The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-11-01
Dick heard Mrs. Bedding walk

away. y
4.Shere she's powerful particular
about that GIRL" observed Laddy.
"Say, Tom, Nell knows she's pretty,
doesn't she"
"She's liable to find It out unless
YOU shut up, Laddy. When you WIS.,
tied US out here some weeks ago. you
kept paying cowboy compliments to
her.
AN It's your idea that cowboy
compliments are plumb bad for girls"
Downright bad, lady, SO my wife
says"
i I'll be darned IL I believe any girl
can be hurt by q little sweet talk.
It pleases 'em. :" -
"Chop it." interrupted Bedding:
HHere comes Nell now"
Dicks tingling ears took in the pat
tering~ Of light footsteps, the rush Of
someone running. p.
Here you are" cried sweet. hap
py voice. dad. the senorita is per
2srectly lovely. I've been peeping at
her. She sleeps like-like death.
She's so white. Oh. I hope she won't
Be III. How strange and sad, that
about her! Tell me more, Laddy.
You promised. I'm dying to know.
Didn't you say the senorita had a
sweetheart"
SHORE T. did,
slsshe the young man who came
wffK@sou?"
nope. That fellows the one who
saved the girl from Rojas."
"Ah! Where is he. Laddy?"
"He,s in there asleep"
SIS. he-nice, Laddy?
"Shore,"
"What Is he lixe?'
well, I'm not long acquainted
never Saw him by day, but I was some
tolerable took with him. An Jim
here, Jim says the young man can
have his gun an his boss"
"Wonderful! Laddy. what on
earth did this stranger do to win you
cowboys in just one night?"
"Tll shore have to tell you. Me an
Jim was watchin' game OF cards IN
the Del Sol saloon in Casita. That's
across the line. We had acquaint-
ances-four fellows from the Cross
Bar outfit, where we worked while
back. This Del Sol is a billiard hall,
saloon, restaurant, an the like. An
It was full Of Greasers. Some OF
!. Campo's rebels were there drinkln, an
\ playin' games. Then pretty soon IN
< come Rojas with some of his onttit.
= They were packin' guns an kept to
: themselves off to one side.
II "A little while afterward l seen
!. fellow standin' in the restaurant:
Edoor. He was a young American
dressed in corduroys an boots. like
prospector. He looked round the sa-
q. loon, an when he spotted Hojas ne
Esorta jerked up. Then he pulled MS
SLOUGH hat lopsided an began to stag
ger down. down the steps. First OFT l
made shore he was drunk. But re-
/ mernbezed he didn't seem drunk. be-
.ssfore. It. !. was some queer. So |
watched that young man. y ~ = :;
III HE reered around the room ike a
yellow who was drunker'n a. lord.
Nobody but me seemed to notice him.
.srhen he. began to stumble over pool
s:players an get his feet tangled up IN
:sehairs an bump against tables. he
T=.got some pretty'hard looks. He came
! Found our, way, an all Of sudden he
;sseen 'us cowboys; He gave another
Start. like the one when he first seen
ERojas. then he made for us. tipped
E;Jim off that somethin' was dom.
ssThen this queer young man shot some
Eeool. polite words Mt me an Jim. &
So, ST .sHe WAS only bluffin' at bein' drunk
he meant to rush Rojas. to start Il
rough house. The bandit was after a
Girl. This girl was in the hotel an
she was. the sweetheart of soldier.
sthe young fellows friend. The hotel
WAS watched BY Rojas' guards, an the
ssplan was to make a fuss an get the
girl away In the excitement. Well.
is.m an me got Il hint of our bein,
I'M y /.