The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-11

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a Protestant clergyman to come along
| before christening her. and as such
visits were few and far between the
child WAS beginning to talk before she
received name From Il cunning
habit she had Of repeating the last
words Of questions put to her her
father Professionally dubbed her Echo.
which name. when the preacher came.
he insisted upon her retaining.
AS Echo grew oder. In order that
she might have companion. Colonel
Allen went to Kentucky and brought
back with him little orphan girl who
was a distant reirtive OF bis wife.
Polly Hope her name was. and Polly
Hope she insisted on remaining. al
though the Aliens would gladly have
adopted her.
Colonel Allen trained the girls In all
the craft of the plains just as. II they
were boys. He taught them to- ride
astride. TO shoot. to rope cattle. They
accompanied him everywhere be went.
cAntering ON bronchos by the side Of
his Kentucky thoroughbred. Merry,
dark eyed, black hsiredz Echo always
rsde upon the OF side and saucys ely.
With golden cufis oiueeyes aud Tip
tilted nose. upon the near, The ex-
Confederate soldier dubbed them IN
military style his right and left
wings" As the three would make q
raid" upon Florence. the county town.
the inhabitants did not need to look
out Of doors to ascertain who were
coming. for the merriment Of the little
girls gave suf,cieht Indication. Here
comes Jim Alleh ridin' like the de-
stroyin' angel" said young Sheriff
Hoover on one Of these occasions. Il
know him by the rustlin' Of his
wings" .:' !.
= The household. was, again, increased
Ia. few years later by the generous re
Spouse Of the Aliens 70 an appeal from
a .chlidren,s aid society in an eastern
city to give home 90 two orphaned
brothers. Richard and Henry Lane.
Dick and Buddy (shortened In time to
Bud. as they were called. being taken
young. quickly adapted themselves to
their new environment and by the
time they. arrived. st manhood had
proved themselves tie equals OF any
| cowboy ON the range in horsemanship
| and kindred accomplishments. Dick.
the elder brother. wss a steady. reli-
able fellow, modest rs be was brave
and remarkably quick witted and re-
sourceful in emergencies, He gave his
confidence over readily to his fellows.
but If ever he found himself deceived
withdrew 1t absolutely. 1t was prob
! ably this last characteristics that at
tracted to him Echo Aliens especial
| regard, for 1t was also her distinguish
ing trait You have got to act square
say. for II you don't you'll never
make 1t square with her afterward."
BUD was a generous hearted. impetu-
sus boy. who responded warmly to AZ
lection. He repaid his elder brothers
protecting care with Il loyalty that
knew no bounds The colonel. who
was a strict disciplinarian, frequently
punished him In his boyhood for way
ward acts, and the little fellow made
no resistance-only soboe in deep pen
ltance Once. however. when Uncle
Jim. as the boys and Polly called him.
felt compelled to apply the rod to
Dick-unjustly. as it afterward appear
ed-Bud burst into tempest OF pas
sionate tears and. leaping upon the
,olonel's back. chung there. ella wing and
striking like a wildcat. until Allen was
forced to let Dick go. 1t is shrewdly
Indicative of the colonel's character
that not only did he refrain from pun
ishing Bud on that occasion. but when
f1oggingS were subsequently due the
little fellow laid on the rod less heav-
lily out of regard for the loyalty to his
brother he had then displayed.
This attack also won the admiration
Of Polly Hope. who was something Of
a spitfire herself. A little jealous Of
Dick for the chief place he held In
Buds affection. she openly claimed
the younger brother as her sweetheart
and attempted to constitute him her
Knight. though with repeated discour-
agements. for Bud was a bashful lad
and. though he had true affection for
the girl. boylike concealed it by show
Of rude indifference
The tender relations Of these boys
and girls persisted naturally into
young manhood and womanhood. No
word of love passed between Dick and
Echo until that time when the NEST
ing impulse" the desire to have
home of his own. prompted the young
man to go out into the world and win
his fortune. For a year he had acted
as foreman of the Allen ranch, work
ing in neighborly cooperation with
Jack Payson of Sweetwater ranch, a
man of about his own age. The two
young men became the closest of COM
rades. When the fever Of adventure
seized upon Lane and be became dis
satisfied with the Flooding career of
wage Garner. Payson insisted on mort
gaging Sweetwatar ranch for $1,000
and In lending Dick the money for a
years prospecting In the mountains of