Show 4 A romance the e aln dim d of arizona 10 jo elised from edmund edmand vay t melodrama 0 by JOHN MURRAY AND MILLS MILLER 1008 1908 by G W dillingham co 3 W V vill 1111 ile 1 samuel price was wa tat the of the christian at nimy my in final rinal county comity ariz at ane time of our artory ilo was ims long and lante lank narrow in thi thet cheat hest with sloping boulders fould cra ken cen life on the plains could not prad lato ate abl scholarly droop III to trousers users were mack and they bagged nt at the kneen when riding bis his trousers rj would olk about his calves showing a iX panso of ot white socks for comfort be he wore an alpaca coat whish hung loosely about him aad for the dignity of hie his profession the aly only boiled shirt in the tho county 4 avith a frayed colar and white trine tic do the rev mr price was wits llyod I 1 toy by the settlers ho ile never inter with what they considered their relaxations and bo he had bad the abiog alving grace of lindor tho the guests were performing a calp scalp dance bout about the cho table when he entered the room for a paren the hev mv baduel thesis was beat price toss tug a bucket with a gourd and emitting frangu cries with each thump tho the zolo 1 and shouts confused contused the minister ail kcf wax blundering among the dancers they fell upon hini him with cpr whoops slapping him on the back add crushing bla his adraw hat over bla his cars ears was tho the first to recognize the minister ile dashed into he the group and swinging several aside cried to the lic others to desist pardon panon me but do I 1 intrude upon a ft alp dance smilingly nely asked the par son on you sure have mr price laughed slim wo we lining bot got to the sc alpin part yet but wre ilcin to dance off Pays onH scalp tonight leering veering at him with nearsighted oyes air price extended his band hand bay say ing ah ali mr fr hoover our sheriff la Is it not slim wrung tho the parsons hand until the preacher hiding riding his dis comfort ho he slowly st straightened out his fingers with a painful grin slim had not noticed that be had hurt the parson by the heartiness of his greet ing with a gesture bo he lined up tto 0 o cowboys tor for introduction yes air 1 the boys call me slim ix bf bauve I 1 aint pointing to the first ane ne in the group ho he exclaimed this N parenthesis mr price looked at the awkwardly bowing cowboy in amazement the aluie name was a puzzle to him ue he could not graap the application the editor ef of the explained slim called him that because of ot hij t ices legs bean built thai al way mr wc 1 was forced to allo in spite of his efforts to be polite tho the editor ltd grasped the moet most striking tri king feature of the punch punchers Ws phy leal test for a label parenthesis beamed on the finister wI nIster 1 I waa was born on hor horseback ho lie replied that fellow there with a front tooth Is 1 chow r low aw wigan slim speaking like a lecturer in a freak show the one ne without a front tooth Is kresno a california product tills here chap with the water dob hair Is sagebrush charle Jh arle it makes him eore sore when you call him film plain charles Cha charidy riby bein a chink name nanie PUD sup ted its owner I 1 suerre sileace fell over the group for they lid did not alot know what was the proper thing to do next k tn minister InIster was to bo be respected and not to bo be made one lot f them he must take the lead in the conversation sir mr price was at a loss to begin lie ile bud had not recovered fulla fuu from the roughness rough nesi of his wel eoma BO mo slim 81 lm took the lead again 1 I heard beard you preach once up 4 to 0 o flor ence ho he to the profound profound u LL uis s h barei aaers a indeed poti politely tely responded mr anse feeling the futility of making ani my tether ther obe obyr r atlon ile feared to tan into some trap MD the answers made iy ay y the boys did not seem to fit particularly ar ticul arly aAy well with what be he expected and nd was arcus accustomed tomed to the parson mim could not make out the buys i ere joking with him their aplies iv bere ore unconscious humor on I 1 heir their part yep I 1 pst au an lection bet an bad had to go to church answered an slim lu in all seriousness the cowboys laughed and mr price amely replied oh yes I 1 see it waa was a good show continued baliu doing lib his tt beat to appear nt ease the frantic corrections of hia his c compan lona tons only made him about the more excuse me he apologized 1 I 1 mean that I 1 enjoyed it i do yon recall the subject of my inquired Inqui mr arke coming to his your what course asked slim my sermon answered the parson well I 1 should say aes 1 replied the sheriff greatly relieved to think that he was once more out of deep water it was about some shorthorn that jumped the home corral to maverick around loose in tie tle alfalfa wath oc bunch of wild ones the explanation tx wa wits too much lor for mr price great student of the bibi bib that ho he bad had been here was ow lesson which ho be had not studied As told by slim be he could not recall any text or eries series of texts from which he be might have bay draw similes fitted for hia his cowboy congregation when he had on li Il cally I 1 he be began slim hon however ever waa was not to bo be inter erupted it he lie stopped ho he never could begin again bo he felt waving waring to the preacher to be silent he continued his Oe description when his wad was gone the bunch threw him down an be he had to hike for the sagebrush an feed with the bogs hogs on husks an sech like winter fodder the minister caught the word busies 11 slim was repeating hia his own version of the parable of the prodigal son husks II oh gh the prodigal soul broiled smiled price prace him slim sighed with relief this here feed leed f not bein up to grade prou brou he iowa hed pull his freight back home square himself with the old man an start a new deal sagebrush was dielly interested ic ir the story its charm bad had attracted hini him as it bad had scholars and outcasts MILO place rince first told 2000 years ago on the plains of old judea diche stand for t 0 ho interrupted he ile bur our did eloquently eloquently replied situ who aai surprised und delighted TV in ith the great impression he vaa NN as mak ingrith ing with his experience at church oh he wab a game old buck he war why tho the minute be he sighted that there pro dilious son a limpin across the mesa he run right out an fell on his neck an broke IW it cried fresho slapping sagebrush with bis his bat hat in his delight at getting at tho climax of the astory before slim reached it the narrator cast a glance of supreme disgust at the laughing puncher no ho he shouted be he hugged bugged him then be he called in the neighbors bar blued a bearlin ye arlla arlin calf an gire giro a barn dance with fireworks in the eveldn absel thava nil all right in bools WOW observed sagebrush but if id made a break like that when I 1 was A kid my old man would wo uld a fell on my neck for or fair that was a good story parson its it straight aint it asked slim as a wave of doubt swept over him its gospel truth answered the mIn minister liter do you know the woral ol 01 the story sure replied slim with a conal dence born of deep bif assurance slim launched the answer dont be a fat ted calf I 1 at first hl his bearers did not grasp the full force of misapplication of the parable mr ur price could not refrain broj frou laughing the others jared with him aheu the humor cf ef the reply dawned upon them pointing scornful ly nt at the fat f at sheriff they shouted gleefully while slim blushed through lib hit tan now i ow if kindly show me where began mr price sure all the liquors in the kitchen said sage rubb expanding with hospitality slim pushed sagebrush back into his hh chair and parenthesis tapped the min liter on be tle shoulder to distract iris ble at tent loa thanks I 1 meant to ask for a place to change my clothes sore sure you mind sagebrush there apologized parenthesis iles illus allus break let me tote you your war nag bag rois MIS war way good goed day gentlemen smiled sir mr price when you ure up my ray way I 1 truit you will honor my church with your presence adding after a hausl without waiting tp to lose nn an elect loi bet tho the entrance of a greater to refill glasses diverted the attention of the gueta until the most important bunc tion for them was performed with Ill hows and iverel IIer oi t to the bridel thy they drink the toast slim as domo of the feast felt it incumbent upon himself to keep the others in order turning arif upon sagebrush Sage bruah ho he said why did you tell the sky pilot where the liquor was 1 I was just mryin to do the right thing answered sagebrush defiantly antly Embar embarrassing us all like hit wit you ought to know that parsons dont hit up the gasoline ln in public scolded slim sagebrush tuut red sulkily 1 I dever herded avith parsons none parenthesis diplomatically avoided any further controversy by calling gettin ready jim a got jack tn in the back room bryin to cheer him bin up boys in everything every thOng mg ready for the getaw getaway ayr sagebrush did you get that rice demanded slim so I 1 forgot I 1 ai sst no rice though dawson have none without telling what he did get sagebrush ran from the room to the corral 1 I told you not to let him have anything to do with it said glaring at his fellow workers each was slant as the accusation was general and cone none had bad been tal talan en into the confidence of sagebrush and fresno when arrangements were being made the feast arci had to blame some one holeve by this time sagebrush had returns return carrying a it bag what did you ret get asked slim corn replied sagebrush lac laconically aint be he the show low expressed the disgust which the fillers others showed why darn it shouted slim shaking hn fist at the unfortunate sagebrush you cant let the bride nn an groom hop the home ranch without chucan rice nt cm em its wa bad medicine aint he 1 interrupted fresno what does rice mean anybody asked naked the bewildered sagebrush it means so methin about elgood cm good luck health wealth an prosperity an all till that sort of thing its ita a sign nn symbol of joy rattled off slim well now aint there more joy in corn than in bicet triumphantly asked sagebrush sarn jerked open the top of the baic bag while sagebrush tood by belp helplessly leaRly well the darned idiot be h muttered mutt crt as ho he peered into it if it be aint gone an got it on the earr be continued a as he pulled a big bix car out all the better chuckled sagebrush well abuck 1 ein M joy in bunches bunch ts dont you know that tt it you hit the bride with a club like this put her plumb out cried slim sagebrush was not cast down how eve always resourceful be ed well shell gowe for cr the bride but well hand jack hia la ili bunches the idea appealing to the punchers each cacti grabbed an ear car of corn some brandished the cars like 1110 clubs others aimed them like revolvers ill keep this one eald sald slim pick ing out on an unusually large car aea it tt a 44 ill get one of the greasers to shell some fer the bride tho the bride was arrayed in her wd wed faff ing gawu sirs mrs alien allen W me 19 ready for d fresh bunt burst of weeping the girls odd had jn in the large room in I the ceremony WM to be per formed polly acted ar herald for the cowboys App appending in the doorway she commanded say you Tou folks come on in ln get slim stood beside pouy polly as the boy boys marched past pas h him am ilia his general admonition was the first one of you shorthorns Sh that makes a break im goa in to bend n gun over yom youl heade the guests grinned cheerfully As they marched past the couple theres ft a bead of wickedness la in that bunch remarked slim piously V he amt gone an ana got it U on the car earla to the girl girt tossing R flower to h him IM aa alio she darted away sue she cried you aint slut none too good aint ebe she a likely fit filly mused the la lovesick sheriff it if theres anybody that could make we good ite its her im all in if ever I 1 set get the none nen e all at once darn mcl if I 1 dont ask her right outa out but slims courage oozed as quickly as it bad had risen and with a sigh be he followed his companions to the wed ding CHAPTER IX LAND LANE on leading the hospital at chihuahua went D DICK straight to the fortified ledge where be he had ninde bla his he be aric de defense feLse As he conjectured the renegade mckee had bad got there first and found and made off with the burled treasure so dick manfully set to work to replace bis his lost fortune it seemed too slow work worl to go to his mine and dig the gold be he immediately required out of the ground so he struck out for civilization to sell some of bis his smaller claims in the course ol 01 a month at the end of which bla his wanderings brought him to tucson be had eold sold enough of bla his holdings to ghe him 3 in ready reidy casu cash As he was near the sweetwater he resolved not to express the money to payson but to rake take it himself lie ile entered tho the courtyard of alien allen Ila chiuda while the wedding was taking ng pace place within none of his friends would have recognized him ills frame was emaciated from sickness hia his be held id was drawn back by the torture which be he had suffered he limped upon feet that bad had been distorted by the firebrand in mcnees mckees hands and benlaco hit 1 aco was overgrown by an unkempt beard sounds of laughter fell upon bis ears a as ho he mounted the steps he heard rr shout to slim to hurry up as he was telling the story about a fellow that was so tanked up he could not say sasa parella dich halted there must be some sort of a party going on here be he thought to hini himself gelf it wont do to take echo too much by surp surprise if jack got my letter and told her its all right but if it miscarried tho the shock might kill her ill 11 see jack first dick had ridden first to sweetwater ranch but found the place deserted the party he mused accounted for thia while ho wad wail planning a way to attract the attention of seme one in the house and nod to get payson to tho the garden without it eting echo know of his presence Sige sagebrush brush Ch charles arleX who ho had espied the deranger through the window sauntered out on the porch to investigate every visitor to the terri territory fory needed looking over after the trouble with buck duck maxce sagebrush wab wai bound that there should bo be no hitch at tho the wedding of his boss howdy greeted lane pleasantly im looking for jack payson that so answered sagebrush who may yon you her be rul a friend of hie the foreman could see no danger to come from this weak sickly man marl i cju rv 1 il K 11 1 if 1 ala 1 11 ya t JAT I 1 I 1 ja 4 4 f 3 1 I 1 I 1 11 A s 4 V t chomy mi you ber then walk right in ho he invited nos rankle Hage sagebrush brush waa was about to reenter re enter the hoase when dick halted film with the request 1 I 1 want to tor see hira out jut be the namer a asked ga brush his suspicions auspicious return returning ng ren him an old friend from gm CO sagebrush did not like the action 1 41 the stranger and his secrecy sec tecy lie WU there to ift bt his boss bose battles af 1 had any this was not in the carl tract but it waa was a part read into ta paper by Sige sagebrush brush say my names sagebrush charley he cried will with a show of leporta lm porta tin iw ranch boss nina for payson it yoo og want to settle any old claim agin jac jae im as his for him thin a enin on tho the contrary said sold lane vita a it smile nt at outbreak out outbreak breal hax ha a claim against me it was such a pleasant kindly lock inck he gaie gate sagebrush that tho the was disarmed completely all tell him he be said over hn giov shod der dick mused avor tho the ch chaala aciz 3 aut had occurred since be he had bad left the 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