The Huttig news., 1914-08-01

"Aw, that's all right" mumbled Bud rising and holding out his hand q knowed you didn't mean nothing" He sat down again after that and ga7ed 1rearily out the door
 Say, Bud" began Phil, his eyes sparkling with amusement, "I've got something to tell you about that dance last night. If l didn't put the crusher on MT Feliz Luna aud Manuel del Reyl Wow! 1 sure wished you were there to gee me do it!
 This Felix Luna is the son of an old sugar planter down in the hot coun- try somewhere. He got run out by the revotosos and now he's up here trying to make a winning with Gracia Aragon-uniting two noble families, and all that junk. We'll, sir, of all the eoneeited, swelled-up little squirts you ever saw in your life he's the limit, and yet the old man kind of favors him.
 But this Manuel del Key is the cap tain of the rurales around here and a genuine Mexican fire.eater-all buck skin and fierce mustachios, and smells like ehili peppers and garlc-and the two of 'em were having it back and forth as to who got the next dance with Gracia.
 Well, you know how 1t is at Mexi- can dance-everybo is supposed to be introduced to everybody else-and when 1 saw those two young turkey cocks talking with their hands and eyebrows and everybody else backing off, I stepped in close and looked at the girl.
 And she's some girl, too, believe me! The biggest brown eyes you ever saw in your life, complexion like cream. and hair--well, there never was such hair! She was flaming her self real slow, and in the language of the fan that means: This don't inter est me bit!' So, just to show her was wise. l pulled out my handker- chief and dropped it on the floor and when she saw me she stopped and be- gan to count the ribs in her fan. That was my cue--it meant she wanted to speak with me-so I stepped up and said:
 Excuse me, senorita, but while the gentlemen talk-and if the senora, your mother. will permit-perhaps We can enjoy dance?
 And say, Bud. you should have seen the way she rose to it. The girl is sport, believe me, and the idea of those two novios chewing the rag while she sat out the dance didn't appeal to her at all. So she gave me her hand and away we went, with all the old ladies talking behind their fans and Manuel del Key blowing up like volcano in bunch of carambas or worse. Gee, it was great, and she could dance like a queen.
 But here's the interesting part of it-what do you think she asked me, after we'd had our little laugh? We'll, you don't need to get so grouehy about it--she asked about you!"
 "Aw!"
 Yes, she did! So you see what you get for throwing her down!'
 What did she ask?"
 Well, she asked"-here he stopped and laughed-"she asked if you were a cowboy!"
 ''No!" cried Bud. pleased in spite of himself; what does she know about cowboys?"
 "Oh, she's wise!. declared Phil; "she's been to school twice in Los Angeles and seen the wild west show. Yes, sir, she's just like an American girl and speaks English perfectly She told me she didn't like the Mexican men-they were too stuck on them selves-and say, Bud, when I told her you were genuine Texas cowboy, what do you think she said?'
 wy, don't know answered Bud, smiling broadly in anticipation; what did she say?"
 She said she'd like to know you.'
 "She did not!" came back Bud with sudden spirit
 Then he laughed the thought away, a great burden seemed to be lifted from his heart, and he found himself happy again.