Yellowstone monitor., 1908-06-18

before she began demolishing the
table. II was tremendous breach OF
etiquette, but she didn't care. To have
an ideal shattered ruthiessiy ID ever
q heart.breaking thing.
But my dear Mrs. Higgins" ex-
pogtulated the Judge.
you needn't" said that lady, short.
Iy. II don't care" she went on, IF
the president himself or al archangel
from heaven came down here and
plagtered Dick Gordon 18th bad-smell-
in names from the crown of his little
toe 10 the tip of his head, I'd tell 'em
to their very faces that they didn't
know what they was talkin' about.
and what's more they'd better go
back TO where they belong and not
come nosin' round In other peoples
business when they don't understand
one single mite about 1t. We don't
want 'em putin their fingers In our
pie when they don't know thing
about us or our ways. That's my
gay" she closed. with appalling sig
nifcance. fattering herself that no
one could dream but that she was
dealing In the most off-hand general
tiles. She was far too polite to an
tagonize. and withal too good won.
an not to strike for a friend. She
congratulated herself she had been
true to all her godg-and she had
been.
Louise smiled In complete sympa,
thy, challenging the Judge meanwhile
with laughing eyes. But the Judge
he was still much Of boy in spite Of
his grave calling and mature years
Just threw back his blonde head and
shouted Ia rapturoug glce. He
laughed till the very ceiling rang in
: loud response; laughed till the tears
ahnne IN hia big blue eyes Mrg- Hig.
gins looked On In undisguised amaze
ment, hands On hips.
Dear me, SUI" she sDuttered, "is
the man gone clean dafYy2"
Wont you shake hands with me.
Mrs. Higging7" he asked. grayeIy. Il
ask your pardon for my levity. and
assure you there isn't man In the
whole world / esteem more or hold
greater faith in than Dick 0ordon-or
love 80 much. thank you for your
championship Of him. ! would that he
had more friends like you. Louise,
are you ready?"
Their walk To the hotel was q silent
one. Later, as she was leaving him 10
go to her own room, Louise laid her
head careegingly On her uncle'g
sleeve.
Uncle Hammond" she said, impul.
giyely, you are-ircorrigible. but yog
are the best man in all the world"
''The very best?" he asked, smiling.
| H.
''T'he very best" abe repeated, firm,
ly.
There waa full calender that term,
and the close Of the first week found
| the court still wrestling with crfmln-
al cases, with that of Jesse Black yet
| uncalled. Gordon reckoned that
| Blacks trial could not possibly be
taken up until Tuesday or Wednes-
day Of the following week. Long be-
| fore that, the town began filing mp
/ Tor the big ruztiing case. There were
/ other rugtling cases On the criminal
| docket, but they paled before this one
/ where the suspected leader Of gang
was On trial. The interested and the
/ curious did not mean to miss any part
/ of IL. They began coming in early In
/ the week. They kept coming the re-
nnainder Of that week and Sunday as
/ well. Even as late as Monday, de,
/ iayed range riders came gcurryinz In,
/ leaving the cattle mostly TO shift for
/ themselves. The VeiDen aggregation,
better informed, kept to its own side
/ Of the river pretty generally until the
| Sunday, at least, should be past.
The fats southeast Of town became
the camping grounds for those unable
TO 1nd quarters at the hotsI. and who
/ lived too far out 70 make the nightly
ride home and back In the morning.
they we're tempted by the unusually
mild weather, These we're mostly In
dams and haIfbreedg, but with q good.
ly sprinkling Of cowboys Of the
rongher order. camD-Areg spotted the
plain. burning rediy at night. There
was plenty Of drfft>uood TO be had for
the hauling, Elanketed Indians squat,
ted and smoked around their freg-z
revival Of an older and better day for
them. sometimes they staIked ma.
/ testicaIIy through the one street og
/ the town.
/ The judicial party was safely housed
/ IN the hotel, with the best seryfce Il
vas possible for the management to
give In this busy season Of congested
patronage. II was impossible To ae-
commodate the crowds. Even the e,f
fee was Jammed with cots at nfghf
Mary WfIIigton had come ia from
Whites t0 be with Louise. che waa
/ physically strong again, bat syea
strangely quiet, always somber.eze1.
CHAPTER XIV.
/ The Game Is On.
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