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' Of course an occasion m celebrated M
this crowulng event of tho frontier sea
ao had attracted the widely scattered
beauty of tho rogion. Miss Cordelia Do
laacey, tho "Wild Rom of Han Balm,"
the petfiiHio of whoso attractions hml
been blown abroad by tho pnilriobreozci
M fur east m San Marcus, was prcHont to
blossom anow nnd to oxctto oven more
fragrant fancies In the minds of her po
tWo Admirers. MIm Flo' Brooks, clear
veil And bowltohlng, hold out alluringly
the fascinations of hcrnativo town of
Flint Book. There woro other hnmblor
Importations Against whoso staid modi
ocrlty these colobrated beauties flushed
M Against A sombor background. Tho
local honors woro sustained by Miss Ber
tha Maverick and Miss Cynthia Dallas.
Bat public interest in tho Bah Marcus
ball WM better shown in the attondanco
el the men. Thero was a generous
sprinkling of frontier celebrities. Mr.
Jee Treddlo was on hand, generously dis
guised in liquor, having accomplished
the groat feat in riding from Ban Marcus
to Ban Baba on his bloyclo n distance of
over 200 milesand finding it necessary
to stimulate freely to ovorcomo fatigue
After the exploit "Kickapoo Dick" lent
theoccaslon Ms frontier playfulness nud
humor. Mr. Josh Dlunt was present, the
truculent but unsworving satellite of
Miss Flo Brooks. Cantata Jack Foraker,
conspicuous Among tho bearded cowboys
for his military bearing and complacent
curling of his gray mustache, was dovot
d to Cynthia, but generally observant of
the fair ones, as If ho were under the im
pression that he was giving the ladles a
treat.
And the elder Dallas, morbidly alivo
to the fact that Forakcr was his daugh
ter's escort, had placed the "Silent
Mary" And hU violin in his shaky carry
all, driven down to Ban Marcus and put
Ibau early appearance on the scene of
Action. Btowing tho heavy goose gun
carefully away behind the ballroom
door, so that it might be available in
cam of emergency, he entered "Tarrier's
hall" with bis trusty fiddle in a greon
balse bag beneath his arm And An eye
biliously observant of the festive scene.
Not that he really had any intention of
playing at the fete, but that, in his nerv
osa aaxiety, he took it along with him
from sense of loneliness And sympathy,
asd perhaps, too, from force of habit.
joertain Aged violinist, renowned on
the frontier for bJsmusio And emtio
volutions upon the tkor while playing,
had AlreAdy opened the ball. The waits,
tortured by cowboy enthusiasts into
osuething between AOAnoan And a Dutch
"spiel," Vfasaxdtiag the laughter of
Idtth Stafford And Henry Bruce
i.w j : A. .i m
sou sobs m wmngi eiey ww, re-
' ssssAXlMd tfettfc MtlMftsUI
to Judge Nat
ejkM,wnowM present.
"At least they
i their novelty.
,Mt I suppose youhnve become used to
" a . en
"Wot at all," replied his honor, smiling
tho gentleman' was descended from
on of tho first families of Virginia
"notntall, air; I have passed a good SO
years on the frontier, but there Are some
steps taken here tonight which I think
lean safely say I never expect to get
used to,"
"Ab ubo dlsee omnia," and I say no
more about the grotesque evolutions cut
taut night by slippered and booted feet
If Mies Stafford laughed, it was guard
edly, lor she feared to give offense, And
whenever, she could she disguised the
t cajnee of her, merriment by glancing At
neaaeier, woo eouioeu vnwiae aan
ccrs nnd noted About the ballroom like
n mustoal rochet
But Atone time gravity was out of the
tuestton. It was when Aloides Dallas
whohAd stood Aloof in a corner of the
room regarding the, proceedings with
aalerxdeooe sad iUfavor at oboe se
lected a large chair, aadalaciac it grave
lly la tho center of , the floor jssatsd him
self with a deliberation that was unmie
tutstUe.) Bar he removed) bis violin
from the green belie big, And without
stooging to tune it entered into heartr
as4 bsartbrcaking rivAlry of the regular
muetoiAn.
t No pen car. describe the order of danc
ing from that moment The wsltaing
continued, Interspersed by frequent lan
cers and quadrilles, but from the time
tbat Alcidee began to support the local
fiddler the muse of melody fled the scene,
I'tart the floor just lovely?" remarked
(lt Bertha Maveriok to her escort After
An intoxicating whirl in the effort to
keep time to the. music,
"Yes," returned air. Ludellng. "the
aoor is well enougnf trot the
crohuVra
paralyses me altogether. Let us walk
out upon the gallery and get a chance to
think."
And indeed the more philosophical
and those apparently beyond the influ
ence of sound followed the suggestion.
Even "Lampasas Jake," who was stons
deaf, was seen to leuve the room Abrupt
ly. How far the rumor that the pro
prietor of the Half Way House had
broached a barrel of rye whisky in the
neighboring wagon shed may nave in-
,, ffuenced this sudden exodus is a matter
of oonjeoture. Certain it is that many
of those who left returned with a pecu
liar light About .the eye And a disposition
tftfrlslriasss in deportment
from this time forward it was no rar
ity to am men wsltaing together and de
riving o end of satisfaction from tho
esrtertainment There was also a tend
ency on the pnrt of certain solitary
dancers to seek some quiet corner of the
ballroom' And sing softly to themselves,
with that enjoyment which only Alcohol
otn Inspire;. It may have been that the
outbreak of the elder Dallas was
for eonUgkus,1mtnethAtaaitmayblsac-
contagious, h
t IpSUSSBA. SPIV f 'J
ah required;
.awnnm MMitne pretext
WaArequtrea,' for, scarcely ha? tho violln
WmrTSuek
if Mr, mntk JrfoM.uBsre was a quan
dory. Thesth
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Ibjsbs ssmpYvsVI sr Jsnsnf , smssWI
teenngn. Ho sno tell back in condemna
tion of the orchestra.
"Really, Mr. JerroU1,"hesid,smlllng
sweetlv ui) into his face, "I conld not
dance ono step to such time as those fid
dles aro keeping. I have just reinsod
Mr. Brnco hero. Shall wo not walk upon
thoporchr And with tlds pretext lo
left the room on his arm.
Bruco, abandoned thus to himself,
found tho time drag wearily. Ho whs
not edified by Cynthia's behavior with
Captain Foraker. Beyond a mere slight
recognition, little conversation had
passed between them. Bnt throughout
tho ovoning sho flirted with tho officer
desperately and with nn ostentation that
irritated Bruco.
The captain accepted his fair compan
ion's advances complacently. Ho waltzed
a great deal, and it was noticeable left
tho ballroom at tho end of every dance.
By degrees tho effect of theso frequent
trips began to bo apparent In his manner
and gestures. Ho did not confino his at
tentions to Cynthia, but was mildly play
ful and familiar with tho other ladies.
Miss Dallas appeared a little annoyed at
this, but attempted to disguise it in con
versation with Miss Maverick and her
scort.
At last, during ono of his most genial
moments, Captain Forakcr crossed tho
ballroom unsteadily to tho placo where
Edith was sitting, Bho had returned
and was chatting with Mr. Jerrold. The
captain posed himself engagingly before
Miss Stafford, and without tho formality
of An Introduction requested tho favor
of tho next danco, Miss Stafford raised
her brown eyes in surprise, regarded the
captain a moment and then turned cold
ly away. Temporarily disconcerted, tho
gentleman described a half circlo to tho
left, and coining back to tho satno point
repeated his request, His gray mus
tache, elevated at an inebriated angle,
gave his countenance a droll expression,
"I do-shlro favor of-f wwaltsli," re
peated the captain in a very high key.
This was too much for Henry Bruco.
Tho blood rushed to his faco as he rose
to his feet.
"You forgot yourself, sirl" he said
sternly. "Tho lady is not dancing, nud
if she were you are not in a condition to
remember what etiquetto demands."
Captain Foraker gased at Bruce in a
dased way. It was a ludicrous but crit
ical moment The next a blow might
have been struck And a scene followed!
The moment passed. An imbecllo smile
spread Itself over tho officer's puffed faco,
as If the humor of his predicament as
serted itself in spito of his drunken dis
comfiture. He turned on his heel and re
turned to bis position At tho opposite end
of the room.
A diversion was here Afforded by the
entrance of a singular figure. He was a
tall, lean, cadaverous man, with long,
jet black hair, straggling beard, low
brows and piercing black eyes. He
strolled into the room with an impudent
swAgger, his slouch hat on tho back oi
his head, his hands in bis' pockets nnd
his pantaloons tucked into his boots. la
neglecting other details of bis toilet be
hid also omitted his ablutions, And his
general appearance was disordered, and
nnaavorv. Bnt none of these faota an-
areutly contributed to the general sen
sation at his entrance. The ladles stared;
the men scowled; some of the lattor
swore, and Others laughed; an audible
murmur of astonishment went round
the room.
But tho effect upon Alcldce was most
peculiar. It put an instant stop to his
music He set down bow and fiddle and
rose with nervous haste. After regard
ing the intruder a second with a glance
in which rage and surprise struggled for
the mastery, he took a few hasty steps in
the direction of the "Silent Mary," ap
parently thought better of bis resolve,
came back, and sweeping chair, violin and
bow before him seated himself Against
tho. opposite wall; tilting back And
plunging hi hands deep in his pockets
with on expression, of amased resigna
tion, la una postttou no remained, a;
parently uncertain what bo should
next
Meanwhile the uncleanly individual,
After looking boldly About tho room,
sauntered over to a corner, where certain
of the uninvited guests were standing
polluting the Atmosphere of the ballroom
with cheap cigars And generally absorbed
in the.! incidents of the evening. The
manner In whioh tho newcomer was re
ceived by this group was not flattering.
No one offered a word of greeting or
even n sign of recognition. Apparently
the entrance of Mr. Lemuel Wlckson,
tbf horse thief, upon, tho Ban Marcus
festivities .was regarded as an ntrn3on.
There was a sudden stir near the door,
and Sheriff Moeeiy entered. He strods
to tho center of the ballroom with hit
quick, nervous stride and cast a sharp
glance In every direction. He was Armed,
And his manner was significant For a
second he stood quiet, his alert eyes
glancing about The next be espied
Lemuel Wlckson, and with a hurried
gesture to his belt be sprang forward.
A rush in that quarter on the part ol
the men immediately followed. The
ladies huddled together a frightened
bevy a: the upper end of the room.
Lent Wlckson awaited the approach of
Sheriff Moeeiy with composure. Beyond
the slipping of his right hand carelessly
beneath his coat he did not change his
attitude. The sheriff did not stop until
he reached that quarter of the room,
when halting suddenly the formality of
a surly nod was exchanged.
"Time's up, Lem, remarked Dte cool
ly. "I want you."
MWhat forr demanded Mr. Wiokson
grumy, wiinout movmg a museie.
"In partkkler on a warrant sworn
agin you for horse stealin by Alcides
Dallas and Buck Jerrold," replied Mr.
Moeeiy, "but It orter happened some
timesgo for hog stealin and gin'ral cuss-
"Not this erventn, Die," replied Lent
incredulously, leaning Against the wall
and allowing one hand to rest carelessly
on his hip. "I reckon to put in my time
at this hyar ball tonight-dance with
thSLfsla'aad enjoy myself gen'rally."
H. to doT aati she sheriff, his blue
srustnkmg on, a sudden, hard, glitter;
ifsjJsi Tl sWtTSstfon that Mtttf ttjvarsien
it men) plao tTtWs any Uw In the
Wot' more. I'm .the man to
prevent it"
He made a quick dash si Ms belt and
a sudden spring forward. There was a
rush and a nenfflo, during which tho fig
ures of both men whirled before tho eyes
of the spectators. A second later Lcm
Wlckson held the sheriff by the throat,
his right hand lovcling upon him a large
"Smith and Wesson."
The sheriff struggled frantically in Ills
grip, his hand pinching at his revolver,
which appeared to be caught The rough
men looking on held their breath. It
chanced that Henry Brace was nearest
to Wiokson the brandished weapon at
full cock within the reach of hi arm.
With a sudden dart forward he grasped
the horse thief's wrist with his left hand,
and seising the "barrel catch" botwoon
the finger and thumb of his right by a
Slick, strong pull unshipped tho barrel,
rowing the cartridges all ovor tho
room.
It was an act sublime in its despera
tion and tho skill of its achievement It
showed, moreover, a remarkablo knowl
edge of the weapon. In a twinkling
Brace had closed with the disarmed and
astounded ruffian, and pinning him
against the opposite wall released tho
sheriff.
"Well donol" gasped the nearly throt
tled Iko, glancing admiringly upon
Bruce. Ho took a pair of handcuffs from
hlapockotand by a quick movement se
cured his prisoner. Then ho turned upon
the breathless crowd.
"I don't mind sayln right here thet
thet's about tho neatest trick I ever jvt
seen dono, and cf Lcm thar hed hod a
'colt's' my life wouldn't been worth a
pecan. Doggone this old greasy belt!"
he exclaimed, glancing down whero his
revolver had slipped beyond the hammer
in the worn leather, thereby making it
difficult to draw; "doggone itl I hev
hed trouble with that holster aforo, and
now it nearly closed my record. I reck
on I'd bettor make a requisition for a
new belt"
"Give us yer hand, pardner," ho said
again, turning once more to Henry Bruce.
"It does Bee Moeeiy good to feel the grip
of a good man and true. If yer ever
wantin anythin very bad or needin any
help, I reckon ye know wbar yon kin get
it arter tonight Ye kin count on the
sheriff, of Oskaloo any time, and ea often
es you want to, for the last drop o' his
blood. I don't know on the whole," bo
added, with a sudden change of manner,
"but what I might as well cement that
statement with a practical snifter."
He took a flask of whisky from his
pocket and extended it to Bruce.
The Utter declined courteously.
"Jes es you say," remarked Die quiet-.
ly, "bnt yer not actln es sensible es ye
did n minute Ago, and yer losln a chance
to sp'ile some mighty good liquor. I
samnled this myself."
"Well," be said, pausing to take breath;
before testing the qualities of his flask,,
"here's the health of a man tho county
la croud of. I'm lookln at ye, pardner,
Along with tho rest of the town of Oska
loo," Bo raited tho flask to his life, and
tossed off a draft with an accompanying
smack. With characteristic good will
be turned immediately to Wlckson.
"No hard feelln's, Lcm," he said gen
erously, "seein the late onpleasantnessis
over. Ef yer feelin like tryin this stuff,
I don't mind holdln iti fur ye to git the
benefit"
He extended the flask good bumoredly
to tho tatter's lips. But Mr. Wlckson
was not in the humor for whisky and
signified it by taming impatiently away.
"All right," mid Dee, restoring the,
flask to bispochst without pressing the
hospitality further upon the thronged
crowd, a few of whom wore an expres
sion which made it evident that refusal
was extremely unlikely.
"It's a staglar thing sometimes how
good Uckor goes becrln.. Not that it of
ten .occurs here i Texas, but thet when
it does it's worth white to take note of
it I disremember heretofore In this
country any such depresstn state o' faota.
Oocdevenln, gentlemen. Itrnetlheren't
materially Interfered with the festivi
ties." Ho turned on his heel, and with his
.band on tho arm of his prisoner left tho
bamoom.
Of course so exciting an occurrence si
tho recent orrest was not without its of
feet, upon the general gayety. After the
sheriffs departure it was a difficult mafc
ter to set the frightened ladles intbebu-
mor to resume dancing. Possibly this
difficulty was materially Increased by
the fact tht tho fiddler was notto.be
found, but was at but discovered asleep
in ah old carryall irnthe shed, hard by
the whisky cask already alluded to and
with a glass of, spirits In his hand. His
violin bad fallen from bis grasp during
his recent alcoholic weakness and had
been crushed by the bootheel of some oth
er follower of Bacchus.
No one dared think of the elder Dallas
in this emergency, but bo too had fled
the ballroom. Under theee discourag
ing circumstance the ladies lingered a
little, chatttag jtth their escorts, and
by and by began To go home.
The clear round moon rode high and
shone deeply down when Brnco and
Edith departed. As they did so, the
former caught a glimpse of a figure
skulking along beneath the bright light
ana carrying a neavy gun. it wa a
ddes Dallas,
The singular movements of the old
man awakened his curiosity, and Wa eye
mechanically followed him as bo moved
nn the road. He anneared to bo follow
ing some one and suspiciously noting bis
movements. Glancing ahead-Bruce be
held in one of the moonlit spaces of the
level road the figures of Cynthia and
Captain Foraker proceeding slowly. Miss
Boftha Maverick and tho younger Mr.
Ludellng were some distance behind.
The captain was walking unsteadily and
discussing some question In a decidedly
loud tone of voice. Cynthia was endeav
oring to quiet him.
Bruce could not repress a smile as he
realised that, the entire party1 wsso, nn
oonsciousfy under the armed surveil
lance of the suspicious Aloide. But
though in a measure amused be did not
LoneHUr.
direct the ancuttou oc me ismsmw
young lady at his side to the basaor of
ft
the incident, During the walk hem he
himJ butUttte, being oooupid With
km reflections. At length when they ar
rived at the Half Way House, he surprised
Miss Stafford with the information that
he intended taking ehort ride or walk
before retiring.
"At this hour of. the nghtrsolsimd
Edith, who was a trifle piqued by hta re
cent abstraction. "I should think, Hal,
you wore absolutely daft."
"Not la the least Only bored with
the notse and excitement of that pande
monium," Bruce replied as they passed
up the broad steps of the veranda,
He bade her good night In tho hallway
and turned away, leaving her gating
curiously after him as he went out again
Into the moonlight
TO UK CONTINUE!).
HE REPENTED.
And Thea a little Thing Orcarrca That
Mud Illm Silent.
If was something of a flirt She was
poor and pretty, and the other girl was pos
sessed of a fortuno nnd hair whleh her
friend called "anburu." Ho and she vat
on a bench in Lincoln park one bright May
afternoon, nnd the hyacinth on her hat
danced as she talked.
"You didn't come over last Sunday af tciv
noon," she wild.
"No. The fact ( I was not feeling very
A-cll and"
"And you thoucht a walk with Eunice
would do you Rood V she nut in mlschlcv-
oufdy.
lie Assumed an Injured air. "I did linp-
pen to meet MIm Eunice," he said stinly,
"quite accidentally. I assure you. Inunnoso
Tom told you"
"Well, yes," sbe admitted, "netful."
"And of course von allowed him to nrcln-
dice you Against me," he returned bitterly.
alio drew a aeometrlcal dosltm on tho
gravel with the tip of her parasol before ubo
replied)
"Oh, not at all I It was nulto natural for
you to join Eunice when you met her," but
her tone belted her words.
"You know I don't care anything for
Miss Eunice," he said tenderly. "Why, I
should think those lovely eyes of yours
sould see more plainly than that."
A little smile lifted the comer of her
mouth. This time the design she traced on
the gravel was a very Intricate one. llo
looked around to seo If anyone were watch
ing and then threw one arm carelessly over
tho bock of the seat.
"Eunice Is a very nice girl," she said do
murely. "It is not her fault It nho docs
wear a No. 0 shoe. She wouldn't if nho
could help it, poor thing."
"I I don't" he stammered.
"Of course it Isn't, And not matter what
anybody may say I am sure that she docs
tell the truth occasionally."
Ho was fidgeting with his cano.
"Oh, well, Miss Annie," he mid, "any
foot would look larger after yours."
She moved a little nearer to him and cast
a side glance at the russet shoe which pro
truded from her gown.
"I shan't listen to your flattery," shesald.
"I just know you don't mean it"
"It isn't flattery, and I do mean It," ho as
serted stoutly, "and you have no vanity at
all, or you would know It is all true."
"Ob, JACK!"
This time the parasol slid out of her hand.
When he returned it their fingers met arid
lingered.
"Yon know I don't care for anybody but
yon," he said tenderly.
The sun was setting when they arose to
depart He looked down at her with a pro
prietary air,
"You know now that I don't care a fig
for Mis Eunice," he said softly.
"Oh, yes," she answered pleasantly, "and
it is lucky you don't"
"Lucky, why sof "
"Because," she responded brightly, "she
passed right by us awhile Ago when you
were holding my hand And saying that you
did not care for uny ono but me."
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