Evening star., 1912-09-08
BY IDA SPEED

fun for the boys but, Dago Hale and me always ben'
head and for the ladies, he opned that candy
stew just the caper and held out for icecream
supper and biley same bein dance YOU d say back
East). Dago lowed his suggestion seasonable,
1t be1n too early IN the year for lcecream; but pointed
out that the candy would git cool enough to pull
Then the feers settn around Strong Brothers Gen
eral Store and Ranch Supply House said we'd shore
have to match for it if it pended the weather. it
bein' of them days in West Texas when we have
summer and winter wind that it depends which
side OF the house you to whether you hot
cold.
So Dago and me dig up nickel apiece, and l win.
The next thing to consult my wife, Mrs. Pete
Conners, and also them three young society ladies
to the exact date seen that they would have bake
the cakes and make the cecream But sorter count
ed up and found that six bits apiece would defray all
expenses includin Dick Roper playn' the fiddle
which Dick is awful high priced that away, cause he
says if he back East he'd blong to the union, and
play, and if he strikes in the first round
1t was decided we'd send up to Headwater for the
ice and down to Sweet Springs for the vaniller it ben
nearer.
Did you ever notice how these towns out in West
Texas has the of the missin article? 1t bein
dry out this way that death by drownin' would be
welcome end, burgs for lakes and springs
and and try to etice them Back East feers into
the net with prosperous-soundin' handles, such
Grassland Sunny Meadow, and the like.
They haven't been out here of these ranches
long, though, before they think the sweetest sound
earth the pater of randrops the roof the pretes
sight railroad train, the best smell a banana on a
fruitstand and the most appetizn taste vaniler ice
AS for the touch, to finish out the five senses,
reckon feler don't have to journey this far West
his vote for the touch of womans hand but it's
human nacher to appreciate article accordin to its
skeersity.
So it seemed anyhow the five senses of one Looz-
Deess who had come out from said Looziana about
year previous and had been wintern' on the Double
Cross Ranch, which outfit roundin up one of the
companys pastures adJonin' the Square Deal town
section when the biley off. Their chuck wagon
bein drawed up at the town wells of the whole
outfit attends the dance and contributes their share of
the grapes too, thereby reducn portions to four
bits each, same bein highly appreciated.
Frosty Moore is cookin' for EN-, and Little Dog is
along too him bein' the star boarder at the Double
Cross, you might say
W Frosty at the time seemin to be in the lead with
the tickle Trxe this here Little Dog decides It's the
ment for action. Him and Loozana is always worsin'
together and he's done old Loozy few good turns in
sructin him what to do when horse swallers his head,
and standin by him loyal when he's the rankest kind
of tenderfoot So he calls him aside the day before
the biley while they're the trail between the Double
Cross Ranch and Square Deal.
"Loozy,' he says, "its time to show you're my
friend if you Now, I'm in love- And he stops
let that sink in.
@Do you want to leg for you?" replies Loozy. al
amt the girl yet
"I want your gallant Creole ancestry and your brave
DARN to to my aid says Little Dog "If l can
git nd of my rival, I'm It,"
"Its easier for to believe it than for you prove
Then Little Dog unfolds his plan how Frosty is
timd feer and easy skeered. He tells Loozy to fix
up tale to Frosty about how old man Murphy, who
the pasture they'll git to that night has forbid any
campin' in it, and how they're liable have trouble if
they dsobey his orders him bein fiery old cuss: Then
of they go to Murphys three wells and camp
and when it gifts good and dark and all bed him
and Loozy who will stand the first guard, will git to
shootin havin told the others about the fun and he
predicts FrostyT be skeered he'll far and be
too ashamed to show up at the biey the next night.
Well, Loozy carries out his part and loads Frosty
good and proper, and him ben' such handsome,
SOft-e
that night when Little Dog starts the sham battle by
shootn the first shot shore enough Frosty hot