Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-16

A TnVIID
LITTLE Girl

II = susAN YouNc POINTER
~wnsrs are Jon going. ny prstty
maidr'
Ths words wers spoken BY one of
those esseant looking fellows who, att
q spending some ten thousand year
| h college, think the next aYistocratic
move 70 b made u ranchinG They
argue that white business b beneath
them and they arc too lazy to either
study Or practice profession there
b something emtnently respectable In
raislng animalS or vegetables on their
broad acres. Having purchased and
stocked . ranch they have their photo
graphs taken in. cowboy costume to,
send to their friends In the east and
thereafter consider themselves on the
Same footing with the lords Of British
Handed estates.
Ned Perkins, the man who spoke the
above words. was one Of this type.
He was riding along with q rife and
10 lariat slune to his saddle dressed 40
10 wild westerner on the dramatic
stage, when he mot . little Mexican
girl with very black eyes. rose In
fun bloom on each cheek and a pair
Of buds for lips who looked up at him
innocentiy and, making . courtesy.
lsaid:
i Good morning. senon"
Then to his question she replied that
lshs was going to the store mile down
1.-THE road to buy dress.
"You don't need anything prsA.ier
than the costume you have on" hs
said. 'That skirt bedecked with gold
lace. that Jacket adorned with the
. same material, that Spanish headgear,
lars exceedingly becoming. II you will
ret up behind me I viii turn about and
take you to the store. The distance y
too long for you 70 walk"
, She looked ct him shyly without re-
| |ply for some moments, when he dis
, mounted, took her hand, led her p his
horse, she raised her little foot he
took It In his hand and lifted Unto
position behind the saddle. hen.
mounting himself. h. started fol tho
I store.
Perkins liked ranching well enough
: except for the absence Of femhins
. companionship. He had no trouhe In
! | becoming companionable with title
+ Inca, whose father owned . fewIcat-
tie, but whose principal business vas
r gambling. There was something uuRue
. about the girl, who was sixteen yhrs
old, but unduly developed. a. are iris
who inhabtt tropical climates. ItIdfd
not occur to the young ranchman bat
thsrU was any harm in passing SINE
!, Of, his time In her company, jo{n9
: with and jol!ying her to hts ownIiA-
Q Unite amusement.
He invited her to 20 with hind to
II dances that were held in the neighRr-
il hood ana noticed that none Of Pc
d cowboys asked her to dance with th(n.
X Il was some time before he reali4d
y that they regarded her as belonginsfo
9 him, and none Of them would tresp4s
Z on his domain.
It was then that he began to undf-
! stand the situation. He did not fdr
any trouble in breaking with the 81
she was such gentle little soul-hlt
It occurred to him that he might hap
II trouble with her father or one OF b
brothers. From this moment he d
not act the same toward Inez herse1
Il He tried to do so and thought he vi
succeeding. but any woman can q
: such a change in a man.
Ill Perkins was becoming tired Of ranc1
ing. and be did not and that 1t wa
likely to pay him. Besides. he wa
Z pIning for bis associations In the cas-
- One day hs made up his mind to 8
= back there He kept his resolution t
- himself: hs did not offer, his ranc
a for sale: hs simply determined to lsav
ar Il when no one would be aware o
D. what he was going to do and not com
back. He could sell It without stayln
u, there for the purpose.
q He formed this resolution not Ion
It. after hs had begun to consider hl
10 companionshlp with the little Aexica
m girl liable to cause him trouble. Inc
D appeared no different than she ha
y been. In fact, he doubted II after q
!. his going would make much dinerenc
:. n her. True. NO othej man Was atten
to tive to her. They ha all Withdrawn
he when he began to noyce her.
er The evening bsforeIhis intended d
parture-he was to st4t at ? o'clock i
sh the morning and RID ten miles to
~ station. where he wdhld take train.
)" he was with Ines Il 10 o'clock. Me-
IN Their by word nor n did she indicat
no that she suspected p departure. Be
e fore starting for p ranch he sai'
Al some very nice thilks to her. for BIZ
20 heart smote him: then. holding be
I. hand for q few mlnents. be droppe'
an Il and sailed for4 80 he had dom
" often before.
n II was his habitlb sunoks pipe b
ht fore soing 70 bed Hls favorite pip
NJ was I large mar haum bowl With
". cherry stsm. Talhg IT, plps fEom {
ey rack, he found ithlled with fresh to
Ok baeco. He was Ibmewhat surprissd
but thought thnt1efhaps he had 0iles
LIT durink tn dad intending to smoke