The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-10-03

1 tenCerfeet that come out west mere
and kill off the bad men. Ow-wow-
WOW! kiddy, but you're brave. You're
brave enough to drink with me.
| Dave" to the barkeep, hand out that
black bottle 0l,h the broken lip. That's
the stuff that'Il curl your hair, boy.
Fill 'er upl"
Not my time o. day for boozerins.
old fellow; 1 beg to be omitted this
| time"
Fill 'er up, Jocko!" roared Tansy,
| with tornadoes in his tones and -four
ish of his gun. Fill FER up there and
hist 'er in quick, or out you go to my
cemetery. I'll plant you perpendicular
in post hole, you little popinjay, if
you don't remember your manners and
drink when gentleman invites you"
Ferdy filled his glass to the rim with
the alacrity of one thirsting for n
throat ticker, then drawing nearer to
Tansy, he said, in tones indicative of
the profoundest Difference and respect:
my dear sir, I will join you with the
greatest pleasure and 1 take this &C.
casion to pledge to you the lasting as
surance of my kindest regards-but,
just one moment, if you please; I no.
tice that your glass is somewhat larg-
er than mine. That isn't fair, you
know"
Here, take mine and I'll take yours,
if it's big drink you want!" said Tan
sy, pushing his filed glass along the
bar and taking Ferdy's. 'sNow, then,
son, here we 60"
Together they downed the awful
doses. Ferdy set his empty glass down
with a tear in his eye and his jaws set.
but without murmur. Tansy dashed
his glass upon the bar with an oath,
saying: you're all right, boy. put 'er
thar" extending his brawny paw.
Lets have another. Set 'em up again,
Dave; Bud here wants another one of
those little smiles of his. Say! isn't he
tank for your life? Well, I should
bust broncho! Fill 'er up, Jocko-
fill 'er-what tn DEVILS tn matter with
me! Say, boys, say" Down went Tan
sy in heap on the floor and there he
lay limp as door mat on a wet day.
''N6w, then, old chap, we've got you
dead to rights!" exclaimed Ferdy as he
possessed himself of Tansy's guns
'1Ias anyone here any objection to
little job on this big brute?" said he,
looking around amongst the men.
'No! no! not one!" cried several
with oaths and murderous looks at the
PROSTATE Tansy.
whats the matter with him ?" asked
they of Ferdy, who was now on edge.
He must have fit of some sort I
should say" replied Ferdy. "What
shall it be for the bruiser here, tar and
feathers or atanning?" Some said one
thing and some another, but they all
agreed to let the tenderfoot act as the
master of ceremonies.
''That being the case, gentlemen, I'll
provide something novel and interest
ing for your entertainment. This duff
fer will soon come around, you know,
just simple case of knockout drops,
surreptitiously administered. Get me
strong rope about 20 feet long and
I'll show you some fun"
lariat was quickly produced and
Tansy, under Ferdy's directions, was
carried out to a hitching post in the
open. One end of the lariat was
wrapped around the bad man and the
other around the post, leaving ten feet
of slack between them. BY this time
Buck began to blink and paw around.
"What tn binding blizzard is all
this!" roared he as he sat up and sized
the situation. "Who has been doping
me? Say! If 1 don't brand the coy
ote that did this with the big double D
I'll hit the high road to HI"
IN h;S foaf r..
glared around at the grinning gang
with Ferdy to the fore. Then he seized
the rope and tried tc tear it from his
body, but it was there to stay. While
Juggling at it he dashed the air with
such a string of strange cuss words as
were never before equaled within the
ken of his appreciative hearers. Be
fore he could make any impression on
the tough cow rope Ferdy stepped up
to him and dealt him smart smack
on the chop with his open hand.
"Now, then, you old rang7a-tang,"
said Ferdy, shocking his jacket and hat
and squaring off at Tansy, eff you
think you're any good get your dukes
up and get busy"
Tansy made the rope pop. but it held
him to the limit where he couldn't
| throw his hulk on to his small but
scientific antagonist. Ferdy put up
the prettiest assortment of jabs
swings, hooks and uppercuts that were
ever handed around outside of a prize
ring. He passed them over to Tansy
so neatly and swiftly that the terror
couldn't head them off and he received
every one in the spirit in which it was
given. Tansy failed away with the
grace and agility of a truck horse do
ing trotting stunts. but his ponderous
blows never once found the why young
tenderfoot, who with never failing &C
curacy landed at will such beautiful
bunch of wallops that he soon had Tan
| sy trimmed to a latter.
al eft nm there tenderfoot. I camel