Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04


). and tell her we hoped she enjoyed it. %
THAT sounds easy. You going to
: let Squibs in on this?" asked Phillips.
! NIX on Squibs! Let him look out
e for himself" retorted Pink cruelty. for
] there was a hot rivalry among the
? cowboys for the love of the pretty
E schoolteacher at Three Forks. Daisy
Paige was her name, and her admirers
T. unanimously agreed that her first
name was most appropriate
, When Bob Clyde came up from Ari-
zona to act as foreman on the Big @
ranch the boys Immediately dubbed
him "Squibs" because be 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 insubordination 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
more spectacular attractions and seem
ed to prefer the quiet, good looking
foreman.
Under these circumstances Pink Deer
ing felt entirely justified in not confd-
ing his plans to Squibs, as be 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 fit 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.
Il reckon this viii be about right"
said Pink as he halted his horse some
300 yards from the house.
Their stopping place was in the mid
die Of a level pasture that Clark used
for his pet horses. The animals We're
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
Il reckon that's the schoolma'am's {
window" commented Mathews, point
ing toward a lighted window in the
dark bulk Of the house. J
That's how | calculate bribed /
the Clark kid TO tell me, so I amt tax o
ing any chances on giving a free en- d
tertainment for anybody but Miss {
Paige"
Suppose squibs is there making a e
caH?" Il
Pink laughed heartlessly. "SQuibs !,
had a urgent message to come at once d
to the west side Of Cold creek, where Il
one Of cur horses had broke a leg. So Ii
he went pounding OF just before we a
did"
What horse was it7" asked Phil v
lips innocently. b
1T happened long before you ever
came to the Big O." retorted Pink
The note never said when it hap
pened."
His companions roared with delight
)ver the joke he had put up on the
Squibs.
ITS ten miles over to Cold Creek
,huckled Pink
"And it's ten miles back" added
Terd.
Miss Paige will be all compliment
d by the time he gets back"
TITS kind Of a blazing serenade, ehr'
"Sure thing. Where's those roman
andles%
Moving quietly around the dim pas
ure, the four celebrators made their
for the display The 6rst
omb that would announce to Miss
'aige that something was going on
utside was to be fred at O'Clock,
nd when everything was in readiness
be four sat down and smoked until
ink Deering replaced his watch and
that the hour had come.
The light still shone in the upper
'indow that little Sam Clark had an
ounced was the teachers.
After the screaming hiss Of the first 4
omb had ended in a shattering ex-
losion of sound the light in that win
Ow went out, and the celebrators
ere jubiiant over the success Of their
lans.
"She's got her blue eyes glued on this tw
ere exhibition, all right" chuckled an
ink Deerlng as he touched on the ca,
rst skyrOcket cir
'Swish-h-h-hi' It went up and broke eel
ito a shower Of balls that burst into e
any colored flowers the
''Whoop-ee" yelled the cowboys ex one
tedly. ty
It was a gorgeous celebration Pin PiT
heels sizzled and whirled in dazzling il"
infusion Of FIRE; bombs exploded oc tina
Just to let Miss Paige know Fel
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