American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-05-17

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She Went Straight to the Hay Corral
and Stopped.
to a corner Of the hay corral and
stopped with her hands clutching the
top wire.
ward Warren, for heavens sake,
what are you dolng7" You couldn't
have told from her tone that she had
been crying, a mile back, from sheer
anxiety, or hat she "loved him to
pieces" She sounded as If she did not
love him at all and vas merely disgust
ed with his actions.
"Tm trying to sink my loop on this
buzzard-head of u horse" Ward re-
torted glumly. "rve been trying for
about an hour" he added, ~grinning a
little at his w plight.
"Well, It's a lucky thing for you he
won't let you" Billy Louise informed
him sternly. STOPPING to crawl under
the bottom wire. you've got about as
much sense as" She did not say
what. "Give me that rope, and you
take yourself and your crutches out
of the corral, Mr.. Smarty. l just had
u bunch you couldn't be trusted to be-
have yourself"
Brave Buckaroo got lonesome"
Ward said, looking at her with eyes
iallght, as he hobbled slowly toward
her. you'll have to open the gate for
me, William. Rattlern make a break
for the open If he sees a crack as wide
as your little finger"
BY then he was near enough tC
reach out an arm and pull her close tC
him. "Oh, William girl, I'm sure GLAD
to see you ace more. l got scared.
thought maybe 1 just dreamed you
were here so l tackled"
"You tackled more than you coult
handle. You ought to know you mustn't
try to ride Rather, Ward. What If he'C
pitch with your"
ain that case. I'd pile up, I reckon
Say William, a broken leg does take
deuce Of a time to get well. But al
the same, I'll stop old Rather, all right
I'd top anything rather than spend an
other night in that jail"
you'll ride Blue" Billy Louise toll,
him calmly. I'm going to ride Rattle
, myself"
yes, you are-notP'
"Do you mean to say I can't7 d,
, you think"
"Oh, l guess you can, all right, but
} well. II l can, I'm going to. If yol
| think l can't handle a measly old skat
? like that"
: Hes been running out for nearl
two months, Wilhemina-"
Q "And look at his ribsl II you'll jus
t kindly go in the house while l sac
de"
"T1l kindly stay right here, lady
girl. You don't know Rather"
4 "And you don't know Billy Louis
Macdonald" She wrinkled her nos
| at him and turned back to unsaddl
r Blue. 81 really didn't intend to 6
back right now" she said, 'but seein
you've got your heart set on 1t, l SUI
e pose we might ms we'll" Then sh
added: "We're only going as far a
{ the Cove, anyway; and l really ougf
to hurry back to look after Marth,
d Charlie Fox and Peter pulled out an
n left her there all solitary alone. "
been staying with her overnight.
told her we'd be down there, and sta
: t~ill-further notice"
Billy Louise did not give Ward niue
opportunity for argument. He was &c
h awkward with his crutches to keep u
n with her, and she managed to be q
. the move most of the time.
o When she had helped Ward upC
II Blue-and that was not easy, elthe
u considering that he only had one Il
It fit to stand on-and had gone TO II
cabin for her bag of nuggets M
[. Wards roll of money which he had 70
Il gotten. and had exhausted every 9TH
< excuse for delay. she picked up RIA
Ig tiers reins and wound her fingers
his name. and took hold Of the stirru
i. as nonchalantly as if she were noun
ar ing Blue.
ar "NOw we're all right and comfy" 81
k announced breathlessly, when the fir
e. fight was over and Rather, like h
N master. had yielded to the inevitabl
lie "And we know who's boss. and We
r all of us Squindiciouslv happy. becau
ir we're headed for hu,.e. Aren't W
buckarooT'