Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-21

IN fork which empted itself into the Brazos miles 10
VIZ tho porthward steamed between its banks The
SZA sheep lay IN their camps about the scanty mes
leJ oue and the cut banks OF the creek and under
ure n, conwoods roofing the slow waters II was the
time Of day TO do nothing nothing and 70 ase
~ ~, Saor,ny that the sun and could give Jen said
60 and no Law down cottonwood near whch me seP
s h ss ,st about as much the Ola Man OF
Arkansaw dd Like HIM Jen broke on IN inc inuus anu
unlike him no stranger rode by 20 exc ont the e enc OF t
[ tI sotber me along instead for the old man reused
himself his bed in the old shack ny me eN "a, os
into the Of the day with one shaking mana over us
yep paw" said JEFF ms scrambled to HIS feet ,..
He a lean and lank son OF tne pa"e s'' ~
kied hard fifteen years OF age .,, ,u0,r, %
Young Jn was respectful he had been so all bis Ire
II never occurred anything else Tor ne ou ma" ,
had benvv hand fierce the temper which gives ms
emitting edge to an American But now he reared e anu
according notion there was reason Tor ,ps
scratched hts shock head his mouth organ away
his shirt before he spoke when he did speak he uttered %
the least sense Of reproach behind It . no said
"You full night when you come nome paw n7 W
u was" father.
And mebbe you don't rekec what you told me-
NV SON don't ekiec' one word speak, I'd sort Of
klnke was speechless"
Young 81 shook his head in turn 80, -.
"Far from IT. paw for you the table good while ana
vor rarted me onter he'd 10 hear"
b" ana discourse off, asked his father said
unbcomin father Je But since your poor o
passed away the eternal beyond I've had less sense IMAM
should have. Did blaspheme anyT
aoh nv paw. You said Oaul things-mOst onu."
an Won repear anv Of % JenT father anxiouy
"A lot I can replied promptly But old Dexter raised
My curiosity is sinful" "nnd I'll curb it TIL offer
general repentance scheme when the stiffness goes outer IVY
knee And forget what said mighty quick or ~ nay YOU
win Get up the pinto JET"
Jen showed reluctance move
"Paw mostly cussed one pusson
had turned back into tie ~"''' i'e'd MS
son qs"l iftiy
-You aw And could gather M the tate in IN.
houtn appeared to hey he'd some s" Of
n dihlculty lg'n. with Walker"
Dexfers face was as black when ne heard
whit Jeh said lie nodded and stared at the boy RON u @
heavy eyebrows which dropped like bent thach over DIS
knowbad words-and I've notion the boys pulled me down
and held knew JET had business in town and coudn
proply locate mind what was That man sure nsueu
having done it before sayin ia brand MAYER
cks Aud he went TO throw out hus as
reason man shouldn't brand any his ant
keerfu to mask But brand burin is boss OF anol
color and the insult hit into feel In my bones ne UP n"u
said things Get up the pinto, Je6"
and he followed
you he wiser wait dayf After
will shake and they do say that
Mr. Walker shoots like death There's nmnv ne" Ne" anu
don't your oncct a year"
Get up the boy" said Dexter 81 caynt wait day to
learn what he said in the American House last night
When JEFF opened his mouth again the old man heut his oWs
him til his almost invisible
Get pinto Jefferson" he said and lon ran out OF
the shack into the burning the tears rolled down his
cheeks
Theres no one but me- and sis she's In vrsinuy.
Walker WI kin him for II they tell the ewth Of him But
now paws mad he's mad and mebbe his hand shake"
He brought the pinto and htched the skewbad into the
attng wagon which the carrya FOR everything
Mountain And when ready old Dexter
ready.
by midnight "Git up. tharl" And
he struck the horse over the nauk with lines
could old turned bis head after the
pinto the stared the prairie
which Texans t he could nothing
and the dancing haze Of
day heat
like enough" said Jen "I1 the old
stiff and rheumaky. and he cayn get fast
Walker dew wish that Walker would
Thompson. Ben Thompson would
like a Mexicans blanket-more holes than
Walker don't take chances that He's
poor fool killer and paws q fool"
wiped away and made himself by
up his dads breakfast a that
led be knew H. The world big De had
heard but Virginia the end Of II east A
California IN the far The broken
prairie hts world the slow creek hs wondered
how bigger Mississippi his mother. now n
the cemetery the "cy toward which the old pinto going
had come from Memphis
IRA Ike 10 go 20 vrgnny" Je6 as he took his
they much Tor gas Yirginny dew
why bankers after sheep
q sheep Is sheer muck 10 steer"
by the bank Of the "cr" played poor bits o.
presently, the thin shadows
the pes0ues journey on the grass The
his dos lean mongre with big head wistfu eyes ana
loaf the the herd OF sheep PLAYED as
walked Once young Pan pped al least
danced. ts heart heavy.
II can't play worth darn" said Jen I'm mighty anxious
about paw"
lie put his instrument and played snota
10 his dog
"Bob old son. II that Walker puts into the old man m
I'm blow hole threw him a could crawl threw"
Now though he pped no more, the whole world danced