The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-14


''Howdy, Miss Polly?" they cried
an occasion should arise that Polly
required Il knight there were a score
of guns at her service at an hours
notice.
Looks like picture from Il book, >"
said Fresno, hoping to win back the
ground he had lost by Sagebrush's
openly expressed admiration.
Polly was flattered by the comments
and the glances of the boys, which ex-
pressed their approval of her appear
ance more loudly than spoken words.
She pretended however TO beAannoy-
ed. Go long she said. where's
Bud Lane? Didn't you give him his
invite?''
The boys turned from one to the
other with feigned glances of disgust
at being sighted by Polly for an alb
sent one. The one sided courtShip of
Bud and Polly was known up and
down the valley, and indefinite post
ponement of their wedding day was
one of the jests of the two ranches.
"Oh. we sent it on to him at Flor
ence. He'll git it in time if he amt
gone to the Lazy X with Buck Nc
Kee," said Sagebrusb: then. turning to
the other cowboys. he added in an ag
grieved tone, Polly amt got no eyes
for no one excep' Bud"
Polly stepped to Aliens side and
laying her head on his shoulder. said
"Ain't ~ Allen patted the girls
head He was very fond of her. look
ing upon her as another daughter.
Polly smiled back into his face and
then, with glar = at the cowboys
said Say. Uncle Jim. there's some
bottles to be OF '},"t.."
The invitation was an indirect one,
but all knew what 1t meant and start
ed for the house.
"RoOt beer" added Polly mischie-
vously ''The corks pull awful hard"
Allen glanced at her in feigned
alarm.
"What do you want to do-stampede
the bunch?'
Before she could answer the ap-
proach of horse attracted the atten-
ton Of the group.
There's Jack nowr' cried Sage
brush in tones which plainly showed
his relief. mo, it amt" he added re-
fectively. HE rode his pacin' mare,
an that's a trottin' horse"
The cry of the rider was heard
quieting his mount. Allen recognized
the voice. Its Slim Hoover" he cried.
Polly clapped her hands and said
mischievously to Sagebrush: Now
you'll see me maxim googoo eyes to
somebody besides Bud Lane. | amt
a-goin' to be the only girl in Pinal
county Slim Hoover amt set up to-"
AN SHE'D off FROM" added Sage
brush, little nettled by Polly's over
looking him as subject for Irritation.
But what's Slim doin' over this
way?"
Come to Jacks weddin', of course"
replied Polly. adding complacently,
"An' probably projectin' hitch-up Of
his own"
Slim ran around the corner of the
house directly into the crowd, who
seized him before he could recover
from his surprise and proceeded to
haze him, to their intense delight and
the SheriT'S embarrassment, for he
knew that Polly was somewhere near
enjoying his discontinue. Polly wait
ed until her victim was fully ready for
her particular form of torture. The
reception of the cowboys was crude
to her refined form of making the fat
sheriff uncomfortable.
With the velvety cruelty of fiirt
she held out her hand. saying, Hello,
Slim
The sheriff flushed under his tan.
The red crept up the back of his neck
to his ears He awkwardly took off
his hat With a bow and a scrape he
greeted her, .'Howdy. Miss Polly, how
dy?" Meantime he shook her hand
until she WINGED from the heartiness
Of the grip.
whats the news?' she asked as
she slowly Strengthened out her fin
gers one by one.
There's been KILN over Flor
snce way" announced the sheriff, put
ting on his hat and becoming an off,
Ger Of the law with duty to perform