White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-04-17

And he followed Anderson from the
room.
And after G solitary Thanksgiving
dinner in the hotel, Hugh returned to
The Lariat.
Fred Allward welcomed him back.
The little man had recovered in good
shape from his accident, but was de-
cidedly hostile to the idea of ever go.
ing within hailing distance of an air.
plane again.
"But what am going to do with
that wreck you wished on me, Fred?"
asked Hugh.
Martens got it in running shape
again." said Fred. Il guess can sell
it for you. can sell most anything,
by heck. l sold that set Of the Elsie
Hole country. told him all the pub
lie Libraries had suppressed 'em and
he couldn't buy 'em fast enough.
What's the news up at Cheyenne,
Hughie?"
Hugh recounted his experiences and
Fred swallowed tobacco juice and lis
tened with indignant but absorbed in
terest.
I'm going up there in January
when you co." he said, when Hugh
had finished. Some of them fellows
will be shooting you"
you take care of The Lariat, Fred.
You're better salesman than either
Uncle Bookie or L.
Fred nodded complacently. Beats
hell, don't it,"
How are things at the Indian Mas
sacre?" asked Hugh.
"Ain't been near 'em. But, Hughie,
Pink's built up lot Of mean feeling
in town about you. OF course, the
fact that you're keeping money away
from the town is at the bottom of it,"
when came out of the station to-
day." said Hugh, BILLY Chamberlain's
boy and some others l didn't know
yelled Gray Stallion! Gray StallionI
at me. Pink hasn't been keeping that
fool thing going, has he? The man
is crazy"
| Crazy or not" returned Fred, "he's
bison mad. He sees you spelling his
oSA<big chance, and he's going to load
you with all the mud you can carry"
Hughie grunted enigmatically, then
asked, Have you seen Jessie?"
Eyes, she's asked me on the street
a couple Of times when you were com
ing back. She's still up at the ranch,
bookkeeping and such, she said. She
didn't tell me SO, but Pricipal Jones
says she has broke with her father.
Wait a minute! Jones is just crossing
the street. Seems like he's the only
friend but me and Red Wolf you gol
in Fort Sioux"
Principal Jones came in with q
broad smile. We'll, Hughie! Glad to
see you back. How are things in
Cheyenne?"
Hugh shook hands and returned the
smile. Principal, 1 learned more
bout politics on this trip to Cheyenne
J than in all my life before"
The old schoolmaster shook his
) head ruefully. Il was afraid of that
Did you run afoul of Grafton?"
'No, didn't see him. But heart
}, that he'd gone back to Chicago. Lool
here, Principal, aren't you going tt
}. hurt your standing in Fort Sioux b!
r coming in here?"
r The old man laughed. "Pshaw
/ Hughie! Don't you know that {
q schoolmaster hasn't either standing O.
= sex? He's like a preacher. Sort of ;
q tolerated nuisance.-Jokes aside, II
$ like to help you, Hughie, If you cal
e tell me how"
d ''Tll certainly tell you how, as 500
g as 1 learn little more of the ropes,
returned Hugh gratefully. "Sit down
i" won't you? It's Saturday and your
free"
q Say, Principal" said Fred, noisil
J. replenishing the heater, you tel
Hughie about that row you heard Jes
# sic had with Pink. I was just starting
g on it myself when you come in"
l. The schoolmaster looked at Hug
q questioningly. Every one, Of course
knew that Jessie and Hugh were liz
v ing separate lives, yet even this mar
ia who had spanked the geologist man
r. times, hesitated to appear to recos
+. niza tho canaration
3. go on! Go on!" urged Fred. Don
o pay no attention to Hughie. / wan
him to know it,"
d WELL said Principal Jones, "Jei
q sic came over to the schoolhouse on
day to see me about their having
% little school up in the ranch. VIVA
10 with the little Indians and the help
a children, they've got right to one
u And while she was talking to m
about this, Pink comes stamping II
'Jess!' he roars, how come that 20
n never come to the hotel to see you
Of mother and me any more?'
g II don't like what you've been d.
h ing to Hughie,' says Jessie.
r "'And 1 don't like what Hughie'
L. done to you,' roars Pink. Amt 20
g got any pride?'
n 1--we got plenty replies Jessie
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