The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-20
i Clever
, RuSe
IA 3s.l8l
Was Heads I Win,
Tails You Lose
WARREN MILLER
WARREN MILLER

irst time 1 saw Daisy she was
over her fathers broad acres
,rse whose lope was very like a
:; chair. She was riding astrad-
b divided skirts. No other wom-
the ranches thereabout would
any other costume. Barker was
beside her. and the two made a
lndsome pair. The brim of his
70 was fiattened against his
ID by the wind, lariat hung
saddlebow. and his splendid fig
revealed by his costume-viz,
shirt and trousers. with boots
knee.
+, had gone out from the east
Ter father, who became u sheep
and she had become fascinated
pnch life. Unfortunately she had
red a romantic idea Of the genus
=, and, Barker being physically
,ct type, she had persuaded her
:. rather, he had persuaded her.
2 was just the man for her.
unfortunately" because he was
educated man and in every way
h her. There were other fea-
about him to render him unde-
which will appear presently.
couple passed me, all of US sa-
though they were unknown to
d rode on to the ranch house,
l had business with John Nolan
eference to . large purchase of
While dickering with him on
anda, up the roadway came the
had met and alighted at the
Il the steps. Throwing their
! reins over . post, they walked
: to the veranda. Then learned
aisy was Nolan's daughter.
he pair passed into the house l
| a cloud hit over the face of the
father. I knew by Barker's
g toward her that he was in love
Ter, and judged that his atten-
we're not relished by Nolan But
d nothing to me then. and we
IN with our dickering When ]
% 60 he said:
res no place about here in
: you viii be comfortable except
use. Send for your traps"
,epted the Invitation, especially
vas pleased at being under the
roof with Miss Daisy knew
d lover, but my attraction for
l not then 60 so far as to intend
e between them. ! merely liked
"a of being near her during my
l stayed good while, and 1t
OF very long before she and |
made q discovery. l discovered
!. wanted her, and she discovered
he didn't want Barker. Mean
found out something else-that
become frightfully jealous Of
ID If I took her away from him
'uld probably kill me. At first
4 spoke to each other when we
ther on the ranch or elsewhere.
he only noticed me at the Nolan
ought It best after awhile to re-
U to the ESQ called hotel, a mile
'sNolan's. If anything happened
r,n Barker and myself preferred
1t should not happen under No
a'oof. So one day | removed my
,e to my new quarters.
d morning l was sitting on. the
Of the hotel smoking brier-
pipe. Barker came out of the
IN, where he had been drinking
ok a seat about thirty feet from
didn't know he was there till,
g my head, I saw him out of the
of my eye sighting his revolver
.,Irally 1 started.
I'd on there" said Barker Your
lakes a fine target. We don't al.
heople to smoke such expensive
out here"
X words were scarcely out of his
when I felt faint tick on the
,of the pipe, heard the crack Of a
Md knew that bullet had passed
III the pipe.
d up!" he growled as l was
ITO rise. "Your pipe won't draw
hole in 1t, but it's still a mighty
~arget."
'fatched a look at him He was
ILtly under the influence of liquor
sure that II / didn't let him shoot
" pipe he would shoot at nfe and
myself to stand another shot
/, this was all l could do, for
narmed. But a cold chill ran
SNmy back and a cold sweat stood
4 over me. Nevertheless I put
pretty good front. sat with
kkjrative composure, occasionally
a faint cloud of tobacco smoke
from between my lips, but moi
to move q hairbreadth for fear
Q. rfering with the mans aim.
>ral persons from inside the hotel
heard a shot, came out to dis
who had been killed. They ar
Just In time to see the second
nd the top of the bowl of my
1T of. They at once took in the
ION. and, seeing me coolly puff
OF knowing my internal condi
cried out, Good pluck, stran
STEADY nervew "He amt nc
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