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Show A NOTABLE SHORT STORY I BY A FAMOUS WRITER I I'm foine; t0 marry NUa In her own home, decent and reanactahle.' ' "Keno." I says. 'It a your deal but It's a food (amblo that Nlta'a k widow bafora ehe'a a bride If the old man Bel his run out first.' M 'I'm not worrytnE none,1 aayo BVotty. "Wall, we figured It out after awhile, and I tie my face up and aak the old man for three days off to (at a tooth ' pulled. Then 1 lope ovar to town, euts a minister out of the herd and heads him for the Three X outfit. Comln bark 1 ao it of preparee his mind for trouble, and I must say for a pereon ha had eand. 'So lone aa the Bin la free and willing,' ha eaya. Til do mv duly.' "Wo atrtkea the ranch alone about dark, and when I've located the fnlnle-ter fnlnle-ter In the bunkhouae boutty eemle ovar to tell tha old man he'a wanted at tha corral. Than Bootly and I oea to met him and break the new to him irentle. "Whan the old man cornea round Ihe corner of tha corral I pokes the muszle of my tlx ahooter, under hi nose and req urate him eulet and polite to alatate his hands which he does, sudden. Then 8cotty relieves htm of hie fun to prevent accident and beclna to speak his little piece. "When the old man cornea ta a realising realis-ing sense of what fcootty'e trying to tell him his language is something awful. "At last, seeing are likely to star there all night. I wlnlta to Bootty and save, carter casual: Ton taka the minister min-ister over to the honaa and me end Mr. Kannedyit saunter along presently and join In the feetlvttlae.1 "When I reckoned Scotty'd had time snough to get there I puts up my gun and proposae to the old man that wa start along, too. First off, ha allow a he lan't going, but after I've reasoned with him for quite a apell he beslne to see tha error of his ways, and after awhile he goaa along, spitting out broken teeth and talking still talking. "When we got to the nouse there war Nlta and ftcotty waiting for ue. and the minister with Ms prayer book open. The boys era all there, too, trylns to look oareleee and happy, and I escorts tha old man to his corner and stands buck of him. When the minister gets to 'Who Illvea this woman?' the old man sv.af-owa sv.af-owa hard, but I nudgea htm la the spinal column with the muxsle of my gun and he epeeks up and says, '1 do,' real brtek end cheerful. "When tha parson get the hitch wild, cotty ataoa up to hla father-in-law and tick out ht hand and aays: 'Mr. Kennedy. Ken-nedy. I ll sura try mighty hard to maks Nlta a good husband, and I'm hoping you woaH hold any hard feelings against us. I nudges the old man In the bark Slain, and he snakes hands with Bcotty quite hearty and spontaneous. Then Nlta klssea him end asks blm to forglvs her, and cries a little and kissee me and I puts np my gun and shakae handa with Scotty. Then I handa the minister a bag of dust, and ha and Nits and ricotty starts for town on horseback. "Of course. I expects to part company with the Three X outfit sudden and permanent, but when I saunters up to the old man the next morning and asks for my money be only loona at mi mighty glum for a minute or two, then telle ma not to try to be a Miser fool than I am naturally, and eenda me down to No. 2 to brand aome calves. He aura did look funny, though, with all his fiont tseth gone." "led Kennedy ever Become reconciled to Ihs son-tn-law?" I aaked. "He swears that Hcotty la the smartest, smart-est, best looking and honesteat nun In the state." hs answered, 'and plumb worships them two kids." TUB KTJTT1AX8 OP BOOITT WILLIAMS. By Maltland LeBoy Osborn. "He that ranch down theref queried Frisco, pointing to a cluMer of white bulldlnga In a letting of dark green, mile away down the valley. I nodded. We were far up on the side of the mountain, and In the dear Colorado sun-ahlne sun-ahlne every detail stood out with vivid distinctness. "That's Bcotty Williams' place. Never told you how I helped Seotty to gtt married, did I?" "Fact." said he. "If It hadn't been for me Scotty'd still be roaming ovar tlis earth foot loose end gladsome. "It was like this: I was punching steers for the Three X outfit when Hcotty drifted drift-ed In from New Mexico. Our range lay for ten mllee olong the volley. The foreman's iiHme was Kennedy. He was a little man with lota of ginger and no sense of hu-nor. hu-nor. lliid a moat uncertain temper aad a lightning Ilka way of pulling a gun. "Kennedy'e daughter kept nouse for him. he being a wldowar. and they bad a place all to themeelvea sbout half a mile from the ranch house. Nlta thst was the vlrl's name was nearly II then, and about as pretty a any femsls that ever walked. Must have been pretty lone-aoine lone-aoine for her, not another woman within a hundred miles, and her daddy not bang ba-ng what you'd call a genial companion. Hut aha never let on but what aha liked it. elwaya haying a anil and a pleasant aord for the boys. "1 reckon we were all In lore with her I know 1 waa, good and plentybut we 'ad to let our paealon gnaw In seerst, for her daddy didn't have no notion of letting let-ting her marry a cowpuncher. Every new man Uiat joined the outfit Ken-nedy'd Ken-nedy'd lead one aide and impress on hie mind that there wasn't sny lovsmaklng included in the contract. Very convincing hie argument were, too. Not but what ;my of them would have taken chances 'n a gunplay with the old man If there'd i iaen any enoouragement from tha girl whiuh there wasn't. "When Scotty blew along the old man omitted his usual heart to heart talk, not siring Scotty up for a gay Lothario ha being eo calamitously homely that It looked like a woman would go Into aiding at eight of him. "Scotty waa all fset, bands, and freckle freck-le to look at, but his moral qualities stuck out ao Insistent that when you got to know him hla lack of beauty didn't earn a glaring. He was sure white all through, waa Scotty. and when I see he was fixing bis young affections en Nlta I felt plumb sorry for him. The rest of us had the fever In varioua stagee and was convalescent. Bootty waa euro going the limit. One night I cornea Into the bunk-house bunk-house and finds htm sitting on the edge of his bunk and sighing. ' "Toothache T I asked htm, but he only looks at me sort of reproachful and sighs some more. Then I eaya, 'Look e-here. my lovelorn swain. It a sura a whole lot wearing on tha nerves to witnesses your rontlnual grief. If you Just ssy the word I'll hold the old men up while you talk , with him quiet and peaceable. It ain't no ways likely he'll say. Bless you, my chll-Iren.' chll-Iren.' I says, 'but If you get It over and know the worst, maybe you'll begin to feel better.' " 'No use.' says Hcotty, It ain't th old msn I'm sfrsld of It's the girl.' "Then I begins to see deyllght. Ths next day I hangs around and watches he old msn till hs rldea off and then I Inpea over to see Nlta. I wss aurs isttled. but aftee I'd made a few leads ."lie began to see what the game wea Then I had tha surprise of my life. Whan aha grasps the fact that Bcotty Is just fading away gradual for love of her she l-eglne t.i look aorry, and pretty eoon ahe , iieglna to cry. I want to kick myself then, but sha puts her hand on my arm end says: 'Frisco, you've been awful gtxd to me, and I trusts yon a whole lot. 1 know you wouldn't be aaylng this to me If 8tty wasn't straight, and If he's got anything to say to me I'll llaten.' ''hen alia drone down sudden on her knees hv a chair with her head on her arms and cries out, 'Mother mother, 1 want you.' and I snssks out the door on tiptoe with a lump In tnv throat. "Then I hunts up Bcotty and talks to him mighty serious. 'It's your plsy,' I says, 'to go tell Nlta you love her and ask her to merry you. If she won't. It's up to you to take your grief etrtriaan coitnlensocs back to New Mexico sudden and simultaneous. If she will, you want to thank the Lord every night and morning, morn-ing, and If you don't treat her a little better than any women's got a right to aspect I II shoot you full of holes.' "Then Bcotiy tskes off his bet and rips my hand snd says, 'bo help me ind, I always will.' "After that hcotty lope over to see hi ladv lov. In about an hour he comes back, efferveeclng joyfulness like a geyser. 'She's promised to marry me, hs eays. swallowing hard and trying to - keep both feet on the ground. Then we begins to study !)OW to cut Nlta out of the herd without stampeding the wnole outfit, for we knows when the old man should And out It was going to be real tempestuous. "My Idea waa for the three of us to pull out on horsebeck some morning as soon as ths old msn had started for ths tangs, and gat ta town and have the knot tied before be found out what up. But right there wss where 8oottjre moral scruples dropped out strong, aad .. he bucked good and bard. 1 don t play no. hone. tUkf (u kkt that,' tva (ays. |