The evening world., 1916-02-17

happened. and how yuh PANIED out
after I fell into the coulee."
Howe handed over the remains or
our supper without comment, When l
asked about julie, Buck answered
with a gesture that was more ex-
pressivc than words. While no ate l
told him how we'd Jared. down TO the
smallest detail, and his blue eyes
snapped at the telling.
Just a little game, eh?" he growled
well. we'll play the little game out
with 'cm, all right, but well stack the
cards 10 suit ourselves from now on.
"Yuh remember I dropped and
rolled into that canyon at the first
shots. Well. they didn't hit me, which
/ don't understand. just naturally
ducked. my foot slipped. and was
rollin' downhill before l knew IL, and
no way to stop. It's a steep hill and n
long one. and there was rocks and tree
roots and things piled along the bot
tom In the loose snow. ] landed on
something hard. and for minute
was plumb knocked out. When | got
my senses again and looked UP. there
was about a dozen buck Intuns
standin' on the bank ioolSin' as "
they had half mind to come down
and hold CoroneTs inquest on the
remains. When I sees that says to
myself: it's all off with the rest IN
the boys. And laid mighty still. for
knowed that II they started 70
pepper me from the bank Il was all
day with Buck. II they took a no
ton to come down, aimed 10 get
some uh them--I put my six-shooter
and belt on that mornin', yuh re-
member; and the old gun stayed In
the scabbard all the way down tina,
hill, for which ! was sure grateful
10 Providence. But they didn't come;
Nil! was too hard climb for the
lazy devils. guess. Anyway. was
supposed to be plumb dead.
Il laid there till dusk, and com,
darned near freezin' 10 death, for all
was near buried in the snow. Then
gets up the bank and goes TO lookin
around for dead men. but didn't fine
any but poor old Jule. | figured thai
they'd taken the rest uh yuh to theil
camp-but I couldn't sabe why they't
do that, either. 80 | hauled julie on
through the brush till ! come TO 8
place where there was some looss
rocks. and covered him up with q
lot uh rocks and brush to keep of Tho
! wolves. II was moonlight then, and
was pretty near starved. 40 takes {
long chance on 'em helrln' my CUR
and shoots a rabbit for supper. Wher
I'd eaten, makes tracks for the InjuT
camp, to see II ] couldn't do some
, thing TO square the account. Yuh be
| was sure sore at that bunch al
, savages Say"-Buck broke of apoi
. ogetically-"I guess you fellers coulC
stand a smoke, couldn't yuh? know
I'd want one pretty bad. oh, I'm I
lucky cuss, / guess; born lucky. ant
!, never got over II. ] put full four
!, ounce sack uh Durham and n bool
ub papers in my pocket that mornin
, I've been goin' light on II too.
plumb forgot about yuh not hayir
anything 10 smoke TIL Just now. Fl,
at IT."
, We did ny at 1.-THE phrase fits ex
: actly. And 1t was certainly good I
get a Whit OF that blue smoke in on
starved nostrils; how good only me
. In our circumstances can ever know
-, Many and many an aromatic perfect
V I've puffed that didn't bring "a t!the Q
. the Joy TO my soul as did the stuff !
= the muslin bag that Buck handed owe
Q to Us that night. You've got to b
! ruthlessly deprived OF the things tina
r help to make life smooth in order
II appreciate their true worth, Whe
L we'd rolled and lighted u cigarett
t apiece. Howe 30 far relaxed from n