Part 32 (1/2)

”Take good care of hi about,” answered pawnee Brown ”There is so in the air, but I'm satisfied that if we help this poor felloe'll be on the right side of the brush”

Morti around, but when he spoke he was quite out of his mind The doctor was hastily sent for, and he administered a potion which speedily put the sufferer to sleep

”It's an odd case,” said theawful on his mind”

”He is the victim of some plot--I a after this, pawnee Broas returning to Arkansas City, certain that Mortimer Arbuckle would noell cared for and closely watched until he and dick could return to the sufferer

”As soon as this boos for that old gent,” raph office ”I'd do a good deal for hiram had just come in, by way of Wichita, which ran as follows:

”The Lower House of Congress has passed the Oklahoma bill pawnee Brown has woke the politicians up at last Stand ready to enter Oklahoma if an attempt is made to throw the bill aside in the Senate, but don't be rash, as itco would coreat scout was inclined to throw up his hat and give a cheer His work in Kansas was having an effect No longer could the cattle kings stand up against the rights of the people He handed thenear

”Hurrah fer pawnee Brown!” shouted one ra one fer pawnee”

”Don't hurry now, pawnee, you've got 'e!”

”It would seereat scout ”No, I'll be careful now--since the tide has turned In less than sixty days I'll wager all I an of trouble”

It did not take the news long to travel to the boo upon every side

”Dot's der pest ding I vos hear for a ht to haf a medal alreatty”

”It's a stattoo ill put up fer him in Oklahomy,” said Delaney ”A stattoo wid pawnee a-ridin' loike mad to the new lands, wid the Homestead act in wan hand an' a bundle o' sthakes in th' other, an'

under the stattoo we'll put the wurruds, 'pawnee Brown, the St Patrick av Oklahoo on s but a snake killer”

”Oh, mon!” burst in Rosy Delaney ”A snake killer, Moike, do ye moind thot? Swat the Dootchman wan, quick!”

And Mike ”swatted” with an end of a fence rail he was chopping up for firewood But Huht the blow, and there followed a lively roeen her and Mike, in the midst of which the German boomer sneaked away

”Dot Irishmans vos so fiery as der hair mit his head,” he ht bis he vos cool off, and den--Mine gracious, bumpkin, var did you come from? I dinks you vos left behind py Arkansas City”

For there had suddenly appeared before Humpendinck the form of the dunce, hatless and with his black hair tumbled over his face in all directions

”Ha, ha! where have I been?” cried Pumpkin ”Where haven't I been you had better ask I've been everywhere--a the soldiers and the boomers and the Indians” He stopped short ”Where is pawnee Brown?”

”Ofer py Cleon But he ton't vont ter potherPureat scout's side and pluck him by the coat sleeve