Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-11


ogy. The foundation OF love is re-
spect, and how caD any woman re
spect man Who lcts his fatber-iB.hw
insult him2"
Sweetness jaw dropped
He wasn't reely insultn'." he ~
planned. He was Just goin' TO shoot
me up. old mans harboring gretch
against me ever since I sold him an
outlaw horse for his wife TO drive,
but ] cant make him eat dirt; hcs
handler with gun than ! be-
faint your business to do Il, it'
the girls. You ought to insist thas
she make the Did man apologize for
the effect IL will have upon her after
wards"
Insist? Say, you never saw NY
Jessie girl I guess
Women are women replied tbe
barkeep, cynicalIy
Some women ~, responded Swsct.
ness.
Il hate To see YOU make bad get
away continued the barkeep.
IF you sure think ought to-"
said Sweetness, obviously.
Sure ! do declared Turner. "I'n
looking ahead Tor yOu--peering iDtn
the future
II wish you'd peer a little more aDa
see II she's gOin to fire me for uyin
TO make her respect me" said Sweet.
ness, grimly.
You're taking no risks whatsom
| ever Turner's tone was positive
| NntN anfN
good and stuck on you"
A hubbub of feminine voices arose
! in the hOtsl Office. The closeness ~
matrimony had In nowise numbed
! Sweetness interest In such SOUNDS.
and Turner said in response to his
look Of Inquiry: A bunch OF she tour.
lists from New York on their way -
the Yellowstone"
DO you think We would =. really
dare p The question in pleasing
contralto was waited into the bar.
Yes ma'am,' came the clerks bur.
ness-like voice. Plenty of ladies' gn
In 10 look at the elk heads and the
pictures"
IN tell you what We will do" said
a deliberate voice. Wen send for
Turner. She looks so respectable"
They're goiD' TO send for you
Sweetness whispered, excitedly.
They said she. There VAS q
strange look in Turner eyes ana -
singular hoarseness in his voice
A renewal OF The hubbub In the ~.
flee heralded the coming of the Other
Turner
Turner, we want you to go into the
bar with MS while we look at the pi,
lures"
Yes. miss, but loathe gTog shops
The barkeep gripped the edge of tho
bar and hunted look iaaped into his
face as he heard the SNUG voice.
Rodgers!" he called to the barber
whose alleged mind was centered upon
the game Of pool he was playing with
the pastry cook, come and take my
place few minutes
Cert said the Zip barber. as he
chalked his cue with maddening deMr
Grafton.
The shrill chorus in the office was
coming nearer
Hurry up" The sharpness in The
| bNAhNNp Nbi't liuut NIlt lIGGLe-fnN
players lift their eyes-there was q
note OF frenzy in IT,
Turner had reached the end of the
bar when the swinging doors parted
A small woman in "A walking skirt and
an alpine hat in which the quill bris-
tied aggressively led a procession 81
excited young women. The baTkeep.s
quiyering gasp was audible some dls.
tance away rs he dropped on his hands
ana knees and started TO crawl To the
door which led TO the Mushroom.
The cold eyes of the person in the
alpine hat fell upon the singular OBJ
iect on the floor. I
"Gustave!"
The muscles Of the barkeep's face
twitched nervously and he stopped ~
his flight like a well-trained horse az
the voice of it's master.
"So-o-o!' The long-drawn word
reeked with satisfaction. This rs
where you are, is ~" The wiry Re
ure stiffened for battle Liar! to de
ceiye me Coward! to run from me
Scoundrel 10 desert mel"
Helm waited breathlessly for Turn
er's scathing reply. lie had returned
with pair OF sheepskln gloves IN his
iron hand. Sweetness stood rigid m
the intensity of his interest. The
, freezeout game was suspended
"Amclia'-nO one recognized the
plaintive vOioe-"don't be hard ON me,
Amelia"
Turner, the barkeep, rosembled
nothing so much as . greyhound which
has been kicked. II seemed not 20 oc-
cur to him that he could rise from his
knees
Excuse me, miss'--the woman
turned to one of the astonished group
behind her-'but he's my husband
what I've caught al last
Get upi she cried, advancing upnp