Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-03
A TEXAS L0CHINVAR.

blood in his eye and rs many devils in
his disposition as there are cookie burrs
In his tail.
wish somoof the people who imagine
that droves Of such little beasts are the
horses generally raised on Texas ranches
could see Jim McQueon's Cinco. His
sire was four mile horse whose anccs-
try ran vaguely back toward Kentucky,
and no unites with the beauty, speed,
smooth coat, good temper and larger
sizo OF this stock the indomitahle plucl;
and hardwood and the inexhaustiblc
bottom Of his native Texas blood.
Jim traded Ave ponies for him WHOM
he was n raw. slim legged ycnrlng, and
called him Cinco In commemoration.
Ho Is years old now and has never
known the feeling Of collar. IL Is truo
that II some uninstructod outsider ahould
insist on putting him into harness Cinco
would probably end by kicking tho We,
hiclo into kindling wood and himself
clean Of every scrap Of harness, but
this would b, simply cuntcmptuous
protost-a forciblo explanation Of the
fact that no wasn't built TO haul loads.
Cinco is the best horse in this, u coun.
try Of good horses. Ills qualifications
and accomplishments are varicd. lie Is
MI inapproachablc COW horse; u finished
expert in all tho horse manouyors Incl.
dent TO rounding up, roping aud cutting
out; u perfect mine OF endurance and
good spirits on the trail, aud always
wins all tho long distance and handicap
races at tho county fair. lie won his
last handicap about n month ago under
circumstances Of thrilling interest to u
romance loving frontier society.
Jim IA tho Junior partner at tho
bachelor Gillespie 6 Mcqueen sheep
and cattle ranch ON Boggy run. Their
nearest neighbor, five miles above, 10
tho Austell ranch, at CrocEctt's we'll.
Miss Chummio Austoll, when she camo
out to tho ranch year ago from some
east Texas school, had as easy n walk.
over Of the undisputod bellcship Of tho
whole county as Cinco would have had
In an open race against field of COW
ponies and without an ounce OF handi-
cap, 1t was Jim, with his good looks.
boyish spirits, and what Wide Kecncr
bitterly styled "his blame winnin ways
who first gained her maiden preference
and held II 30 long in tho face Of 30
much and such spirited, not TO say dcs.
perate, rivalry that 1t looked as though
tho course of truo love might DO going
to run smooth once, just to show its
west Texas originality.
But now came upon the scene the
cause Of discord, misunderstanding,
Jealousy and reproaches, spirited retorts
and secret tears and finally angry sepa-
ration In tho person Of shccpman's
"drfter," from somewhere up In tho
Panhandle. Spur was a most unro-
mantle figure, about five or six feet In
height and three across, with sort of
air of good fellowship about him, and
giving vague impression somehow of
great and Astounding wealth.
Now u drifting" ghecpman e., gen.
orally speaking, not very kindly taken
70 by cattlemen or oven by sheep ranch.
ers. Ho h man who may have 10000,
10000 or 10000 sheep, and grow rich on
the wool and mutton without ever own,
Ing foot Of land. But old man Austcll
aud Mrs. Austoll were undeniably i'm
pressed by the atmosphere of wealth
that went about with Spur, and whor
he laid violent siege to Chummie's aifec
tons he got more or less support from
tho fnmily--even tho boys, who wer,
Jim's special friends, standing on neu
trail. Jim, hurt and angry, rode owe
to SEQ Chummio and demanded tina
shc give that chump his yamos RICH
straight.
It's hard for pretty girl who know
her power TO acccdo gracefully an,
promptly to an order like that oyoi
from the man she loves, and tho result
was an angry rupture.
For some weeks they never met an,
oil this time Spur was staying ut tn
Austell ranch or camping close to IL
pushing his suit with Chummie, nm,
Chummie, with the indiscretion of III
weaker sex, thinking 10 scare Jim int
repentance, allowed herself To be- draw
Into q sort Of promise, which Spur in
mediatoly fastened upon, sent TO Sa
Antonio for an immense diamond sol
taire, and with tho support OF the oil
people hurried on the marriage, so tina
before she realized whore sho stood III
frightened and unhappy girl was actu
hly putting on her wedding dress.
And Jimf
The season was bad, there had bee
40 rain for long, Doggy run was ru
out, tho grass was dry as finder and IN
stock was beginning to suffer. Tn
iheep could do whore they were-a we
regulated Texas sheep can como as nea
dispensing with drinking water as
Kentucky colonel-but tho cattle wor
rounded up and started out ON the ira
for "the territory" Jim, who usual
Etaid with the sheep, tool; charge of III
cattle this year. There was u most NJ
comfortable soreness in tho region {
his heart, which 1t seemed somewhat |
him might be moro or less worked OFF /
the toll Of managing herd of trail ca
tie, tanning recaloitrant steers, fghtin
TO keep tho bunch TO the trail in the fac
Of n norther, or struggling TO prevent {
TO quell an incipient stampede.
They had been out on the trail nearl
nweek, and were pretty well up towai
the state line, whom Bob English ro,
into their camp ono evening. After su
per, when Jiin's two cowboys were u
riding around the herd, getting the
bedded down for tho night, Bob !
mUIe0 copfdeptially 10 Jim; "Tho we
dins a-comin Off next Thurtday. Y,
done the very thing TO Jest skip. sh,
sorry enough Good God, Jiml
thought you knew all about itln
In two hours time Jim was far frc
his calnD and nnh's hnn1n1 f,r Do,