Part 16 (1/2)
I caot a swell horse ranch way up in Canada, through Rube bein' slow Guess Rube was the h But, you see, I couldn't ask him to marry me Mussy on us, he was slow!”
”Did you have to help hial who didn't help her 'beau' out? Boy, when a gal gets fixed on a et clear
Unless he's like my Rube--ter'ble slow”
”That's how you're sizin' h
Ma Sampson worked on assiduously
”Maybe you're slow in soht
”See here, Ma, I've always reckoned we'd get yarnin' like this some day
It 'ud please you an' Rube for iven to talkin' plain An' I tell you right here that Rosebud ain't for the likes o' me Don't you think I'm makin' out myself a poor sort o' cuss 'Tain't that You know, an' I know, Rosebud belongs to ht of oin' to locate those friends It's only honest, Ma, and as such I know you'll understand Guess we don't need to say anyat her boy through her large spectacles Seth's look was very determined, and she understood him well
She shook her head
”Guess you're reckoning out your side” She laughed slyly and went on darning ”Maybe Rosebud won't thank you a heap when you find those friends They haven't made much fuss to find her”
”No, Ma An' that's just it”
”How?” The darning suddenly dropped into Mrs Sampson's lap
”Maybe they were killed by the Injuns”
”You're guessin'”
”Maybe I am But----”
”What do you know, boy?” The old woreat deal, Ma,” Seth said, with one of his shadowy smiles ”But what I doone An' that sort of thing ain't easy with me You see, I'entle, but very decided, and Ma Sampson did not need ings together
”You get right to it, boy What you do is right for me I'll say no more
As my Rube says, ther' ain't nothin' like livin' honest An' so I says
But if that letter's goin' to lose you Rosebud, I'd take it friendly of Providence if it would kind o' interfere soo an' sit with Rube, an' you can write your letter”
At last Seth turned to his letter in earnest He first pulled out a piece of newspaper from his pocket and unfolded it Then he laid it on the table, and carefully read the long paragraph marked by four blue crosses
He wanted towasn't easy to hihtfully and slowly
”THE ESTATE OF THE LOST COLONEL RAYNOR
”Once more we are reuished cavalry officer, Colonel Landor Raynor This re to his estate
”For the benefit of our readers, and also in the gallant officer's own interests, we give here a recapitulation of the events surrounding his sudden disappearance