SIX
TIIK ALLIANCE HERALD. FIIIDAY, MAIICII 1, 1021
THE COW
PUNCHER
'i n mi "!
Cj ROBERT J. C. STEAD
Author of
"Kitchener, and Other
Poems '
Hlustrstiont by IRWIN MYERS
7i
Copyright Itarpof A BrottiTH
The first (!uh of dawn was mellow
Injr the eastern when Hip tflrl was
awakened from uneasy nleep liy sounds
In the yard In front of the ranih
liouse. The ftnrs were tl!1 Mhlnlng lrlli
ly through the fold nlr. In the faint
light slip could distinguish a tenia and
''agon nnd men unhlti lilinj. She ap
proached nnd, In n voire Hint Noundcd
Ktrnngoly distant In the vuliies of the
calm n!j.ht, railed:
is Wiat you. Pine?"
And In a moment she wondered how
she had dared cull him l ive. I'.ut hIh
soon hod other came for wonder, for
".ie hoy replied from near heshle her
In that tone of friendly confidence
which springs bo spontaneously Id the
darkness:
"Ye, Rcenlc, and the dortor, too.
We'll have Mr. Hardy fixed up In no
time. How did he stand the night?'"
How dared he cull her Ileenie? A
flush of resentment rose In her hreast,
only to be submerged In the sudden re
membrance thnt she had first called
him Dave. That surely save him the
rlcht to. address her as he had done.
Then she remembered sbe was In the
ranch country, In the foothills, where
the conventions the conventions she
bated had not yet become rooted, and
where the souls of men and women
atood bare In the clear light of frank
acceptance of the fact. It would be
Idle dangerous to trifle with this boy
by any attempt at concealment or de
ception. She could see his form now as he led
the horses toward the corral. How
straight he was, and how bravely bis
footsteps fell on the html earth I
"He's a wonderful boy," said the doc
tor, of whose presence ahe hud been
unconscious. "Cat's eyes. Full gallop
through the dark; alde-hllls, mountain
dreams, tip and down; breakneck.
Well, here we are." " The doctor
breathed deeply, as though this last
fact was one to occasion some won
derment. "Your brother tells me you
hnve an Injured man here. Accident.
Stranger, 1 believe? Well, shall we go
In?"
Hrothcr! IMit why should she explain?
Dave hadn't bothered. Why hadn't he?
He had told about the stranger. Why
bad he not told about both Urunuers?
Why had he Ignored her altogether?
This time came another flush, born of
that keen womanly intuition which un
derstands. With a commonplace she led the doc
tor Into the house nnd to the bedside
of her father. When the operation
was completed the girl turned her at
tention to the kitchen, where she
found Inve, sweating In vicarious suf
fering. He had helped to draw the
limb Into place and It had been his
first cloyo contact with human pnln.
It was different from branding calves
and he hud slipped out of the room as
soon as poss'ble. The morning sun
was now pouring through the window
nnd the distraught look on the boy 'a
face touched her even more than the
frnnknvfs of the words spoken In the
darkness. She suddenly remembered
that he had been tip all night for her.
She would not deceive herself with the
thought that It was for her father's
enke Pave hud galloped to town, found
a doctor, secured a fresh team nnd
driven back along the little-used foot
hill trails. No doubt Iuve would hnve
1one It all for her father, had her fa
ther been there alone, but as things
were she had a deep conviction that
bp nau done it for her. And It was
with a greater effort than seemed rea
sonable thnt she laid her Augers on Ids
arm and said :
i "Thank you, Pave."
"What for?" he asked, and she could
not doubt the genulueuess of his ques
tion.
"Why, for brlnglni? the doctor, and
all that. I am sure 1 can't-father
won't be able to"
"Oh, shucks!" be Interrupted, with a
manner which, on the previous after
noon, she would have called rudeness.
"That's nothln'. But. say, I brought
home some grub. The chuck here was
pretty tame. Guess you found that
out last night." He looked about the
room and she knew that he was taking
note of her hoise-cleanlnjr, but he
made no remark on the subject.
"Well, let' get breakfast." sbe said
after a moment's pause and for lack
ff other conversation. 'You must be
hungry."
Dave's purchases had been liberal.
They Included fresh meat and vegeta
bles, canned goods, coffee, rice and
raisins. He laid the last three Items
on the tnble with a great dissembling
of Indifference, for he was Immensely
proud of them. They were unwonted
Items on the Kldon bill of fare; he had
bought them especially for her. But
she busied herself at the breakfast
without a thought of the epoch-marking
nature of these purchases.
The doctor, who had been resting In
the room with hU patient, entered the
kitchen. During the setting of the limb
be bad gradually become aware of the
XjosIHrm of. Jreneln the household ;
iiut had fbnt not been so. one glume
at the boy and jrlrl ns they now stoo
In the bright n' -riilng sunshine. h
with hi big. wiry frame, his brown
face. Ms ibirk eyes, his blin k hnlr. slip,
round nnd knit nnd snvwi'b, ylh the
pink shintne through h-r fair skin am'
the lluht of youth dancing In ln-r era;
eyes nnd the light 'f day fclnnctruj 01
her bmwn hair, must hnve fold bit
they had sprung from widely sepurnl
ed stork. I'or one perilous moment h
was about to apologize for the mlstak'
made In the ilnrkiiess. but some wisi
Instinct closed his lip. I'.ut h won
dorcd why she had not corrected him.
They were scntod rt breakfast whet
the senior Kldon Made his nppcaranci
He had slept oflf bis delimit h nnd wn'
ns sober as a man In the throes of a'
cohollc appetite may be. Seeing Hi
strangers, he hesitated In his lurch b
ward the water pull, steadied htmse!
on wide-spread feet, very flat on li
floor, and waved his right hand slnwl
In the air. Whether this was to b; up
lerstood ns n form of salutation or i
gesture of defiance was a matter of It.
terpretntlon.
"Vlshltors," snld the old man. a
length. "Alwnysh welcome, 'm sur
Sh-scush me " He made his unrertah
way to the wnter-bench. took a grea
Irlnk mid set about washing his fac.
and hands, while the breakfast pre
ceedel In silence. As his preparation
nea red completion Irene set a place a
the table.
"Won't yon sit down here, Mr. El-
den?" she said.
There had been no Introductions.
Dave ate on In silence.
Thank you," snld the old man, anr
there was something In his voice which
may have been emotion or may have
been the husklness of the henvy drink
cr'a throat. The girl gave It the for
mer explanation. As he took the prof
fered chair she saw In this old man
shreds of dignity which the less refined
eya of his son had not distinguished.
To Dave his father was an affliction to
be borne; an unfair load laid on a boy
who had dona nothing to deserve this
punishment. The miseries associated
with his parentage had gone far to
make him sour and moody. Irene at
first had thought him rude and gloomy;
flashes of humor had modified that
opinion, but she bad not yet learned
that his disposition was naturally a
buoyant one, weighed down by an en
vironment which had made It soggy
and unresiMinsive. In years to come
she was to know what unguessed
depths of character were to be re
vealed when that stoic nature was
cross-sectioned by the blade of a keen
and defiant passion.
Mr. Elden promptly engaged the doc
tor In conversation, and In a few mo
ments hud gleaned the main facts In
connection with the accident and the
father and daughter which It had
brought so momentarily under his
roof. He was quite sober now and his
speech, although slovenly, was not In
delicate, lie was still able to pay to
woman that respect which curbs the
coarseness of a tongue for yeurs sub
jected to little discipline.
After breakfast Irene attended to
the wants of her father, and by this
time the visiting doctor was manifest
ing ImpatU ncf to be away. I'.ut Have
dechired with prompt finality that the
horses must rest until after noon, and
the doctor, willy-nilly, spent the morn
ing rambling In the foothills. Mean
while the girl busied herself with work
about the house. In which she was ef
fecting a rapid transformation.
After the midday dinner Dave har
nessed the team for the Journey to
town, but before leaving Inquired of
Irene If there were nny special pur
chases, either personnl or for the use
of the house, which the would recom
mend. With some dlllldcnce she men
tioned one that was uppermost In her
thoughts Roup, both laundry and toi
let. Doctor Hardy had no hesitation
In calling for a box of his favorite
cigars and some new mag:i.liies, nnd
took occasion to press Into the boy's
hand a bill out of all proportion to the
value of the supplies requested. J
The day was Introductory to others
that were to follow. Dave returned
the next afternoon, riding his own
horse nnd heavily laden with cigars,
ruajjazlnes and soap.
(Continued in Next Issue)
Fascinating Spring Hats at
Satisfactory Prices. See them in
the window. 28
Highland-Holloway Co.
Governor McKelvie, chairman of the
state capitol commission, filed a re
port with the legislature showing pro
gress to date. He says work will not
be started until after this year's taxes
are collected. He estimates that the
delay in starting- work will save tiie
state two million dollars because of
the reduction in the cost cf building.
Smart Spring Hats. See them
in the window at $1.9."). 28
Highland-Holloway Co.
Two special appropriation bills were
favorably reported by the house. One
of them indicates that if one is going
j . i i i i .
10 acquire a oum icr ne snouui go 10
the penitentiary to et it, then the
state will pay the damages. The other
indicates that former subjects cf for
eign countries are more entitled to
damages than native born people, be
cause of their kindness in becoming
citizens.
J said county on the 4th day of April,
1!21, at 10 o'clock A. M., ami that
The choir of the Christian church Dr. and Mrs. Minor Morris went to J NOTICII
met Friday nifcht at the home of Mrs. Omaha Wednesday noon where Dr. '
Herman Johnson. Hot KinRei lneud Mm l is will Mnd p iftir -.". r.tl.. r, , nf p r m r notice of the time and place fixed for
ano co.;re was served io me rnemoers AcorrsKa division oi me Amcncm . - i . henrijr be given to all
nnii ire:.i v iiio-pr iit no i hr.,- 1 1 .fo m. .. . -j c.-im
meet this week with
at Tl'i Toluca.
Mrs. Ij. T. Jones, iPturn tomorrow
Set t!ie window of New Spiirg
Millinery at ?l.9.'. 2-s
Highl tnd-Holloway Co.
Wanted to buy both your fat
In the matter of the estate of Mar
tin Lally, Deceased.
Smart Spring Hats. See them lo "erson.-- h forested in the cs
in the window at 2S IYa,,l,n ';a"'. "V,": ..
rtnoiew nav,nfr men n . pen
persons
interested in said e.-tate by publication
!it' this order for
thirty .days in the
primea
Highland-Holloway Co.
Mrs. Nellie Gib on of 1'awlet, Neb.,
a sister of K. K. McCool of this city,
md Stock hogs. O Hannon and j flom inflammatory rheumatism. At
CUSWanger. Phone 71. 18tf j last irports she was very low.
u. w
t on, under oath, in this court, praying
that administration of the estate of
Martin Lally be dispensed with and
for a decree determining who hie the
he'rs of the said Martin I.ally; it is
ordered that a hearing be had on said
petition at the County Court room in
Alliance Herald, a newspaper
nnd published in said count v.
I Dated February 2:?. 1H2I.
I HA K. TASK,
(Seal) Count v Judge.
Feb2.-Mar2r
See the window of New Spring
Milli.iery at M.O."). 28
I Highland-Holloway Co.
Fascinating Spring Hats at
Satisfactory I'rices. See them in
the v "dow. 28
Highland-Holloway Co.
Representative Epperson lost out
in his attempt to have the road sign
contract cancelled. He proposed to
make it illegal to put up any signs
along highways except under certain
conditions which would have annulled
the present contract.
Spring
Have you thought of
"Repairs
The Nice Weal her of the pat w eek makes us think of the
fine motoring days that are in store for us. What you should
be asking yourself now is:
DOES THE OLD CAR NEED TUNING UP?
Most automobiles, after a winter of comparative inactivity,
need some "going over" by capable mechanics before it is in
going serviceable shape. ,
Right NOW, when work is comparatively slack, is the
time for you to get the machine to working so you can
depend on it. If you let it go until spring comes you
may want the car so badly some day you will use it
anyway without the necessary tuning up. Tim will
cost you money in the long run.
BRING THE CAR IN WE WILL PUT IT
SHAPE4-DONT RUN IT UNTIL
1 IT BREAKS.
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Special Value
In a Second-Hand Dodge Roadster
We have an 18 Model Dodge used Roadster that
has leen thoroughly overhauled, and will give
good service. The price is attractive. If you are
in the market for it,
ASK FOR PARTICULARS
Sturgeon's Garage
LEE STURGEON, Proprietor
The Community Bookkeeper
Did you ever appreciate that this bank keeps
books for hundreds of the people
of this community?
You deposit your money and it is credited to
your account. You pay your bills by check
and they are charged to your account. At the
end of the month you have a complete record
of your receipts and expenditures and a
statement of your balance.
This is one of the ways in which this bank renders
you an important service. It raves you tine; it
saves you inconvenience.
. A Strong Dank is an indispensable asset to every
community. Consult our ofiicers in regard to your
banking needs.
The
First National Bank
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The
Reason I
The Speedwagon
THE REASON
The reason for REO success is REO Quality!
It is Iwing proved that no one can fool all of the
people all of the time. During past months when
enough automobiles have lxen available so that buyers
could express their preference, the public's verdict was
immediately apparent. " '
When the' pinch came, REOS continued to sell a
fact that is the talk of the automobile industry.
The Speed Wagon always a leader among quality
commercial cars has gone far out in front in volume of
sales. That was expected, for here Reo dominance is
conceded.
Rut in the strictly passenger car field, REO is taking
its rightful place among the leaders. Reo passenger
cars are now among the leaders in volume of sales.
Given the opportunity to pick and choose, more
people are choosing Reo passenger cars. Teople do
appreciate quality.
There is something worth while beneath the hood of
a REO. The essentials and vital parts of the car are
REO designed and REO built. From the REO fan,
through the wonderful T6 motor, through clutch, trans
mission, drive shaft, universal, gears, axles all are
REO. There is the superquality which the public ap
preciates. That is the REASON,
Reo Six
THE RESULT
And the result is that smoke pours steadily from
the chimney at REO. Production has been maintained.
It is the public's verdict that REO is an ESSENTIAL
industry.
Not one of the large family of skilled Reo workers
has been lost because of a shut dow n. There has been
no loss of momentum. There has been a steady gain
in efficiency. While most other automobile plants-have
leen closed down from a month to two months, REO
has kept steadily on.
As the spring buying season approaches, the public
preference for REO becomes more and more pro
nounced. Orders are being filed and deliveries being
made right along. The man who wants the Rest in a
motor car or truck, is investigating REO. You could
do no better than to follow his example. Ask any one
of these dealers to show you a REO car or truck:
A. B. Jones Co.
CALVIN I). WALKER, Manager
REO CARS AND TRUCKS