Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-07
Two Make a
Quarrel
..-
1t Just ESCAPED a Serious
Ending
By OoRoTHEA HALE

Two Of the boys from the Lone But
ranch were herding a bunch Of cattle
among the Bow Hills. which were moi
realty hills ut ali. but bits " the pras
ne lifted into little mounds Of heritage
Gahriei and Theron Crane had not spo
ken for three weeks. The reason fol
their sudden change from warm friend
liness 10 bitter enmity was mystery
to their comrades and matter for re
great for the entire outfit
Now they rude few hundred yards
apart. silent mciinrn and moody Il
was not for them with hatred In then
hearts to rejoice In the sweetness Of
the spring morning or to feel the pulse
Of the new season beating strong with
ia them
very little matter precipltated ths
smoldering passions that lay beneath
the calm exterior Of their sun Drowned
faces Gabriel in passing his comrade
who WIS smoking one Of his cverlsst
ing cigarettes felt the stinging burn Of
a fyiHs ash Against his cheek Invot
UNFAIRLY ITS baud sought his bip peck
ct. but ,'sane had already drawn and
was lm.sing coolIy At him from behind
his heavy wcupon
"W-e-l-l.~ drwird Crane after liltlt
startled pause. did you reckon yot
could do for me this wnyy"
''You know better ihan that yol
needn't chuck yonr sparks in my face.
retorted Gabriel furinusiy.
Crane smiled with q puzzled look be
hind his honest eyes Whats eaiins
you. t;abes~ he demanded after littl'
pause
What's eating you. You mean. Yol
been looking for trouble this here thre,
weeks. hpurd aI about what yol
said down to the canyon" t;abrie
still saf half turned on his saddle. on,
hand on bis hip
Looking for trou5le.'' repeated
Crane incredulouslg "Why. beei
trying to keep onter trouble with you
| reckoned you'd lay for me some
Lay for your roared Gabriel u
amt that kind When | have bone t,
pick | amt a-going around throwing
cigarette ashes in anybody's face. II
you got anything against me I'll meet
you down to Satan's gulch and we'll
fight it ont
There won't but one 60 home again.
said Crane angrily.
"Sure.
when will you be therey"
Tomorrow morning at half past A.
Without another word they sep
arated
There was certain air Of grim de-
termination in Gnhriers manner that
night which caused Harry Barry and
Tim Lewis to exchange uneasy glances
and later to meet at the gate OF the
corral Harry Barry was the first to
break the silence.
~Gabriel's cleaning his gun" he re-
marked with assumed lightness.
SOS Crane said Tim significantly
What do you think they're going to
do?" asked Harry uneasily.
Tim Lewis shook his head dubiously
NO telling
Nary eiless. They've never been the
same like brothers as they always was
since they came home from that dona
ton nee over TO the Forks church"
donation bee, / reckon your.
meaning the party they give the new
minister. where everybody took vic
tuals and then stayed to eat up what
they brought
Harry Barry nodded his handsom.
head. Il guess was some mixed N
with the quilting bee heard they wa,
giving to the widder who keeps houss
for the minister Whatever mad,
them two geezers get mad al eacl
other? They didn't have anything t.
drink except milk They paid some
notice to the Widder Padrose"
Tim Lewis shook his head dubiously
~And they was always the best Of
friends. monrned Harry Barry. Per
haps woman came, between EN-" be
added hopefully as one who had dis
covered IN elusive clew
.Don't blame everything on the win.
men,. chided Tim ..There isn't any
use MS guessing We better do what
We can n heIn keen ,em from mann
facturino siavas
"Yen moan n draw tho charges from
them gpus y ohsprved Harry Rarrv
eRnt somshov don,t lnow a. l,ts
the ioh of takiny carriers gpn awas
fron hin v,hila ba,s slaaning snuocan,
like Why. he'd go into the sieve