The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-17
accordin'. And if / was yon I'd lay


followed when he reached Cody Thurs
day evening
The prospective bridegroom. forget |
ting that he was It "huu Sunday
scho"l." had for TWO days fYpd up to !
bis light sm.ia}y with The eHect of |
adding L. the weakness IN Lis Knees. I
but Snhjracliug from the II utneSS of /
MS heart. until al! Cody Kmt " IT the |
prospective arriva! Of Heart and |
Hand bride. Ideas aS to her appear
anre. however. We're confused owing
tn The hrttIrgr0u,n'S lapse OF memory
The first evening TT his arrival ne
swung lightly around the tircle of ST.
looms just ',iookin' up old friends,
! After he had looked up goodiy NUM-
Der his lips HnsPaEad On the subject OF
! Olga Helm. whom he described as
sweet little blond with true blue eyes,
ivory skin and pink cheeks:
BY noon of the following day she
was Handsome brunette with spar
king black eyes" AT O'Clock. when
the stage arrived at the lrma. Goat
was sitting on the bar flourishing an
empty glass and assuring delighted
audience that the lady of his choice
was II rosy brunette with. white
cheeks. sparkling hair and a true blue
nose"
At this iuncture the recitation was
brought to an abrupt end by the en-
trance of lame Mort. You're pref
ty bridegroom. amt you?" be stornled
wrathfully. And me writin' TO SOL
that you're a sober, industrious citi-
zen. Lord. You look it, don't you,
and only two hours till train time"!'
Whereupon. weighed down by a feel
ing of responsibility tothr bride, Lame
Mort took forcible possession OF the
erring groom. assuring the public that
it would no more behold him until he
vas delivered safely and as Soherly
as the limited time permitted into the
hands OF Miss Helm. Ana the mate
public. except the justice. VITO reiut-
family sat in his Office awaiting MS
lob" were ON the platform when ne
train came 10 see her arrive and Incl,
dpntaily 10 see how Goat would bruce
IN Goat WAS there standing neat
the platforms edge Just ahead q
Lame Mort ahead of him. because ihe
latter discerued symptoms Of fii@h.
since Goat had been brought TO real
cation of the nearness of his rate
Only "A strong staying hand prevented
a sudden Development of the symlr
toms as the train slowed up and ""
man was seen making her way GOVT
tho .aiStp pf the rear coach.
As she reared The door every mat
on The platform held his breath ant
cranpd his n,nrk to secure as COED I
view as The enc lantern swinging oVeI
the station door permitted. Lame
Mort tichtened his grip on Goat pre-
paratoFy 10 making of him prejectfl'
headed toward be car steps the mo
: ment sol appeared But when SIN
did appear be not only forgot his IN
!, tentions. but the bridegroom as wei
so trans6xad was heg by her appear
: ance.
She swung down the car steps.
J straight six feet IF muscle surmauni
ed BIZ mans bat of black felt Wit
! a broad. fapping hrim drawn over he
face. Hanging clear of pair q
: heavy. Thick soled half calf was
: scant black skirt which seemed 10 IN
!, fnede he free Movements of her limb
Her shoulders were loosely incase
: in a mans black coat buuoned to tn
: chin over a high chest. the tails {
= the coat reaching the hem OF her Skin
On her head With one band she irt
:. ancea large bundle tied up in re
= checkered tahipcIoth. the other han
: bearing tightly a heavy. bullying tel
scone. strapped to which and exteh'
inc far beyond were a hoe. pitchfor
= and a shovel,
- us there a Mr.. Wilson here: 81
4. asked in an uncertain voice. quite q
10 void of joyful anticipation.
The station agent. reduced TO speet.
e. lessness, jerked his thumb over Il
shoulder at the platform. tow;u
~ which Miss Helm courageously
y yanced. AS she scanned the spect
e tors they faded away in the dar
os ness. and an instant later Lame Mo
realized that Goat had also faded. al
= he stood alone before the desert'
al bride elect.
~ Are you Mr.. Wilson," she asked
a distinctly forbidding tone, witho
nj looking up
r. mo. ma'am." be faltered in conf
- sion and alarm. 'Goat-that is. n
~ Wilson. was here minute ago. but
a but"
no run away. did he?' interrupted I
girl hopefully. That's exactly WI
od cosftpd on his doin.
- Lame Mort was struck dumb by I
=. unlocked for relief expressed in }
81. words and in every line of her hgu
IN AS sue deposited her bundle on !
oh edge IF the platform, tossed her te
,9se scope after it with vigorous sWil
10 sat down on the latter amid jim:
go of the farming implements attach
- thereto. and. taking of her bat, r
"a her fingers through Der short bro
hair. CHANGING at her auditor for
oat first time.
"a $50 this is the west" she remark