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Show t ii I TRUTH. 14 QUEER MONTANA CHARACTER. ARTICLE IV. In the country surrounding Docs ranch were established a number of Most of them were Englishmen. sons of younger wealthy British families, who had been placed on an allowance and sent to America, generally because it was desired to get them out of the way. There were a few exceptions, adventurous youngsters who loved the wild life of the prairies and rapidly developed into expert cowmen and horsemen. Doc had such a man for a neighbor. The man was a second son of an English nobleman, full of spirit, generous, brave and, as the uneducated cowboys were wont to say, "common as Billy be d d, which meant that he as sumed no superior airs with them. This was an evidence of his wisdom, for many and strange were the things those cowboys you call punchers, them there did to tenderfeet who asserted superiority. But this particular young Englishman made a hit from the start. He . . 1 not the intention of the rest of the the party to let Doc have atoshot atsome get deer, the desire being meat. Accordingly, he was posted at the mouth of the canyon, something like a quarter of a mile from the deer. He was notified that he had the best position for a good shot and that in all run probability the whole bunch wouldwere shots first the his after post by fired at them above. The other hunters then proceeded under cover toward the head of the canyon, where the deer were. They were Just getting in position to shoot when a fusillade was heard from the mouth of the canyon and the whole herd of deer started up the hillside and were beyond range before anyone could fire a shot. The firing at the mouth of the canyon kept up incessantly, and as they cautiously returned to where they had left Doc the other hunters agreed that the Indians had broken out and had the old man cornered. When the old man was finally sighted he was found to be sitting on the ground and sending shot after shot, as fast as he could pump the rifle, across the canyon. Not a living thing except Doc was in sight and the other members of the party finally approached and asked him none too gently what in blazes he was doing. Western end Doctors" photograph the was up against of the correspondence own porhis knew He time. it for a he had and romance kill the would trait not had one made since he came ad-to the country, anyway. His friendly fellow, again viser, a handsome young came to the rescue and sent a porThe correspondence trait of himself. and was soon an enon, went merrily the gagement. One day in the spring the at arrive would she wrote that lady reand on a certain seat day county train. quested Doc to meet her at the no obShe added that she would have same married that jections to getting was all excitement, day. The old man as to some had misgivings he although him saw the outcome when the girl been had and knew that deception practiced upon her. The boys rigged him out, however, and jollied him into believing it would be all right. Quite toa delegation accompanied him to town see the fun. The lady arrived as per her promise and a crowd was present to see her. She was a fairly woman, well dressed and expectant. Doc, of course, knew her by her photograph, and at once stepped forward, addressing her by name. You are not the man I have been writing to, she said, but Doc hastened to assure her good-lookin- g, NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The building fund of the Presbyi rian church is growing apace. With the handsome sums given by Mr. Weir and Mr. Keith, who have each contributed $10,000, the fund has now ihPd r.-- $50,000. The ladies of the Aid society have labored zealously throughout all the summer months in behalf of thn lnid winter fair which they are to give in aid of the fund on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the first week in Deue-- ber Mrs. H. W. Brown is president of the society, and the following named ladies have charge of the various departv ments: Mrs. Bickford has the booth containing infants furnishings. Mrs. Elliott, fancy work. Mrs. Samuel Paul, fruits, preserves jellies and pickles. Mrs. Short, aprons. Mrs. H. G. McMillan, bags of ali descriptions, from the commonplace shop, ping bag to the party and opera baas Mrs. J. H. Hughes, dolls. Mrs. M. N. Johnson, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Albert Martin, burnt work and wood carving. DOUBLE CIRCLE TINTIC BRANCH RIO GRANDE WESTERN. would give his shirt to a stranger or fight him, just as the man elected. He soon learned to ride anything that could bear his weight, and graduated from the tenderfoot class before he had been in the neighborhood a year. He was Docs guardian angel for years in Montana, and did not forget the old man after a death in the family made it necessary for the Englishman to make' his home in England. When letters came from abroad they were addressed, The Honorable Mr. Nathan F. A but all over the Mr. Nathan Honorable the country F. A," answered to the name of Nate, and he had friends who would fight for him at the drop of the hat. He, perhaps, because he was an Englishman, could never see anything funny in the jobs put up on Doc, and always stoutly defended him. He lavished kindnesses on the old man, and if he had not come to the rescue dozens of times the bill of fare at Docs place would have been slim. Among presents he gave the old man was a Purdy shotgun and a repeating rifle, both very costly weapons. Doc was' naturally anxious to get action of his new guns,' and annexed himself to a hunting party not long after he came into possession of the rifle. A number of deer were sighted near the head of a small canyon. It was Why, said Doc, as he kept up his - . shooting, the bloody deer will be coming down the canyon presently, and one cawnt tell what moment they may be pawssing. His idea seemed to be that it would be necessary to keep a line of lead strung across the canyon so that none would- escape. It is not necessary to add that Doc went hunting alone In future. - The boys at the cow ranches in the winter frequently write to some matrimonial or correspondence bureau for the purpose of killing time, and have lots of fun in this way. One wag of the neighborhood induced Doc to become a member of a bureau. It did not require much urging since Doc was always more than anxious to find a helpmeet. A correspondence between him and a certain lady, representing herself to be a rich young widow, was worked up, and soon reached the stage where- photographs are to be exchanged. Docs end of the correspondence had been attended to by a young. cowboy of more or less education, who, after consulting with the old man, would write some of the hottest love letters on record to the Eastern girl. When she asked for the he was, and proved It. she Well, - said, you have had lots of fun. Now, It is my turn to have some fun. Marry you. Why, you old goat, I wouldnt marry you if you were plated with gold from head to foot! She then left him and alone to a hotel. As may be proceeded imagined, the crowd made things interesting for Doc for a time, and the old man was much broken up. The woman didpretty a little money of her own, and ahave few months later married a rancher of the county. Up to a few years ago she was living happily with him, and may be still there. It will be many years yet before the shattering of this particular romance of Docs is forgotten by those who saw him meet the woman at the Mrs. A. N. McKay, handkerchiefs. Mrs. McConahay, comforts and out- ing flannel gowns. Mrs. Tibbals, china. Mrs. Terhune, knitted articles. Miss Maude Thorne, confections. Light refreshments will be served, and Mrs. Goetches will have charge of this feature. Many orders have been taken for articles in these various departments. Eight or ten beautiful Infants robes have already been sold. These will be duplicated, however, so the various lines will be well stocked. Some importations contributed by members who have been traveling abroad will be in the fair, and all tastes, from the necessary certainly train. article to the costly works of art, can be suited. It will be a fine place to the things for Christmas giving, Former Deputy Sheriff Ben Harries by which many busy women will feels agrieved by an Item which appeared in Truth of October 12th, in reA friend of St. Marks hospital gard to Patrolman Lincoln being drugged. Harries says he was not an writes this paper that while there may applicant for a position on the police be much truth in the statement about nurses being overworked, it is force, and that his only connection with the a rank injustice to say that the Lincoln in the affair was In taking hospital does not take In charity pathe part of a good Samaritan, and tients; on the contrary, the writer talk to the contrary, he says, is any ensays, the institution has dozens of tirely unfounded. Officer Lincoln also patients who have nothing to pay and exonerates Harries from any blame for from whom the hospital management the plight in which he found himself. know they will never receive a cent. hand-decorat- ed |