The Arvada enterprise., 1921-04-07

he naQ aIte40y 00c10e0 on q zen
eral course Of action: he would ap-
proach those whom he considered
worthy. In strictly diplomatic way,
judiciously limiting at the possibility
Of Old Dad Calkins' girl being an heir
co and suggesting the advantage oe
her being sought In early marriage. II
was merely an idea he proposed to
advance. to be implanted In their minds,
that she should not be allowed to e.
cape from the community with all that
money. nor snapped up BY some mss-
cesary stranger.
During the next half hour Shelby
managed to interview at least . half
dossn whom he considered eligible
bachelors or lonely widowers. artfully
selecting those known to be Of q some
what sportivs disposition, to whom
such proposition ~ he had to offer
might naturally appeal. A few Of
these treated the suggestion profanely:
ethers were rather evasive. but tho
majority thus automatically approach
Cd evinced sufficient interest to yield
much encouragement. His wares had
been brought 10 good market and Old
Dads girl, rendered particularly at.
tractivs BY Q "dot'' running up Into
the Thousands, would and plenty Of
eager suitors. Now that the runner
Of her eligibility was being privately
circulated from mouth to mouth. any
unnecessary delay would only reader
the affair more complicated.
He would report At once the sue
cen Of his mission and urge his CO.
coaspiratees to Immediate action. II
would sarA b. q Ans sight to 80 these
fellows lined up while that girl looked
tAsa over. deliberately making .
eAsses. Suddenly bis case rested O
. young man, dsjsctsdly hanging ever
~ sod Of the bar. arguing With .
bartender. whs oaly shook his head
impassively. Shelby Moved alsng IN.
III 10 ranged - bssids the fellow.
whats your aa0sY
zee Macklia."
'They call yos Eid.' doar they,
'ro9nd hersr
"surs; mostly. What are yer drivia'
a. anyhswr"
why. this I goe Q ranch over .
~ Cottonwood, a. cone In here -
piek up q eow.han1. got Q half.
breed. but I nss1 anetA0. That's
wAsrs I stand"
"What1i It payr
"Forty dollars. Yss 81 Q hosssr
"Well. the crittse locks like ons:
Turned out In Pows,l's corral. but 1
Amt rot NO money to nav Ter his
feed. Yer1l have ter blow me soma
coin"
.An r,sht: here's tn and m pay
Powell for ths hor.s keen You shov
mn here sober At ten tomorrow, or else
ri leays you here: that's straiRht,"
he strobe away across the biz
crowded room and opened n door At
IN. further End. steoDIns acros. thu
threshold he elosed the door hehInd
MIN ana ssced McC,rthv ana the ar.
nre.cher from BuArslo Gan. hoth Of
vhom glanced mn exnect.ntIv shelby
l..n.A h.ck s,.inst N. .,.Ii ana Con.
t.mnl.t.d The two chswin~ an IN.
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wS, : hurried in here ". 70, to
mil the AFFAIR touisht.-
n. nrc.ch.r .pre,d h,. b.nd. w.v.
inc IN. suggestion inside
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ror~,n, wh,, IA Won ..v Macy