Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

"Then you boys will stand by me|
Ryan questioned.
"Of course we WILL" one of them an
swered. Were paid to work for you,
and we've not got any love for settlers.
Well see that your fence is not cut and
that your cattle are not bothered
"Thats all right" Ryan said, ''but
there Is something else | want you to
do"
what Is itT
81 want this paper squelched.'
well squelch il"
81 want you to ride over to Prairie
City tonight and clean the thing out
root and branch. Burn the office,
smash up the old press and chase the
editor out of the country"
We'll do it."
Just after supper that night the COW
boys loaded their pistols carefully and
buckled them about their waists. Then
they brought out their horses, saddled
and mounted them, and rode away in
the direction of Prairie City at a mad
gallop. Just before they reached the
town they came to halt. One of them
said:
Now, boys, we don't want to take
any reckless chances in this business,
so we had better be a little cautious. |
guess that editor Is spindle-shanked,
goggle-eyed old rooster from the East
who'd drop dead at the sight of pis-
tol, but still he may be varmlnt of
different color. For all we know he
may turn loose and go to pumping lead
into us at the rate of about sixty bull
lets a minute. 1t will be safest to kind
of slip up on him and take him I'M
awares."
The others agreed to this proposition,
and accordingly they rode quietly into
town, dsmounted and tied their horses,
and noiselessly approached the Eagle
office. A light was shining through a
window of the little one-story box
building, and by one common impulse
the cowboys stole cautiously forward
to this window with a view to peeping
into the room to see how the land lay.
On one side of the room they saw
rlckety old typestand containing half
dozen cases Of type. On the other side
stood an old press, while In the center
there was uncovered goods box
which answered in the place Of an i'm
posing stone. Up at the end Of the
room was a small table at which was
seated a woman.
The woman's elbows rested on the
FOL nd 20 lo hot hop
hands. She was sitting directly in front
of the window, apparently looking
straight at it, so the cowboys had a
good, square view of her features.
They saw that she was young and
pretty, not much more than a child
and very sad. There was a deeply
troubled expression on her face, and
once they saw her brush tears from her
eyes.
"The editors wife or daughter, l
reckon" one of the cowboys whisper
ed.
Guess So" one of the others replied;
land like as not the old whelp's been
abusing her."
Pm going in and talk to her." the
| first speaker announced. You chaps
wait outside till l come back"
"a good idea," another agreed. "We
want to see little more into this bust
ness before we do anything RASH"
The cowboy walked around to the
door and entered the Office. He passed
across the floor and stopped just before
the little table at which the woman was
sitting He took off his hat, made an
awkward bow and said:
"Good evening, lady. l hope l find
you well.'
A shade of fear passed over the
woman's face and a startled look came
to her eyes when she saw the mans
huge pistols and noted his cowboy at
tire. Still, she answered calmly and
bravely enough:
81 am quite well, thank you. Is there
anything l can do for your
why, l don't know. l reckon may
be I'd like to see the editor of this pa
per-"
Il am the editor"
'Well but l want to see the man
your father or husband, or whoever he
Is"
'There is no man here. l am all
alone"
you don't mean that you are run
ming this paper all by yourself!'
Yes, sir, except for the help of boy,
who manages the press for me-"
The cowboy whistled, then stood
staring at the woman in amazement
At last he CALCULATED
well, If that don't stump me- A
woman running paper all alone with
no men folks to help her! Gee, but it
must be lots of hard work.
at Is, but l don't mind that. I'd be
willing to work night and day If l
could just manage some way to keep
the paper going"
you're not figuring on stopping 1t,
are your
Yes, I'll have to stop 1t. l can't get
enough money to buy any more paper.
My mother Is sick and l have to buy