The Coolidge examiner., 1934-10-12
CHAPTER III-Con,iaued

A~"@AAA M"FA on FancN- going
round all day with rough men, aud
boys would-would spoil his man.
nerv"
Cousin Columbinc v.nened
Did she lndeedg And what
about yourHslfT
These frank cross questions were
disconccrtiug: but the girl said
honsstiy ~She thought ia be
homeslck. and dare sag she's
right. but IS Mother pointed out
things wouldn't be very thrilling 81
EtgemeTe. You see. I've always
spent winters IN the city. and this
year
-well7- prodded the old lady. S.
she paused
y only mean. Nance hasliat,,i.
thinking u might sound foolish 20
an lnhahltaut % Pine Ridge. Colo.
rado. that n Dad hadn't lost his
money Ia have made my debut THIS
winter.
Well bis losses saved you from
that. anyway was the brusque ~
ply. -Here come the boys az last.
Mark Adams did you can those
peaches yoursejf7 You've been gone
long enough
Not only canned. bui picked en-"
he reiorted why didn't you lei
Natt cart this stun. MIss Colum-
hlne7 I'll have 70 tie e. on the run.
ning board"
~Toun Do 10 such thing Put
Il right 10 here and III set my feet
on a. There I'm comfortable 80
can be. Truth Is. Intended ask.
!nE Matthew % get this box. but lt
slipped ny mind Ehen saw he was
IN such a hurry 20 ge; away from
us- Did you boys have a soda at
the drug storei You mus; have
been somewhere this twenty min
u;es7~
IT was only polite for me 20
give your company a trest. Miss
Columblne." explained Mark rs be
started the engine. what ncxt3
DO We head Tor homey
at once. and don't attempt 10
leave everybody else behind. even
n you are the best driver In Pine
Ridge. understand you told
Juanita Tuhbs that you could drive
up Ute pass with one hand aud
hlindfoided into the bargain. I was
surprised. Mark Adam. 20 hnd you'd
added boastinE 20 your other
sins"
Mark laughed and answered
You know me better. Miss Colum-
bine That vas only for Juaniia's
benefit Since her cousin from
Denver won the motorcycle race up
the Peak last fail. that girl has put
on airs"
"She'll b. putting on black most
likely. II be attempts 10 win An-
other year" snlffcd Miss Columblnc.
such races ought TO be prohibited
By law. We're headed right into
the mountains now. Nancy. This
part of town was settled before the
Springs. and the territorial legisla-
ture met here In is62 with nothing
but log room for their house OF
representatives"
WAS there any hotel for the men
20 stay atfr questioned Jack. for
whom the details OF United states
history bald a lure.
only a tavern made OF logs. not
nearly biz enough TO accommodate
them. Some had TO sleep on the
foor OF the assembly room and one
member brought his family and set
rp housekeeping In a tent"
How'd they get here II they came
from a dlsiancef- put In Jack. ION
horseback
Most OF them; but they came In
wagons. too. or In old-fashioned
overland stage coaches drawn by
mules. One member iramped over
hundred miles through the noun
'ains. and arrived here with a boot
on one foot. a brogan on the other.
and wearing an old slouch bat he'd
s'ept In. with the bTim half gone. :"
What WAS he supposed Ia repre-
Eentf" Mark Adam asked over his
shoulder. A rummage saleF"
II doesn't matter" replied Miss
Columbsne briskly. because he was
elected speaker OF the house: and
those who heard that speech never
forgot H. A fine orator was George
Crocker; and be came from Massa-
chuSetts. | believe There was
something thrilling about the strug-
gle of those old days which You
young folksn never realize. See
those tan red cliffs over to the right,
Jackf That's the entrance TO the
Garden OF the Gods"
III is"
Ia his excitement the hoy would
have stood up for a better view,
but Nancy's bag across his knees
prevented him.
i remember my father bringing
me down on horseback when I was
tiny girl" said Cousin Columbine
Il sat astr7de IN front OF him. and
we rc'se sll through the Garden
lookf,r for cattle II uaS vacaD,