Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-15


rein, was at the joker S stlrrup IN sec
ond. Another second and both his sin
envy hands had grasped the riders boot
and had toppled-hurled him headfore-
most out of saddle to the icy ground IL
was all done so quickly that no one
realized what had happened until, as
the other horses seemed instinctively to
halt and cluster about their leader and
the other troopers to seize their mounts,
and the momentary riders to tumble or
throw themselves from their seats, it
was seen that the ringleader of the gang
lay PROSTATE as he had plunged, his
head turned to one side and a dark
stream of blood oozing from underneath.
Some one had set up sympathetic
cheer at Maynard's exploit. So long as
all remained on the same footing the
crowd was unit in its desire to have
fun at the expense of the soldiers, but
when its holder spirits appeared in sad
die they forfeited the full measure Of
the sympathy of tickle populace, and
Maynard's delft and skillful and mar
velously quick settlement of the ques-
ton won their admiration. All the
same, there was prompt rush to aid
and lift the PROSTATE man, a task none
too easy, for he proved to be tall, very
powerfully built and utterly a dead
weight on the hands of those who bore
him. The blood was streaming from
jagged cash on the right side of the fore
head, and it was evident at a glance
that the confusion and shock had been
severe. The rollicking mood of the
crowd had suddenly changed, and as
one man they flocked densely about the
central figure. Maynard, who, turning
his horse over to the care of one of the
troopers and directing the sergeant to
lead the patrol a little distance away
was now busy in the effort to revive his
late tormentor.
Does anybody know where he lives
who he isl" he inquired as he knelt
and began bathing away the blood with
sponge handed him by some sympa-
thetic soul.
"He's only been here a few days,
lieutenant, answered one Of the throng,
stalwart fellow in buffalo overcoat
and wolfskin cap. "He's been playing
at the Empire, where you were few
minutes ago, since Monday. First off
he quit winner two or three times and
treated liberal, but luck turned on him.
reckon he's about cleaned out. Didn't
show up at the table last night at all. >"
Maynard looked up into the speakers
face. "Would you mind calling doc
tor?" he said. CPL pay his bill. OF
course I'm sorry the man is SO badly
hurt, butt
ooh, you're all right, lieutenant !!
Nobody's going to blame you in the
matter. We were all ripe for little
fun, but had no idea these fellows
would be such ID fools as to try to
steal your horses.' And here the fur
clad giant cast a disdainful glance at
one or two Of the would be cavaliers,
the only ones Of that luckless party to
remain and hang shamefacedly about
their late leader "You fellows were
eager enough to follow this man, said
he, triumphing over the comments and
questions hazarded by others in the
crowd. Don't you know his name?'
"Nuthin more n what he told me"
sheepishly answered one of the two,
with copious libation of tobacco juice
and a shrug of his broad shoulders.
Said he'd been in the San Juan coun-
try-had made stake mimi and had
been robbed Of most of it in Denver by
fellows who had run up here. There was
rooster with him two or three days ago
who called him Boston, and he lowed
that was the name he generally went
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