The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-11

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at him and shook his gray head.
They talked little, after that. Con
was becoming more and more con-
scious of his soreness. He was glad
to swing down in the Broken Wheel
yard and take the doctors buggy in
charge. Dinner had been eaten,
but Con got handout from the cook,
who asked no questions about his
battered face.
Then Perch looked into the kitchen
of the clubhouse and with sight of
Con whooped shrilly and whirled
about.
"Gale!" he yelled. ooh, Gale!
Twenty Johnson just come in, pack
ing the Latimer trademark. Why'n't
you tell this pilgrim what he might
run into, around Onopa?"
Goree appeared, behind him. But
before he could speak, Topeka Teni-
son looked over Perch's shoulder.
He shook his head slightly, frown-
ing. Con continued to eat placidly,
but he was beginning to feel irrita-
ton. A corner of Tensions mouth
lifted and he turned to Goree.
eve won't wait for the horses
from Red Mesa" he said. 81 won't
hold the wagon, mean. You take
the boys that, are ready and pull
out. When Johnny Dutch and Skeets
and Caramba come in from the
Mesa with the horses, the rest Of
the boys can get fixed up. Now,
you got your reps picked?"
'tAn right" Tension answered Co
ree's nod. well meet the other
wagons at Antelope Springs and
scatter our reps. You stay here on
the place, Twenty. You, too, Perch. "
"Huh?" Con grunted, putting
down his coffee. "You don't want
me on roundup? I certainly would
like to"
SCOT plenty. Somebody's got to
stick here" Tension told him curt
ly, turning away.
To be left here as sort of chore,
boy was bad enough, but to be left
because Tension weighed him
against other men, and classed him
as a weakling by Wheel standards.
was far worse. He went toward the
corrals, eyes modify upon the
| ground. Then from the house Mrs.
Tension called him.
"I'm glad you're going to stay with
u.s." she said, smiling at him. 81
asked for you, but it didn't seem that
I was going to get you. Gale thinks
a lot of your roping. But you're
staying and that pleases me, SON
For, with all the trouble we've beer
having-You know, of course, thai
Megeath intended to carry off jane
the other night. I'm glad you're go
ing to be around, son."
''I'Il play bulldog" Con assured
her evenly. ''How's the hospital, BY
the way? That boy all right?"
''I'm going to keep him in bed 70,
while yet. He developed more fe
yer. The only way we could talk hin
into lying quiet was to tell Kim you't
ordered it.
"He minds what say because h,
thinks I'm your mother" Mrs. Teni
son said, with a soft, strange ittl,
laugh. "And he looked at Jane
and called her "Mis' Twenty" ant
said all right; if you had told us Il
tell him to be quiet, he would"
'tI'm certainly getting fixed Vi
with family, now!" Con cried-an,
felt that he was flushing and won
dered why he should be.
"She's fine girl, Janet" Mrs
Tension sighed, as if speaking aloud
"Her mother was the best friend
had and Janet was born right here
She's a pretty girl and fine gin
any way you think of her."
eyes," Con admitted, "she Gel
tainly seems to be that. I neve
saw a girl to touch her. And he
brother"
He stopped short, wondering no,
much he was supposed to know
about the Territory. Mrs. Teniso
only nodded.
s'Nevil is a fine boy. Much of
man. I could wish that he WASH
sheriff"
Con thought that he had talked a
much as was safe. So he agree
that a good man had been needle
and Thought" that he was wante
at the corrals, where Goree and ott
erS were.
Goree put him to work, helpin
to load the wagon with supplies an
equipment.
ITO BE CONTINUED!