Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-07-11

ana tell ner We hoped she enjoyed 1t "
"That sounds easy. You going to
let Squibs In on this" asked Phillips
"Nix on Squibsl Let him look out
for himself" retorted Pink cruelty. for
there was a hot rivalry among the
cowboys, for the love of the pretty
schoolteacher at Three Forks. Daisy
Paige was her name, and her admirers
unanimously agreed that her first
name was most appropriate.
When Bob Clyde came up from Ari-
ona to act as foreman on the Big @
ranch the boys Immediately dubbed
him "Squibs'' because he was in dispo-
sition entirely opposite to the sharp.
explosive character the word indicated
Slow of speech and action, he was res
olute in carrying out his plans and
would brook no INSTRUMENTATION from
his interiors. That he was kind of
heart and fair and square In every way
the cowboys knew, but they resented
with childish vanity the obvious fact
that Miss Paige had overlooked their
mor spectacular attractions and seem
ed to prefer the quiet. good looking
foreman.
Under these circumstances Pink Deer
ing felt entirely justified In not confid.
ing his plans to Squibs. as he good ma
turedly permitted them to call him.
after we turn these critters over
to Fathers and his chaps we can tear
over to the Forks and buy up all the
fireworks that are At to burn" sug-
gested Mathews. and the others agreed
to this plan.
At twilight the next day the four
cowboys rode over to the Clark ranch.
Each one carried a big bundle tied
behind his saddle. and other long pack
ages were carried In their arms.
II reckon this will be about right
said Pink as he halted his horse some
300 yards from the house.
Their stopping place was inthe MID
die of a level pasture that Clark used
for his pet horses. The animals were
either all In use or had been stabbed
and there was nothing in the pasture
save the group Of cowboys and the
ponies they had picketed outside the
barbed wire fence where they had en-.
tered.
II reckon that's the schoolma'am's
window" commented Mathews, point
ing toward a lighted window In the
dark bulk of the house.
'That's how I calculate. l bribed
the Clark kid to tell me, so l amt TAX
ing any chances on giving a free en-
tertainment for anybody but Miss
Paige"
Suppose squibs is there making a
call2"
Pink laughed heartlessly. "Squibs
had a urgent message to come at once
to the west side of Cold creek, where
one of our horses had broke a leg. So
he went pounding of just before we
did"
'What horse was 1T" asked Phil
lips innocently.
at happened long before you ever
came to the Big O." retorted Pink
"The note never said when 1t hap
pened."
His companions roared with delight
ove the joke he had put up on the
unsuspecting Squibs.
"It's ten miles over to Cold Greek.
chuckled Pink.
"And it's ten miles back" added
Ferd.
miss Paige will be all compliment.
ed by the time he gets back"
tits kind of a blazing serenade, ehT'
"Sure thing. Where's those roman
candles?"
Moving quietly around the dim pas
ture, the four c~elebrators made their
preparations for the display. The first
bomb that would o to Miss
Paige that something was going on
outside was to be fred at 8 o'clock,
and when everything vas in readiness
the four sat down and smoked unit
Pink Deering replaced his watch and
announced that the hour had come.
The light still shone in the upper
window that little Sam Clark had an
nounced was the teachers.
After the screaming hiss of the first
bomb had ended in a shattering ex
plosion of sound the light In that win
dow went out. and the celebrators
were jubIlant over the success Of their
plans.
"She's got her blue eyes glued on this
here exhibition. all right" chuckled
Pink Deering as he touched of the
first ~skyvocket.
"Swish-h-h-hr it went up and broke
into a shower Of balls that burst into
many colored flowers.
"Whoop-eer' yelled the cowboys ex
citedly.
1t was a gorgeous celebration. Pin
wheels sizzled and whirled in DAZZLING
confusion of FIRE; bombs exploded oc
~casionally just to let Miss Paige know