Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-03-24

says 1. You amt that tired Of be-
ing married that you want to commit
any more sudden suicide. are your
says /, giving him the laugh.
lone time says Perry. I was half
an hour late getting home. met
Mariana on the street looking for me.
II you could have seen her, Buck
but you don't understand. She knows
what a wild kind Of a snoozer I'VE
been, and she's afraid something win
happen. I'll never be late getting
home again. I'll say good-by to you,
now, Buck
ri got between him and the door.
married man. says /. I know you
was christened a fool the minute the
preacher tangled you up, but don't
you never sometimes think one little
think on human basis? There's ten
of that gang out In there. and they're
pizen with whisky and desire for muir
der They'll drink you UP like bot
tie of booze before you get halfway
to the door. Be intelligent, now, and
use at least wildhog sense. Sit down
and wait till we have some chance TO
get out without being carried in
baskets
at got to be home by seven, Buck
repeats this henpecked thing Of little
wisdom, like an unthinking poll parrot.
Mariana says he. II be looking out
for me- And he reaches down and
pulls leg out of the checker table.
I'll go through this Trimble outfit
SAYS he, like cottontail through
brush corral. I'm not pestered any
more with a desire to engage in
rucuses, but got to be home by
seven. You lock tie door after me,
Buck. And don't you forget-I won
three out of them five games. I'd
inlay longer. but Mariana
"'Hush up, you old locoed road ruiz
ner,' / interrupts. Did you ever notice
your Uncle Buck locking doors against
trouble? I'm not married. says l. bat
Pm as big a d-n fool as any Nor
mon One from four leaves three.
says I, and gathers out another Ieg
of the table. We'll get home by
seven, says I, whether it's the heav-
emily one or the other May l see you
homer says l. you sarsaparilla drink
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, and destruction.
I'VE opened the door easy, and then
! stampeded for the front. Part Of the
gang was lined up at the bar; part OF
'em was passing over the drinks. and
| two or three was peeping out the
) door and window taking shots at the
marshal's crowd. The room was SO
, full of smoke we got halfway to the
front door before they noticed us.
Then heard Berry Trimble's voice
l somewhere yell out:
: How'd that Buck Caperton get in
: here? and he skinned the side OF my
: neck with a bullet. / reckon he felt
bad over that miss, for Berry's the
best shot south of t. Southern Pa
cific railroad. But the smoke in the
saloon was some too thick for good
shooting.
me and Perry smashed over tive
Of the gang with our table legs, which
din't miss like the guns did, and as we
run out the door grabbed Winches
ter from a fellow who was WATCHING
the outside, and turned and regula
ted the account of Mr.. Berry.
"Me and Perry got out and AROUND
the corner all right. ! never muci
expected to get out, but l wasn't go
ing to be inundated by that married
man. According to Perry's idea
checkers was the event of the day, bu
IL l am any Judge of gentle recrea
tons that little table legs parade
through the Gray Mule saloon de
served the head line5 in the bill 0
particulars.
walk fast says Perry, it's tw'
minutes to seven, and ! got to b
hcme by
.'oh, shut up says I. Z had an ar
pointment as chief performer at an In
quest at seven. and I'm not hckin
about not keeping It,
I'VE had to pass by Perry's tittl
house. His Mariana was standing a
1.-THE gate. We got there at five minute
past seven. She had on blue wraI
per. and her hair was pulled bac
smooth like little girls do when the
want to look grown-folksy. She didn
see us till we got close, for she wa
gazing up the other way. Then sh
backed around, and saw Perry. and
kind of a look scooted around owe
her face-danged III can describe I
I heard her breathe long, just like
COW when you turn her calf in tn
lot, and she says: You're latt
Perry
u, "'f1ve minutes says Perry, chez
u full Me and old Buck was having
90 game of checkers
Is Perry introduced me to Marian;
~ and they ask me to come In.
n Stree I'd had enough truck with ma
o. ried folks for that day. | says Ill b
.. going along, and that I've spent yer
u. pleasant afternoon with Lly old par
a. ner-'especial1y,' says l. just to jostl
- Perry during that game when tn
table legs came all loose But /
% promised him not to let her kno
= anything.
~ I've been worrying over that bus
~ ness ever since 1t happened" contii
a. ued Buck. There's ons thing abol
~ 1t that's got me all twisted up. an
-, can't figure It out"
IN What was that?" asked. as
rolled and handed Buck the la.