Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-24

end Of fortnight. He was a failure
and must 20. The cook at the bunk.
house was deputized to throw out the
necessary hints. but they we're IN
Needed. Then Mr. Sam Barlow was
deputized to resort to stronger meas
ures. He cheerfully did So and had
his eyes put In mourning before he
had said half he intended TO- His
place was taken by Mr.. Abe Harper,
who lost two teeth at the first blow,
and the program was not further car
ried out.
Miss Cally Meadows had a peep at
the new arrival right away, and she
was mad to find herself a bit interest
ed II was three or four days before
an errand brought him to the ranch
house, and then she was mad some
more that beyond a respectful glance
he gave her no attention. From one
of the boys she heard of the doings at
the bunk house, and then she was mad
because she had shown curiosity.
At the end of three months she and
the latest arrival had not exchanged
a word It didn't seem to be worrying
him, but she. had to admit to herself
that 1t did worry her a little BIT.
Father" said Miss Cally one day,
your new cowboy doesn't appear to
know that you have a daughter"
BLESS mel"
"And that said daughter is rather
good looking"
BLESS me againl"
"And that she thinks It is an IN
mannerly thing for one of your cow
boys to look the other way when she
rides past"
why, I must have that attended
to at once!"
At the end of six months the girl
could have repeated her words. Mr..
Bob Anderson had attended strictly to
business. He had been formally intro
duced to the girl, and he raised his
sombrero every time they CHANGED to
meet, but that was all. She had grown
madden and madden until now she
was real mad. She was being ignored
She wanted revenge, and her oppor-
tunity came.
One morning Bob Anderson and his
horse we're missing.
Just as l have been thinking for
the last three months" said the girl
to her father. Your prodigy has
taken a skip. Probably heard that
the sheriff was looking after him!"
"Bless me, but 1 don't reckon he's
a criminal" was the reply.
bet you my pinto against fifty dol
lars that he's a fugitive from justice!"
Dear, dear mel"
"And my saddle against $25 that
he's caught and imprisoned. The boys
say so, and I say So"
"Is it possible!"
One day, ten days later, Miss Cally
rode to Eagle Rock, four miles away.
1t was spur running out from a
mountain, and almost at the end of
the end of the point was a great rock.
One seated on that rock could see for
twenty miles around. The girl had
climbed to the top and been there
for half an hour when a sharp whistle
caught her ear. She turned to see
Bob Anderson motioning to her with
great energy. She got down slowly,
advanced with great dignity, and as
she stood before him with a well,
sir!" Eagle Rock and fifty feet of the
spur tumbled down into the valley,
200 feet below.
II knew it was going" explained
the man, "but dared not put my
weight on it for fear of Fastening the
fall. You must be little shaken by
your narrow escape. Let me see you
home"
And that evening, in the ranch
house parlor, old Meadows said to his
daughter:
This is Mr. Fred Winters, instead
of Bob Anderson. His father gave him
the ranch, but he wanted to be cow
boy for awhile and get line on the
work. He didn't skip. you see, but
went to Denver on business"
Mr.. Winters is still ranching, but
there is no longer a Cally Meadows.
She had to drop her last name and
has taken his.
The Teazel.