The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-11-03

bout. Stop thet blame youlin', you
Roderick, er III take tother end o
this gun ter ye."
He reioubled his efforts for peace
finally driving the rebellious beasts
back into one corner, where they sat
upon their launches and eyed us wist
fully.
1.-Two dogs Of black Saint Hubert's
| breed, unmatched lor courage, breath
and speed" he exclaimed. wiping the
perspiration from his face with the
back of one hand and staring at u.s.
specially the breath"
| He was fierce-looking little fellow.
ccarcely more than half-grown boy
| In size, with round, red face full of
strange wrinkles, and head as oddly
peak-shaped as ever looked upon 1t
went up exactly like the apex of a
pear. while the upper portion was
utterly bald. He formed a most re-
markable contrast to the tall. raw
boned, angular female who loomed up
like small mountain just behind him
II reckon as how you uns he'd quite
bit Of scrap afore We laid thet
thar dorg out. stranger" he said, a
half-angry tone lurking in his deep
voice. The fleetest hound in all the
North, an I'm burned If l jist likes
ther way you uns makes yerselves ct
hum in this yere cabin"
"Shet up, Jed Bungay," cut in his
better-half. sharply. and as she spoke
she caught the little man unceremoni-
ously by one arm and thrusting him
roughly to one side strobe heavily
forward until she paused in the centre
Of the room facing us with her arms
akimbo.
Now I'd jist like ter know" she
said savagely. who you uns be,
breakin into house, and a KILN
dorg. an eatin' up everything we
uns got without so much as a sayin'
by yer leave er nuthin' l reckon as
how you uns don't take this yere
cabin fer no tavern?"
Madam" l said with a low bow,
1T is misfortune. not desire, which
has caused us to trespass upon your
hospitality We will very gladly pay
you literally for any damage done l
am an officer in the Confederate SER
vice, and the breaking down Of our
horses compelled us to take refuge
here in order that this lady might
not be exposed to LANCER from rowing
gangs Of guerillas. The dog attacked
us in the dark, and we killed him in
order to save our lives"
1.-The deep-mouthed bloodhound's
heavy bay resounded up the rocky
way" calculated Bungay with dan
cling eyes.
"Drat yer potry, Jed Bungay! ye
dew make me tired fer suah." She
turned back to us. and from her first
words it was plainl; evident she had
been impressed with br- one sentence
OF my labored explanation.
did you uns say as how ye'd pay
fe whut ye ct ant fer thet truck ye
busted?" she asked doubtfully.
Certainly. mada /, and took
some money from my pocket as evi-
dence of good faith. What would you
consider due you?"
The grim, set face relaxed slightly,
while she permitted her husband to
edge his way a little more into the
foreground.
wal, stranger, | sorter reckon as
how bout four bits ill squar' things
dorgs is mighty durn cheap hereabout
enyhow Give me ther four bits,
mister, an reckon = how it III
be all right"
gla ICED at Mrs. Brennan. and the
amused twinkle in her eyes led me
to say heartily, 1--WE had not entirely
completed our meal, but imagined we
saw ghosts"
"Ghosts!" He danced around ap-
prehenslvely.- ION Heaven and on
thy lady call. and enter ne enchanted
hall!' Wus ther ghostj ye saw over
thar?" And he pointed toward the
wall opposite.
nodded.
Then | sorter reckon as how
Mariar and me wus them ghosts" he
continued, grinning. I'VE sorter reck-
oned as how we wanted ter see who
wus yere afore we come In. I'll
listen TIL my fancy hears the clang OF
swords, the crash Of spears. These
yere is tough times. stranger. In these
parts, an a man whut has ter perfect
a lovely female hes got ter keep his
eye skinned"
Maria shifted contemptuously.
"Ye're no great shakes at perfect
in O. me. Jed Bungay. Now you sit
down thar an begin ter fill up. |
reckon as how ther Cap an his gal
will kinder jine with us fer manners. -"
She seated Jed with such extreme
vigor that looked for the chair o
collapse beneath him as he came
down, but the little man. not In the
least daunted. picked up his knife and
fork with a sigh of relief.
40 woman! in our hours of ease
uncertain. coy, and hard to please E"
| he murmured. Come. sit down.
stranger: sit down an share a
soldiers couch. soldiers fare Not
as I'm a sojer." he FASTENED to ex-
plain, but thet's how 1t Is in ther
book Say. old woman. kint ye kinder