The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-19

That's nothing TO me-"
"Ill A tch you for him."
"WhL w1o YOU mean by matching
for him Z" she asked.
! took two coins from my pocket
and gave her one, laid the Other
covered on the back Of my hand and
asked her 10 show one side Of the
coin ! had given her. She showed
me "heads." / uncovered my coin
and ii was "tails."
''fhe dog is mine," / said.
Again she bristled.
~YOu were to match me and fail
ed" | added.
swell, / declarew
She could not evidently find
words to express her horror and
contempt at my taking such an adj
vantage Of her. She tossed the coin
at me Yiciously, but caught it.
"That method Of deciding the
matter between us doesn't seem TO
please you"
Il should say not. Besides,
there's nothing to decide. The dog
belongs to me"
But how are You TO prevent his
going home with me? You saw
that | couldn't drive him away"
This was a stumper. She made
no reply. She was evidently trying
10 think Of a way out Of it.
You will tire yourself standing"
| said. wont you be seated on
this logs7
no; / thank You"
"'rhen you viii pardon me for
sitting while you stand. Pm very
tired, and ] see no way Of coming
to an agreement"
/ sat down, took a pipe from my
pocket and proceeded to fill it, ask
ing if she would mind my smoking.
She did not reply, and, since silence
gives consent, ! lii the pipe.
Il suppose" she said presently,
III have to pay YOU for the dog. |
It's very mean Of YOU, but
Il don't wish TO sell him"
Then what in the world are we
going to do -
Il think we'd better have a con-
ference"
I'VE seem TO be having one,
very long and-disagreeable one"
If you viii sit down and talk
reasonably believe we can come to
4 satisfactory agreement.
She looked a long while at the
log and finally sat down on its other
end.
Now" l said, pulling a cloud.
what do you propose?y
what do You proposes -
Il proposed a match, but you /.
iidn't appear to like that way"
Its perfectly absurd"
Nevertheless I'm quite resolved |
hat it shall be settled by that
,lan.D
She thought for some time while
read what she was thinking in the
Of her face. By match
ng she would have an equal chance
4 winning the dog. BY refusing
he would surely lose him, for he
Fould 60 with me. / got out the
oins again.
Il match YOU this time" / said.
Best two in three"
She sat looking straight ahead Of
er, not deigning to notice the coin
had laid ont on the log for her. :
ilancing at il, / saw s'heads" was
p. cried ssTailsp Then, ex- 9
mining her coin and mine. | told q
er she had won on the first trial. .
his induced her to take some in q
crest in the proceedings. took .
are that she should win again and q
Nd her the dog was her property .
But how am ! to get him away 2
rom you z" she said in a more "a
leasant but puzzled tone. =
Il don't see how YOU can" l re- .
led, unless / 90 with you.r =
That's the plan, she said, much =
eased. "You go with me, and =
II chain him to his KENNEL "a
"Are you sure you won't chain a
e too?"
How ridiculous." =
1t certainly was ridiculous, fol
e had me chained already, but l =.
ISN'T locked for a year afterward,
hen my matching plan, as l really
tended it, was carried out and the
x passed into our united posses
IN, all of which was nice for the
&, nice for the girl and, lastly, de
-htful for me. l often twit my
fe upon her stupidity in not hav.
z understood my double meaning
our first meeting, whereupon she
IS she saw through the whole
ing.
And I'm not quite sure but she