Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-10

Dunk Whitaker nj once saw what
he believed to he his great big chance
TO make "a hit with the little DOCTOR"
He revealed his intentions thus:
Look here. little girl. you must let
me a X this beautiful picture up to
Butte u show II "a my friend Sena-
tor Rich. The senator is a great friend
OF mine. you know. Ana I'll get him
to buy this picture a whole lot"
Sure thing" I replied. repeating
the words OF Chip. Go as far as YOU
like"
The upshot OF the matter was that.
on Monday. Dunk Whitaker departed
for Butte. with the p~ainting-to sell II
to Senator Rich. absolutely sure that
he. Dunk. was making a hit with me
and that when he returned in triumph
with a fat check in his pocket for my
picture. | would fall into his arms in
gratitude and forsake forthwith my
cherished profession and cherish in
stead. from hat day forth. one bunk
Whitaker. friend husband.
Soon after that-while Dunk was
still In Butte and not a word from him
either by post or telesraph-Chip en-
tirely recovered from his disability. lie
was now not only the same old per-
fectly good Chip. but clipper than
ever. till-yes. be II said 10 my ever
lasting disgrace. the momen chip got
perfectly Well again I simply could not
resist the desire 10 tease him some
more.
1 resumed my teasing In this way:
Chip. out AZ the barn. was netting his
~favorite horse. Silver. | joined him
with an open letter in my hand and a
heap Of mischief in my mind.
Chip began now To summon courage
to tell Of his love for mo by telling me
how grateful he was for my kind
doctoring during his late laying up
for repairs
You're the crackeriackest repairer
Of the human body that ever hit Mon
tana." he said. airily. And now. Miss
Whitmore want to-that is. IL
mean I'm so awfully hit goodness
should say that when a man u thrown
so constantly into your society as !
have been. IL is inevitable IN the
course Of human events that the said
man should
Chip" | cried. are YOU quoting the
Constitution Of the United States just
10 make conversation? or are you
trying 10 make love 10 m.?" | added,
brazenly. nc YOU arc trying "a make
love 20 me. ! now supplemented. per
NIT me to remind YOU most emphatic
ally that there is some one who has a
prior claim on my frieudship-Dr.
Cecil Granthum."
n with that I rendered him the
open letter. | showed him just the
few last lines OF that letter. which
read
with all my love and hoping to see
you very soon.
Your loving Cecil"
Chip glued his eyes to those seem
ingly fatal lines as If herein lag his
last hope 81 heaven. And. oh yes-l
think he breathed a bad word way
Town deep within him-a chest tone
bad word.
so that duh is coming 10 see you. is
he" he asked. viewing the letter in
utter contempt. "Whcn's the mutt
due here"
"Oh. pretty soon | replied. sweetly.
as II the very thought enrapturcd my
soul Cecil will soon b. here now.
Cecil couldn't stay away from me- very
much longer. you know. Cecil is just
dying TO see me. / shouldn't wonder
but what Cecil is even SOW packing up
to come here TO see me-
Chip seemed to lose all interest even
in Silver. tie led silver into the barn
aud 80 vanished from my sight-stiil
murmuring more bad words. To my GER
tain knowledge.
A telegram came from Cecil saying
she was OF the way and would arrive
on No. 3 that very day. Mercy, What
excitement that telegram caused.
Twenty miles to drive TO the railroad
town. and here Il was now within four
hours ~ train time.
If only the train will kindly bs
late." ! cried to Chip. showing him
the telegram.
My brother joined us and told Chip
that he must hitch up the blackboard
at once and drive 10 town and bring
out nr. Cecil Graihum.
Nothing doing.' exploded Chip.
send Weary or Shorty or Slim. I'm
too busy
I'm going In the blackboard my
self" ! said. looking square into Chips
eyes And I'm sure Slim or Weary
~ Shorty will not object ~ having me
for passenger for the drive in"
Whereupon iIr. Chip. finding that I
was going in the buc. board myself.
turned to my brother saying. ~sheepish-
ly:
All right. Mr.. Whitmore. Il reckon
! can delegate my various tasks To
some one else and go get Dr. Cecil
Granthum."
AEi that's % Chip and | came To
take that ride again to the railroad
town in the blackboard. He acted as IL
this drive with me was 10 be the last
hours Of his earthly existence.
II suppose" he said. as We ap
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