Holbrook argus., 1912-11-12
Angela s
 Arrival

U lHe uuHhHOuSS III SSdTCn CT IneH comrades.
 Hi, boys," shouted the first to enter, have you heard the news?"
 What news?" queried a lank and Inshaven individual.
 "Aw, nothin' to intrest you, Shorty. You ain't int'rested in fe- males, I reckon"
 ''Females." chorused the remain ng occupants of the room.
 "Why, sure, ain't you heard? The ooss' sisters comin' to visit him."
 How old is she?" inquired the Handsome Bob Barnes" because of lis fondness for the cracked mirror.
 "Oh, I ain't sure," drawled the bearer of the news, "but Skinny here seen a photo of her up to the house, an' he says she's somewhere round wenty. Curls an dimples an purity IS a picter, ain't she, Skinny"
 "Waal, now, I cal'late she's a purty air lookin' gal as females go," said Skinny, slowly.
 When does your ding-busted fe- nale woman arrive?" asked Hamlet" Wilson, betraying spark of interest.
 Day after tomorrow, the boss says. Train gets in the junction at :wo-thirty," replied the man who information.
 Give us some particulars, Pete," demanded a scholarly appearing per ;onage called Percy"
 Pete peered around the room and 'welled with importance.
 "Far as I know" he stated con. lescendingly, "her names Angela Seems she's his youngest sister an le ain't seen her for about five years, 50 now she's comin' out from Moo Yawk to take charge of the ranch house an sect he gets fed decent" le ended. looking significantly at Hamlet" who was the ranch cook.
 "Huh," growled Hamlet, coh- ,emptuously. q guess as how he's survived this long on my cookin', he can live little longer"
 "Waal," Pete proceeded, q guess that's about all, 'cept the boss says it's up to one of us to go meet the lady" He paused to note the effect of his last statement. Each man, with the exception of Hamlet, pricked ID his ears, but Handsome Bob was he first to speak.
 Well, boys," he said confidently, it seems to me that if the lady in question is about twenty years old and as purity as picter with curls and dimp1es' and all such rot, wy it's only right that a young an pro- gressive man like me should welcome her to our happy home. She wouldn't want no old codger like Skinny, an Hamlet, wy. he'd scare her out"
 After much discussion of the ques- ion 1t was decided that all points were in favor of Bob, much to his joy, for, as he told Skinny afterward, he'd been thinkin' of buying a ranch for himself an it would be kinda nice to have a woman around to brighten up the landscape"
 During the course of the next day, Handsome Bob might have been seen to make many furtive journeys to the cracked mirror. His spare moments, as those of his comrades, were spent in polishing his spurs and doing in numerable little things to improve his appearance.
 The next morning Bob hunted clean shirt and gorgeous bandana, which he considered especially en- trancing to his charms. While wait ing for breakfast, Pete came upon him engaged in studying a battered volume of Shakespeare, which he had borrowed from the boss.
 "Well, I'll be darned!" Pete ejacu. lated. If it ain't readin' poetry!" "Aw gwan," sputtered Bob, don't all gals like poetry? How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank.'" he began. but with a howl, Pete had fled.
 At noon Bob shaved, and with the aid of Percy manicured his finger nails, arranged his bandana in the most becoming manner and finally harnessed up the team of lively pintos and drove off for the junction amid cloud of dust and the cheers and jeers of those left behind.
 After what seemed endless waiting, the team hove in sight and as Hand some Bob and little Angela, as the boys called her, drew near, the boys gathered as close as possible for a view of the wonderful damsel.
 The rig came to a stop with a jerk and Bob alighted to assist a lady of uncertain age attired in a garb de- cidedly masculine, with a mans felt hat and a pair of huge spectacles, She peered through these at the as. semblage of onlookers.
 Why" she exclaimed in her loud, harsh voice, what queer look ing individuals" whereupon they melted into the atmosphere with surprising speed.
 That night when the boys were