The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-12-02


n sas yon. Tom - Fna fEos., cSws
over into the Rad Lands an ~ ont
there awhile We'll rct thc iniunx II
course but there Is hound 70 b. some
KILN nrst unless I'm crazy. i've xct
70 ga IN and set something e eat"
Tie started 80 turn away. but shelby
halted him aith = question
How long you heen IN the army.
peieT
"rWcnty-tvo years
and with the SIKH caulryv
Fifteen"
Did Won ever know sergeant
named Calklns?s
"Jef Calkins he uas IS, FIRST ton.
after I Joined h. left the service
bout ten years ago There was =
shootln scrape or somcthin down at
Harker Sorter url, story though I've
\ forgotten Just what II vas an about
now. Calkius got out o thar AT right.
but when his enlistment was - he
Z quit he didn't get on good with the
men 10 YOU know whatever become
Of The OF dunefy
Tie Was buried here yesterday
killed himself loft q daughter bout
nineteen"
THE hi b. did ion Calelns new
er WIS married not before he left the
army anyhow know because
hunked with him nearly two wears an
be told me lot about himself lie
wasn't no ladys man al alt Say.
what the devil is goIn on herey-
There's heen n wedding. shelby
started to explain. hut the outHoVlne
throng eut his sentence IN two and
the startled soldier stepping hack 70
get out Of the way was Instantly
swept aside while the gang poured
forth between separating the two
completely The bridegroom found
himself once more the center ~ fer
vent congratulations aud only escaped
by pushing a passage down the steps
10 where his outfit waited Tor depar-
ture. Some moments later she Joined
him, accompanied by her badyUard.
wearing D long buster which almost
reached the ground and a closc-dftlng
cap pulled down over her smooth hair.
He silently helped her into the rht
Of the blackboard Joining her crmly
and gathering up the reins 10 his fin
gers
Now then" he called 20 couple
Of you unite those hrutes aud jump
They're bad starters
The hraucos amply Justified bis pre-
dction and The party went tearing
down the main street pursued by Wells
Of enjoyment and cat-howls Of deri-
sion Shelby struggling with the reins
In an endeavor to keep the maddened
brutes on the sidewalks
However the steep ascent Of The
blum brought the plunEing animals TO
their senses and by the time they
had surmouuted fhe ridge and struck
the prnirr trail leading across the
upland they were willing enough 70
slow down 10 the swift troI they were
accustomed 70 take on long journeys.
Shelby loosencd his grasp on the lentb-
er and rested back IN the seat ven
turing a side glauce AZ his companion.
She was stil gripping the iron rail-
for safety hut evidently felt no fear.
Mean devil that bronco said shel-
by. feeling the necessity Of speech
and fieclling his whip lash AZ the buck
skin whose evil eye was peerlng malt
ciously backward worst horse ever
owned The Kid hack there seems
to he some bronco buster and RI let
him try bis luck when we get out 10
the ranch got some outlaws there
She turned her head and glanced
behind through the cloud Of dust
who is heI one OF your menf"
Welt Just hired him down az
Ponca Seems to be a mighty gOoS
rider His name Is Macklin but ev-
erybody calls him Kid"
"SOmef, ! don't just Ike him"
"Oh. hes harmless enough
perhaps so. bur ! have that feeling
about him Just the same"
Shelby made no answer and they
rode on in silence through the circlIng
dust. lie felt awkward and emhar-
raised. unable 10 think OF anything
to say 20 keep up conversation and In
tensely conscious Of the peculiar sltua-
ton In which they found themselves
Occasionally he stole surreptitious
glance aside 81 Der bni her eyes were
averted az though ~ avoidance gss
Ing out over the dull visits t. shelby
this quietness 90 her
urning from him seemed particularly
,minous She was doubtless sorry al
eady ~ her choice this drear erpanse
which they rode WAS more than she
xpected 10 encounter she was dread
ng already an approach to the Cot
OnWood He had been a fool 10 ewes
Iream that he could ever satisfy her
. such surroundings Well Z, war
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