Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-08

>'f HsaA R1h a 10ltAO oA
that Silver horse"
I'll break this horse or die in the
attempt my son told them.
We'll. M son got on that horse
and he stayed on. The owner Of the
ranch-Chip has never written me his
my son riding that wild
and dangerous horse-from a distance.
And when Chip at last conquered that
beast the owner sent for Chip and as
sembled all the cowboys and told them
he was going to make Chip the fore
man of the ranch n wanted 10 know
IL anyone had any objection. And
that's how my son comes now to be
foreman OF the Flying Y. I'm SO
grateful to the owner. I wonder who
he can be"
never ono let on to Mrs. Bennett
that the owner was my own brother
Jack No. ma'am, That was news
too good TO tell. | kept that a secret
along with my other secret that |
meant 20 keep from my brother and
the boys OF the Flying U. namely. the
identity OF Chip
The result OF this motor ride with
Mrs. Bennett-please note that | got "A
check for $50 for that motor ride for
professional attendance"-after that
ride. ! say. and after hearing that good
news about Chip. ] returned home and
wrote at once To my brother that |
had o earned that promised vaca-
tion good and plenty and would come
10 the Flying u TO spend the two
months Of July and August-provided
! could get all my patients into shape
for leaving them. II was decided that
Cecil Granthum would join me az the
Flying L In August. as soon as she.
In her turn. could fix IL up with her
patients and her assistants In the
medical profession.
The letter from brother IN answer to
mine made me nearly cry with laugh
ter. He wrote. saying that my letter
had precipitated practically a STAN
pede Of cowboys on his ranch. and
that the leader OF the stampede was
none other than his new foreman.
Chip.
My brother informed me further
that all the boys. including Chip. sup
posed hat the old mans" sister. be
ing n doctor and his sister al the same
time. must be m old maid.
And Chip had said. Amt II hades,"
He used the shorter and ugiier word.
OF course-but remember that | am
writing now as Dr. Della Whitmore.
60 must use the language OF polite
society in the eIete East.
Amt il hades," Chip had cried.
We'll now have a woman on the
place. Gee, Two whole months Wen
have TO stand for that she-docto--that
old maid. the old mans sister,"
Amt II the limit" the cowboys
cried. as they assembled AT the hunk
house 70 talk over the news. "A
woman on the place. And an old maid
at that, Here we've had four years
OF comfort and Independence and no
woman's thumb 10 go up or down TO
decide our fate as TO this or that-and
now, all of u sudden-now comes the
woman"
Amt II something fierce!" ex-
claimed Patsy. the ranch cook. Here
I've never once had 10 clean out this
kitchen In four years. n now. a
woman comingl IL makes me sick.
suppose I'll have to clean out this
kitchen-after I've got everything
shipshape just the way ! want 1t. all
SO convenient. too"
And so they discussed the coming
OF DR.. Della Whitmore. And my
brother wrote that Chip. in particu-
lar. seemed loath 10 accept with equa.
nimity the coming Of a woman, be
cause Chip in particular did not seem
10 relish the idea OF consOrting with
anyone from civilized society. es-
pecially anyone from New York.
And just as | was packing my trunk
10 make my start for Montana. there
came a second letter from my brother
saying that he had ordered Chip To 90
with the blackboard on the appointed
day and drive the twenty miles to the
railroad town. there To lay IN wait for
the coming OF the train that would
bring his sister. And Chip. It seems.
had studied the time tables with mo-
roseness and sulleEness. not to say
cursing under his breath AT the com
ing Of the old maid doctor"
Aha" That's the way the villainess
In the play always is supposed 10 cry.
Is II not? Aha" ! cried. Chip Is 10
meet me. And Chip alone! oh goody.
goody! Won't | nave some fun with
Chip. Old maid indeed. I'll show
him
Two hours later / was in the Pull
man ,on my way 10 Montana and the
Flying U-and Chip.