Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-08
zze Sunday Story
The Man
That Watched
B. HELolsE BRAYToN

After the wsddin' Cy Mawkina a.
lowed he'd got to 60 west to look arter
q farm his father had bought soma
time afore he died. Mabel she didn't
want him to 60 right off. Jest bsin'
married. but Cy he's not one o them
kind to throw things away. and be
wanted to lease the farm for the next
season. II be didn't do nothin' to oncet
It 'ud have to remain vacant, cause It :
was January. sud there was somep'n to
do afore plowm' tine. 50 Mabel she
didn't object
Cy, havin' got q nice little wife. felt
a IL he'd bought Thoroughbred colt
that mought' be mistreated or some
body mouCht get away With while he
wasn't around. He had . special
friend. Tom Jinkins, that he knowed
he could rely on. and he says to Tom.
says he: "Tom, I'm goin' west to see
about leasin' my farm. I'm soin' to
stay till nnd party to take It. 90 I
may not be back for several weeks.
It's kind O. hard on me to leave new
wife right after Margin, and it's
hard on Mabel too. wish you'd 60 In
and see her oncet In awhile, take her
to Sunday evenin' meetin' and II
bang up good show comes along take
her to sec It. That way she won't be
90 lonesome"
"An right, Cy. Anything else7"
NO." said Cy thoughtfully, ''nothin'
particeler. You mousht keep an eye
on Pete Owsley while I'm gone. Pete
and Mabel we're mighty thick oncet
l didn't know but she'd marry him
stead o. me. Course I have perfect
confidence in Mabel. but don't nee
no use leavin' stable door open with.
out no good reason"
Reckon I catch on. Cy. I'll Jest
keep my eye skinned"
Course 1t wouldn't do to let Mabel
know about 1t. She might not like It."
II understand NUNS the word"
The first Saturday night after Cy
went away Tom slicked up and went
to see the bride. He thort she'd I'M
derstand his comm better II he told
her Cy was afeared she'd be lonesome
and knowed he was comm. So he
told her so. That was all right. She
allowed Cy was mighty thortfuL They
passed pleasant evenin' together.
and Tom said he'd drop in oncet In
awhile agin.
The next time he did who should he
find there but Pete Owsley. Pete and
Mabel had been jist friendly like, and
Cy's thinkin' there was anything more
between 'em was nothin' but material
jealousy. Mabel she done the best
she could to entertain two callers to
oncet, but Tom he made It kind hard
for her. seem her husban' had told
him he didn't want Pete hangin'
around. Fact Is Tom tried to set Pete
out Soon rs Pete got ON to that he
list allowed he'd set there all night
afore he'd be driv out that way.
The end OF It was that Mabel had to
give 'em broad hint to so. and they
both went out at the same time.
"You seemed kind o. .hu6y tonight"
said Pete to Tom as they went along
the road together under the starlight.
WAL, Cy Mawkins is a mighty good
friend O. mine and he asked me to
keep his wife from bein' lonesome
while he was away. 1 didn't expect
to see you there"
"Why not?"
"Waal. heered you and Mabel was
kind o thick oncet. and l allowed a
man that had been thick with another
mans wife before she was married
and had lost her wouldn't think II list
right as soon a. the mau that beat him
went away to 60 snoopin' around"
'Oh. ye didn't1 WAL. all rot to
say il that when call on anybody I
amt goin' to ask your permission"
Jist then the road forked, and they
took different forks. Pete told Mabel
all about Toms interference, and che
sent right or for Tom and wanted to
know what It meant. Tom tried to
take the 'sponsibility on his own shoul-
ders, but 1t want no use. Mabel know.
ed Cy had alters been jealous O. Pete
and that Cy and Tom was close
friends. Takin' these two with the
fact that Cy had asked Tom to look
out for her. she suspected Cy had told
Tom to look out for Pete too.
Wimmen II kind O. contrary. Ma.
bel managed the matter in her own
way. She played soft to Tom. and
Tom knowed THAT Pete come to see
her often. She got Tom all mixed up
20 he didn't know whether be was on
his head or his heels. She was mad
at her husban' for settin' 4 watch on
her, as she called It. and mad at Tom
for bein' the watch set. but she allow.
ed she'd shove all the punishment on.
ter Tom.
Cy got homo In the evenin'. Mabel
knowed he was comm and managed to
git Tom and Pete there At the same
time. When O. como up the walk to
his home be heersd two men a-jawin'
0t each other He heonaA HE S,,,urn