New Ulm review., 1913-04-02

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wildered. but . bit inclined to b.
happy. A moment later the plump
face OF Berkeley Fresno appeared can
tiously around the door.jamb. He
coughed again, srayely.
Il happened to be passing" said he
you'll pardon me7"
This 10 the most thickly settled
spot In New Mexic0!" Chaplin declared
with IN artificial laugh, choking his
indignation.
Fresno slowly brought his round
body out from concealment
Il came In to get match"
why don't you carry matches!"
Fresno pu6ed complacently upon his
pipe. "This." he mused, - his host
departed, eliminates the. chaperoa.
and that helps some"
4s - .
still Bin Slower lost no hms In
breaking the news to the .boys.
There's something comm Of" he
advised Willie. We've got another
foot.runner!"
II hs had hoped for an outburst Of
rapture on the part Of the little gun
man he vas disappointed, for Willie
shifted his holster, smiled evilly
through his glasses, and inquired, With
ominous restraint:
where 10 he7"
Being the one man on the Flying
Heart who had occasion to wear .
gun. Willie seldom smiled from =
sense Of humor. Here it may be said
that, deceived at first by. his scholarly
appearance, his fellow-laborers had
jibed at Willie's affectation of q swing
ing holster, but the custom had Ian
guished abruptly. When it became
known who he was, the other ranch
hands had volubly declared that this
was free country, where q man
might exercise wide discretion in
the choice Of personal adornment;
and az for them, they avowed unani-
mously that the practice of packing a
Colts was one which met with their
most cordial appreciation. In time
Willie's six-shooter had become &C
cepted as part Of the local scenery.
and. like the scenery, no one thought
Of remarking upon it, least of all those
who best knew his lack Of humor. He
had come to them out Of The. Nowhere,
some four years previously. and while
he never spoke of himself. and dis
"reminiscences In others, It
became known through those vague
channels by which news
travels on the frontier, that back in
the Texas Panhandle there was .
limping marshal who felt regrets At
Of his name, and that farther
north were other men who had On.
dread Fof undersized cow
men with spectacles.
This here 10 . real foot.runner,"
Daid Slower.
Exactly" agreed the other. where
q ,he?" "a
Hell. be here thas Afternoon. MI. |
ger Mikes brinsin' him over from the |
'ailroad. He's guest"
"oh!" $h ls@
Yep! He's intercollesit champeen
Il Yale" r ..s
'Yale?" repeated the near-sishted
nan. Don't knows ever been
here. Much Of q town."
Il amt never Travelled east myself,
,ut Miss Jean and the little yaller-
laired girl say he's the fastest man in
he world. hggered we might rib
lp something with the Contipede.
It'll Bill winked sagely.
"See here. do you reckon he'd rum"
"Sure! He's \ friend Of the boss.
md he'll run on the level too. He
ant be nothin' like Humpy."
III he is, III git him." said the cow
10Y. "Oh. III git him sure, guest or
% guest But how about the phono.
raph?" ,@
! . The Centfpede win out It up auict
there Amt no sentiment In
hat outfit"
Then 1t sounds good"
AN 1t II work -Gallagher's anxiou.
o,strim uss again. Some folks can't
tand prosperity II
Willie spat unerrinsly at 4 grass.
opper. 'Iord!" said he, "its too
ood! 1t DON'T sound possible"
well. 1t is, and our man will be
ere this evenib' Watch out for Mig.
er Mike. and when he drives up let's
i've this party q welcome that II ]
arm his heart on the Jump There's
othin' like good Impression" "
I'll be on the job" assured Willie II
But state right here and now, II we '
0 get race there amt a.goin' to be q
o chance Of our losin' for second q
me-" q
And Slower went on his way to ''
bread the tidings.
,
1t was growing dark when the rat F
9 Of wheels outside the ranch.house
'ought the occupants to the porch In