Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-26

minutewah a minute 81 the a Efrs
drawfed as II refining ID a too eager
horse Don't commence calm Toves
names before you get the hitch. Time.
enough after. He has been actin uTs
somethin' scandalous With me. :
/. Jack threw up his hands In protest,
hastily denying. any probable charge
that the tease might make. why, Il
haven't been saying a word r be cried.
. Polly laughed as she ran to the door
4 NO. you haven't" sheI%answered
mockingfy. as one agrees with a child
whose feelings have been hurt. He's
only: 4 been tellin' me. ne loved'-
| Pausing an instant. she pointed at
Echo. ending her sentence with a
shouted you" >s<3 > g 6{Elsa 3s@s44j5t
With her hand on Jacks shoulder
Echo said: Polly, you are a fiirt.
You've too many strings to yo,ir bow
| You, mean I've too mony beaus to
my strtngsr' laughingly answered the
| girl. s:*G' 54% :s555$}s..
you'll have Slim Hoover and Bud
Lane shooting each other up all sson
your account" chided Echo: 7 5sS ;sz5s'Z
"Nothfn'' Of the kind" pouted Polly.
! Cant a girl have frfends7 But l
know what you two are waitin' for"
''Whatr' asked Jack.
| "You want me to vamose I'm hep.
I'll vam."S And Polly ran into the
kitchen to ten the men that the BRIDE
groom had arrived. but couldn't be
seen until the bride was through Will.
an important interview with him. *Sn
she hustled them all into the living
| room, where the girls WERE
| This room was long ard low apart
ment. roughly plastered. The heavy
ceiling beams, hewn With axes, were
uncovered. giving an old English ef
feet, although this was not striven for.
but made under the stress of neces-
. Eity. The broad windows were trel-
Used with vines. through which filtered
the sunshine. \ cooling evening
breeze stirred the leaves lazily. The
chairs were broad md comfortable
the workmanship Of the monks CT the
neighboring mission. In the corners
stood squat earthen water Jars Of
Mexican molding. On the adobe walls
were hung trophies Of the hunt, war
bonnets and the crudely made adorn-
n1ents Of the .Apoches. Navajo blan-
kets covered the window seats and
were used rs screens for sets of
shelves built into the spaces between
the windows.
! Polly carried in On tray large
bowl Of punch surrounded by glasses
and gourds This was received with
riotous demonstrations. She placed 1t
In the center Of a table made Of
tplanks laid on trestles and, assisted
: by the other girls. served the men lib
orally from the bowl. - u #
The guests showed the effects of
outdoor life and training. Their ges.
lures were full and free The tones
: Of their voices were high pitched, but
! they spoke more slowly than their
eastern cousins. as If feeling the neces
sity, even when confined. Of making
every word carry. No one lolled In
his seat, but sat upright, US If still
having the feel of the saddle under
=. him. a . =. ~
Toward women in all social gather
: ings the cowboys act with exaggerated
chivalry; but, as Sagebrush would de
!. scribe 1t, they "herd by their lone
!, some" There Is none Of the com
. mingling Of sexes seen In the east
Z. At dance the girls sit at one end 0,
E the room, while the men group them
81 selves about the doorway until th,
{ music strikes up. Then each vii
. seize his partner after the boIdest ha,
made the first move. When the dane,
{ measure ends. the cowboy Will rarel,
u, escort hiu partner to her seat. but VII
1 leave her to find her way to her chum
Fl while be moves sheepishly back to th
i doorway, to be received by his fel
"a, lows with slaps on the back and lon,
& jests. At table cowboys carry on III
es, tie conversation with the girls. The
/, talk among themselves, but at the VIC
: men. The presence Of the girls lead
them to play many pranks on on
J. another. The iceSis long In breaking
for their habitual reserve Is not easil
4 worn! off. Later In the evening thi
shyness Is less marked. 5.. DAG
/, u AS Jack and Echo entered the. dool
: way Parenthesis had arisen from hi
3 seat at the head OF I. the table an
q was beginning, elbow citizens
a Confused cries Of e.sit down, 4 IL
8 him talk greeted him. III YSS$
6. sagebrush held up his hand FOR .
b lence. 60 ahead. Parenth b
rs. cried encouragfngly.
& Parenfhesia climbed on chair an
4 put q foot on the table. This was n
y much Tor the orderly soul OF Mr
~ I. Allen Ike your dirty feet Off d
Z tablecIo she command ed, maxim
q threatening move toward the d
& fender
q Hen restrained IL her, and Fresh
y caused parenth TO- subHide BY vel
ing: Jet down 0ffen that table. Va
idiot There's the bride an groo
:, eornin, III behind You can see 'e
through your legs, t,slts we dom III
$, that kin. sof a frame.
- Jack had slipped his arm abb,
l Ecbo's wal she was holding b