The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-02-27

Der, I'll be right there to see that
he don't coax you to run off with
him. But | say, Al, maybe you've
come back to tell me that your Stom-
ach is too riled up to ride that horse
again"
NO" Al responded, Il came to tell
you that will ride him; | have learn
ed several things since that first day
in your camp"
Oh, you have, have you" said Mr..
Golman, You think you have learned
how to ride, guess"
Il have learned not to brag too
soon. | have learned that Irish wit
is as good as yankee cunning" Al
answered
"Qh," cried Mr.. German, 80 you
are Irish, are you? Well, Pat, you
would do better in Ireland carving
hod than in Idaho punching cows"
Perhaps you are right, Mr.. Col
man. Al said, But l would rather
be the son-in-law of an Idaho cattle
king than hod carrier to an Irish
monarch" "All right, Al, but beg
gars can't be choosers, you know"
Golman said with laugh. When do
you want to pull leather"
Let me see; this is Tuesday; l
will do the ride act Friday morning
That will give ample time to arrange
for the festivals you have promised
the boys" Al answered lightly as he
turned to Mary: Wear a light dress
and blue ribbons, sweetheart" he said
He stopped and kissed her, raised his
hat to her father and moment later
was galloping down the dusty road
He did not pause at the long log
bunk-house that was headquarters for
the Circle &c" boys when off duty,
but rode steadily on, his head bowed
in deep thought. AT last he spoke
slowly to himself, at won't be wrong
as see it; the old man hasn't been
fair with me and his pet advice to the
boys is always to get what you want
and if you can't get it one way re-
member, there are always two ways
/. have tried way number l and now
| will try way number 2. | know !
can't ride that pinto; the old man
knows it, too, That is what looks so
mean"
He stopped at the Wiley ranch four
miles from the Golman place. Mr.
Wiley was sitting in the yard and
came to the gate to talk
"Mr. Wiley" AL said, do you still
want to trade this place for my home
stead in Montana? If you do, its
swap, and l want possession Satur-
day morning"
Good, l was just wishing you
would trade" cried Mr.. Wiley, And
you can have it right now if you want
WELL" laughed Al, 81 will take pos
session of the barn Immediately if
you do not object"
Friday morning dawned bright and
clear and with the first rays of the
sun people began to assemble from
far and near. Mr.. Golman called his
daughter to come and see.
Looks like we're ,goin' to have a
regular Fourth of July doin's, eh,
Mary? Why don't you say some
thin? Mary, ! don't believe you I'M
derstand that this is your weddin'
day. Your weddin' day DON'T
THINK. Ha, ha, ha! Poor old AL!
He will be wiser and sadder before
the sun goes down tonight" Father,
dear, if your we'll laid plans should
gang aglee Al would have the last
laugh" Mary replied.
At ten o'clock AL rode up to the
gate and called out, Hello, Mr.. Col
man, bout time to bring in that pin
to, isn't it?"
well, l should twitter it u.s." an
swered the old man. "S'pose you an
Pete goes up and haze him in, | guess
most everybody is here"
The pinto was certainly a bad look
er. Large and clean limbed with red
dilating nostrils, wild fiery eyes that
showed so much white, that many old
horsemen said, "a vicious brute that,
I'd hate to ride him." But if Al hat
ed to ride him he showed no sign of
it as he lead the horse into the big
smooth meadow. He looked the sad
die and bride over carefully. Then
before any one, except Mary, realized
it, he had mounted.
For an instant the pinto did not
move. Then with below like mad
steer, he rose into the air, kicking,
biting, writing from side to side,
bending round until his head and tail
nearly touched, then Strengthening out
with a force that made the onlookers
catch their breath in gulps. But sud-
denly with snort like locomotive
-ew up his head and began to
run. Twice around the big meadow
they raced, horse and rider fecked
with blood and foam. When half way
round the second time Al slid over the
back of the saddle, let down the cinch
and tossed the saddle onto the grass,