Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

them spooky grounds l never was much OF a hand to
be out alone in the dark, nohow 'Tain't bad out
my way, where you know there amt many folks apt
to be prowlin' round at night. But here.why
Great CATS there's folks comm and gOln at all hours
Then you remember about them gunner that was sent
the chair not long ago? Well I'd read lot about en-
got my head chock full of it. And talk about your des
perados! Why Panhandle Ike wouldn't have been in
with that kind, they say. So expect got to hnkin
what would happen if they, ever tackled me- and
Il see," says l. Then the showed up.
"But-but what's Maggie goin' to say when she
hears?' groans Henry. "You know that girl of mine,
says he, "has always looked up to her old Dad as
mighty brave It's the one thing could brag Of
When she only youngster, no matter what else she
heard folks say of me, they'd all admit there wa n
Drawer in Cayuse City than Hen Stdders She was
brought up to think that and nothins ever happened
since to make her believe dfferent-unt now.' And
Hen drops his head in his hands and swys back and FORTH
HE amt got it next forenoon, either when in
- duces him go into town with and wait at the
studio until Maggie Once twice he says he S
decided to make clean breast of the whole business;
but knew he wouldn't do that.
Just before noon hears someone trpp1n hasty down
the stairs from the floor above, and in floats Maggie
them big eyes of hers all sparklin'
Now brace up, stdders!' whispers Here she is
here? Hello, Mr.. McCabe!7
Hello yourself" says l. "How does the theatrical
game meg, co. ,, ..o .c.,, 10 .o,, ,,no,r
what's happened? Then listen! At rehearsal yesterday
that naughty beauty who's booked to play Irene Kelly
the telephone girl which is the latest character part in
the piece got huffy with the stage manager and quit
right in the middle of the first act And while the pro-
Queer and author and stage manager jawing
who to send for take her place stros up and asks
what's the matter with giving me try. They gave me
the laugh But it won't kill you to let me go through
this rehearsal will it? says |. You don't know the
lines though they says Don't |, JUST says l.
What had swiped stray script for and been studying
nights if it wa mt for chance like that! And, say,
ought know how telephone girl acts guess. Didn't
| handle a board for whole month once, in Denver?
Also it either take stop rehearsalS Maybe
didn't throw snap into that afternoons work too
Why, l had EN- standing around with their mouths
open And when it was all old Bloom says, You
viii please rebort my Office in the morning Alees
Stidders Did l? He had the contract all ready.
Seventy-ive week, and an advance of hundred and
fifty buy togs with! Dad, you phone out to
that Major of yours that he get someone else to
watch him nights
Hen he glances sheepish at me, and tips him the
couragin' wink.
ooh, I'll fix that all right" says l.
Good old Dad!' says Maggie, grabbin' him by the
shoulders. "Ain't it great, thought
"You bet!" says he. "But knew you'd land some
day, Maggie. You always did have lots of grit.
"Why shouldn't have grt?" says she. look who's
my Dad-the Fighting Sheriff of Cayuse City,
"Tha-thats SO, says Hen Stidders, swalowln hard
and brushin his coat sleeve of them pop
eyes that's started to leak. "That's SO, Maggie
And as they go out Hen has his chin up