Graham guardian., 1922-03-07

Moneys what talks. Are you aifnin'
to swing onto this thing with your own
hands ?--for keeps, mean; not to sell
II out to the first set O. mimi sharps
that comes alongf'
Sure you said II; I'm going to
keep II and work it--after get out
Of the Jail where you're going to
land me for pinchlng that inspection
car and getting it smashed. Why
else did start out blindfolded to hunt
for girl, horse and a dog"
He let the latter half of my reply
go without comment; charging 1t up
to some last lingering remains Of the
crazlness, perhaps.
''Well, let's see about where you'd
crack your whip first," he invited.
THAT part of 1t Is easy" laughed.
"What | don't know about the prac-
tical end OF the mining job would load
wagon. I'll pitch out and hunt me
up real, for-sure miner, Of course"
"Nothln' so awfully crazy about
that" he granted. Then: whats the
matter with HI Twombly. here. for
your boss minerT
"Not thing In the wide world
except that he can't be because he is
going to be my partner In the deal"
"Now you're talkin' a whole heap
like white man." said the desperado-
ish one. "Dog-goned IL I don't b'lieve
you are wiitel What do you say to
glvin me a whack at the bossin
job7"
! took just one little glance at Dad
dy and the mild blue eyes said Eyes"
"But you've got me under arrest,
Mr. Beasley," pointed out, just to
see what he'd say. "You can't very
well close n business deal with your
prisoner, can youf"
"Kill two r three birds with the one
rock" he mumbled, cramming the
siruped half Of his Notwithstanding
corn cake into his capacIous mouth.
'Tll chase you down to Angels and
turn you over to the majesty o. the
law--the same bein' by name old
Squire Dublin. Then I'll jump my
job o. sortin' out the bad angels from
amongst the good angels and go out
and rustic your bail. Time old Bill
Dubbir's chewin over the law in sich
cases made and pervided-like he's
bound to do-Ill scrape up bunch o.
men and start em up heresways to
begin on the repairs. How does all
that strike your
II my laugh was a bit grim there
was a warrant for IT,
ut strikes me fair In the empty
pocket, my good friend" l told him.
"Just at this present moment
couldn't finance one solitary, lonesome
carpenter--to say nothing Of gang
Of Them with half dozen steam.
filters and boiIermakers thrown in"
"Huh workin' capital, you meanf
That's about the easiest thing this side
o. Hades-with a mine like the old
Cinnabar-with no more water in Il
than what can be pumped QUITO back
you. / reckon your title to the prop.
erty's all right, amt 1T"
ut Is; have deed from my grand.
father" So much l said, but / didn't
go on TO explain how the quick wit Of
a girl who now hated me had saved
that deed from being mere scrap of
waste paper. Not that I knew how
she had done it--but the tangible fact
was safely In my pocket
Fifteen minutes after this break
fast table talk l was bidding tenn
porary good-by to the wreck on the
Cinnabar ledge, and was about to take
the road to Atropia with Beasley;
both of US intent upon catching way
freight to Angels. Daddy had lent me
the piebald pony for the ride to tha
railroad station-this either with or
without Jeanie's consent; ! didn't
know and fOrbore to ashland the
harleQuin-faced dog was ready to trot
at the pony's heels. But the blue-eyed
maiden had shut herself up In her
room, and thought she wasn't going
to come out and see me off.
At the final moment, however, after
Beasley had already steered his nag
across the dump head, and l was
about to climb into my saddle, she
came to the cabin door, and was both
curiously embarrassed and a bit
breathless.
"Please !-one minutel" she begged;
and as / took my foot out Of the STIR
rup: DO you know what they have
done with--with--"
with BullertonY / helped out.
mo, | don't know; but l suppose
they've taken him on to the county
seat at Copah with the Others.'
"Then-then--please let him go! II
you refuse to prosecute"
make yourself entirely easy" ]
broke in, bit sourly, maybe. "rll
agree not to play the part of the dog
In the manger."
"Thank you-so much!" she mur-
INJURED; and then she backed away
quickly and went in and on through
to the kitchen, leaving me to follow
Beasley, which I did, with the sour
humor telling me that Of all the puz-
zling, unaccountable things in world
of enigmas, a woman's vagaries were
the least Understandable. For, after
all was said and done, and after all
that had happened and been made to
happen, 1t seemed to be palpably ap-
parent that Jeanie Twombly WAS still
In love with the ieet.