The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-14

ctHdp0 Will Try uAA1 EOAaC LAnEr
said Willy dreamily as she wandered
toward the house.
'.She's wise to your homicidai
schemes. Dade," chaffed his compan-
ions.
II Miss Willy was suspicious she
gave no further sign. and one morning
when Dade Holcomb especially needed
his black horse 1t 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" treasured the
boss good naturally.
Bob Linton. overhearing the CONVEX
sation, wondered at Boss Besse's calm
attitude. and. 1t being his own after
noon OF, he rode of down the trail In
the wake of Black Satan.
Dade Holcomb was limping along the
trail in his high heeled boots confident
every moment that be 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 look
Of loathing at the practical joker.
"Pm going to look for Miss Willy.
Dade.- he remarked drily. eff you
have really broken her in-T'll kill
your
III hope you wiflr' muttered Dade
miserably. II sure deserve 1t. 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 catsF' yelled Dade, as they
vanished around the trail toward
home
Bob Linton was staring after them
with queer look in his eyes, 81 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. 1--WE twenty tickets
here for 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 Greek
was closed half the time, being subject
to alternate periods of afiiuence and
bankruptcy and constantly changing
| ownership.
At $50 they set out from the Big Y
In the boss big red automobile, escort
ed by all the cowpunchers on horse
back
In the motorcar was Mr.. Besse and
his wife and Miss Willy.
Bob Linton rode beside Miss Willy.
4 Dade Hoicomb and Hannibal drag
ged along in the rear, as became cul-
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 a block of reserved
seats. while he and his wife and Willy
were escorted to lower box.
When the theater was filled the
lights were lowered. and on the magic
white screen appeared the scenes OF a
rollicking comedy.
When that was over the manager
appeared to announce the special pic
ture Of the evening, the favorite film
actress, Miss Billie Moore. In "a Lover
OF the Plains" And he further an
nounced that at the end of the picture
Miss Moore would appear in person
and greet her audience.
Wide eyed staring silently, as the
love story of the west was unfolded
. before their eyes. sat the fifteen cow
boys from the Big Y ranch.
There was an indrawn breath of sur.
prise when the charmingly familiar
face OF their Miss Wilhelmina Moore
flashed forth as the heroine of the
play. Dumbly they watched her per
form such deeds OF daring on horse and
afoot as they never dreamed a morta
girl could survive.
She could break bucking broncho
she could throw lariat and bring q
'critter" to its knees: she could ride
like mad on an unsaddled horse: she
hung over preciplce and dragged hel
imperiled lover from certain death, and
in the end she was restored to hi.
arms.
Not man in the Big Y outfit bu
| was furiously jealous OF that screer
. | lover!
And when the lights flashed up Their,
! was such thunder of applause tina
J the flimsy building threatened to col
J lapse under the strain.
| Then the manager was introducin,
the heroine. a slender. pale girl witt
2 smiling lips and friendly gray eyes
I who. be explained. was resting afte
3 a long illness and spending the tim
! with our well known citizen. Benjamin
: Besse Of the Big Y"
! The Big Y outfit arose to a man ant
B yelled themselves hoarse, and Mis-
Willy stood there dimpllng and smilin
and full of mischief at having turne,
the tables on the cowboys. Boss Bess
and his wife finally carried her OF t
Q the Palace hotel. followed by the COW
boys, who were to be Miss Willy
u guests that night
You've broken them all In, honey.
e grinned the boss. as he lifted Mis-
Willy out Of the car when they reache
y home. There's one OF 'em''- but hi
nieca,s hand gently clnsed his Ers an