The state herald., 1914-02-27
CHAPTER VII.
The Roundup.

The Roundup.
Jesse's Narrdttpe.
While | made signal hres on the
top Of the cliff. Mr.. Robber came TO
find out from my wife why for
hadn't called to leave my card at the
South Cave. He's picturesque. says
she, hair like ravens wing. eyes
steelblue. scarf indigo striped with
orange. shirt black silk. woolly snaps
out Of Wild West show. gold and
silver fixings, Cheyenne saddle. car
bine Of some foreign breed. or maybe
Krag, manners fit for a king. age
thirty-four. height six feet two inches,
chest only thirty-eight. and such sad
smile-all of this will be useful to
the police.
He tried all he knew to get out Of
being photographed. which l wisht I'd
been there, for 1t must have been
plumb comic, but we all submits when
Kate gets after us. That reminds me
that II he can't capture the camera
and plate. we're apt to be burnt out
by accident
She led him on and made him talk.
II his boss knew how much Kate has
down in her notebook, this guy with
the sad eyes would get kicked all
round the pasture. When ! axed II
the robber made love to her. my wife
just laughed, and turned away. telling
me not to be a fool; but the blush
came around her neck.
dunno. Perhaps it's my liver. so
I'm taking the only medicine l have,
which it tastes like liniment. Is II
liver. or am getting to dislike this
person?
So happens, while was writing.
Billy O'Flynn comes along with the
pack outfit on his way to Skyline. He
wanted to know why made them fires.
SO explained was making a clearing
up thar for Kate's spring chrysanthe-
NUNS. tShe spelt that word. which
had me begged down to the hooks
1t may be liver. or my squeam in.
famed. but my mind amt easy, and
the Skyline folk may think I'm only
joshing with them fires.
| can't leave Kate to ride for help.
can't shift her. can't send Billy to
the constable without breaking my
contract with the Skyline, and don't
divulge nothin' to William O'Flynn.
Esquire. who talks to the moon rather
than waste conversation.
II make letter for Dale, and slip
II Into the pouch. Billy won't know. or
gossip II he happens to meet In with
stray robbers. I'll get him up and
OF by midnight to the Skyline. IN
time for the supper pies. and the boys
will tie surging down to the ferry be-
fore midnight. Now | must make up
some lies to hasten Billy's timid foot.
steps along the path OF duty.
III.
Billy hastened away at midnigh' to
tell Dale that pigeons milk Is selling
at eighty.four anc tnree-fourths. He
believes that 4 he can get that secre,
ir'slligence to Iron In good time. he's
to share the profits. Fact Is. that
Irons late wife made him the laugh.
lng.stock OF the plains over some Joke
she put up on him connected with
pigeons milk. so that Billy's share OF
the profits will be delivered on the
toe OF Dale's boot. He's breaking rec.
ords TO make the Skyline quick.
Nothing happened this morning. ex.
cept Bull Durham. calling himself
Brooke. He. the gent with the sad
eyes. who came to make love to my
wife. He paid me one hundred dol.
lars for pasturage. Then | axed him
TO stay to dinner. and Kate says she
never seen me so laxative Bull
found out which weeks the Cnrlboo
stage carries specie. and how many
thousand dollars month In amalgam
comes down from the Skyline camp.
He even dragged out OF me that old
Surly Brown. the miser. has fifteen
thousand dollars buried under the
dirt floor OF his cabin which reminds
me that II Browns home becomes the
scene OF a mining stampede. m have
to keep shy OF his rife. Yes. Bull
showed a great gift OF faith. and rot
| uNAH NV pnu'o anu tue U'fuilNt 20
show there was no III feeling I'm
pastoral. harmless. simple. raised for
n pet.
Leaving Kate hid In n ruined shack,
halfway to the ferry. was down by
eleven .. m. to the bank OF the river
hniling old man Brown. SO soon M
he'd brung me acront. ! sent him 10
rid. for all he wa" worth and collec,
our constable. which cost me eighteen
dollars and n horse. The money il
severe. but I'll got even on horse
trades.
From midnight to one u. IN. | pu,
In the time cussins Dale: from then
TIL two n. m. felt that nobody loved
mo. from two a. m. to half past,
waH rchemink TO take tho robbers
sinEie-handcd. A. two thirty.nve Dale
rolled up with ninc men from Skyline
mounted on Billy's ponicr. besides
o'F1ynn. and Ransomc Pollock, who
may bc good for = burnt Offering bu,
Isn't much uHc alive.