The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-09
tcoDyrighted 1911 by Harper $ Bros,

l she needs teachin'" He repudiated his original stand ga1lantly, seating himself upon unturned here few years an paste gospel into yore feller man in tn tracks Q tn oI Spanish Fathers. Thar's Z a osatsd s bor an s m of it; and common road fences by tn mile, some on lem without even patti medicine sign or flicker take it tho yu ain't above talkin b'tween whes ?o The girl served the meal in a silence that was like at his haf-jesting exploitation of the field Take look at the V. L. C.. now, he went on gbly. Thar go;n, ta destruction Hey He erined to bnse for the V, L. C. or V. L. L. C., the Valley Land and Lumber Company. was the strictest corporation for soil was absolute. and the with a whisky thirst must ride he was riding, for its relief. Eff yure f Warrant r tn super M eyes y heartv And he chuckled wickedy within at what the boys would do to him if they could hear his vicarious n Keep him this side of tn sierras; don't let him go traipsin off into tn dry lands was his final ready to start. when there was no longer an excuse to remain. the desertl. she muttered between dry lips sJerry says the Lord will look out for His own; but He never meant for people not to use their common mapped his road so in the first place"
 Why don't yus up an nsqut himf. asked the man. s o sass m o epl of paints and brushes finding his argument at last, Hndss s hs gusts h rgag we admitting hold, hadsvigorously enlarged upon his call and in tention to complete his Chicago-projeeted circuit hostess, Squvering away from him; and, choking back conpunctious curse, the rider piled the spur. His mind, however, chung to his adventure. pretty woman unattached is prone to hold a young mans fancy; and the Scripture artists suited address, tsEsR taken wi with that haunting t m seRess da of sion natural and satisfactory solution of the vantrav- elers' relationship that feeting glimpse of two curtained hunks placed sleepngcar fashion against the converted wafe-kitchen,s forward bukhead, had gone far to reinforce.
 eOh damn!' he growled in bitter self-disgust. "Wimmen always are for stickin to their men folks Regardless But it aint right fur parrot-pied of Rsste Q parehment to go dIaggin gin s tender slip like an maybe starvin. He aint no human man to do it. by thunder! He snathin but picay,un9e dried-up fanity continued to disgrace his quick passage as each succeeding green curve offered freshly wrought % saesn T tts also new, but done in a modest black and white sharply at variance with the fiery medium employed to drive home those chosen, barbed excerpts from Sam Watson, store and tavern keeper at "Wat- sons," received his infrequent customer with cor diality, and cut at once into the current of his thoughts Run acrost anything startling your way down, Jake? The darndest outfit I ever see headed through here up the canon this morning g You might "a knocked me down with feather when glimpsed what the main guy was att And upon
 
 had received shock the Bonface proceeded to ex- patiate pe in evident bitterness of spirit.
 That Piute in the parti-coored pants-yor couldn't help pumping him son1ewheres along the line-come in here to stock up on small groceries and struck trade out the bill in kind. Nothing so bad about that I've dealt with such gentry be fore, But he is freak! Shied like half-broke mule at a whisky ad: for the Milltown boys-3lowed he was some kind of missionary, and his business was Saving souls alive not pointing 'em to destruc- tion. or some such rot Paid me in hard, cold cash : and hoped my money'd perish with me- an went oui an painted Wine is mocker, strong drink is raging right over against my doorstep. You bet I spoiled violently at pile of red-spotched kindings behind the stove. But must say admire his cheek Said he was going to hold church up along youl sawmlls to-morrow T just wish I had time to ride interfere with feer-beings job. A couple of words in the right place would raise such rumpus at hi speaking he couldn't hear himself think"
 a devil of mischief dawned in his bold blue eyes "Im going back tonight. And owe him sass or my own account Yu might rent for a substi tured me like school kid. And was that s'prisec I up an took it without murmur" Instinct sup pressed all mention of the girl to this publican bu a vague notion of revenging her tremors foated il the Background of his imagination By the time h, had stimulated his fervor with second section O liquid fire, both her grievances and his own had as sumed livelier proportions, and he was ripe for any kind of rough-house the innkeeper might approve.
 That worthy's affronted visage was growing sar donic grin. = By all that's sainty. Jake, I'll do itw he vocife rated as the propositions full value struck him. q you'll get together raft and give the ol goat. regular rouser I'll up wipe off your slate for tn last two months" And they had another drink tt bind the bargain.
 It was by no means Polhemus's intention to. "hl up" this time. Tn line for authority himself he ap preciated the superintendents preJudices while h secuted an open paternalism. And, having replen ished his private stock he got return start prompt