Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-21

eovey 10 Salt Creek and when Bill got there he found
"' aW sp there IS ole Higginson' said Billy Prenss
a,vhat,s he a-don' a-ridin araound hyer! II ne was
dead I'd be pleased. and mebbe Amandy would DC
"O Old Bill rode up He pointed his shotgun straight
Don't do their said Prentiss ansrily. The dero
o'I But old Bill looked mighty serious He spoke. and
Prentiss knew that this was business 20
onto the ground said old Bill, "or I'll put double
handful Of shot into your stummck thout ano'ner
The cowboy looked at him steadily.
"D'ye mean it, Mr.. Higginson! own you've got the
UP mean it, said Higginson His fierce old eyes
So Prentss unbuckled his belt and let his gun fall
Walk away somep said old Bill When Prentiss
was twenty yards away Hggnson alighted and picked
up the weapon He belted himself with it and mounted
you'll walk ahead o me to my raynch," said old
Bill in the same awful voice ..
.iss as he marched pore little Amandyl But I'm
some surprised Whatl he do1 reckon he'll likely
it looked very like it. But after half hours steady
walk the ranch was just ahead Of them J, A.,
"Now we'll hear what's the difficulty, he said And
then he saw two horsemen coming from the northwest
Thc four of them met Just outside the door.
.Thess is the minister, Brother Brandrarn' said
Clad to sec YOU sub" said Bill grimy. 1--WE got
some business for you, sub" - p...dr,,,
II shall be glad to know why began Dranusa"$
but Bill cut him short -
you'll know soon enough: Maryr
His wife came out to the door :
-Iet out Anandy," said her husband. :,
Them shut her up kin let my darfer out sara
old Mary angriy Ia Mn
George get off your horse and let Amandy OUT
George did as he was told He broke down the
nailed batten and found Amandy with red eyes.
You're to KEN out" said George nervousy.
y won't come out said Amandy'
.Your Paw says you are to-"
TEL him them as shut up kin fetch me out"
SA George repeated this to the father
"Amandy." said the old raan
l There Tss no no T nnswer
-Ye-es Paw" said the poor girL r,,. I'll III,
.Ef you don't KEN out befo minutes gone III KIN
The last person in Amand9s mind Billy Prem
ss why should he kill Billy s.d be wa mother Ssey strange
"Dont you KEN out II YOU don't want TO- -. nmanoy,
roared Billy Prentiss. IF he wants to Kill me- e'
him"
IL don't want you killed, Mr.. Prentiss,' said
Anandy what hev you done?
Bill Hggnson still on the pinto and with his shot hot,
pun covering the group roared. Silence, and then
he turned to the minister ~. :. s.;a
"Nferry them two subj and do II immejes nc sa'o'
20 Paw" said Amandy.
.Silence gal" said her father.
az won't merry him." said Amandy 4, =,
.Don't you if YOU don't want to, Amandy, said
= Billy.
'4f the young lady doesn't want to marry TINS young
man. I can't do it" said he
you kin and YOU will or TIL kill you all, and fire
the raynch and kill the pinto, and blow my head on
say STEADY" said Billy Prcntiss "Im ready to merry
her and An,sndv knows IT. for I've bin askin' her this
twelve months but I'd far rather perish here IN my
a9kS o aha 'n Amssnd always loved you said the
rowboy.
a. FIJI he
ny Zone S~'I minute gone" said old Bill .,;s
<'If YOU don't love don't you merry me- sa'u
Prcntss.
Amandy weRt bitterly. -
s'Two minutes" said Bill ~, 49,. 80,
-If you'd rather merry joyce or Morsam and~ 'o1
aBl, mebbe | was wrong" he began; e. -, -
ssSIence" said his brother tbs too late tor you %
=. wrong IT'S nerriage or immejet death"
M Merry, him. Alnandy said George He whispered
on NV ravnch and I'll leave it to you when die.
"Three minutes wasted" said Bill.
"iIl merry YOU Mr.. Prentiss," said Amandy.
"Do YOUR duty Brother Brandram," said Bill as ne
returned the watch to his pocket
And Brandram did his duty, in rather shaly voice;
you're now man and wife, said he when ne haa
Bill took up his parable again -.
asAnd now, hevin' merried her, Prentiss, you Kan
get out and never see ner through u YOUR welcomes
and Amandy, though she bears your name, Will hate
YOU ever more. Git up and gitT
"But she's my wife," said the cowboy in great sur
prise. "She'll KEN away with me-
Bill smiled an awful smile.
"You. think So but you're off it, away off it, Prentiss
If you don't clear out I'll kill you"
Amandy felt that she was a married woman and had
new duties Mr.. Prentiss had behaved nobly. She
went upNto Bill shyly and stood in front of him :,
"He ah't goin' hout me, and if you kills him youth
hev to kill me- too You've made merry him. Paw
and now I'm merred, I'm merried,"
"Waal won't kill one, at least not to-day" said
old Bill He got off the pinto. He stroked the ancient
animals
After all I'd rather it was you, Billy Preptiss than
Morgan Harris or Joyce Briggs" he said. Il always
was down on Joyce Briggs" Y
That night Amandy told her husband that she, too
had always been down on Joyce Briggs