL" I.aSS"S.
"'N'c.l. Ia >'aa!.' saE$ SlAithy, and
darn my Iuttoi@; j.. that Old har1she!!s
voice Didn't shake. They re two of as
nice kids rs You'd nnl in many a
weary day says he And wish 'e'n
all the luck In the world
$50 DO L. say I. and really think
the best we could DO FIR EN- would be
TO shoot Jones
".Man, Won't he sizzf says Bob.
And you cant blame Us old dodgers If
we had laugh at that. although 1t
was such powerful serious matter to
the youngsters.
lets 60 ont ana meet EN- says l.
And away we Wont They weren't a
particle surprised. | suppose they
thought the whole universe had stop
ped to look on. We pump handled
away and laughed. and Logs she
laughed kind Of tcary. and Kyle he
looked red in the face and proud and
happy and ashamed of himself, and
we all felt looscned up considerable,
but told him on the quiet, Take that
fool grin off your face unless you want
Uncle Jones to drop the moment he
sees you
"Now, they only had three days left
to get an action on them. as that was
the time set for Logs to go back to
college.
Next day they held n council be-
hind the big barn, and they called in
Uncle Red-otherwise known rs Big
| Red Saunders or Chan-a Seechee Red
| which means Bad Heart Red In Sioux
| language and doesn't explain me by q
| UuEu SlBut-tO Scl tic btHthl VI LIE
| valuable advice.
| "'Skip,' says l. Fly for town and
get married and come back and tell
Jonesy about it. It's n pesky sight
stronger argument to tcll him what
you have done than what you're going
to do
They couldn't quite agree with that
| They thought it was sncaky.
$50 1t is says I. The first art OF
war IS understanding how to make q
grand sncak. If you don't want to
take my advice you can wait That
didn't hit 'em Just right either.
"'What Will we walt for" says Kyle.
'EXcrciSe-and the kind you won't
take when you get rs old and as SEN
sible as me. You're taking long
chances. both of you; but it's Just like
| playing cards. you might as well put
oil your money on the first turn, win
or lose, as to Try and play system
Systems don't work IN faro nor love af
fairs nor any other game of chance
De gone. Put your marker on the
grand rattle. In other words. take the
first horse to town and get married
Ten chances to one Jonesy will have the
laugh on you before the year is out
~ don't think you are n bit nice to
day. Red says Logs.
tiles Jealous says Kyle.
"'That's what l am. young man,
says 1. II had ten years Off my
shoulders and little Of the glow of
my hair I'd give you run for your
alley that would leave you breathless
ut the wind up
~ think your hair is n beautiful
color. Red says Logs. Many n wo
man would like to have it.
"'Of course they would answered
But they don't get 1t. I'm foxy,
am Still, I was touched in a tender
spot. That young woman knew jus
the right thing to say. by nature
We'll. what are you young folks goin:
to dor l asked them.
'They decided that they'd think i
over until next day. but that turned