The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-24
Charming made no answer Il was

way down the narrow trail, Billy fol-
low ing dejeetedly
Billy prepared supper while chan.
ming skinned and cut up a goat he
had shot earlier III the day While the
uicy steaks broiled over the fire, Chan
ming scanned the surrounding peaks
with his strong field glasses hoping
against hope that the giant ram might
stiu be ia the neighborhood
The chances were against good luck.
by this time the ram might be many
miles away and might not cross their
crack for months
( + wanted those horns. groaned
! Charming as he sat down 10 supper.
I III get EN- for you before leave
these regions" declared Billy, with
murder IN his eye
/ 4 promised them to Ethel Tor the
I dining room. went on Claiming,
whose wife was in Europe.
You'll have them if spend the rest
Of my days here. said Billy, doggedly.
You'll never have another shot like
that" predicted Charming
Perhaps
Later as they sat before the camp
fire smoking In silence Claiming, Who
had been watching Billys gloomily
thoughtful face for some time. broke
out suddenly:
What's the matter with you, any
way. Billy?'
/ Billy exhaled cloud OF smoke and
- y ic II
"Fr-nothing,' he answered
That means girl" said Claiming
judicially
Billy Was silent.
What became OF the pretty red
haired girl you used TO follow around
last winter" pursued Claiming. con
tident that now he WAS on the right
trail to the source OF Billy's extraor'
binary behavior FOR normally Billy
IeliiY was an ardent sportsman.
Billy affected nonchalance. I've
followed so many girls around, he
murmured with wry smile.
oh. | can remember her name II
must, She was a chum Of Ethers
| at sehool-Amy-Amy Ray, Where
is she now-married ."
, For all | know" murmured BILLY
ndFerently. but there was that in
: his voice that told much to his ex-
) perienced companion.
of course | don't want to bur in,
old man. but if it will relieve your
chest any to talk about it, tell il to
| me--f'm as safe as tomb
) Thereupon with many haltings
Billy nnbosomed himself 10 Claiming
even to telling about the letter he
had written 10 Amy and Of her cool
reply.
What dc you think Of that for a
reply TO a letter like mine9' he de-
manded taking Amy's worn little note
from his bill case and giving II to his
friend
Jim Claiming held the note close to
the fire and read it: then, with the ex-
perience of the married, he turned the
sheet over looked at the back, unfold
ed it and peered inside
"Of course v0l read the postscript"
he said whats the matter with
that"
Postscript" yelled Billy What?
Where"
"Why inside here--between the
sheets-jnst where any shy little girl
like Amy Ray would hide It I'm GO
ing for a stroll. Don't kick yourself
Off the mountain before | come back"
Billy did not hear him-he was
reading the little postscript which
Amy had tucked away inside the
pages, confident that his sharp eyes
would find it.
81 cant write what want to say
to you--but | will tell you when you
come to tea, dear Billy, Yours,
Amy
Charming came back to find him
brooding tenderly over the postscript
Il suspect III have to shoot here
alone now he grumbled
Not on your llfe." promised Billy
I'm going down the mountain to
mail letter tomorrow-then III come
back and get that big goat for you
I've got TO get a pair of horns for
Amy. you know"
"Ah'' grinned Claiming II sup
pose the postscript to this affair will
be wedding bells--eh?'
Il hope So" said Billy soiemnly.