Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Observation-Disclosures
Concerning Consuena
BY STACY E. BAKER
Copyright. 1910. By Associated Literary Pres.

Get OF. What the deuce do you
mean%
Pick on a poor sheep, will your
rasped the other. TN learn you city
fellers that property IL to be respect
ed"
Heating spent no time In argument
His fists found the face of the other.
and beautiful battle was precipitated
thereby. The fight was all In favor OF
the excited fisherman until the arrival
Of the long-whiskered one who had
been distanced in the race. The third
man jumped into the battle with a
raucous shout His hands were as
hard as boulders and a fluke blow
from one of these deprived the fisher
man of his SENSES.
When Heating recovered conscious
ness he found himself neatly trussed
up, and two red and perspiring farm
ers standing by and cycling him with
little favor.
You darned city bug" growled the
younger. What kind O. rowdyin' Is
that you are up to? Chasin' a poor
defenseless critter until she falls down
winded!"
You're crazy" snarled Heating
Couldn't you see that she had my
fshhook stuck In her silly wool!
Fine thing for you to be dom,
! added the other rustic. "Stickin' your
hook in other peoples sheep"
IF other peoples sheep would quit
sticking their noses In my affairs they
would not be hooked"
But you did hook her. came from
the younger one.
Certainly l hooked her." snapped
Heating And now tell me what you
are going to do with me. Burn me al
\ the stalker"
An angry snort issued from the
whiskers of the ancient. We're going
to hold you until Mrs. Griggs comes
home"
And who. II I may ask. is Mrs
Griggs?"
shes the owner of that poor perse
cuted lambie-she's also the local rep
resentative Of the s. p. C. A." an
swered the youthful granger. "She'l
fix you for having been cruel to Con
suella."
"Consuella!" cried Heating. Ok
you mean to tell me that that ole
sheep is named Consuella."
"Uh. huh. an the more names 20,
call her the harder it'll 60 with you.
Heating. in the city. was Charles
Heating, Esq, managing an agenc!
for q well-known cash register con
Germ. He bore the respect Of his fel
lows.
In his bonds before these country
men, Tuning and fretting, and with
perspiration running down his fore
head. his dignity was conspicuousl
absent.
The mind of the youth was on tn
austere Miss Decker. his fiancee.
He mentally thanks fortune tina
this little misadventure was thin
of the country.
Pad, pad; pad, pad!
Heating, his back to the driveway
heard the approaching rig before
had Gomez stop beside him.
WHAT j this?" asked a chilly voic
"a wor&an's voice.
This man was chasin' Of Cor
suella," explained the farmer. H
had a fishhook in her wool. and hi
pole and line hangin' to 1t. and b
was runnin' her Ito beat Time. w
knew-Hiram and what store 20
set by that sheep. Mrs. Griggs. an W
kept him, thinkin' as how you'd lik
to sick the law on him."
A musical laugh rang out, and tn
marrow in the bones of the prisone
CONCEALED as he heard It. He knee
that laugh.
Turn him over" came in a sol
contralto. You don't care II loo
upon the classic profile Of your pri
oner, do you, aunt?"
/, Hiram's foot prodded the youth fac
about-and a beet-red face 1t was!"
. The girl in the carriage broke int
, a hysterical scream.
"Oh, aunt! Sne gasped Wnen 81
had recovered her breath. This is tc
> much. Your sheep chaser isis m
: fiance."
Following the orders Of Mrs. Grigl
: Heating was speedily liberated. E
, plantations followed. Mrs. Grigi
laughed. Miss Marion Denton screar
ed again. Heating. whose sense
humor would not spread to cover IL
|, situation, frowned ominously at II
: two embarrassed ones who were r
, sponsible for his predicament. Wit
a awkward apologies the two made
z hasty departure.
THAT is the first time I ever sa
: you give indications of being re
flesh and blood" growled Keatin
D townbound. and with the girl by b
D side.
|. Now that I find you something b
4 sides a business automaton and q ere
!. ture Of conditions. like the rest Of u
we may understand each other b.
!. ter" laughed the girl
)E THE DUTCH