The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-03

go on from here You've been takin'
too much trouble anyway"
Let you 'uns go alone-at NIGH
with nothin' to look after you but them
Blues?" Bill cried. L reckon when we
uns takes a young lady home we takes
her cleah there"
In co'se we do said Dick.
"But," stammered TeIula, "but you
but the Bfues-'
"Ken gosto kingdom come" said Bill.
Hey, Dick? take hoP agin-"
oh" Telula begged. please don't
You've been so good don't want TO
get you all into trouble"
But the outlaws only laughed.
From Pages Bluff the road took q
steep turn into the village, and the
boys went down II at q run, singing.
Tame Dick and wild Bill
Live on Vinegar Hill.
Never work and never willp'
It was the refrain to which the Blues
chased them time and time again.
"Ta-me Dick and Wild Bill
Tame Dick and wild Bill" a distant
voice echoed Sharply.
Drop me! Drop me and run" Te-
lula cried They'll catch you and send
YOU to prison; Drop me-
tween his teeth. Were tahin' you
'uns home, If it was on'y daytime
now
Let US alone! Let us alone.' Teluia
screamed TO the Blues, for the shouts
were coming closer. ana sticks and
stones were flying wide of them in the
dark
Let up on THAR Bill yelled. We've
got Colonel Pages girl! Let UP on
that chunkinl You'll hit Telula Page y
This reached the Blues and the mis-
siles stopped flying, but they thought
Telula as a captive, SO the chase grew
even hotter than before, The darkness
favored the outlaws but the moment
they came into sight the Blues sur
rounded them. There was rattle Of
blackboard wheels. and the cOloneFs big
voiee rose above the din.
The outlaws" chorused the Blues
They've got YOU daughter. SUM-
Papa" screamed TeIula, we're all
rfght,''
The colonel drove right up to her and
the Blues fell back a step. There was
a moment Of absolute silence as he
drew rein, and the outlaws handed Te-
lula up Their hands freed, they took
off their hats and stood uncovered in
the flaming light of the drug store. The
Blues formed quietly behind them
ooh. papa Telula said. they've
been 50 good TO me. You jounced me
they've carried me home. waited 50
long for you
The colonel put his arm around her.
why didn't you call out when You
fen?" he asked That man kent me
so busy talking, and then he wanted to
get to Hilton Hundred in time for the
stage. and we never missed you till We
got there, and turned round and since
then I've been a-putting it to the
horse" He looked down gratefully to
the outlaws "And so you all found
her and brought her back
"And the Blues began TO chase US.
Telula put in L called to them, but
they wouldn't pay any attention"
Eve" began the Blues.
I know" the colonel said. You had
your orders. but were going to change
all those William and Richard have
shown that there's right smart tC
them and if they want to start out
fresh and keep on being gentlemen
like they've been this evening, wen be
only too proud to have them back If
PageVille''
There was a little murmur Of assent
from the Blues, but the outlaws, who
had been holding themselves in dfgni
fed silence, looked at each other 6
moment
Thank you. sub. me and Dick is
obleeged," Bill said, "but we 'uns Is
kind of in the way Of bein' outlaws an
we amt any special call to be a comm
into Pageville- But if Miss Telula hap
I pens to need any knight Grants OF
fellers like that to rescue her again
it'll obleege US if we 'uns can dc
so thing fo' her
Bill made aasweeping bow and Dick
did his best to second it. There was g
! little stir They had lodged round the
} blackboard and disappeared
.PShaW. now you'd better stay the
colonel called
The answer that came back, already
from some distance. was
''Ta-ame Dick an
The Blues started up like a pack of
hounds, but TeluIa said Hush and
! the colonel lifted his hand. From the
big darkness Of the mountain that
rises ever above Paseyille the refrain
went on:
Live on Vinegar Hill,
Newer work and ne-ever Will"
EARLE TRACY.