The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-12
THE ELECTION
OF SHERIFF CAL.

Chds. Nicholson IN San Francisco Erdminer
IF something don't happen Pm a goner,"
unused the sheriff, as he dealt the cards ut
amt any use of me tryin' to win out against
him. He's got the county right when he
wants it. He's got Tex and Shorty on that
mortgage, and every greaser in Yavapal
county will vote for him cause he's got a
saddle-colored woman. It amt very
cheerful prospect for me--wonder if hadn't
better pull my freight right now"
Sheriff Cal THAR liked his job an i'd
hate to give it up. But he knew when he
was beaten, and he knew just what catas-
trophe it meant to him just then.
why haven't got little money! If
could get Tex and Shorty out OF that mort
gage business they'd pull for me. They
know he cinched them in that COW bust
ness. and they hate him like 'Pache hates
the dark"
Whereupon Sheriff THAR cursed himself
so soundly that be broke a pair OF jacks to
draw to flush. and did not find out that
one of his spades was a club until he drew
another jaok-as is the won't Of men who
have reveries during poker game.
He had played all night with half his
mind on the cards aud the other half on his
prospects.
Thinking didn't do any good. so he snarled
and swOre aloud this time. taking his luck
for q scapegoat and cashed in.
Cal knows he's done up" said the next
dealer, when the sheriff had gone.
Guess be does, and it's tough on him.
Old Trujillo won't let him have Carlotta II
he amt elected, and that's enough to make
any poor man sore,n and the game went on.
Cal was sore enough. God knows. The
prospective loss OF his office was bad enough.
but when that meant the loss Of a rich
w yszfF a baa nd hal VIVA
more i'll LUCK besides. In the first place it
costs money to run for sheriff, and Cal
didn't have any. His i'll fortune at monte
and faro had taken great part of the big
money that was In the sheEitf's Office. Then
beef went down to $40 and he couldn't
make anything out Of his interest in the
Anchor ranch.
Altogether Cal was down on his luck.
He wanted the office; he wanted Carlotta
more, in spite of his sneer at the saddle
colOred woman of his rival.
w Orse than all his books were not straight.
He meant when he took the county's money
to pay it all back out of his fees, and If
luck hadn't been 80 against him he would
have done it.
'But how the devil was I TO know that
old Bowman would take it into bis head TO
run for sheriff. thought Cal.
1t was not that tho young incumbent
was unpopular that his defeat seemed
certain. Pretty much everybody liked Cal
THAR, but against him WAS a s6eadler citi-
zen, one with more money, more forethought
and q man who had u stronger rope on the
influential votes of Yavapai county than the
RATA of mere friendship.
well, if something doesn't happen
pretty soon,n said Cal to himself for the
hundredth time, 'I'll travel"
Something happened.
just about dusk one evening as the hill
- g.xk.
Snake creek there came out Of the gloom
the not unusual greeting:
Throw out the boxp
In accordance with the ethics and Gus
toms of the road the driver pulled up. The
affair was none of his; this difficulty came
into the department of the shotgun mes
senger, who let go both barrels into the
murky brush and then pitched over head
long between the wheel horses, dead from
the return fire.
"Pitch out that boXp
Out went the box.
NOW git"
The driver whipped up bis horses.
It was next morning when Sheriff Cal
was awakened by the courier who brought
the news. Presently the body of the mes
senRer arrived.
Sheriff Cal was at the head OF a posse by
daybreak and far on toward the scene Of
the attack upon the stage. So hard did he
ride and 80 fieroely did he follow the trail
that the whole country was filled with ad-
mlratioD.
"a chap that'll leave his fight where Cal
left his to go huntin' a stage robber is got
stuff in him." said Buck Meadows during
the few minutes devoted to conversation
before the game opened In the evening.
Buck was the faro dealer, and from motives
OF policy was not In the habit OF expressing
an opinion on matters political ConseN
quently when he did speak his opinion had
weight.
Meanwhile from the mountains reports Of
the sheriff's long rides and tremendous ex-
ertions generally continued to come in.
"Cal always did play his last chip like he
Meadows
soon the town was swarmin1 with de-
teotlves, the express company's reward