The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24

/ Really. they say. YOU know, that you
men can OutshOot the world
why" said Ed. quite modestly, Il
don't know about that, my lord, but We
. can hit some"
Anderson was standing perhaps fifty
/ teet away from Ed at that poment
ana the latter called sharply to him.
Look around"
The man whirled on his heels, lac
/ ms Ed-bang, bang, bang-siZ shots
rang out quicker than the telling Ct
'Lis. They were fired point blank at
Anderson, and struck him squareiy
over the heart. As each bullet im-
pinged a ringing. metallic sound came,
/ but Anderson did not fall Instead be
stood his ground and smiled into he
Mortified countenance Of the English
man.
Ed took the visitor up to his human
target and showed him six holes in
his rough coat, all over the heart
You see" he said. my friend has a
metal rib and plate over his heart. He
got damned in a cattle rush and we
patched him up in that fashion. so
that he's good as new. He don't mind
being shot at bit"
No said Anderson. as he slid away,
its just fun 10 know my hearts safe
forever"
A little later. in the shelter Of the
No. 1 Hard's barn, Anderson quietly
slipped from under his shirt thick
metal plate on which there were six
marked indentations. and shook out Of
his boots six bruised pieces Of lead.
But Lord Hare never knew the diff
ference.
4 suppose" said Ed to his guests
that night, you'd like to see a little
gamer" They indicated that they were
willing and were taken over to the No.
1 Hard. where prior to their arrival
all arrangements had been made for
an exhibition Of real gambling The
play was poker and six in the game.
As Ed led the visitors up TO the
table HalvOrson was just saying:
IN open the pot with 1000 steers"
It's a jack" whispered Ed TO Lord
Hare. He's just bet Loco head of his
cattle. The boys don't think anything
Of doing that when things get a bit
warm
Another player "saw" Halvorson's
bet as the game progressed and tossed
into the pot the entire assets of the
one private bank Of the town. Ander-
son bet couple of thousand acres Of
land, someone disputed his word, ugly
remarks were made, and Of a sudden
every man in the room pulled his gun
and commenced shooting Ed showed
Lord Hare TO the floor and sat on
him, three Of the other Englishmen
fed through the door, taking part Of
it with them, and the remaining two
stood stock STILL dumfounded.
Inc noise vVGE nvnr in a Tlaouaarf and
no one was hurt. Ed apologized to
Lord Hare for his abrupt action, but
added:
The boys are q little coltish at
times, but they don't mean any harm.
/ Just put you down to get out of the
line Of stray bullets. Halvorson won
the pot"
In this manner the first days stay
OF the visitors was made agreeable for
them by Blue Duck
The next morning, though, Blue Duck
received a surprise. Lord Hare and his
friends were inspecting some OF the
best range horses owned in the town,
and Ed and Anderson were giving a
capital exhibition Of rough riding One
Of the Engiishmen. a splendid fellow
of p, asked permission to ride a
superb black, owned by HaIverson. His
request was readily granted, but he
would not mount until he mad changed
his clothes and appeared in a riding
suit and boots.
The black was a nettlesome beast,
strOng-mouthed. full-blOoded, a bolter
on any provocation. Blue Duck looked
for the new rider to be distributed
over the town In sections, but he
swung into the saddle like a true
horseman and then he revealed 10 Blue
Duck he knew all that could be asked
of horses.
He rode the black as he wished He
brought him to his knees, he reared
him in the air. He leaped the town
watering trough and guided him into
a bar. He rode on his neck and his
rump and, to cap the climax, stood
up on the saddle and did as he pleased
with the animal Blue Duck cheered
itself hOarse over his gallantry, and
when he had finished, carried him in
triumph to the nearest dispensary.
From that moment on no more prac-
teal jokes were played on the visitors.
Blue Duck took them in as one at
heart, finally sold them 1000 acres of
wheat land and parted from them with
sincere regret. They never returned
10 the region, their American agents
eventually selling their land for them
at a fair profit