Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06

noon sunshine. AND on tother side
was the mile and half strip we'd lust
sailed across. with the beach and
mainland over yonder. Not a soul but
us in sight anywheres. The whole Law.
out would have made first-rate pho.
tograph Of the last place the Lord
made; the one he forgot to finish.
Look at it," hollers Van. Look at
it! Now what is it ?"
begun to be sorry the keeper
hadn't arrived that time when 1
thought he was coming. carlated
he was needed right now. Martin
seemed to think so, too. He looked
puzzled.
What is it?" he says. whats
what? What do you mean?"
why this whole business. Island
| and house and scenery and quiet and
all. You old blockhead!" hollers Van,
giving the other Twin an everlasting
bang on the back; Don't you see? It's
what we've been looking for all these
weeks-it's the pure, unadulterated,
accept-no-imitations Natural Life!"
set down in the sand. Things were
on I'd be counting my fingers and
playing cats cradle along with the
rest Of the looms pretty soon. 1
knew it.
But. would you believe it, Martin
Hartley didn't seem to think his chum
was out of his mind. He fetched a
long breath.
"By Jove!" he says, slow; 81 don't
know but you're right"
Right? You bet I'm right It's
been growing on me ever since
landed. Well be alone; no females,
native or imported, to bother us.
Here's a bully old house with some
furniture, bedsteads and so on, already
in it. broke window and climbed
in for rummage Jolliest old ark
you ever saw. Here's veranda to sit
on, and air to breathe, and barn for
COW and plenty of room for a gar
den and chickens-whew! Man alive,
it's Paradise! And 1 want to locate
the man that owns it. 1 want to find
him quick
He didn't have to say it but once.
Nate Scudder was so full of joy that
he had to shove his hands in his peck
cts to keep from hugging himself.
Il own it," he says.
"You do! Scudder, you're a gem.
begin to love you like a brother Mar
tin and I hire this place; do you I'M
derstand? It's ours from this minute,
for as long as we want it,
Nate commenced to hem and haw.
well, don't know" he says. Il don't
knows 1 ought to let you have it.
There's been considerable many folks
after it, and"
Never mind. They can't have it.
We outbid 'em. See?"
What will we do for groceries?"
asks Hartley, considering.
"Scudder II bring 'em to u.s." says
Van. Wont you, Scudder?"
We'll, don't know, Mr.. Van Brunt.
I'm pretty busy now, and"
We'll pay you for your time, of
course"
What about beds and cooking uten-
sils and SO on?" asks Hartley, consid.
ering some more.
"Scudder'll buy 'em for us some
where's"
"And milk, and eggs, and butter?"
"Scudder-till we get our own chick
ems and cow"
"And-er-well, a cook? Who'll do
the cooking?"
Van Brunt stoops down and slaps
me on the shoulder.
Pratt" says he Pratt will come
here and cook for us, and navigate us,
and be our general manager Pratt's
the boy!"
Hold on there!" sings out "Avast
heaving, will you. If you think for
one minute that I'm going to quit my
summer job to come to this hole and
live, you're"
You're coming" says Van. Never
mind the price; we'll pay it. Now shut
up! you're coming"
What can you say to a chap like
that? 1 groaned
Live on Horsefoot Bar" 1 says.
Live on it,"
"Horsefoot Barr" says Van. rs that
its name? Well, it's Horsefoot Bar no
more. I've been evolving name ever
since began to breathe here. Breathe,
Martin" he says. Draw a good
breath. That's 1t. That's pure ozone.
Gentlemen, permit me to introduce to
you, Ozone island"
Scudder grinned. He was feeling
ready to grin at most anything just
then.
Ozone island?" says Hartley.
Ozone island. A restful name. Well,
it's a restful spot. Isn't it, skipper"
"Yes," says 1. CAS- restful as being
buried alive; and pretty nigh as pleas
ant"
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