The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-20
DRIFTWo0D
JUST LIKE A WOMAN.

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 vvhen Maud Grili came to Deso o,sch and look charge of the Blue DOE rasfaurant she also took cnaTBe OA .,rv masculine heart in the place aces,,+,.
 Pretty. she was in 2 rongh,; g,c,lin unon near yated sort of way like Y. pre- sE niace. bowever. as easily and comtoF I1pay as A cowboy fits into new par oA buckskin trousers. ,.ao uas
 Every night the httle plsS h,,nor, crowded and business began to nu.np .,.p ftsaIf and the shining shekels calle Msud,s way. But things were noI ca cuiafed to run on smoothly TOT lons A war cloud began to torin lH ,srad1 over the little tables and every tima Maud flashed those DIE prown ..,,.e tn tha direction of one man. an ofher was certain to get Jealous'
 Finally her sulsors d n4,o IEe Rreedlove. Ths others -ort of fell back to "atSn fha result and many were the nlaced on the two contestants. ,,4d
 The rivalry grew lntehse, ht hstwesn ha hut one outcome. ftght pstween fhase two to decide whtch shoulo nasS a clean title to the hand ana near' VI the lady. ,s o.,ort her to A dance. the next Ike would take het somewhere else. IL was ny ~1
 One evening about dusk, just as the am like a ball of red fire was usop ping down into the eassni scb ana nihar % from The brinks of the arroyos: Jeo anu a,sae 1nse ,net face to face, each being on seSt hack, Each hand instlnctlVeiy sgasaS each hip pocket, then as nn hasi- into the eyes of tse other' e --' i 'aIeu It was well out of hearing or the sattIement. and the two were ato"S' alone save for the coyotes. ., ui,l
 
 Dronnise not to stick knife m me we RSviIi flrht this thing out, with oaFe aYou damn coward, you neeon Leas thet I'll stick knife lhto sS ratwrnsd hide. come on. I am reaoy' Throwing his pistol and knife on tne vromnd' the latter speaker began roal sis ing up his sleeves; his an'asoh''' u'O hksM,e Then they stood gjaring at each oth-
 ,iIsa couple of wild beasts.
 eF 1UitS tb'e stealth and wiriness or panther Jeb sprang upon ms enSIS TS arA ao strSck siaS the b biow with his big broad wrist. iiST Than thev closed In fighting tooth ,nd nail there was no science aoout 1t; they fought from primitive instinSSt, n ms ifLs two tigers. They tore each oth: srss clothing into shreds; they clawed tba blood out of each others races tliL it triekled down upon the ground With muffied oaths they cursed one an-
 Rolling over and oyer. they fought aouallv. neither seeming to have the advantage, for several minutes.
 Finally, by superhuman enort, Jed srawlSSo wiSasine Gn 'SR Sm o until M his tongue hung o,t and hIs eyes almost protruded from their sockets.
 If was horrible. No man c9uld live long under such punishment. ,.u
 "a antfnh 0f lATSeg' nO0fS were heard approaching and looking up in alright Jed saw two riders, man and woman, bearing down upon the scene. .... bling laugh that was familiar. strange iv familiar and out of place in the still- ness of the weird. dusky night.
 Suddenly the two drew rein and the ne mean? You. Jed, you get up from there and leave Ike alone; can't you see you're nearly killing himr IT you don't let him up at once I'll pug you crawl through you, followed by buz- gard to boot. Get up. s
 As one in horrible dream Jed ~ose slowly to his feet. looked into tns risked his life for. and then tottered and fell in a faint. The strain had been too much. Strong man though he was, bleeding and bruised and ex- hausfed with his recent encounter.
 Disappointing. Maud went over to | look at the other prostrate figure. He never stirred Maud thought he was | dead. Placing a whiskey flask to his lips she was rewarded by seeing the eyes of Ike culver a moment. then | oDen wide in a fierce, hunted stare. He l began to rave incoherently. Maud | spoke to him. but he did not recognize | her, there were blue marks upon hii | throat. and he sputtered and spat out the whiskey.
 Maud's companion. a little, dried-pr ! runf Of an Englishman. adjusted hil ! eyealasses and came nearer. having l ouArconna hla fears at the slEhk ol