Show his pony or his girl br H LOUIS copyright was downcast and was jimma his babbit when the blues attacked he told little horse monty all about it you see little boss this kitty im engaged to care much about animals she likes things quite dif erent from the way I 1 do her dads got a job waiting for me in a cheyenne shoe store and her mas going to furnish three rooms in the upper story of their dinky attle house there wont be any place for a little boss the two of them were making their leisurely way across the grassy range towards the once prosperous circle bar ranch As the clump of cotton woods sheltering the low buildings came into view jimmy changed his thoughts from his immediate troubles to memories of the past what good times he bad had in that old ranch house 1 that was before its owner tom goodrich had died and his wife and daughter bethle had gone to visit relatives in the east there was a girl that bear to be cooped up or could she may be she was enjoying it there in new york then he nearly tell off his pony there was some one moving in front of the ranch house As be drew nearer he saw that the person whoever it was was engaged in tacking up a sign beside the door but not until many minutes later after he had been swept into the em brace of mrs goodwin and welcomed almost as warmly by her daughter did he take in what the sign actually eadd for rent to desirable tenant bethle saw him staring at it we have decided to rent she said sadly and make our home in miles city jimmy looked eager then thought fal 1 I suppose a fellow could get a long term lease with an option to buy be asked mrs goodrich nodded of course she said late that night jimmy rode into cheyenne but it was too late to call on kitty the following morning however he went around to her house kitty flustered at the early visit led him into the tiny parlor where jimmy sat stiffly on a sofa and told his plan see here kitty be began I 1 ve got the chance of a lifetime ranches Is mighty hard to get hold of except to buy outright with all them easy emers wanting to make dude ranches out of them but the want to rent their place on a long term lease with option to buy when a fellow has made a little from his crops I 1 have a feeling I 1 could make it pay big alfalfa and sugar beets maybe and a few shorthorns shor thorns and later some haags it a chance kitty regarded him coldly A chance for you or to me seems as it your best chance was with dad get ting you that fine job with the best shoes store tactlessly jimmy spoke just what was in his mind if I 1 took that and come to live in this place id have to be somebody different from me id have to sell monty tool kitty rose with dignity well if you re trying to decide between me and your horse I 1 can save you the trouble as it I 1 had to depend on you jimmy brown to get me a husband theres joe kendall just liking to step into your shoes 1 jimmy stood up also twirling hia big hat on his long sun browned band it you and the boss kitty its its the whole deal it would nearly 1111 me to be shut up in four walls with nothing to do but put footwear on folks id never get anywhere but this way III be a sure enough rancher some dayl good luck said kitty pleasant ly and now you must excuse me I 1 was out dancing with joe last highl and I 1 sure am tired 1 she dawned yawned openly and unbecomingly jimmy rode back to the circle bar he found kathle kneeling in her neglected flower bed oh jimmy she looked up at mm wistfully 1 I hope whoever gets this place will take care ot the flowers tool sure I 1 will said jimmy prompt ly nurse em like they was babies sure you you ruth jumped up and grabbed his arm jimmy nodded sure me your new tenant if you 11 let me be he added humbly suddenly his little scene with kitty seemed years away all that mat was the circle bar and hia horse and and the warm wyoming sunshine in which they stood he found himself telling her all about kitty 1 I know it real loe he finished it it had been td have been willing and glad to be a shoe clerk and live anywhere just to be near her why the way I 1 feel this minute I 1 would be willing to do that very thing for you 1 but he have to it was bethle herself who helped jimmy become the successful farmer it was who married him and the rest of her life in the dear old bouso in which bhe had bean born and as the soft western twilight over the plains jimmy would steal down to the corral and whistle to monty little boss he would say fondly tata 1 tb |