Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-02
of the flies.

of the flies.
"Do we owe these happy reforms to
your" asked Cavanagh. admiring Wiz.
glnia's neat dress and glowing cheeks.
Partly" she answered. 81 was des.
perate. / had to do something. 70
took to ordering people around
II understand" he said. Won't you
sit at our table again."
"Please do" said Redfeld. II want
to talk with you"
She took a seat a little hesitatingIy.
you see. l studied domestic science at
school. and I've never had a chance to
apply 1t before"
Here's your opportunity" RedfeId
assured her. my respect for the
science of domestics Is growing. l
marvel to think what another week
will bring forth. l think III have to
come down again just to observe the
Improvement in the place"
ut can't last" Lie interjected.
She'll catch the western habits.
She'll sag. same as we all do"
AfNs 5AC VQA " OCIiaIGA ltOS3y Will
intent to encourage her. IF you give
her a free hand l predict she'll make
your place the wonder and boast OF
the countryside"
when do you go back to the noun
tainsg" Lee Virginia asked a little
later.
Immediately after my luncheon" he
replied.
She experienced a pang Of regret
and could not help showing it a little.
"Your talk helped me,r she said. 1--WE
decided to stay and be of use to my
mother
Redfeld overheard this and turned
toward her.
II want Mrs. RedfieId to know you.
I'm sure her advice will be helpful. l
hope you'll come up and see us Ii you
decide to settle In Sulphur or II you
Il should Ike to do So" she said.
touched by the tone as well as By the
words OF bis Invitation.
'Redfeld's house Is n of the few
civilized homes In tho
put In Cayanagh. when l get
SO weary of euss words and poaching
and graft that I can't live without
Eodge md smoke ana read tne supef
.isor's London and Paris weeklies and
my tome"
RedHeld smiled. when l get weak
kneed or careless In the service and
feel my self respect slipping away
go up to Ross cabin and talk with q
naan VINO represents the impersonal,
even handed justice OF the federal
law"
Cavanagh laughed. There! HAY
ing handed each other reciprocal bou-
auets, we can now tell Miss Wether-
ford the truth. Each of us thinks very
we'll of himself. and we're both be-
levers in the new west"
what do you NEAR by the new
west7'' asked the girl.
sswell, the work you've been doing
here this morning is part OF IT." an
swered RedHeId. "It's a kind Of house
| cleaning. The old west was pietur-
esque and in a way manly and fine
certain phases of 1t were heroic-and
I hate fo see 1t all pass. but some Of
us began to realize that 1t was not all
poetry. The plain truth is my COM
panfons fer over twenty years were
la wless ruffians. and the cattle busf-
ness as we p~racticed It In those days
was founded on selishness and de-
Tended at the mouth of the pistol. We
were all pensioners on Uncle Sam and
fighting to keep the other fellow OF
from having a share of his bounty. 1t
was all wasteful. half savage. We
didn't want settlement; we didn't want
law: we didn't want q state. We want
ed free range. We were a line of pi-
rates from beginning TO end. and we're
not wholly reformed yet"
Some at the table accused Red
field of being more of a town site
| boomer than q eattleman.
He was quite anmoyed by this charge.
aThe town site boomer at least believes
in progress. He does not go SO far as