"He seemed to have it in for me in particular. 'You villain! You rascal! You red-headed rascal! You did this! I know you did!'
"'Oh, uncle!' says I, 'forgive me!' With that I hugged him right up to me, and he filled my bosom full of smothered language.
"'Cheese it, you little cuss!' I whispered in his ear, 'or I'll break every rib in your poor old chest!' I came in on him a trifle, Just to show him what I could do if I tried.
"'Nuff!' he wheezes. 'Quit. 'Nuff.'
"'Go up and congratulate 'em,' I whispered again.
"'I won't,' says he. 'Ouch! Yes, I will! I will!' So up he goes, grinding his teeth.
"'I wish you every happiness,' he grunts.
"'Won't you forgive me, uncle?' begs Loys.
"'Some other time; some other time!' he hollers, and he pranced out of the house like a hosstyle spider, the maddest little man in the Territory.
"Loys had a hard time of it until Kyle got so he could travel, and they went up to the Yellowstone with a team for a wedding trip.