Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
The Dude.
Wrangler
Caroline Lockhart
Observation-Disclosures
Copyright. Doubleday. Page & Co.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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| Cooks are sometimes very pecu-
liar" observed Mr.. Stott, buttering
his pancakes lavishly. II remember
that my mother-my mother, by the
way, Mr.. Penrose, was Sproat-"
"Shoat?" Old Fenrose, who COM
planned of pounding in his ears, was
not hearing so well in the high alti-
tLde.
Mr.. Appel and Pinkey Uttered.
which nettled Mr.. Stott and he shout
ed:
"sproat! An old Philadelphia fam
ily."
ooh. yes" Mr.. Penrose recollected.
Il recall Amanda Sproat-she mar.
ried a stevedore. Your sister?"
Mr.. Stott chose to ignore the in.
quiry, and said coldly:
"My father was in public life" He
might have added that his father was
a policeman, and therefore his state
ment was no exaggeration.
Looking alphabetically at Pinkey.
Miss Eyester, for the purpose of di-
We rting the irascible old gentleman's
attention from the subject, asked
when she might take her first riding
lesson.
Pinkey said promptly: ",rhis morn
in'-they's nothin' to hinder"
''That's awfully good of you, Mr..
Fripp," she said, gratefully.
Pinkey, who always jumped when
they called him Mister" replied
bluntly:
| Tahiti wantta."
well all got" Mrs. Sto.t cried.
"Shore." There was less enthusi.
asm In the answer.
eve were so fortunate as to be able
to purchase our equipment for riding
broncos before coming out here" ex-
claimed Mr.. Budlong. There is an
excellent store on the Boardwalk and
we found another In Omaha"
I'VE have divided skirts and every
thing! Just wait till you see us!"
cried Mr.. Budlong.
They were as eager as children az
they opened thair trunks for their
costumes. and even Aunt Lizzie Phil
brick who had once ridden burro
in Old Mexico, declared her intention
Of trying it.
While the "dudes" dressed, Pinkey
and Wallie went down to the corral
to saddle for them.
1--WE better let her ride the pinto, -
said Pinkey, casually.
"'Her'?" Walled looked at his
partner fxedly. (Which her"
"That lady that's so thin she could
hide behind match and have room
left to peek around the corner. She
seems sickly, and the pinto is easy
gated" Pinkey explained, elabor-
ately.
Gail right" Wal,ie nodded, land
we'll put Aunt Lizzie on the white
one and give Mrs. Budlong-"
kindly assign me a spirited
mount" interrupted Mr.. Stott, who,
as to costume, was compromise. be-
tween an English groom and fox
hunter.
Wallie looked dubious.
ooh, I understand horses" declared
Mr.. Stott. II used to ride like an
Indian"
"The buckskin?" wallie asked
doubtfully Of Pinkey.
Pinkey hesitated.
"You need not be afraid that he will
injure me. I can handle him"
Wallie, who never had heard of Mr.
Stott's horsemanship, consented re.
luctantly.
II prefer to saddle and bride my.
self, ALSO" said Mr.. Stott, when the
buckskin was pointed out to him.
Wallie's misgivings returned to
him and Pinkey rolled his eyes elo
quently when they saw "the man who
understood horses" tryin.; to bride
with the chinstrap and noted that he
had saddled without a blanket.
Mr.. Stott laughed inconsequently
when the mistake was pointed out tc
him, and declar I'd that it was an
oversight merely.
"Now, if you will set me something
to stand on am reAdy to mount"
Once more Pinkey and Wallie ex
changed significant chances as the
man "who used to ride like an In
dian" climbed into the saddle like
someone getting into an upper berth
in a Pullman.
Neither Pinkey nor Wallie was cas-
lily startled, but when they saw their
guests the most their establishment
permitted was an inarticulate gurgle
Dismay also was among their emo
lions as they thought of conducting
the party through Prouty and the
Yellowstone. VALE had his share
Of moral courage, but when they first
net his vision he doubted IL he was
strong enough for the ordeal.
MI