Show ain A mibs T A romance i he af roundup am p oi of arizona 40 0 0 0 from edmund edmand tsay VW t c melodrama by JOHN MURRAY AND MILLS M ILLS MILLER 1 A 4 0 o is 00 0 0 X S copyright 1808 1008 by C W co 1111 11 46 tt 40 CHAPTER V to tg bud lime lane jud U buck mckee who wort were riot tn in clarence juci jact rabon 14 u bad had hurried up the hig colonel jim had lind wheedled Josep Joae pUno litno info into consenting that it should tale place two wo months ahead of the time that bad had been fixed april Is the month mouth fer for flowers lowers bosle an well nell let aou a weep all 11 II you please i two weeks notice however howe vrr r cave gave cant scant for preparation for thy the im ceremony that mrs alien allen defined necessary during this ie atod the busiest spot in arizona wac the kitchen of alien allen hacienda an immense ruke bit big ne as a cheese was the crown lne effort of josephine who wept copiously at the thought of los too tag her laughter daughter as she he mes measured and mixed the Ingred ingredient leum A layer of trusting frosting an inch lu in thic thickness kaus incrusted this of the art of pastry baking making topping the creation were manikins of a bride and bridegroom this climax of the bridal cako cake had been brought up by wagon from tuc 0 son with more caution than if it it were ere a months cle cleanup allup of a paying line mine mrs alien allen permitted no one to 0 go o near the artistic achievement oth ere am might look at it from afar but at the bligh lightest test movement to get close cloa to it she would push the observer back with the warning keep yer dirty angers off 0 it taint common acin thelta confectionary enough hichens Lens to feed a darky amp meeting were killed for the feast fried roasted ron steil cold or minced as ta males the dishes filled ovens aad tables tawes end overflowed into the spring 4 bouee bouse favorite recipes carried across the plains by the wives of ali the argonauts met lo 10 rivalry with the thi dishes st f the cooka of old mexico colonel alien allen wandered aimlessly bout about the ranch while abe pre para for the feast were wert in progress the women folk drove him from one favorita loafing pl ice to another 1 delc was scorned and alq 1 wishes made n subject for jests DoOn he lie had taken full charge of f the liquid refreshments A friend ly id U tucson acting under bl order 4 had hipped shipped to him cases ac e champagne a barrel banel of beer and a alphon of why the seltzer he noer never could explain liter later the un luty y bottle marred the supper and nearly caused n tragedy A guest picked it up and peered into the metal tube to see how the duried thing worked an he lie gazed and pondered shaking the bottle in his tits effort to solve the he pressed the handle the stream struck him fairly between the eyes surprised and half minded blinded he palled pulled his 1 I 1 end and declared war ner on the sheep herder who had put up the job on him allens aliens other supplier were of the kind taken straight in the southwest and downed with a hasty gulp driven from tre bouse houst on the day of the she wedding alien allen took refuge on the plazza ironi behind the hacienda bloated floii lloa teil ted audly on the aun gun drenched air r the music of guitar and mandolin mandolins splayed hy mexicans Mex lenns practicing for the dence which would follow the ct the v klonel donod nud abd dreamed ure amed AmeiL suddenly tin getice of the afternoon wee was b ty the wild of a band of cowboys riding up the trail Xe revolver shots punctuated their shrill alien allen bounded from his chair shak abak taff ing himself like a terrier this riotous bound und was the ausle be he longed to bear when the st accito beats of the po hoof hoofs a ceased iq L shouted come 0 ec o boye boys make this your home every goes and the sweetwater outfit fc ts always welcom welcome the foreman was the first to pull up la ju front of the house hello uncle jimr be he cried I Iello rello sagebrush 1 answered the colonel a broad smile bis his ace am holding his pipe in cue band hand he bucked his alpi alp at t the thought of lick erme wing up without the luTent invention lon of an for 1 ite then hii joined in hearty laugh witt tha ib moo about the corral an a he heard the grunts binte ninte and tamping stamping of a plunging mustang A cow tow pony had entered info the spirit of jle occasion and was trying to toss bis his rider over bis his bead fresno one of the Sweet waters era was the victim of the deviltry ills predicament aroused wild shoals of marth and sallies of the ailt of the cot coiral ral hunt leather or hell buck you clean over the halll shouted eli sagebrush grab his halll yelled show low with it whoop all oter was the chorus as ares no v w ith a vicious jab of his spurs nud and n jerk of the bead head brought the aul ant mal into subjection come right in boys called alien allen let the gr att tsara ars taice tave the horses with shrill shouts whoops and much laughter the guests crowded about the ranchman each frore rore his holiday hollday clothes new band were knotted about their necks fresno had bad stuck little american nags flags in the band of his bat hat the crown of which ho he had removed 1 I want head room for the mornin after 1 be he bad said show lows chaps were conspicuously new and his movements were heralded by the cracking of leather last of the band was parenthesis short abort bowlegged with a face tanned and beamed seamed by exposure the cowboys ran sti stiffly fily teeing slightly long bours hours in the addle saddle made them apparently awkward and really ungraceful when on the ground they greeted alien allen with hearty en sm slapping him on the baal poking him in the ribs and swinging him from one to tho the other with cries of howdy undo uncle jim imal howdy sagebrush hello fresno waltz right lu in show low glad to see you alar all cried alien allen as he in turn brought bis his hand down with ringing slaps 1 upon shoulder and back meantime parenthesis hopped about the outer edge of the seeking an entrance falling to reach bis tits host be he crowed allow de dol dot to attract his attention alien allen broke from the ring grasping parenthesis by the li annd ind he ald tm rm tolerable parenthesis wheres jack ho lie come over with youl you what the boss aint he got here yet asked tho the foreman tall ant and lean loan with nith hardened muscles sagebrush charley was uns as lithe as a panther on ills his first toy baj had been a rope alth ath which aa as a toddler he had practiced on the dogs and chickens about the ranch yard lie ile the stream struck him between te eyes could not remember when he could cot mot ride days on the round up hours bourn of watching the tb herd in the knit made him quiet and alf self ned in bis his dealings men pis eyes looked out fearlessly on the world allot all ot of his life lie ue had bad handled bundled cattle dilly facing hangers on the long drives or in the corral he schooled himself to face emergence emer gende acquiring alf if control be he WAS trusted and admired when lyman the old foreman man of the sweetwater resigned jack payson promoted sagebrush although next to dud bud lane ho lie ats as at the time thi youngest man lu in toe the he made his employers interests inCe hie blo own at me mention of namu ho he ul at ways became attentive with a abade af anxiety be he awaited aliens anonte no replied the ranchman loof clag from 0 a of bli his guests to the other why be he started three hours abend ahead af f narl explained parenthesis with a challenging note lu in ills 1 conr as if his hi word vord was disputed the boat answered well af at aft t showed up ine little group had become silent arizona A was in a period of unrest rumors of another apache uprising were wore growing each day tinn rayson wan anches ifal and th trefon despised by less fortunate fortunato men berei eager for a quarrel after after 4 moments monie ate thought 13 ure brush brushed aside als fears and brightened up his comrades with the remark 11 kniebbe ebbe he rid over to florence station to get a present for or miss echo lie he eald said so methin about gettin an art artrelle leLle from kansas city debbe so agreed alien allen eager to cast out any forebodings ita ti urno me he continued he auz turnau up it if this geddins wed lna dIns to be pulled off oft by the clock v lias the sky pilot got hero here betl yet asked sagebrush no replied alien allen hes hea started though theres rae ene thing sartin we can 0 up the cinches till the bridegroom rita gits here the absence of jack payson and tho failure of the minister to arrive aroused the suspicions of abrush coming closer to alien allen hd ild hailed know angly and speaking in a confidential tone asked say jim they aint tn on gittin away on too the sly like are they i show low interrupted with the ex plan atlon ton you see were coln to deconte the wagon some toe suggestion that any one con necked with alien allen hacienda would ride in anything on wheels except the driver of the chuck wagon en on the round up aroused the indignation of the old cattleman for him the only use to t which a it wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse should bo be put was to haul materials that could not be packed on a horse they aint any he 7 shouted cain away in the leather the idea of carrein car out the traditions of tho the horse in final county even to a wedding journey tickled the boys immensely slipping one another on the back bach and nodding theli heads la approbation they shouted the ticket ra y this aint no new york idea where the bri ie le an nn groom hits the life trail in a birti dicu cried allens feelings apparently were ere not yet fulia soothed turning to sagebrush he lie said wheels dont go in my why her ma an me were married on hossback hoss baci the preacher hid hii to make r hurry job of it but it took hush II ush now was parenthesis awed comment I 1 tor or her pop was a cabasin us an kept it up for twenty miles oter a the parson said aluen 11 did be you asked fresno with great seriousness suro did answered alien allen with a twinkle in his his eye an thanked me we for josephine off bla his hands bande the boys laughed the joke waa was upon themselves as they had aspect cd 01 to hear a romantic story of 0 earlier days when the laughter had subsided sIded show iw LOW FlUg RUgge eted if we orate crate the wagon agon lete lets put some floine on the ponies the proposal wan received with more whoops shouting outing Bh and yip plug they waltzed about the smiling rancher that what cried sagebrush en thus asti cally alien allen grew sarcastic remarking 1 I 1 reckon you all must hare bare topped stopped some time at the water tank renewed laughter greeted ahn mally this Is my flat weddin explained sagebrush rather apologetically 1 I want to knowl alien allen in surprise im you I 1 never eced sd a weddin in nil all my life replied sagebrush emulously emlou sly as if he lie was denying n falso false accusation of a serious crime mother used to tell me rue nebout hern an I 1 often what I 1 had bee been there areano shouted with he bad had sagebrush rattled the coolest man manon on the range was flustered by the mere blought of attending a wedding cerenio ceremony ny lies hes plum locked over this one aint you sagebrush he drawl drawled tauntingly sagebrush took hit his L gibing li in bo ito best of burau it was a holiday and they were with people of their own kind had a stranger been present the ro hirko its would have ben resented bit terly 04 this point row bya are n par ticul arty arly sensitive in the presence of outsiders they are silent only la in monosyllables never lending leading ui in any conversation and if it any comment Is necessary they make it andl erectly well I 1 aint arf society bud like you an are laughed sagebrush the others joined with him lim in bis his merriment over fresnos discomfiture lna aint so frequent where I 1 come f from rom as they Is in Call forny its the climate answered freano fresno with a brond grin so you aint uever ben boen at a wedding asked alien allen who was looking for another opening to bavo have more fun with sagebrush again the cowboy became serious serous I 1 and confes confessed qed nope ive officiated at several plain killins an been chief usher at a 13 1 achin but this heres berets my first weddin nn in I 1 im coln to turn loose some an enjoy it j sagebrush grinned in anticipation of tl good times that ho he knew lay in tore store for him hira at the dance youre fixed up tip aa as if you was the wain main at this event suld said allen looking sagebrush over carefully and lu him on his heel aint I 1 mussed up fine answered sagebrush youre the suns big turkey interrupted parenthesis served up one all the trim laughed fresno taking another jab at nt befriend bl ills friend their sport was broken up fir the timo time being by bythe the tippe appearance arance of polly poll at the he door of the ranch house hello boyal bayal she shouted eh with the fascinating nat cordiality of the western Z girl ir wherein tho the breath of the plains the purity of the air am the wholesomeness of life ilfe are in a simple greeting and the clasp of a band hand the cowboys took off their hats bats jd id made elaborate bowa bows to the young woman howdy miss polly they cried you eure sure do look pert added sagebrush with what he considered his most winning smile fresno snick ered and hastily brushed back the bair from his forehead cheros Wh cros eros jack jackl ebe she asked the two men who at once ranged themselves one on each bide side of her he did not start with the boys explained alien allen hell ba bo along soon polly well now when it comes to lookers the matter with polly hope exclaimed sagebrush slyly glances of admira en cm were cast at the tle girl who was dressed simply and plainly 1 I i a little white gown which mrs alien allen had made for her for the wedding ned dIng pollys youth good nature and nullity td to take caro care of herself made her a favorite on tho the ranch she had bad DO no need of defenders defend cra but it CM 0 v hoeft ulm pollyp they erti an occasion should arise that polly rolly required a knight there wre were a con scort of guns at her service at an hour notice looka looks like a picture from a book said fresno hoping to win back the tb ground he had lost by Sagebrush 1 openly expressed admiration polly was as flattered by tho the comments comment 3 ond and the glances of the boys which expressed their approval of her appearance more loudly than spoken words she pretended however to be annoyed go long she said where wheres bud lane you give him his inviter tho the boys turned from one to the other with feigned glances of disgust at being slighted by polly for an absent one the one sided aided courtship of bud and polly war known up and flown down the valley and indefinite post pon ement of their wedding day was wa one of tho th jests of the two ranches ob we sent it on to him at florence nell hell git it in time if bo he aint gone to tb tbt lazy it with buck mc me nee eald said sagebrush then turning to the other cowboys be added in 12 nn a aggrieved toner tons polly aint got no deyeo for no one clepp bud I 1 polly stepped to aliens side W lulux hr beolia bal abou aint 11 1 alien allen patted 0 ltd nd H awtery waa fery food toad of iw ins upon her ns as another daugh daughter bolly olly smiled back into his face fae wen tb an with a glance glinco at tho the cow eald said say uncle jim there atheree g 2 bottles to io be opened the invitation was wall an indirect but all knew what it meant aad a g ed for the bonse house root beer added polly m a bously the borks pull awful birl ha alien allen glanced at her in t alarm what do you want to doit do it m the bunch before aho she could answer the of a howe attracted the a itte tion of the g poop aup Mi maerea erea jack nowr now I 1 cried aa sr brush in tones 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