Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-01

vancement-as, for instance,
the purchase Of Willie's watch. This
t1mepiece cost the trainer twenty-one
dollars. and he sold It to Speed for
double the amount. believing In the
luck Of even numbers. Nor did young
Speed allow his trainers efforts 10
cease here, for in every portable time
piece on the ranch he recognised q
menace, and not until Lawrence had
oornered the market and tho whole
collection was safely locked In his
trunk did he breathe easily. This r.
,Quired two days, during which the
yeung people at the ranch enjoyed
themselves thoroughly. They were
halycon days for the Yale man. for
Fresno WAS universally agreeable, and
seemed resigned to the fact that
Helen should prefer his rivals COM
pAny to his own.
A for Glass, he recounted tales Of
Aariedetta's capitulation to his en-
Dloyer, and wheezed merrily over tho
-elseomhture Of the Mexican girls for
1aer admirers.
shes . swell little DAME" he con-
1dsd to Speed one afternoon, - they
lounged luxuriously in the shade ut
their customary resting place. yes.
and I'm aces with her, too" They had
lsst out for their daily run, and were
NOW contesting for the seven-up su-
premacy Of the Catskill mountains. Al
ready Glass had been declared the I'M
disputed champion Of the Atlantic
coast, while Spe ID on the day previous
had wrested from him the champion
ship Of the Mississippi valley.
But Mariedetta 10 dark" said the
college man. a. he cut the cards. "She
10 almost . mulatto."
Nav! She's no dinge. Shes an
Aztec. an them Aztec's IL swell peo-
pie. Say. she can play 4 guitar like .
barber!"
Miss Blake told me she was in love
with Carara."
Glass grunted contemporary. I've
got It on that insurrecto four ways.
Why. I'm learning to talk Spanish my
self. II he gets lossy. I'll cross one
over his bow" The trainer made ,
vicious jab 1t an imaginary Mexican.
He amt got good wallop in him.
II thought cowboys was tough guys"
continued Glass, but it's . mistake.
That little Willie, for instance. 10 =
lamb. He packs that Mauser for pro-
lection. He's afraid some farmer will
walk up and poke his eye out with =
corn-cob. One copper with = night
stick could stampede the whole out
1T But they're all right, at that"
he acknowledged, magnanimously.
They're q nice bunch of fellers when
you know how to take EN-"
"The nies are awful today" Speed
complained. "They bite my legs"
TN bring out bath robe tomor-
row, and we'll hide 1t in the bushes.
wish there was some place to keep
this beer cool" Glass shifted some
bottles to . point where the sunlight
did not strike them.
I'm getting tired Of training. Lar
~" acknowledged the young man,
with . yawn. 1T takes 20 much time"
Glass shook his head in sympathy.
Seems like we'd ought to hear from
Covington." said he.
H0O on Ms way, no doubt. Isn't IL
time 70 60 back to the ranchf"
Glass consulted his watch. mo, We
amt done but three miles. Here goes
for the rubber"
It was Berkeley Fresno who retreat
ed cautiously from the shelter OF .
thicket hundred yards up the arroyo
and started briskly homeward, con-
graduating himself upon the impulse
that had decided him to follow the
Training partners upon their daily rou-
tine. He made directly for the corral.
(which l don't consider there's no
consideration comm to him what
ever" said Willie that evening. He
amt acted on the level"
Nov, see here" objected Slower.
- may be Just what he claims he 10.