The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-15

TO 30 before return. You must not =,
II you 60. IL shall follow you" h
grasped her hand impulsively.
Obi" exclaimed the chaperon
This makes It sven more impossible.
Go! Col" She pushed him away. her
color surging. 60 to your old Eleven
x Ranch right away"
But mean It," he declared earn.
estly. Then. a. shc retreated farther:
ITS no use, l shAn't 60 now until"
You have known me less than a
week."
That Il long enough. Roberta"
Mrs. Keap spoke with honest EN-.
barrassment. "Listen Don't you see
what situation this Isl II Jean and
Helen should ever discover"
Jean planned Il all; even this"
Mrs. Keap stared 1t him in horrifled
silence.
You do love me, Roberta" Chaplin
undertook to romovs the girls hands
from her face. when = slight cough in
the hall behind caused him to turn
suddenly In time to see Berkeley FIRES.
no passing the open door.
"Therel You see!" Mrs. Keap's face
was tragic. you sesl~ She turned
and fed. leaving the master of the
ranch in the middle Of the floor. be
wildered, but = bit inclined to be
happy. A moment later the plump
face Of Berkeley Fresno appeared eau.
tiously around the door-jamb. He
coughed again gravely.
i happened to be passing" said he.
You'll pardon met"
This is the most thickly settled
spot in New Mexico!" Chaplin declared
with an artificial laugh, choking his
Indignation.
Fresno slowly brought his round
body out from concealment.
I came in to get a match"
why don't you carry matches?"
Fresno pulled complacently upon his
pipe. "This.r he unused, as his host
departed eliminates the chaperon,
and that helps some"
still Bill Slower lost no time in
breaking the news to the boys.
There's something comm on" he
advised Willie. We've got another
foot-runner!"
II he had hoped for an outburst OF
rapture on the part OF the little gun
man he was disappointed, for Willie
shifted his holster. smiled evilly
through his glasses. and inquired, with
ominous restraint:
Where is he?"
Being the one man on the FIyins
Heart who had occasion. to wear a
gun. Willie seldom smiled from a
sense OF humor. Here it may be said
that, deceived at first by his scholarly
appearance, his fellow-laborers had
1ibed at Willie's affectation Of 4 swing
ing holster. but the custom had Ian
guished abruptly. When 1t became
known who he was, the other ranch.
hands had volubly declared that this
was free country, whore man
might exercise a wide discretion in
the choice Of personal adornment;
and as for them, they avowed unani-
mously that the practice of packing
Colts was one which met with their
most cordial appreciation. In time
WiIi1e's six-shooter had become ac-
cepted as part of the local scenery.
and, hike the scenery, no one thought
Of remarking upon it. least of all those
who best knew his lack of humor. He
lad come to them out of the Nowhere.
'ome four years previously, and while
1e never spoke of himself, and dis
outraged "Reminiscences In others. 1t
became known through those vague
lncharted channels by which news
rayels on the frontier, that back in
he Texas Panhandle there was
imping marshal who felt regrets at
mention OF his name, and that farther
forth were other men who had a su-
dread of understood cow
men with spectacles.
This here is real foot-runner,"
aid Slower
Exactly" agreed the other. where
8 he?"
He'll be here this afternoon. Mig
er Mikes bringin' him over from the
abroad. He's guest"
"Yepl He's intercollegit champeen
Yale"
"Yalef" repeated the near-sighted
ian. Don't knows I ever been
here. Much of town."
Il amt never travelled east myself,
ut Miss Jean and the little yaller-
aired girl say he's the fastest man in
he world. figgered we might rib
p something with the Contipede."
till Bill winked sagely.
See here, do you reckon he'd rum"
"Surel He's friend of the boss.
nd he'll run on the level too. He
ant be nothin' like Humpy."
III he Is. III git him." said the COW
oy. "Oh. I'll git him sure, guest or
D guest. But how about the phono-
raph?"
The Centipede will put It up quick
lough; there amt no sentiment In
lat outfit"
Then 1t sounds good"
An It II work Gallagher's anxious
trim us again. Some folks can't
and prosperity"
Willie spat unerringly at a grass
upper. Lord" said he, "it's too
BOD! 1t don't sound possible"
We'll, 1t Is. and our man will be
IRE this evenin'. Watch out for Mig
II Mike, and when he drives up let's
We this party welcome that III
arm his heart on the Jump. There's
thin like a good impression"
III be on the job" assured Willie.