Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-14

BILLY WINGO. good-natured and
youthful range-rider of Golden
Bar. Wyoming. is suggested for
sheriff by
TIP O'GORMAN, master politician
! of Croker County, on the ground
that Wingo is honest but too easy
going to interfere with the gangs
activities in cattle stealing.
RATE TUCKLETON( wealthy cat
tle-thief, agrees, although he had
promised the Office to
JACK MURRAY, a gunman, who Is
Billy's rival for the hand of
SALLY ANN PRESCOTT. O'Gorman
4 refuses to countenance Tuckle-
toms plan of having
DAN SLIKE, a gunman, hired to kill
Tom Walton, an honest ranch
owner. 1t is feared that Walton
has evidence Of the gangs activi-
GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III
Careless child" observed Bill
! Wingo, coming up on the porch
where Sally Jane lay in the ham,
mock. "You dropped your hat yes
terday. I found it this morning.
Here it is. Don't move. sweet one.
OF course. If you asked me to sit
down I would. and if you felt like
! rustling some coffee and cake. or
even Just a piece of pie with a bite
/. of cheese on the side-just a bite,
not over half a pound"
stop calling me sweet one"
I Miss Prescott said Grossly. I'm not
/ your sweet one, or anybody else's
sweet one"
! Nothing like that, sweet one. The
political steersmen of our fair coun-
, ty rode put to my place last night
and
what did the old thief want?"
Sally Jane brutally wished to know.
"Offered me the nomination for
sheriff."
Sally James laughter was sar-
donic.
"Are they trying to fool me, or
what?" he persisted.
II don't know whether they're
trying to fool you or not" vas the
reply, but they're trying to fool
somebody, that's a cinch."
81 told 'em I didn't want the job
"What?"
He rubbed an outraged ear. mo
need to deafen me- said he.
"Deafen you?" she cried. II could
take a club to you, you fat-head!"
$500, 500" he soothed. "Don't
get SO excited. Remember we are
young but once, and every outburst
brings us neare the grave. Lemme
finish, that's a good child. They said
for me to think it over. and they'd
be back in a couple of days and take
it up with me again."
Bill" said Sally Jane, leaning
forward, her violet eye shining,
I'm serious" y
''I'll try to believe it," he said,
regarding her with admiration. But
just this minute you look like the
most unserious thing l eve saw
and the most beautiful. Listen, Sally
Jane, 1 wish you'd do rs 1 ask you.
Close YOU eyes and plunge right in.
We'd be as happy as two pups in a
basket. Sign on the dotted line and
leave the rest to me-"
Which nonsense she quite proper
1y disregarded. bill, 1 want you
to TAX that nomination. You ac-
cept the nomination., and if You
don't make things hum after you're
elected you're not the man l take
you for"
Bill slipped right off the porch rail
and sat down Imply on the floor.
His eyeballs rolled up. His hand
fluttered over his heart. He
he muttered. Accepted! The shock
will be the death of me! Water!
Water! With a little whiskey stirred
in. Just a little. Not more than
four or five fingers. or perhaps six.
No sugar."
He got to his feet slowly and re-
seated himself on the Pail. You
won't go back on your word, Sally
Jane" he told her soberly.
II can do lots of things you never
heard Of" said she. But making
two meanings grow where only one
grew before is not one of them"
Joking aside" he said, will you
marry me if 1 take this sheriff job?"
Joking aside" said she, would
you want me for a reason like that?"
"Well, no." he admitted frankly.
I'D want you to love me a lot"
Honestly. Bill, I like you a great
deal, but there's something lacking.
And when there's something lacking
there's nothing to be done. Love is
the greatest thing in the world, Bill.
And you mustn't cheat it. If you
do. you might better never have
been born"
He nodded. Try as he might, he
was unable to feel Very badly. He
decided to give it up as a hopeless
job.
"That," said Sally Jane, with her
bright smile, "takes a load off my
heart. AS a sister, / know I'd fill
every requirement. Be a good
brother now. and do as I ask. Be a
sheriff"
"All right" said Billy Wingo. II
-~ill."