The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-07-03

last night II didn't put the crusheRl
on Mr.. Feliz Luna and Manuel deli
Rey! Wow! sure wished you were
there to see me do It!
This Felix Luna Ia the son of ami
| old sugar planter down in the hot ooun-
try somewhere. He got run out byl
the revoltosos and now he's up here
trying to make winning with Gracial
Aragon-uniting two noble families.
and all that junk. Well, sir, of all the
conceited, swelled-up little squirts YOU
ever saw in your life he's the limit,
and yet the old man kind Of favors
him. !.
But this Manuel del Rey is the cap
tain of the rurales around here and q
genuine Mexican fire-eater-all buck
skin and fierce mustachios, and smells
like chilli peppers and garlic-and the
two Of EN- were having 1t back and
forth as to who got the next dance,
with Gracia.
WELL you know how 1t Is at Next
can dance-everybody is supposed to-
be introduced to everybody else-and
when saw those two young turkey
cocks talking with their hands and
eyebrows and everybody else backing
off, stepped in close and looked at
the girl.
And she's some girl, too, believe
me! The biggest brown eyes you ever
saw in your life, complexion like
cream, and hair-well, there never
was such hair! She was tanning her.
self real slow, and in the language Of
the fan that means: This don't inter
est me bit!' So, just to show her \
was wise. pulled out my handker.
chief and dropped 1t on the floor, and
when she saw me she stopped and be-
gan to count the ribs in her fan. That
was my cue-it meant she wanted to-
speak with me-so / stepped up and
said:
Excuse me, senorita, but while
the gentlemen falkland If the senoray
your mother, will permit-perhaps we
can enjoy dancer
And say, Bud, you should have seem
the way she rose to it. The girl is a
sport, believe me, and the idea of those
two novios chewing the rag while she
sat out the dance didn't appeal to her
at all. So she gave me her hand and
away we went, with all the old ladies'
talking behind their fans and Manuel
del Rey blowing up like a volcano in
bunch Of carambas or worse. Gee,
it was great, and she could dance like
queen.
But here's the interesting part of
it-what do you think she asked me,
after we'd had our little laugh? Well,
you don't need to get so grouchy about
it-she asked about you'll"
"Aw!"
eyes, she did! So you see what you
get for throwing her down.!
What did she ask"
well, she asked"-here he stopped
and laughed-"s asked IL you were a
cowboy!"
mol" cried Bud, pleased in spite of
HIMSELF what does she know about
cowboys?"
"Oh, she's wise!" declared Phil;
shes been to school twice in Los
angeles and seen the wild west show.
Yes, sir, she's just like an American
girl and speaks English perfectly. She
told me she didn't like the Mexican
men-they were too stuck on them
selves-and say, Bud, when I told her
you were genuine Texas cowboy,
what do you think she said?"
"W'y, I don't know" answered Bud
smiling broadly in anticipation; what
did she say?"
"She said she'd like to know you'll"
"She did not!" came back Bud with
sudden spirit.
Then he laughed the thought away,
a great burden seemed to be lifted
from his heart, and he found himself
happy again.
To be continued