The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-19

everything was ready for winter
and got my horse and started
for Greer County"
And glad we are" cried Bill
Atkins. Il hope you can stay
long time"
That depens La
homa Is well, 1 suppose?"
The picture of health-when
she left," Brick declared admir-
ingly, land the prettiest little gal
this side of the angels"
'LahOma's not here?" Wilfred
asked anxiously.
Not now, nor for some time"
answered Brick.
I reckon, Wilfred," interposed
Bill. you just travelled here to
take a look at the country where
you used to herd cattle?"
That wasn't my reason.
Principally, l wanted to see La
homa; and incidentally. my
brother"
Your brother? He amt in
these parts. is he?"
No." ruefully, but | expected
him to be. When l left home to
turn cow-puncher, l didn't tell
anybody where I'D gone; but just
before l left for Oklahoma to turn
farmer, l wrote to my brother.
And about a menth ago, seeing
things clearing up before me, L
asked him to meet me here at
Tent City. He came on, and was
here several weeks with a party
of sightseers from Chicago; but
he left with them about a week
ago"
Wilcox sat suddenly erect.
Couldn't have been that Sellimer
crowd. l reckon, from Chicago?"
"Yes-Mrs. Sellimer and her
daughter, and some of their
friends"
Wilcox whistled loudly. "And
that up-and-down looking chap
in the gold nose-glasses was your
brother?"
Never thought of that" Bill
exclaimed, although he had your |
name-he looked so different"
Wilfred laughed. We're so
different that we parted without
saying good-by. And as to An
mabel Sellimer-she il the girl
whose letters l was carrying about |
with me when l first saw you.
Has Lahoma made their ac-
quaintance, them"
ut looks like II, don't it,"
What looks like it?" Wilfred |
asked with sudden sharpness.
why her going off with 'em
to spend the winter in high life.
But l thought But |
| came here to see Lahoma,"
cried Wilfred unable to conceal |
his disappointment. 81 thought |
as l came up the road that I saw
her half opening the cabin door"
THAT was Red Feather taking |
a peep at you," said Bill. Hes
the Indian that brought Lahoma
to Wilcox, as a child. He comes,
about once a year, to see us. Yes,
she's gone East-to Chicago"
Son." said Wilcox, putting
steadily at his pipe, why did you
want to see Lahomaf"
Wilfred turned to him with a
frank smile. "Briek-it's just
awful! l never thought of this
cove without Lahoma in it. Il
How did she get acquainted with
Annabel-and with my brother?"
1T came about, son. L see at
once that the bunch OF 'em was
from the big world. l come home
and told Bill, "Them's the people
to tow Lahoma out into life,' says
I. So they invited her to spend
the winter with them, the Selli-
mers did, and show her city do
ings."
"Yes-but how did 1t come
about"
Nothing more natural. III
goes over to their tent and I tells
them the good points of these
mountains, and gets 'em to come
on a sort of picnic to explore.
Miss Sellimer, she gets separ-
ated from the rest, and I shows
nobody couldn't find her, and I |
shows her what a good joke IL
would be to pretend to be lost.
So leaves her there to go to tell |
her crowd she dares 'em to find |
her. Are you listening?"
"Of course"
well, while she was setting
there waiting to be searched for,
of a sudden a great big Indian |
in a blanket and feathers and red |
paint jumps down beside her and |
grabs her; and about as quick as
she knew anything. she was
gagged and bound and being bore |
along through the air.
Now there is a erevice in the I
top of the mountain that nobody |
don't never explore, because it's
just a crack In the rock that amt |
TO be climbed out of without a
ladder. So the Injun carries her
there, and lets her down with a
rope that Il seems he must of had
handy somewheres."
Wilfred stared at Wilcox in
complete bewilderment. Wilcox
chuckied.
There was a terrible timei"
remarked Bill.
Dark was a-coming on before
the party got plumb scared,
Wilcox continued. but they
cOmbed that mountain looking