Marble Hill press., 1914-08-13


give tho whole snap awayi-
NO you're a good boy when you'rs
asleep, Phil" responded bud. but
when you &c, about half shot its dif
ferent. Come on. now--T1i guilt II you
viii. That's fair. Amt III"
What No little toots around
town. No sercnad,ng the scnoritAs and
gfvinx the ruralcs the hotfcot' Well,
what's the use OF living. Tsud. II you
can't have . littis run! Drinking don't
make any difference. ~ hong ~ vs
stick together. WHAT'S the use Of
swearing of'-going on rvcord In a.
vance, We may ind sorne fellow that
We can't work any other way-vs NAY
have TO 80 on q drunk with him !n Or
der to get his goat But vii yea
stick That's the po.nti-
bud glanced a; hina and eruntnA. and
for loag time he rode co IN s,ienc~
Before them lay . roliins PLATA. dip
ping BY broad guichcs and dwtndllna
ridges to the lower levels OF Old Msa.
leo, and on tho skyline, lhta and hlaA
stood The kaitaa.ks edges OF ths For.
tanas miles away
with aescrtsraiaed eyes hs noted
the landmarks. San JaaA rnountass 10
the Tsga,, Old N,ssnrhsAa TO the lsst
ard the .eathercdse Of mountains sas
selow, and a. DO loaked sa s,nrwd II
away In bis usins In case be shoald
casss back On tho ran souse Night
IL was rot tnrchoelEg. bu, the
srainiuE Of his aiaa. 10 cote the lag cs
the gruaad. and Ae plaancS. tuss wher~
he wu4la ride to asep aaaer cover II
be ever made dash .cs tho iiaa isas
all the time sis yArdasr was s&ihsax es
trtoeeshtp and q. the nrce@s.ty OF issst
sticking sesesker
m tell yuas Isss." he sasd Al last.
hIs Yc.ce ,rcsa haiaT With seas.mess
"shetAsr we pta 81 lcse, wes hare
a sangia rxGres ss aoas "a aaow wsvs
seea true 10 cna sEctas- Yea gsay
fnow Texas at: ArsaoaA fsrs. eas
kaow Old &eaisvo. The lazi O. sssRaEa
and esoken premises. knsw the oo1s-
try, EfVa and The climste~-Assa sAs
~oIsH'
They play the 6cwsl wssS the beet
Of as. fsad. sassse CARA eYra senasssass
aAfs waAi rsakna all san isv~ha@
ao~a hsre eeiwe~a ssaaE aaS ErAaA. s's
these ~oasaa ase tAs.r wAys Te~y'rs
aos sasssaaa Ia wsa . saans hsAys--~
they .aas ktn to kiil sozaAosY 10
sAow that he really aovss sssa ny
love they're e schis lcs. and nushsax
risases EN- zaorw tAaa sesttas ss&a
against tssAn. ors rasanss axaiass ~
oshes.~
We never bad Aay truxs,s yes.~ cs
served Raa seaseassnuaty,
No, but ws're aseiy to- protested
lc fAaeay. These indian wcs@an as
tn the stusr@s wouians turn Aayhctys
head. bet we're sutnx down into tbs
bot eouatry nov. waase tho Etsis are
pretty. tara. tara ard we iAIk sArvaxh
tho wsEdows at n,fnigat~
Well. II yvar Gu, cot The aouss.-
said Hooker shortly. -yoa can have
'efa al. for all Of rne.-
sare, ,aAts ~aa, yoa say. but vai,
tsa you see shonl Oh. Ia Ia h---hs
aisscd hts angery ecxsaticAiiy-~~IIi -
glad TO see 'usa nyselt' nst listen.
Bud. heres the propoxstion. iSss taks
an oath right aew. while we'rs start
InE cut. that whatever ecmss up vel
always be true TO each other n one
N ~ 10 wounded. the other stays with
him: II he's ln nrteon. he gvts him oui:
Il he's killed. be avcnses hts
Say" broke In bud. sossiiag h,rn
rudeiy a. be reached into the saddle
bags. let mo carry that bottle Tor .
while
lie took tAg drink out OF u TO pre-.
rent De Lancey from getting II an and
showed II inside his ovcraiis.
~ail right. gardner ha continaed.
with q mockinG smilc. anything you
say. never use oaihs myself much.
but anything 20 obiige"
mo. bu, | mean IL Bud,- cried De
LAneey. Here's tho proposition nov.
Whatever happens. ve etay WITH each
,ther tiii this deal 10 nnished: on MI
,cratch cases We match money to zee
who's it: and II we tAngle over some
<iri the best man wins and the other 4
me stars away. We leave it TO the j
yiri which ono wins. VIII you shake
aands On that
"Dont need to- responded bud; 4
I'll do II anyway
We'll. shake on Il. theni- insisted i
De Lancey. holding out bis hand.
-oh. saliy'" burst out Bud. hanging
lie head In embarrassment, -whats /
he eEe Of getting mushyr-
But q moment later he leaned over
n his saddle and locked hands with Q /
Tiselike grip
ny old man told ne not to msks
70 such promisea.- he muttersa. -hut /