The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-21

ear Whom VIC have Chiuks here. W
sleep EN- on ~ corner of the bunk
house, But your Nifr aiut a Chink
We'd have plenty Of room In the
house only the boss and family o.,
here There's one room lsft up
stairs, bat she's awful ANAL aud
don't fEurc that she'll DO Tor twc
people. Locke 10 me like Williams
here-whsi'H your frs, name, any.
howg"
Henry supplied Sally
well. it looks 20 me like uFnrJ d
have 10 take tho Chink corner Of the
bunk house How about n. HENRY
The Wreck saiI Il would nuli him
exactly
The boys amt Ike 20 bother sou
any, neein' as you're white. added
Charley.
They won, bother me-" said the
Wreck. significantly.
Sally waa not 80 confident. she
knew how "thc boys. sometimes
behaved when they had a dude on
their hands But hhc hoped that
Charley was right. because the
wreck wuB not a patient young man
and there war no telling what might
happen II they started 10 haze. him.
-Four of the boys came IN az supper
time. there were three moro vho
wrrt out having look ai the fences
and Charley s8id they might not bo
back FOR couple Of days Tho quar-.
tr, took ane look into the kitchen and
then made a quick start for tho bunk
house. where there was more scrub.
bling and shaving within the space %
talf an hour than undsrwood's ranch
had known ninca Charley could re.
member Then they drified into the
kitchen and hung around.
Hally WIS always good 10 look AT,
even when she wore "a big apron. II
she WAS not downright pretty, tho
did not miss tho mark bY any notice.
able distance There was a smooth
fun In her brown hair that even
Harriet Underwood might have en-.
vird. There was a Hteady. friendly
look tn her brown eyes. which were
as fine and long 'aBhod as any pair
that might have seen found in tho
face OF n beauty. Her lips had 2
pleasant curve when she smiled.
showing strong. beautifully even
teeth which even tho Wreck had OBJ.
served TO be white beyond q fault,
Tho boys at undsrwood's ranch
oven fell TO cleaning their finger nails
as they watched her. somehow, with.
out even 20 much ms suggesting Il by
word or look. Sally had a way Of
creating In others mon, usually
an impulse to be neat. She did not
mind having tho boys sitting around
the kitchen. even tho they did not
belong there until they were told 10
come and get supper. There was.
however. one feature that bothered
her. She had chosen 10 be from tho
East like the Wreck. and II was not
easy TO play the part. There were
lots Of things that n tenderfoot was
not supposed 10 know or say, and
il kept her constantly on guard 10
remember the fact. She found II
safer 10 conflnc herself to Yea
nc" and Really" GO far as II was
possible The boys laid Il TO shy.
ness, altho that was not ono OF her
traits.
just as she. feared, they found the
Wreck amusing. A good deal OF sthe
conversation centercd around his
spectacles. which he wore. except
for excursions into the dining room,
But aomc rare policy Of restraint
seemed 10 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 Il as easily
rs he seemed TO be; he was simply
holding himself in. Evidently she
had made him understand the need
for caution, and 70" that she was
thankful
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