La Junta tribune., 1912-11-09
Up
Saltpeter
Creek
A Story OF Ranch Lie
By CLARlSSA MACKlE
A Story Of Ranch Lie
By CLARlssa MAcxlE

bean soup ou Harry Barry'- iuu,ac
ulat. white -hir, front aud tn. scared
Celestial had .srapcd fr u the room
under fu.lladc of pistol shots that All
found lodgment Ia the oak b-am-,i cell
Ing
You ought LOT To- put on that bilc,i
shirt ill after supper. aimonisiicsi ih.
crane n the wrathiul Harry wiic.i
the Socsy mess FROM his bosom. -is,
taking a risk wearing anything d-crnt
at this table nowadays"
And WHY eNpodrd Harry. mind
fui ~ the fact thai this WAS his oniy
clean whit" shirt Hnd H. call upon III,
pretty Widow Clancy must lack thai
sartori1' compliment
The cbiuL, IN lore." was thu
Cranes reply
~ln love-
"Whp With
DIDN'T know there was a Chimes.
girl within o thousand miles Of ih~
Lone BuIl
cant b" ind rny other way OF p,
pressing b. love th1n 10y acting like a
blimrI idiot -
Of eour~. this last r"uiark came from
Harry Barry who vas consumIns
what rpmuinri II the soup Ia h,s plat.
They ecarrBIly ,lo-nnly II takes dif
fcrent forms observed cabri. mild
ly
A churki- ran aruund the table. In
der cover Of IT, good nature Wnh
r.-errd fcnrfully arrund ,h. edge and
sidl.d In with great dish Of sicamin. J.
bot potatoes.
Perhaps h. was nervous II might h..
TINT he WIS IN love h any rate. when
his mild brown orb met the stecly glar.
81 Harry Rnrry'- usually nminble eyes
b. ,.t the dish of i-ptntc-s upon the n
hle with such frauilr haste that thr
largest aud hottest rolled from the
pyramid and landed upon Mr Barry :
hand
Wah Sung emitted a desoiaic wall ~
Harry Harrv lcaI-Sl from his chair snl
rnugh, him by tn. s-ckhrnd Of his cot
ton hlous. aud shook him vigorously
suffering eats What's the matter
with youy yelled Mr. Barry ~xcitesiiy
Cant you throw down q dish os p'
iato.s without stnmI-din .m all 0,-f
the tabicf
nj. .oly-v-ily -o'iy." ~oan~d y N
Sung
That help, lot" observed larry
bitterly.
-Me sick In the head -v.ily sick 10
the head. ~. do know what tp do.
added Wah Sung pitifully.
The cn'remans quick sympathy was
to the fore ni onr. What's fI- mat
ter. bow Have you told t8e boss
that you're ~igkf-
No. no. mo no toll anybpdT Me
,.iiy sick here v'ah sung laced
10th yellow hands over hl. hear 1t
20 what yon cali ilekcrty splItty lick
ertv splI''y all time
Its your heart boy. not your read
You want 20 >ec doctor. ehf"
wah sung wriihcl hashfully under
the ear. Of seven pair Of eyes "No-
no 80. do~inr. he mumbicd. c1sns
toward III. dpor M" allie" lishi yrilv
soon NJ. ro for walk Excuse, Get
rest supper
Going Tor walk. ehf' questioned
Gabriel sharply Van think Vtlk
up saltp.t.r creek DO you good Wlh
sung
Th. chinnman shlvrr.d rs with arn-
and his counienancc turned from vri
low to gray III. lips parted In on ~.
tempted smil. ~ he shook his hrli
"Oh. no no me no never walk up Sil'
reder crcak' Me walk relly d.''unt
way
"Unmph' 10, him 60 Harry" was
Gabriel. ndvic. When the Chili-
man. siipr-r~ wer" on" more slap
ping around the Kitchen roor Harry
Hnrry resumed his seat and iniu~i the
.ruad grin that went around the thhl"
What l. 4 ior-f" h. inquired.
YOU ourh'-r know. b~lo. n sort -
judge Of symptoms" commented lin
Lewis dr,ly
What ah~uf yourself" r~'or'-i
tiarvy Narv "you ough'~f know
,rcn married shr~~ months, har-u's
yon'-
Stop your wmneiin'. tov-." inter.
rola'-f tho Crane. nni"in'ins his lean
FORM md srkIng advantage of wsh
sunr'. n'.~~re from the r,s,m 10 -s.
press hI- opinion "t.t.sen :" me I've
seen the hlnk going NJ the creek ~
err afternoon SITTER dinner
what r. 'h.r" "" Sshr~ter creek -
asked lin Lewis. 'irh'tnr F. '',-nr"i,-
Nothing hut the springs that know
o."
"An,tndy ever b~en i~ycnd sh~
sprtne~r'
I II ss~nsed thin, none NJ them Ind ever
Z follow~h tho rss'kv srrii h-vond the
springs TINT gave unme to The cr.-k
'tsoM~t'od, sold m~ tina, 'hrr~ nsei
10 ~. n pr,.-i.etor.' hN nr in"-- IA ~.
= Ohirk~f t'~r nr-~r h~~n there thor.,
ia rouiti,'' -rv