The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-21

sala Willy dreamily as she wandered
toward the house.
Shes wise to your homicidaI
schemes. Dade." chaffed his compan-
ions.
If Miss Willy was suspicious she
gave no further sign. and one morning
when Dade Holcomb especially needed
his black horse it was discovered that
Miss Willy had dashed away on Sa-
tan's back to the evident CONSERVATION
of the Besse family.
Il hope Willy knows what she's
about" murmured Mrs. Besse doubt
fully.
Trust her. Anne" reassured the
boss good naturally. ,
Bob Linton, overhearing the CONVEX
sation, wondered at Boss Besse's calm
attitude, and, 1t being his own after
noon on. he rode of down the trail in
the wake Of Black Satan.
Dade Holcomb was Hmping along the
trail In bis high heeled boots confident
every moment that he would opertake
horse and rider or else-here he felt
wretchedly guilty-fnd BLACK Satan
riderless and a limp heap Of girlhood,
for Black Satan did not belle his name.
AS he passed Dade, Bob cast a look
OF loathing at the practical Joker.
I'm going to look for Miss Willy,
Dade." he remarked drily. 'If you
have really broken her in-In kill
your
Il hope you willr' muttered Dade
miserably. 81 sure deserve it, Bob"
And just then Miss Willy flashed
into view with the plunging Satan at
mercy Of her quirt and spurs.
She glanced mischievously down at
the astounded Dade.
Rather a riotous little lamb. this
Satan Of yours, Mr.. Holcomb," she
threw over her shoulder.
Great catsr' yelled Dade, as they
vanished around the trail toward
home.
Bob Linton was staring after them
with a queer look in his eyes. Il won
dered-I wondered" he muttered over /.
and over
That night. as they sat around the
supper table In the mess house. the
boss came down to them.
Boys" he said, I've twenty tickets
here for a moving picture show over
at the creek. Just say who wants to |
go and I'll pass 'em out. After the |
show Wen have supper at the Palace |
hotel-my treat
Fifteen hands reached out for the |
tickets, for they were mere boys in
their love of amusement, and the mo-
ton picture theater at Scraggy Creek
was closed half the time, being subject
to alternate periods Of affiuence and
bankruptcy and constantly changing
ownership. n
at $50 they set out from the Big Y |
In the boss big red automobile. escort
ed Dy all the cowpunchers on horse
back.
In the motorcar was Mr.. Besse and
his wife and Miss Willy.
Bob Linton rode beside Miss Willy.
Dade Holcomb and Hannibal drag
ged along In the rear, as became cul- II
prits. They were still gasping over
Miss WHY'S miraculous escape from
death. Inwardly they were thankful.
Inside the Family theater the boss
guided them to block. of reserved
seats, while he and his wife and Willy
were escorted to lower box.
When the theater was filed the
lights were lowered, and on the magic II
white screen appeared the scenes OF a
'oilicking comedy.
When that was over the manager
appeared to announce the special pic
ure of the evening, the favorite Aim
lctress, Miss Billie Moore, in "A Lover
n the Plains" And he further an
bounced that at the end of the picture
Mss Moore would appear in person
Ind greet her audience.
Wide eyed, staring silently, as the
owe story of the west was unfolded
before their eyes. sat the fifteen cow
'oys from the Big Y ranch. H
There was an indrawn breath of sur-
rise when the charmingly familiar
ace OF their Miss Wilhelmina Moore
dashed forth as the heroine OF the
'iay. Dumbly they watched her per-
orm such deeds of daring on horse and /
foot as they never dreamed a mortal
'trl could survive.
She could break a bucking broncho.
ne could throw lariat and bring a
critter' to its knees; she could ride
Ike mad on an unsaddled horse; she
lung over precipice and dragged her
mperiled lover from certain death. and 4
n the end she was restored to his
rms.
Not man in the Big Y outfit but
vas furiously Jealous OF that screen
overt
And when the lights flashed up there
vas such a thunder of applause that
he fimsy building threatened to col
apse under the strain. iii
Then the manager was introducing II
he heroine, a slender. pale girl with
milling lips and friendly gray eyes,
Fho, he explained. was resting after II
long illness and spending the time
With our well known citizen, BENJAMIN X
Jesse OF the Big Y" III
The Big Y outfit arose to a man ana
elled themselves hoarse, and Miss
Willy stood there dimpling and smiling
nd full of mischief at having turned Il
be tables on the cowboys. Boss Besse II
nd his wife finally carried her or to
he Palace hotel. followed by the cow
oys. who were to be Miss WHY'S
uests that night. II
You've broken them all in, honey"
rinned the boss. as he lifted Miss
Willy out Of the car when they reached
ONE. There's one Of EN- but his II
iece's hand gently closed bis lips. and II
er face went red. ii
There's one whose name Won Il
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