Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-08


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sky. The girl drew long breath
"Oh!" she exclaimed. isn't this Just
lovely? do like tho sea an awful lot"
Say, Bos'n," he said few minutes
later, 'Tve been thinkln' about you.
You've been to school, haven't you"
Course / have" was the rather In
dignant answer. II. went two years In
Concord. Mamma used to help me
nights too. ! can read almost all the
little words. Don't | help you read
your paper most every nightT
"sartin you do! Yes, yes! Well, our
school opens tomorrer, and I've been
thinkin' that maybe you'd better go.
There's q new teacher comm. and l
hear she's pretty good"
"Don't you knowY Why, Mr.. It'd
dit said you was the one that got her
to come here"
"Yes. Well, Asaph says most every
thing but his prayers Still, he amt
fur OFF this time, callate / was some
responsible for her bein' voted In. Yet
/ don't really know anything about
her You see, l. Well, never mind.
What do you think? Want togo"
Bos'n looked troubled.
I'D like 10" she said. Course
want to learn how TO read the big
words too But like to stay at home
urtth Won ronraU
you do, heyf Sho, shol Well, |
guess l can get along between times.
Georgiana's there TO keep me straight,
and she'll see to the dust and the
dishes"
The child thought for moment.
~ think you're awful good" she
said. Il like you next to mamma,
even better than Auntie Oliver"
Bos'n wandered of In rearch Of late
goldsnrod. The captain smoked and
meditated BY and by the puffs were
less frequent, and the cigar went out.
II fell from his fingers. With his back
against a pine tree Captain Cy dozed
peacefully.
He awoke with a Jump. Something
had awakened him, but he did not
know what. He blinked and gazed
about him. Then he heard faint
scream.
"Unclel" screamed Bos'n "O-o-o-hl
Uncle Cyrus, help mel Come quick"
The next moment the captain was
plunging through the scrub Of buckle
berry and bayberry bushes, humping
into pines and smashing the branches
aside as he ran In the direction Of the
call.
Back Of the pine grove was a big In
closed pasture nearly quarter Of a
mile long. It's rear boundary was the
iron fence Of the cemetery. The other
three sides were marked by rail fences
and stone wall. As the captain houn-
dered from the grove and vaulted the
rail fence he swore aloud.
"By the big dipper," be groaned,
otis that cussed heifer! forgot her.
Keep dodgin', Bos'n, girl! I'm com
in,."
The pasture was tenanted by red
and white COW belonging to Sylvanus
Cahoon. Whether or not the animal
had during her calfhood days been In
jured by woman is not known. Pos
sibly her behavior was due merely tC
innate depravlty. At any rate, she
cherished n mortal hatred toward hu
man beings of her own sex. With
men and boys she was meek enough
but no person wearing skirts and alone
might venture In that field without
being chased by that COW. What
would happen If the pursued one was
caught could only be surmised, for SC
far no female had permitted herself to
be caught. Few would come even SC
near as the other side Of the pasture
walls.
Bos'n had forgotten the COW. She
had gone from one goldenrod clump to
another until she had traversed nearly