The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-28
CUPID VALIANT
By SWIFT ADAMS


that touches her Slim answered. loUk-
ing desperate.
What are you talking about. you
cussed idiot Red Mike Yelled
Amt You sent by Jedgc Buck TO
bring back his daughterg slim asked
confused like.
The boys beloved with laughter
ana Slim went red AZ a lobster.
Lord. Stint Mike exclaimed. you
don't tell me you've gone and stole
Maria Buck?
We're running away and we're
going 10 be married In SpIkevilie TO-
morrow. You amt said you're not
after MS, though. Slim added. sus.
plciously.
Wen that wasn't exactly what
we're figuring 20 do said Mike. when
he could talk for laughing YouaN
had better ride along with u.s.
----~Sli1r got f-r -ii4 frcfss- z9lleEe--4Ae -
was hid, and VIC moscyed along the
trail Red Mike telling Johnson what
We we're up to. We wanted Slim 10
join us, but he said he couldn't DO that.
Pretty soon Slim and the girl fell q ~
tie behind and We could hear her tell.
ing him he ought to help her old man.
But Slim knew MS better than to try.
I'm about half an hour we got 70
Browns Corners We liked over TO
the store. and. by gum. there was The
iedge setting inside with big duck
gun acrost his knees. When he saw
us he knew We weren't there for no
good lie had sand though. and CAME
out and said he'd plug the first man OF
us who came within smiling distance
Of the mazuma.
"WhIty Hanks (he could shoot the
date OF a dlme) let 90 a 4S-caliber pill
that sent the gun flying out Of the old
mans hands We yelled and started
to rush inside. when Slim ran up the
steps and turned around on us.
Il felt real pained. for knew II
Slim was going to try 10 stop us, he
was likely TO get awful unpopular
Boys, Slim said. youall have got
all night for this job. Lots Of time.
Now. Maria and want 10 get married.
and want you to help me make the
Jedge hitch us mp
"The bunch saw the beauty OF the
situation and just howled with de-
light. When the ledge saw his daugh-
ter he was plumb crazy. He said
things. but we couldn't hear them for
the whooping OF the boys. He stood
up there In the moonlight, red and
excited and swearing, and we were
about drunk with joy.
slim and Maria got off their horses.
Slim waved his arms until he could
make himself heard. Then he grabbed
the girl and squared off TO the ledge.
lie explained that he and Maria was
going to splice and Il might as well
be done right there.
"11l see you both shot frst you
red-headed horse thief the Jedge
shouted, his face all twisted up with
mad.
Now Slim was goodnatured
enough but the Jedge was pricking
him on a painful incident Of bis ex-
treme youth He yanked ont gun.
You'll marry Us right now, Or III
put a bullet plumb through you. he
shouted.
"'You haven't the grit. you pony
grabberl yelled the Jedge.
by gum. Slim LET fly and bored His
Honor in the left ear.
Now will your he beloved, not
hearing Maria, who was squalling
THE Jedge was drivehng. but he
wasn't SO mad he couldn't see Slim
was in the deadest kind OF earnest.
Stand up. confound YOU the
Jedge cried. shaking his fists.
Slim Johnson, you no-gOod coyote.
do you take that willful mlssy aside
you to be your wife?'
"'Yes, you old heathen, shouted
Slim. And you-all keep your mouth
shut of calling that girl namess
{ Maria. you good-for-nothing vixen.
said the Jedge. getting madder all the
time. are you going to take that mar
dering idiot. Slim Johnson. as your
: husband?
81 be-, Maria said.
/ pronounce you man and wife
) and disown you, drat you The ledge
was so full OF angry he couldn't even
! swear The boys cheered and whooped
/ it up for Slim, but right in the middle
t of It. Slim showed Maria inside the
! store and faced around beside the
: Jedge. with his guns drawn.
| Now, boys, he said. git.
1 For minute we was stunned Red
Mike swelled up indignant, but before
he could explode Slim cut in
, " I'm thankful TO you. boys. for how
' you've helped me. But the Jedge is
/ my old man now, and before you get
E him you'lI have to get me. too
~ don't know what would have hap
pened But just for minute we was
J undecided like. The Jedgc was no
t body's fool. and be saw that something
5 haG to be done mighty quick
t Boys he hollered, ! reckon il you
had my cash you would leave it over
/. to Bud Hinkey's. So you-ai, go over
+ to his place and spree on me for a
week.