Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-20
AMICADLY SETTLED
BY Il. A. sLArrENeREN.

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Hank Runy strobe out Of bis shack
into the hot Montana sunshine. lie
lived alone with his son Audry.
CHANGING over the sun-baked plains. he
noticed something in the distance
which cnused him to hesitate aud look
more carefully. After moment. lie
went back into the house and came
out with field glass. Leycllng this
at the thing that had interested him.
he saw something that made him
swear, as he lowered the glass.
"Audry," he shouted.
'Hellc." came n voice from the shade
Of the shack.
"McLoughlin's cattle have broken in
to the oats again. I'm going over to
give him piece OF my mind"
In a few minutes Ruffy was astride
his pony. raising clouds Of white al
kali dust. galloping in the direction Of
McLaughln's ranch
Mclaughlin was busy mending a
saddle when Rufry rode up to him and
shouted a somewhat angry, Hello,
there"
How are you, Hank2 Glad to see
you"
"Say, your cattle have broken into
my Oat field again."
"By heck Is that so?" said Nc
Laughlin in surprise as be arose
"Yes, that's so, and you'd better get
them out of there"
Soon several of McLaughlin's men
were driving out the cattle and repair
ing the fence.
On the following afternoon Nc
Laughlin noticed that some cattle were
in his wheatfield Hastily procuring
his fcldglass. he saw that the cattle
belonged TO Ruffy.
"Aha, tit for tat" ne thought as he
saddled his pony, mounted and rode
away toward Ruffy's ranch.
When he reached Runfy's place he
found the latter lounging in his chair,
smoking and reading a paper.
Hello, Mclaughlin. WHAT'S the
trouble?''
Hello Hank. Nothing much, eX.
cept that your cattle are sampling my
: wheat"
"The deuce they are. Darned crit
tiers anyway. Say, Audry Audry!
: Coming up. What you want?"
, Hurry up and get my mavericks on
I of McLaughlln's grain. BE sure to fiji
e the fence for good"
81 got you"
"How about some SunnybrooS!
asked Ruffy.
: "No. don't care for any. Thanks
: tie out of the grain If we want to d
. any threshing this fall"
"You are right" agreed Ruffy. 9Th
5 next time your cattle break into m
+ patch of choice Silver King oats II
s ride over and shoot you up"
g "The same herei" Mclaughlin
shouted as his horse galIOped away.
i Audry was desperately In love witt
/ Alga Mclaughlin. so much so, indeed
! that he had saved all his money dur
o ing the last two years and bought al
automobile because she was very fon'
of motoring. Almost every evening
II they took a spin together over tn
plains.
A few days after Mclaughlin hat
. visited Ruffy in regard to the cattle, h
) noticed with chagrin and anger tina
/ Ruffy's cattle had again broken int
u his wheat field. Very angry, he got hi
!; rifle, jumped onto his already saddles
u pony and rode away.
/ At about the same time Hank Run
II Laughlln's cattle had again strayed In
: to his patch of choice SILVER King oats
u He swore lengthily. After this psychi
relief he remembered his threat, an
- at once decided to put it into effect.
About half way between the ranc
! houses Mclaughlin and Rufy met.
Rufy shouted: "Do you renembe
what said I'd do If your cattle got II
Il to my oats again?"
II 'Yep, and do you recall what ais
'e said?"
= sect off your horse. ! can't shoe
you in cold blood
N THAT'S what l say. I'm quite hand
with my fists
Consequently the two slid from thel
steeds. slung their rifles over the sat
die horns and pulled Off their QUITE
clothing. Then after few minute
OF sparrlng and inveetive they close
in on each other and engaged in rel
ular rough-and-tumble fight. This las
ed for about five minutes.
Too tired to fight longer, they n
treated to their horses and graspe
their rifles. AT this juncture an aut'
mobile emerged from n turn in II
road and sped toward them, so befoI
the enrnged ranchers could shoot /