Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-03

You let me talk to that Pink per,
son, Oily" I said She's reason.
able creature. for a woman. and
can fix this up for You"
He almost kissed my hands.
had a long confab with Pink. shs
was a reasonable creature, as ! Az
said. and before had talked half an
hour. she began TO see that the mar
riage wouldn't apount to much in tho
end II the big cats ate Oily before he
had time to say Il dol"
I'm tell you. Mack" she said, I'm
not big-headed. I'll say right now
that when the tent-pole caved in Nor
ris's head. I made a resolve that II |
was ever fool enough to marry again
I'd be married in the ringcage with all
my cats right there as bridesmaids
and ushers, but I'm no stubborn Jade
like Oily too well TO chuck him lust
because he don't like my cats. Some
OF 'em are TASTY brutcs, Mack"
''All cats are" said.
Not Leo. Mack" she said reproaoh-
faIly.
We'll. wouldn't hardly call him
cat said. I'D call him cottage
cheese. except that that's rather
wildish thing to call Leo"
You mean thing" she said. pretend
ing to pout. Il ought to spat your
face for that. but won't. Now. about
Oily. I'll give up the cat idea"
Pink" I sang, you are just a.
white as they make them these da,s
you arel''
She smiled.
Il know l am. Mack" she said.
| Maybe | like Oily, too. Maybe that
has something to do with 1t. dom
suppose" she added as l was turning
to hurrY away and tell Oily. "ths-
| Oily would mind being married in the
| ring-oase If had no cats In tho
cage7"
stopped short and looked at her
| She was as sober as Judge
Why, no." I said. why should
he2 The cage won't bite him. will it -
That it In all settled she said gay
~. Wen be married In the ring
case in the big top any nigh, perform
ance Oily chooses, just before the big
cats are let into the cage You can
tell him."
| I turned to go again I was half
way out of the tent.
Mack" she called.
/ turned back.
"Of courre," she said. hanging onto
the words as II she hated to let them
slip from her. oily won't mind
| having a cottage cheese In the cage"
"A WHAT I cried. and then
remembered what I had called LEO.
went right back TO where Pink was
standing. Now. SO here, Pink I
,aid severely, "a joke Is joke. You
know az well as ! do that that Is all
that Leo cat is-a hunk of cottage
I CHEESE. n that's what you want him
called: but you don't want to worry
the life out OF Only just because
| called that brute of Leo & fancy
name. Leo may be cottage cheese to
me. but he's not that to Oily. He's a
lion to Oily-a king of beasts.'
=
enough. by calling the old animal a
cottage chcesc. II was ono case OF
calling by fake name that was n bad
mistake.
Il cannot imagine any man being
coward enough to be afraid of being
locked in cage with 4 cottage
cheese" she said haughtiiy That's
my ultimatum. You can carry It TO
Oily"
Well. I carried II and give you
my word it weighed a ton. found
, Oily where had left him. and no
looked up with hope in his closest
eyes. had to blast It. blasted as
gently as I could.
oily" ! said. Pink Is a fine girl
She's going to give up the idea OF
having the dangerous cats in the cage
with you"
oily looked at mo suspiciousiy
"She acted fine" / hurried on to
say. Ihere isn't n mean bone In her
body. Oily. All she wants now r. to
he married In the ring-csgc-nothinE
In II but her and YOU and the minister
and that d-cotton-wooi baa- baa lamb
Leo"
And though. you were my friend.
Mack" Oily said in tone that would
have made an Iron hydrant weep. II
made me rather hot I had fought h
out with Pink and argued with lrr
and all. and this was what l got for
my pains.
think Oily and Pink talked It over
at fun length after that dar~ say
each was right from a personal point
of view. Pink couldn't sec how hap-
piness could result from tho marriage
II Oily was always to be in mortal
fear OF Leo. and she could not think OF
giving up Leo. Tho old cottage rAeeso
was almost like a brother to her. and
I couldn't blame her for feeling a. she
did about the old boast. II sho did X
she intended and took farm in tho
mountains ans expected Leo to roam
around tho place, Oily WOULD have to
/ get used to the lion or lead an I'M
happy and probably di-membercd lifc
, ITO Re Concluded in Tuesdays Chief
/ tsin.)