The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-05-05
Ben
POtter'S
Proxy
II Proved TO Be a
False Friend
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

hrn Potter was cowboy down in
'nat rart " the western part NJ North
Nmcria where The McNicans have al
ways lHcn M evidence Bcn was os
brave ~ % lion where man adversary
WIS concerned but had constitution.
nl icIr ur the fair sex. 4 little gun
play wouldn't fazc him bit. hut 10
ten woman he Lowell her was beyond
the ~r"pc of hi. audacity. one dny he
came 1rruss grcascr who kept par.
rutS fnr sale.
Zen Potter stood In front ~ the par.
rot 'arc aud pokcd tentative fore.
hngcr ~ the beautiful green aud vel.
low bird whose yellow markings edged
With black added to IT, gorgeousness.
You're dead certain she can talkY'
hr demanded n the storckcepcr.
Kin duck swimf" rctottcd the
storckccpcr testify
What Mind " talk eau she hand
ouit don't want no swear words.
mind. Dawson It's for iady-it's for
my sister" said Ben laboriously strly.
Ing tp cover up the fact that the par.
rut was Tor Linda bay. Who was not
his sister aud Who be- fcrvcntly hoped
would never otter ~ he sister 20 him.
No swear words chrklcd Daw.
sun viii you hear thaty be went
uu addressing the bird Tell the gen.
ilcmau pretty things. Polly"
4 love you" ,roakcd Polly. with
wicked glance at lieu.
Ben flushed hotly. n that was the
s"rt ~ talk Polly indulgcd In she was
lust the bird Bcu needed a. convey
The story ~ his tender hut difiidcni
passion 10 Linda Day
Tie deal was concluded. aud Polly
aud her ragc were transferred Ia Ben
r"ticfs hands lie arranged 10 leave
them there until dark
shau't be- going back again till y
O'Clock be- said casually.
"rhrrc won't anybody know you've
luulhi q hnusum parrot II you sneak
u hrmc in the dark" said Dawson In.
uuyruily
That's lust what I'm calculating On.
Nuu ilini. sulppc,l Zen roolly. ~ he
turned aud went down the street. his
houi heels clicking on the board walk
AID the hrir II nj. hat Tapping In the
hrrcxc
u love yuu" rhurklcd naW sou m he
,hupg n finger ut pollS "Oh. You roi.
ly! Aud Oh. ynu Zen Potter
n was after y o'clock when Ben rot.
ter called for bis parrot lie had
bought n new blanket, which he wrap.
ped around the big cage. leaving m
oirnlng at the top.
"Guod Night. Polly" he called down
The opening
"t'ct out gruwlcd Polly GROSSLY.
Dawson gave vent 10 M exaggerated
yawu
I'm about closing NJ now" be- NUT
ierci ~ hide smile Hope you like
HE binl n you get tired ~ her hand.
iug unt that line ~ soft ialk. why. you
ru teach her something else. you
know
"Surr thing said Rcn ~ he left the
place.
IS he went gulluplng homo a. the
irwin star ranch. the trnll unwlnding
iefurr him like broad white ribbon.
hc held the cage un The pommel of his
saddle and wondered what LINDA Day
would say a. his strange gift.
"Ucc whll I'm glad rs night" he
muticfcd M be- ncnred the ranch. sud
dcnly he paused and looked around NJ
the moonllt spaces ~ the cattle range.
why not give Il 10 her nowY' he
asked himself They'll SURE hand me
a line of Jolly n they see this thing at
the hunk house Why. II might up aud
say II loved EN-"
lie wheeled his horse aud dashed
down the trail. turning 10 the right
When be reached the three cottonwoods
that marked the cross trail leading 10
the widow Days ranch.
lie was glad that the bunk house
Nu, dark and HAT the big dance In
Red spider had evidently tr1wn all
The men away Tor the evening.
lie guessed HAT Linda bay might he
sitting calmly reading In her living
ruuni with guu beside her on the
table She wa perfectly able 10 take
care ~ herself, and yet she was far
FROM hrins masculine. II was her mix
urr ~ fclrlessuess AMI soft woman
Uuc,- that made her fascinating 10 the
rough rvWlu,s ~ the Red spider dis
irirt
Gcu Potter knugkcd briskly NJ the
Iuur lie knew I'M Linda hated u
soft. snelky knock II gave her the
rrrcps. she admitted,
Ia moment she stool there, framed
IN the lighted doorway.
"Oh, good evening, Mr. Potter" she
said pleasantly. Wont you come inT'
she added Hospitality.
80. thank you, murmured Ben-''at
least only 10 put this ON the table for
you heard you say you wanted a
pet. 80 found this one"
tie followed her into the living room
aud placed the cage on the table He
took "a the blanket aud revealed the
parrot stirring sleepily on the perch
For me- How very kind OF YOU"
cried Linda Day, as she gazed &C the
brilliant bird II think they are too
Assisting. Mr.. Potter, and II Is a bit
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