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next time, Jim, It will bo as well
merely to flro the gun."
"Oh," explained Jim, in an off-hand
manner, "our folk don't pay any at
tention to a thing llko that. You'vo
got to show 'em you mean business.
If this gentleman had cotno on, the
next shot would have hit him whero
it would have hurt."
"Is the baggage whero ho left it?"
"It is, ma'nhi. Do you wish it
brought hero?"
"I do, Jim, and as soon as pos
sible." "I'll see to It, ma'am. It's all been
a littlo mistake, sir," ho added ami
ably, as ho turned to Stranlelgh, and
witli . a flourish of the hat ho de
parted. Miss Armstrong roso as If to leave
tho verandah. As she approached
the door, Stranlelgh said In a tone
of mild reproach:
"I'm puzzled, I confess."
"So nm I," replied tho girl,
brightly.
"Why Is thero such a prejudice
against a sheriff here? In the land
I camo from a sheriff is regarded
with great respect. He rides about
In a gilded coach, and wears magnifi
cent robes decorated with gold lace.
I believe ho develops ultimately into
a Lord Mayor, just as a grub, if ono
may call so glorious a personage as
a sheriff a grub, ultimately becomes
a bultorlly. We'd never think of
shooting a sheriff. Why, then, do
your men pot at sheriffs, and hit in
nocent people?"
THE girl laughed.
"Our sheriffs are elected persons,
drawn from tho politician class; and
if you know America, you will under
stand what that means. Among tho
various duties of a sheriff Is that of
seizing property and selling It, If tho
owner of that property hasn't paid
his debts."
"They act as bailiffs, then?"
"Very likely; I am not acquainted
with legal procedure. But I must go,
Mr. Stranlelgh, for whatever the po
sition of sheriff may be, mine Is that
of usslstant to my mother, who Is
just now preparing dinner, a meal
that, further east, is called luncheon.
And now, what would you prefer to
read? Tho latest magazine, or tho
pharmaceutical Journal?"
"Thank you, Miss Armstrong; I
prefer gazing at tho scenery to
either."
"Then good-bye till dinner time,"
whereupon she disappeared Into tho
house.
Stranlelgh could not remenfber any
repast he had enjoyed so much, al
though he suspected horseback exer
cise In the keen air had whetted his
appetite. When ho mentioned his
gratification at so satisfactory a
menu, tho girl smiled.
"Plain living and high thinking is
our motto on the rnnch," she said.
"This is anything but plain living,"
he replied. "How far away is your
market?"
"Oh, a market is merely an effete
contrivance of.clvillzatlon. Tho basis
of our provender Is the farm. Farm
house fare Is often what it should not
be because art belongs to the city,
while nature belongs to the farm. To
produce a good result, tho two must
be united. We wore Bpeaklng just
now of Thtin. If, leaving that town,
you proceed along tho left hand road
by tho lake, you will arrive at a largo
Institution, which is devoted entirely
to tho art of cookery. Tho more I
progressed with my medical studies
at Lausanne, tho more I realized that
tho basis of health Is good food. So
I interrupted my studies for a time,
and learned to cook."
"Miss Armstrong, you aro evidently
a paragon!"
"You aro complimentary, Mr.
Stranlelgh; and to enhance myself
further in your eyes, I may add that
I havo brought another much needed
accomplishment to tho farm. I am
an expert accountant, and can man
age business affairs in a way that
would startle you. Regarding this
last statement of mine, I would llko
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to ask, hoping you will forgive my
seeming Impertinence; are you a rich
man?"
Stranlelgh tens startled she had
succeeded in doing that and ho
hesitated slightly in his reply.
"There are so many degrees to
wealth," he said, "but yes I may
say I am fairly well provided for."
"I am very glad to hear It, for it
has been the custom of my father,
who is not a good business man, to
chargo thoso who come hero with
their guns and fishing tackle two or
three dollars a week. Now, wo aro
In a unique position. Wo have tho
advantage of being free from compe
tition. The hotels of Now York meet
competition In Its fiercest form, yet
tho prices they chargo aro much more
per day than wo chargo a month. So
I am determined that our prices shall
equal thoso of New York, but I think
It fair to let any customer know this
fact before he Is called upon to pay
his bill."
"An excellent plan," said Stran
lelgh, relieved that he was not asked
to finance somo now scheme. "And
in my case thero will bo tho addi
tional account for medical services.
Will that bo on tho basis of profes
sional charges In London, New York,
Vienna, Berlin or Lausanne?" Stran
lelgh's eyes twinkled with an enjoy
ment they did not often show.
"Not on tho basis of Lausanne, cer
tainly, for thero an excellent doctor
is contented with a fee of five francs,
so, if you don't object, I'll convert
francs Into dollars."
"My admiration for your business
capacity is waning, Miss Armstrong.
If this Is to be nn International mat
ter, why choose your own country
instead of mine? Transpose your
francs into pounds. There are five
francs in a dollar, but flvo dollara In
a pound sterling. Let mo recGmmend
to you my own currency."
"A good tden, Mr. Stranlelgh," sho
rejoined, laughing. "I shall at once
take It Into consideration, but I hope
you won't be shocked at the final
round-up."
"I shall havo no excuse for aston
ishment, being honestly forewarned,
and now that we are conversing In
ternationally, I'd like to carry It a
little further. In Italy they call an
accident a dlsgrazia, and when you
read In an Italian paper that a man
Is disgraced, you realize that ho has
met with an accident. Then tho ac
count ends by saying that the patient
is guaranteed curable in two days,
or a week, or a month, as the case
may be. How long, then, doctor,
must I rest under this 'disgrace'?"
"I should say a week."
"I hope your orders won't be too
strict. By the way, was that my lug
gage I heard arriving?"
"Your belongings are all in tho
large room upstairs, but If you havo
designs upon It, you aro Ulsobeying
orders."
"I must get at a bag that Is In one
of tho bundles."
"I will fetch what you want, so
don't worry about that, but come and
sit on tho verandah onco more."
STRANLEIGH protested and finally
a compromise was reached. Miss
Armstrong would whistle for Jim, and
he would do the unpacking. She saw a
shade of distrust pass over Stran-
lelgh'a face, and sho reassured him
that Jim was tho most honest and
harmless man In tho world, except,
perhaps, where sheriffs were con
cerned. "Now," she continued, when ho had
seated himself, "you have talked
enough for ono day, so you must keep
quiet for tho rest of tho afternoon.
I will do the talking, and give you
an explanation of our brigandish con
duct."
"I shall bo interested," said Stran
lelgh. "But permit me, before silence
falls, to ask what you may regard as
an impertltnent question, uo you
smoke?"
"Goodness, no!" sho replied, with
widely-opened eyes.
"Many ladies do, you know, and I
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