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It was a bit of a thing five or six yards wide, and a foot or two deep in the middle. 'Which way? says Rube. 'Up's our nearest way, so we had better go down. 'No, no, says I; 'they're sure to suspect that we shall try the wrong course to throw them off, so let's take the right. Without another word up stream we went, as hard as we could run.

The yellow cur was scared, as a shark is sometimes driven off by the loud splashing of a swimmer, and, though he leaped the fence, he wheeled again, and, without harming the man, ran down the highway toward the Woodvale school. For a moment after firing, Rube Johnson believed he was killed.

Guy ropes were cut by an attacking force of half-drunken rowdies; the canvases were slashed and wagons overturned. The oldtime yell of "Hey, Rube!" marshaled the circus forces. There was a battle royal, in which the local contingent was badly used up, more than one man being seriously injured.

"Dog-gone it! Whit I didn't do it! I swear it was Spears! Stop thumpin' me now or I'll get sore.... You hear me! It wasn't me, I tell you. Cheese it!" For all his protesting Mac received a good thumping, and I doubted not in the least that he deserved it. The wonder of the affair, however, was the fact that no one appeared to know what had made the Rube so furious.

Several of the Quakers were standing out from the bench, all intent on the Rube. He had stirred them up. First it was humor; then ridicule, curiosity, suspicion, doubt. And I knew it would grow to wonder and certainty, then fierce attack from both tongues and bats, and lastly for ball players are generous unstinted admiration.

When she waked it was near sun-down, the storm had ceased, and, as on the night before, the sky was stained with colour and drowned in splendour. "I will do it I will do it, Ba'tiste!" she called, and laughed aloud into the sunset. She had battled with herself all the way, and she had conquered. Right was right, and Rube Haman must not be hung for what he did not do.

A crowd of dark objects appeared in the distance, filling up the bed of the stream. They were the Indians, and on horseback. We knew from this that they were about to make a dash. Their movements, too, confirmed it. They had formed two deep, and held their bows ready to deliver a flight of arrows as they galloped up. "Look out, boyees!" cried Rube; "thur a-comin' now in airnest.

With a quick glance Rube realized that he was surrounded, and that there was no way of escape, no shelter of any sort on the barren mountain side. He drew his revolver as the Redskins closed in upon him. Just as he was about to press the trigger, he reflected upon the inevitable consequences. They would capture him in any case; he could not escape.

Well, he was a gawky, slouchy, shy farmer boy when he came to us. Of course the city life and popularity began to influence him. Then he met Nan. She made the Rube a worshipper. I first noticed a change in his clothes. He blossomed out in a new suit, white negligee, neat tie and a stylish straw hat. Then it was evident he was making heroic struggles to overcome his awkwardness.

All these he spread with great ceremony at Kiddie's feet, evidently expecting him to wear them when next he should appear in public. Kiddie bowed to them as the counsellors filed slowly out of the lodge. When they had closed the door-flap behind them he turned round to Rube Carter. "Feelin' better now, Rube?" he asked. "I'll dress that cut on your cheek again, 'fore you go to sleep.