Evening journal., 1900-01-25

boon he asked for bestowing the hos
ditaiity Of the cowboys. t
Several years ago a number OF COW.
hoys rode toto Prescott and, sitter
,g-ightening all tho harkoepefs az the
iAaloens into, comotosc condition,
breaking glassware and pracucing
fancy shots. they remounted their
horses. and rode through the town
wildly shooting at the clouds.
A posse OF. citizens was formed, and
mile on two out OF town they over
TOOK the hilarious cowboys, Killing
one of them and wounding several.
The pursuit and killing aroused in
dignation throughout the territory
! The cowboys had done no real or seri-
Gus damage. according 70 Arizona
ethics. and accordingly they should
| bave becn allowed 10 10 their way I'M
lmoiestcd. Besides, they had wasted
| all their ammunition and they had not
a fair chance Such was the general
verdict OF the afrair.
The day after the killing Capt Dick
rode into the towIf. galoped straight
10 the Mayors Office and dismounted.
He left It with folded piece OF paper
tucked in his belt ItNbore the May
ors signature PROMISING TO raise
certain amount of money Tor the ram
lilies of the dead cowboys.
Two days later came q letter from
Capt Dick TO the town officials. IL
demanded an apology to the cowboys
signed BY the mayor and all the digni.
taries of the town. with the money,
or there would be some carefully
aimed shooting from the cowbcys.
and il was promised that the towns
people would be at the wrong end OF
the guns this time.
The money and apology, carefully
worded. besprinkled with seals and
! daily signed by leading citizens and
officials. was hastily despatched to
Capt. Dick. The cowboys were salts
fed with the apology and so the mat
er ended.
When this same Capt Dick was
stricken with typhoid fever It was
Jack who nursed him through the dan.
erous illness, and after that Boy"
Which was the captains name for the
outh usually rode by the captains
ide
a year passed before the real iden-
lily OF hoy or Nurse Jack, was
discovered Il all came through the
cacher In the country school asking
Jack to buy her some ribbon. II was
ilte in the afternoon when Jack
reached Williams, the nearest town.
He was In q hurry, aud the startled
customers IN the dry goods store hast
iy made way for q sun.browned COW
10y on n horse, who rode straight up
O the goods counter and demanded
hTee yards of pink ribbon. II Is per
fectly proper for a cowboy TO ride his
horse IN an Arizona saloon. but when
lt comes to a dry goods store It Is q
Questionable procedure.
While the clerk was hastily measul.
ne OF the ribbon q lady customer
came too close to the horses hoofs
and was knocked unconscious.
The constable and several deputies
proved too many for Jack, and he
was straightway marched TO Jail
Capt. Dick came to town as soon as he
heard of the affair. He called Oh
Boy" at the Jail and to his surprise
was shown the woman's ward. Jack
> lad been forced to reveal her sex OF
be put in the mems quarters.
During the three days before thu
, trial Capt. Dick became accustomed
10 Boy" in her new guise. She toll
him her story, how her father hat
. Been hanged; how her mother and IN
lie sisters had taken refuge with rela
lives in Portland, and she herself ma
g changed her name from Helen Jacl
= son to Jack Hall and remained Il
Arizona to live the life OF a cowboy.
/ on the day of the trial the injure
woman had recovered from her blo'
Z; and refused TO prosecute. However
j the Judge was called upon TO use hi
8 official powers in the crowded couri
y Dom. and Capt. Dick and Boy wer
made husband and wife.
p The story was soon known all owe
I; The territory.
Not only the cowboys on that pa
5 iiclar range. but from far and wild
he vaqueros have sent congratuli
Z, lions and gifts. Nurse Jacks WEI
q ding gifts viii always remind her {
! her year Of cowboy life-riding whipl
u Mexican saddles and silver spurs,
7 say nothing OF several pairs Of splel
did riding boots and a dozen son
j, brerOs.
u Capt. Dick Wells is going to TAX
q, his wife to Portland to visit her fan
ily. Then they win return to the sti
II rup and Arizona, which means hon
~ TO them.
y }. The cowboys have promised not
II call her Mrs. Wells. She wants TO
= Nurse Jack to them.
q And Capt. Dick says he Will alwa,
y be Boy" to him.-San Francisco Ca