The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-05-22

fer err young Teller ter be ldlln' round
all day keepin' Their road hot that err
way, when ev'rybody else rounds pref
ty nigh drove ter death with Their
plantin'," johnson continued still with
disfavor.
But at this Mrs. Cooper whirled sud-
denly upon him.
well, reckon I know n man what
amt been pretty nigh drove ter death
not fer Their last two hours anyhow"
she said pointedly.
Here, however, Hedrick hastily in
terposed. turning the conversation into
safer channels, for long experience had
taught him to scent the battle from
afar.
Reckon Adrian kin erford ter do
some ~galervantin'," he said Practically,
with money in Their bank an that
house err his'n."
wonder is he thinkin' err gettin'
married?' johnson specialized, eager
to seize Oh anything which diverted
the conversation from himself.
"Wonder would he go buildin' er
nest eff he wa'n't?' Hedrick returned
sc%ornfully.
WELL, he certainly is err terrible
young %feller," johnson went on, with
a solemn shake of his head. II amt
never seer his beat ter fight. Der
yer recollect Their time him an Cape
had Their bresh?'
"Reckon I do" said Hedrick. adrian
was mad that time, sure 'nough. Rec
ollec' he said he'd take err string an
tie his right hand ter his lef' foot an
whip ther whole shee-bang."
"Reckon Adrian don't know what 1t
is ter be erfraid," johnson said specu-
latively.
Reckon he don't" the other assent
ed. "An' hits err mighty nice thing fer
yerself ter feel that erway, but hit
makes hit right hard for yer friends eff
they hev ter keep up with you"
"You all amt fair ter Adrian" Mrs.
Cooper broke in here abruptly, almost
angrily, and for a moment her real self
| seemed lifted out of her usual peevish
challenge. II reckon theirs one person
in this Draft that's powerful glad
Adrian Blair amt erfraid err nothin'
an that persons me-" she said. You
recollect tibet December ther creek was
up so high an Their come err freeze an
froze hit all erlong ther edges? Jest
erbout tibet time my baby was took
with Their pneumony. Their ford up
near us was ther highest III Their Draft,
all froze up at ther edges, an powerful
swift in ther middle. We hollered
acrost ter Grin Snyder's folks an got
some or them ter go down ter Linden
fer her doctor; but when be got up es
fer es our ford he couldn't sit his horse
ter 90 on ther ice ter come acrost.
cause thcr iced break es soon cs er
horse'd git err little piece u on hit.
An l jest thought my baby was err
goin' ter die with the doctor over there
acrost Their creek jest out er reach.
But bout thet time, when l was ready
ter give up, Adrian Blair, he come err
his, an when he heered what ther
trouble was he cut him er big withe
an rode tibet horse er his right out on
Their ice an broke er way clear SOS
Their doctors horse could follcr. An
! reckon there was mo- n one err US
thought hit was Adrian's las day when
we seed tibet big horse crplungin' an
rearin' round an tryin' ter break back
ter shore in all tibet ice an water, but
Adrian jest looked like he was ~cnjoyin'
hisself, an l amt eve forgot hit, an,
what's mo-. l say whoever Adrian
does marry'll git err man fer CIR bus.
band what kin look after her an not
jest err hog with err right nice sty."
She ended abruptly as she had begun,
and. shutting her lips into Il straight.