New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
THE WILD AND WOOLLY.
WINNING 1T BACK.
THE WESTERNER PLAYED "HEAD5 WIN.
TAILS YOU LOSE" WITH A PISTOL.
FROM The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record.
gaunt but muscular man heavily armed and
resoute walked down the road between Teton Clty
and Canyon Creek one afternoon, carrying IN ms
hand a sngleree ana a piece OF rope II vas an
accident that tho combination was just what IL
was but later events proved 1t to he fortunate
one for him. He was stopped by man In Il DUCK g
mour's ranch and wanted to know II there were
any mountain sheep to be shot in that neshpor-
hood ,. $780,, ,r,,., i.d,,t
you?' said the mountaincer after ne hau give" '"e
Clear from the Eas: Going to do some hunt
aMavhe YOU don't mind sayin' what town in the
East mister" the ether observed with gathering
interest. - ,tor ,rourv
81 came from Chicago" said he
The man with the singetree sazed into ms ACC ice
earnestly. you mean Chicago. lHlnoSe' ne III
q" "you beti ThS big town Of the world"
Mister said the other, git out. GU out nero
on solid ground minute. ben lSokin FER ZONE
how glad / am TO see you. ! was up there three
year ago an a man bet me So | couldn't open
lock he found in the road an lost
"'rhat's bad" the stranger remarked compassion
atey as he steppcd out on the rG3uw h I've aays
considered that that money was out at iH,rust to
the population OF Chicago DO you know anything
The visiting member said he did not. whereup1ni
the mountaineer expressed SOrI0 sse IFS spesRu
unfortnit be cause you beln from Chicago hold It
my duty to entertain you with little quiet Det
conccrnin' this article. | pcrpose TO pet you ma.
YOU can't stand with foot each end an Lean
hock'ards over yer shoulder an tie TINS ycfe rope
TO il in the middle with a bowknot IT, Il iiuicu-
lous easy thing. 49,, a.. dam, ,bipL T
care to bet. .,. .o,ino with
his belt hat you may Ike in the way OF oe do,
I don't know an | don't keer. You say you n9h
know nothin' about sngletrees Neither uiu I
know nothin about locks. An yet was spory;
shall expect as much from YOU The SIZE Oh Ie v.
is TO be SO which is fair intruSt on ~ ic, t
time Put up the money in my hanGs as s'''Ae
holder an git action on the singetree n o.
The other looked hopelessly about MS rihe VS.
in the blackboard and the mountaineer helu al, h
ordinatcly large frearm. This is highway ioo-
berry" he declared =, o.,a,hi,, ,ile
"Mister it seems to me | said some ,hliS my
that mat time in Chicago. But II amt u
kindly desire to mix business with the ehter,di,
ment of the stranger Just put so INFO my iai I
an proceed with the business OF the Gay. I'ln. INV.
it all I'll be liberal. I'll let you take OH your c'''
in tryn' the trick A., .aa,,or ,ro
duced the amount Of money which had peeil slevl,
fed "I don't care to monkey with your lhlernd'
rome nc said but just wait till get 10 oey-
mnIr's From what hear of him he'll have NJ
lie TO saw about this. understand hes an hohest
man. an I'll appeal to him ,,.. -, .or,or,icu
''If was you. mister. / wouldn't be oVerP'rtc
lar taIkin about the matter TO seymour. 1ou see,
he was with me that time in chicago, an "h'tV
lost SCI on that lock he invested si5s OH d Iut n,,
game which he's always been expecuh sun W." ~
IN win hack He's on the other sue Oh INC
mountain right now watchin' there fer sporty IN
90 90 neople who would be wlin,' like you 10 pei
a little money just to pass the time II spoke ~
proper about it.