The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-16


Of that and Il looked fierce taken al
together
n Kin carry It ia my side pocket
as easy-seet" Arthur crowed
'The boy ia the book had rifle.
objected Claude Member when he
killed two buffalo with one shot how
be rested It on the fiat rock"
"Aw, The pistols just as good"
broke IN arthur 1T has an awful
big hole in the end We'd better start
he first sunny day"
They aid Arthurs mother stood
Ii the door minute and repeated IN
struetlons as to what she wanted at
The grocery and be ran fast to get
away Little she rocked that when
next she saw her son she would clasp
u bearded man to her breast with q
carload Of buffalo skins being unload
ed at the door.
Arthur was gasping from running
@hen be met Claude around the cor
ner OF the barn. Claude looked very
serious and his cap presented odd
bulges.
Fried cakes" he explained briefly.
III we'd eat some now" said the
practical Arthur, you wouldn't get a
headache carrying en- around.
They eat down on the curbing and
ate four
That's all there is.s explained
Claude. putting on his cap. Now.
which way 10 west2"
Arthur with light in his eyes
tugged at his pocket He drew forth
something that looked like q watch
gone 10 the bad He squinted an eye
at It and then gravely said. This
way | s'pose you'd forgot we had to
have compass!"
Abashed before such penetration,
Claude trudged along silently for a
time We can't walk the whole way
he said. suddenly 4 got Columbia
half dollar"
"Gee" said Arthur, with interest
That's worth lot! Well sell Il an
ride as far as We can OH that an
then woyk our wayl"
BY noon they had wandered into
totally unfamiliar streets The stores
were small. the houses cluttered and
poor
I'm awfully tired" Claude whim-
pered.
Arthur rewarded him with look OF
scorn. 4Wait till you get to the
DESERT" he said, where you swallow
dust and there are snakes There's a
maxwell sell him tiie half dollar"
The man, leaning against a wall,
scowled at them Arthur, holding out
the Colusnbian place, explained that It
was quite valuable. ITS worth a
dollar" he insisted
I'n give you 10 cents for IT," said
the mad at Last.
"All right" said Arthur, and hand
"a over the Columbian half dollar.
They bought a loaf Of bread with
half the dime and. retiring behind a
lumber pile, ate Il.
Lets 20 to sleep an rest. awhile"
begged Claude.
4AIi right" agreed Arthur unex-
pectedly. His face was a little pale
and he did feel tired
They curled up on the boards and
slept. The hours wore on. A stray
dog trotted by. snlffed at them and
stole what was left of the bread. The
lumber pile cast long shadows. When
they woke up It was getting toward
twilight
Claude began to cry. I'm eo-o-oldt"
he sniffed. An I'm 50 hungry j
achel'
Il don't know where we are AT
thur confessed. His lips trembled and
he opened and shut his blue hands.
they struggled out on to the dilapi-
dated wooden sidewalk and II was
there Ofcer Mulyaney found them
4WeA. Welt" said the man behind
The desk at the station, where Mul.
vaney ushered his captures. Now,
hst tell me All about it," He took
Claude on one knee and Arthur on
he other, and winked over their
heads at the clustering policemen
~what did you fnd out? oh. what
aid YOU find out2" cried Claude's
mother and Arthur's mother hysteric.
ally rushing at Claudes father who
had gone to the phone for the bfheth
time that night In the process Of the
wild search for the boys
They say at Headquarters" said
claudes father. wiping his arrow IN
relief, that the boys have been picked
up ali right--and that ghey say-they
say they were merely on their way
west to shoot butfaloesl Bunaloesl
The little deyilai"
"You-you are a per-per-fect
b-b-brute TO l-l-laughl" sobbed
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