Arizona republican., 1901-01-21

better to give than to receive''
 Hey cnny yaou fclers seen Bll Black raound err ia;ely." inquired the long -haircd stranger.
 'i hdln't seen i'm for ha coIHns hage' answered HoraAana Arry. 90 promptly ds to excite lively suspicion as to the truth Cs the statement. | "Blll Black?' inquired a cowboy. 70, you mean snakin' Bill Why don't you give him his proper rame?"
 They do say" said pne from the rim of darkness. ''that old Blacks the champion liar of the hull territory. Some O the boys call him or Hassay- amp"
 Cause why?" asked Randall.
 70, cause there's river over wonder | a few miles called the Hassay yampa. whose waters, if taken inwardly, would make Gabriel hhnself % liar. Nobody who drinks of It can ever tcM the truth afterwards"
 Randall snort.d
 Guess Black must cagnp there q god deal" remarked Jim. 1 "I guess Black hain't out ere fer is 'eaith." said Horahana Arry, rolling tiIOtHer cigarette.
 Hes working for Spence now, is he | not" asked Jack. ''Yaas, bl,eve 50, leastwise that's l what he says. Ant seen tn ol' scout. I jest sen h.m Gaown 10 tn s'lcon, an he's tellin' me baout ol Graham" What about him?" asked Randall. Jack was all ears. ''Bin dl1tn' some more O his dirty work. that's all answered the strang- CT, conservativCly. "Ain't got sense huff t eat his own pie in peace. but must be a-loOkin arter other folks digestion continual" He spoke bitter ly.
 What has ne becn Going?" asked Jack. sharply.
 Wall, 'sniar's l kin come 10 t, ST cncc he haI conrt--; to furnish stsah@ fur th' Iniuns, an when he bruns 'em in thar wuZ ol' g1Jly- -gooly. He Eort-r cGn'AHtsd hissaf a 'vengln' angel thout pay fer tn durned Injuns, n objected t Spences putin in bulls n s.a2s n things 'st!d O prime beef, jlSt g though it made emmy dlffrunce t tn' Injuns ennyway," he added, con tegnptuously.
 "Eetter fed 'em hon l,ad," inter- jocted HoIahana ArIy.
 Wall. they arIied a good deal, an ol' Graham went [ tn agint, who's one O natures rl-blemcn. m kicked like a bronco with cactus under his tail, n said he'd tell the Injun office eff this dhing wlrt on, m so forth. Tlh' agint's b,n a-StanGln in all erlong, but he saed he coclda't do nothin else, so he made Spence take his stags back"
 How d:l Sponge talk it?' asked Run;al.
 "Mad's a wet hen, O coorsa. Tried [ do tn righ. thing. Tux or Go0dy ( one siGe an offered ( divvy with him, by thunder; sed as haow there wuz no uss O fuasin', am if Graham ud stan in am scratch his back he'd scratch hiss. n.'
 "Fa!r as tha justice O Solomon, that ther2, honest Injun. twas" responded Randall, assuming the spokesm,nship of the crowd, Never heard more satisfactory prOpos.tion.'
 "Ennybcsy with a grain O sense would tunbi2d m silet up, but thet ol' fce.il ain'l gCt tlh' sense O cracked Jun bug. Hl jest stCod thar n said he proposed [ see tn 1njuns got thar dCcr, cr som9tin,n' like thet ar, 'n' then ST nee though; mebby tn ol' houn' wua a wcckin' him fur more, n so he up n offered h1m a cool thousan' spo, cash"
 Don't that b at you?" calculated Randall. amazed. "Ill bet that fixed him. None of us are out here for our health exactly.
 And what cd Mir. Graham say to ttat?" asked Jack, eagerly.
 70, tn durnad ijt Cfdnt say much. but he wouldn't take cent, n swcrr he'd report tn thing" answered Gentleman John, thoroughly disgusted.
 "Wunted morc. did 'e?" asked Ho- rahana Arry. admlringly 'The hold chaps purty cute. halter hal'
 "Wouldn't take p0;Gln tall; sad as haow he want no thief n ht didn't tend t ste ta' Injuns wronged m so forth"
 "Hought to Ia knocked tn dumb fool hin tl' cad said Ar:y, in supreme disgust.
 His contract called for steers, didn't it?" asked Jack. softly.
 What hif hit d.d." said Arry, fierce ly.
 Then Mir. Graham did just right" replird Jack, sauvely.
 'Looka here, young fellsr," drawled the lGnghair' d gentleman, jest take a reef n ycr tongue n you'll live long CT, mebby. Yaou eastern milksops hez got one way O doin biz, n we west erners h"z got 'nuther, n we don't propose t larr gpny new fangled ways at aour tlmc O life. Sabe? Elf tnny ol fool abaout G.ahams size comes raound my ranch, wall, he'd better hev his Nfr inEuied, thet's all" He snarled viciously and very much after the manner of the animals 9pa trapped His upper lip hfted, showing long, to- baccC stained tusks beneath the tang led mustacfhc.
 Wall, l muse be a-movin'," he con- tinrsl, s'.,ulderlng his rife. "got some work [ do t'nlght Slong."
 That's the beatensst man eyer did sec" remarked Randall, recovering him self slowly. "They Go say as how he sure has a hig counterfeit ranch up wonder in the canyons somewhere. | Guess I'll hunt him up one of these,| Cays ard see if he won't let me in on the ground floor"
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