New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
ny. seein' as you're white" added

any. seein' as you're white," added Charley '''''
 "They won't bother me-" said the Wreck, significantly.
 Sally was not so confident; she knew how "the boys" sometimes be- haved when they had dude on their hands. But she hoped that Charley was right, because the Wreck was not a patient young man and there was no telling what might happen if they started to haze him.
 Four of the boys came in at supper time; there were three more who were out having a look at the fences and Charley said they might not be back for couple of days, The quartet took one look into the kitchen and then made quick start for the bunk house, where there was more scrubbing and shaving within the space of half an hour than Under- woods ranch had known since Char ley could remember. Then they drifted into the Kitchen and hung around.
 Sally was always good to look at, even when she wore big apron. If she was not downright pretty, she did not miss the mark by any notice- able distance. There was a smooth fluff in her brown hair that even Harriet Underwood might have en- vied. There was steady, friendly look in her brown eyes, which were as fine and long-lashed as any pair that might have been found in the face of beauty. Her lips had pleasant curve when she smiled, showing strong, beautifully even teeth which even the Wreck had ob- served to be white beyond a fault.
 The boys at Underwood's ranch even fell to cleaning their finger nails as they watched her. Somehow, without even so much as suggesting it by word or look, Sally had way of creating in others-men, usually an impulse to be neat She did not mind having the boys sitting around the kitchen, even though they did not belong there until they were told to come and get supper. There was, however; one feature that bothered her. She had chosen to be from the east, like the Wreck, and it was not
 
 lots of things that a tenderfoot was not supposed to know, or say, and 1t kept her constantly on guard to re- member the fact. She found it safer to confine herself to "Yes," "No," and | "Really?" so far as 1t was possible. | The boys laid it to shyness. although | that was not one of her traits.
 Just as she feared, they found the Wreck amusing A good deal of the conversation centered around his | spectacles, which he wore, except for | excursions into the dining room. | But some rare policy of restraint semed to have settled upon him; he calmly ignored most of what they said, and when he did answer it was with an apparent good nature that surprised Sally. She knew, however, that he was not bearing it as easily as he seemed to be; he was simply holding himself in. Evidently she had made him understand the need for caution, and for that she was thankful.
 CHAPTER x1.
 And Rides
 Sally had very little speech with the Wreck next morning, and such words as they exchanged dealt with routine trivialties. He was not in conversational mood, finishing his breakfast in almost complete silence. but with excellent appetite.
 The Wreck disappeared after the dish-washing. He hated to wash dishes; his very soul rose in rebellion. The only reason he en- dured 1t was because Sally would have to wash them herself if he did not, Women were always imposing obligations on people even without making any demands, he reflected ir- ritably. You had to do things for hem. or you felt mean inside. The esser evil was to do things.
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