Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-02-20
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THAT is long enough. Roberta"
Mrs. Keap spoke with honest en-
barrassment. 'Listenl Don't you see
what a situation this is? If Jean and
Helen should ever discover"
Jean planned 1t all; even this"
Mrs. Keap stared at him in Mortified
silence.
you do love me, Roberta?" Chaplin
undertook to remove the girls hands
from her face, when a slight cough in
the hall behind caused him to turn
suddenly In time to see Berkeley Fres-
no passing the open door.
"Therel You seel" Mrs. Heaps face
was tragic. you seei" She turned
and fled, leaving the master of the
ranch in the middle of the floor, be-
wildered, but a 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.
81 happened to be passing" said he.
| You'll pardon mel"
This is the most thickly settled
spot In New Mexicol" Chaplin declared
with an artificial laugh, choking his
indignation.
Fresno slowly brought his round
body out from concealment.
81 came In to get match"
"Why don't you carry matches?"
Fresno pulled complacently upon his
pipe. This" he mused 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-runneri"
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 Flying
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
jibed at Willie's affectation of 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, where man
might exercise wide discretion in
the choice of personal adornment;
and as for them. they avowed unani
mously that the practice of packing q
Colts was one which met with their
most cordial appreciation. In time
Willies six-shooter had become &C
cepted as a part of the local scenery
and, like the scenery, no one thought
OF remarking upon 1t, least of all those
who best knew his lack of humor. He
had come to them out of the Nowhere
some four years previously, and while
he never spoke of himself, and dis
couraged Renaissance in others, II
, became known through those vague
uncharted channels by which news
travels on the frontier, that back In
the Texas Panhandle there was 9
limping marshal who felt regrets al
mention OF his name, and that farther
north we're other men who had a su
perstitious dread of understood COW
men with spectacles.
This here is a real foot-runner,
said Slower.
Exactly" agreed the other. where
is her"
Hell be here this afternoon. Mig
ger Mikes bringin' him over from the
railroad. He's a guest"
"Ohl"
"Yepl He's intercollegit champeer
Of Yale"
"Yale?" repeated the near-sighteC
man. Don't knows I ever beer
there. Much of a town."
81 amt never travelled east myself
but Miss Jean and the little yaller
haired girl say he's the fastest man II
the world I figgered we might ril
up something with the Contipede.
Still Bill winked sagely.
"See here, do you reckon he'd rum?
"Surel He's a friend of the boss
| And he'll run on the level too. HI
| can't be nothin' like Humpy."
IF he is, I'll git him" said the COW
| boy. "Oh. I'll git him sure. guest o
no guest But how about the phone
graph"
1.-The Centipede will put it up quicl
enough there amt no sentiment Il
= that outfit"
Then it sounds good"
AN 1t II work. Gallagher's anxiou
to trim US again Some folks can
l. stand prosperity"
, Willie spat unerringly at a grass
e hopper Lord" said he. "it's to-
II good It don't sound possible"
" We'll, it is. and our man will b
here this evenin' Watch out for Ms
ger Mike, and when he drives up let
4. give this party a welcome that
q warm his heart on the jump. There
, nothin' like a good impression.
/ "In be on the job" assured Willie