The Lamar register., 1917-11-28

and all around. Ana III Keep a good
lookout for the calves"
Many men would have objected to
the unconscious patronage of her tone
That Charlie Fox did not. but accept
ed the spirit of helpfulness in her
words, lifted him out Of the small ma
tured class.
ITS awfully good Of you" he said.
you know lot more about the bovine
nature than | do. for all put in every
spare minute studying the subject. I'm
taking four different stock Journals
now. Miss Louise. I'll bet | know a lot
more about the different strains of va
rious breeds than you do. Miss Cattle
Queen. But I'm beginning to see that
we only know what we learn by ex-
perience. I've a new book ON the sub
ject Of heredity of the cattle. I'm go
ing home and see II Seabeck hasn't
stumbled upon "A strain that can be
traced back to your native mountain
sheep"
Billy Louise laughed and said good
by and stood leaning over the gate
watching him as he zigzagged up the
hill. stopping his horse often to breathe.
She began to wonder, then. about those
calves. Vented and not rebranGed.
they would be easy game for any man
who first got his own brand on them.
She meant To get a description Of them
when she saw Charlie agniu-it was
Ike his innocence to FORGET the most
essential details-and she meant to
keep her eyes open. If Charlie were
right about the calves not being any
where in the cove, then they had been
driven out Of it, stolen. Billy Louise
turned dejectedly away from the fence
and went down to a shady nook by the
creek, where she had always liked to
do her worrying and hard thinking.
The next day she rode early to the
Cove and learned some things from
Marthy which she Rad not CLEANED
from Charlie. She learned that two Of
the calves were deep red except for II
wide, white Strip on the nose Of one
and white hind feet Oh the other; that
another was spotted on the hindquar-
tiers and that the fourth was white.
with large, red blOtches. She had
hhbN II 'uAtlt an hfA INC QUE Noulu
know these II she saw them anywhere.
She also discovered for herself that
they could not have broken out OF that
pasture and that the river bank was
impossible because Of high, thick bush
cs and miry mud in the open spaces.
She had fight with Blue over these
latter places and demonstrated beyond
doubt that they were miry by getting
him In to the knees in spite of his vlo-
lent objections. They left deep tracks
behind them when they got out. The
calves had not gone Investigating the
bank, for there was not trace any
where, and the blun was absolutely
unscalable. Billy Louise herself would
have felt doubtful of climbing out that
way. The gray rim rock stood straight
and high at the top, with never a crev-
Ice, so far as she could see. and the
gorge was barred so that it was i'm
possible TO 20 that way without lifting
heavy poles ont Of deep sockets and
sliding them 10 one side.
i've got an idea about gate here"
Charlie conndcd suddenly. There
won't be any more mysteries like this.
I'm going to fix swinging gate In
place Of these bars, Miss Louise. /
shall have it swing uphill like this,
and I'm have "A weight arranged 50 that
1t will always close itself IL one Is care
less enough to ride on and leave 1t
open. | have it all worked out In my