Going Some

k Chapin and the youthful chaperon found the

gram from Spee

Keap. "That Mexican brought it

ored expression, and

or Covington, so meet with brass-band and fireworks this afternoon. Have flowers in bloom in

aph office, water-tank, and a cattle-ch

ostscript,"

t seem to enjoy the trip. Di

ingy with his kisses

his humor

Yale the year I grad

that Mr. Speed's levity made no impression upon the Glee

ry clever," said

do you k

ell as I'

s little pipe witho

to go and meet hi

?" asked h

ot word from the Elev

t. I may not be ba

t me," observed

Speed," laughed the

the pintos for me

said the young widow; and leaving the tr

len. "Roberta's such a thoughtful chaperon,"

was inquiring of Jack

n that you may be

t may be longer; I can't t

eap's face showed s

am

out for these young

u have of talking, as if yo

ave had an unhappy experience. You kno

"I thought I should be bored to death. But-I haven't been. You know

atched him gravely. "Are you quite sure that your sister's gues

Heart so much as I do to-day. I never regrett

gone before

It was all very well for me to chaperon Helen on the way out from the East, but-it isn

ly, and she can't get back now. You surely won't leave-you can't." Chapin added, hopefully: "

ut

g with you as a chaperon, anyway? Nobody out here even kn

t would help?" Roberta's

young man, boldly. "I don't want you to go before I return. You must

e impossible. Go! Go!" She pushed him away, her color

ly. Then, as she retreated farther: "

own me less

ong enough

Listen! Don't you see what a situation this

ed it all;

d at him in hor

ds from her face, when a slight cough in the hall behind caused him

f the ranch in the middle of the floor, bewildered, but a bit inclined to be happy. A moment later

passing," said he.

n New Mexico!" Chapin declared, with an

ht his round body o

n to get

you carry

This," he mused, as his host departed, "eli

t no time in breaking

ff," he advised Willie. "We

e gun man he was disappointed, for Willie shifted his holster, smil

re i

nimously that the practice of packing a Colts was one which met with their most cordial approbation. In time Willie's six-shooter had become accepted as a part of the local scenery, and, like the scenery, no one thought of remarking upon it, least of all those who best knew his lack of humor. He had come to them out of the Nowhere, some four years previously, and while he never spoke of himself, and discouraged reminiscence in others, it became known through those vague uncharted channels by which news travels on the f

real foot-runn

eed the other.

igger Mike's bringin' him over f

O

ercollegit cha

hted man. "Don't know's I eve

elled East myself,

girl say he's the fas

ib up something with

inked

do you reck

And he'll run on the level, too.

boy. "Oh, I'll git him sure, guest or

p quick enough; there ain't

t sound

nxious to trim us again. Some

hopper. "Lord!" said he, "it's to

ger Mike, and when he drives up let's give this party a welcome that'l

ght here and now, if we do get a race there ain't a-g

on his way to sp

h-house brought the occupants to the porch in time to see Nigg

am as the velvet darkness was rent by a dozen tongues of fl

Jean. "What on earth

tion, and the pandemonium did not cease

g up the steps and into the arms of his fri

offed his straw hat to the half-revealed figures beyond the light,

responded

ss, and in the radiance from the open doorway she saw that his

ed, that we have with us a friend of yours." She slightly drew Helen forward. "And this is Mrs. Keap, who is lookin

said Fresno, push

sno, of Leland St

d thrust out his ha

He replied,

d allowed the new-comer t

your wrist, however." The Eastern lad spoke lightly, a

with me, but he'll be along in a day or so. I simply couldn't wait." He avo

t might be Mr. Covington with you,

ed glanced around him. "And

to the light came Still Bill Stover, Willie, and Carara, drag

tioned Miss Chapin, stepping

eman, "so we have to rope him before he gets away." It was seen now

ent speech, but he spoke a tong

s plain that he was very angry. "If that racket means welcome, I don't want it. Take that clothes-line off o

u run away?"

e fat man. "I'm gun-shy, see? And when this hold-up comes off I beat it till

he announced: "Will you allow me to introduce Mr. Lawrence Glass? He isn't really a va

r speak of Larry Glass,

ht foot back of his left, tapped the floor with his

oo. Wally said he was going to train during vacation, so he st

said Jean. "Stover wi

no saw the late arrival bend over

gettable eyes o

dislike Wally Speed, eve