New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-04-16
BY Elias Lisle ........

q By Elias Iisle ........
Sc COpyfgtt. 1901,
7y tbs IS. s.. Mcclure Company
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Gust one more, pleaded SQUAD
o'Neill, leaning persuasively over Nc
Ardelrs bar.
No, SIR said McArdell emphatical-
II. You've had one too many al
ready ].
This was well within the truth. Since
leaving the winter quarters Of the
Grand Panjandrum Menagerie early
that morning the erring SQUAD had
augmented the raging fame OF thirst
that burned within him ~ many an
onpouring Of oil. the fusel oil that
comes in five cent whisky. Now his
exhtlarant soul had risen above that
brand. 1T yearned for the kind that
comes at 10 cents q throw. The trouble
was that he didn't have the Is cents.
Put it on the slate, Mac" he begged.
IT'S turrible t'irsty work, tiger chas-
In. s.5sS
Chasing the CAM amended Near
dell grimly. $ . =.8 IL Il $:<5
'tChasin' the tiger, said, Z insisted
the other. Isl + Ms .zss @5.s
what tiger?" There was q CON
temptuous tone to the query, and it
was with some heat as well as triumph
that SQUAD retorted: E .5=
"Salamander-that wot tiger"
Eyes; that's likely" sneered the sa-
loon man. In truth, nothing seemed
less likely than that the understood,
shambling, irresponsible doer Of odd
jobs about the winter quarters should
be engaged in any chase to which Sala-
mander was the other party, for Sala-
mander, once the prize performer of
the Grand Panjandrum, had s'gone
bad a few weeks before and had gath
cred to himself (and their fathers) a
trainer, his assistant and sundry loose
ends Of other persons engaged about
his cage, such as ears, fingers and once
the better part Of q forearm. 81 guess
it's one Of your pipes, Squab," contin-
ued McArdell. :. Al
"You'd never win no spellin' bees by
guessin'," returned SQUAD. 'eI'm on the
job, am. The boss give it to me spe-
cial. 'o'Neill,' says he to me, you're
the only man I'd trust to git him. he
says. Say noth1n' to nobody he says,
but git him an bring him back quiet
says he to me, AN your pay check'll be
twins at the end Of the week., he
says" z ..>es - s5,,,z~ \
ooh, cut it outr' said McArdell good
naturally. "salamander's at home in
his cage, where he belongs. You'd bet
ter get home to yours III: Z.
THAT'S where your brains soften
in" remarked O'Neill. @'But he will be
before night. I'm after him, am" +
He marched proudly to the door,
opened it and held it open to fling back
parting word. II ~ ". +
"When come back with me tiger
under me arm, maybe you'll set up that
drink" ..zzrs ,ss.s
Two men who crouched up close to
the outer wall looked after him as he
disappeared in the gathering darkness.
'sWot's that he said about loose IT,
ger?"' growled one of them under his
breath. !. ". 4. l.. ~ :. z z .
Zone of the shows beasts escaped
prob'ly," answered his companion.
"Good thing we got our pops ready"
he added, feeling for the handle of a
revolver in his pocket. <-s.
"Lot Of good that'd be ag'in a tiger"
said the first, peering fearfully over
his shoulder. tsWell, he hadn't oughter
bother us. We're on the hunt our
selves" g.. 49, >.:5sz..~ =
For some minutes they examined the
brightly lighted interior Of the saloon
from the windows. Then they walked
in and ordered drinks. Before Near
dell and his assistant could fill the or
der they were looking down the barrels
of two revolvers. 49,. .. s-,~
Call the cash in the register an
drawer an quart. Of the bestv' said
the spokesman. - Z. b::,.. ! m
''Wel, I'm hanged!' mourned the dis
comfted McArdell. t'This is worse
than wandering tigers ....~ 81. f. =
.ssShut up an hustley'. snarleds the
robber, casting an uneasy glance at
the swinging doors. 49, .s.s
A few rods outside was spectacle
which would have deeply interested
him could he have but seen down the
now dark street SQUAD sO'Neill and a
crony, whom he had picked up in q sa-
loon, energetically escorting Salaman-
der homeward. There seemed to be
some unwillingness on the part Of the
great striped beast, for the two men
breathed hard as they pushed and haul
ed. But where was the ferocity that
had made his name terror to the
whole show? Never a snarl. never q
growl. never the unshe thing Of a claw,
us the two half drunken guardians led
their charge almost to the door OF the
saloon. There they halted, and o,Neiu
spoke: s.. q
Tou hold him, Aleck. while ! take d
1ook." s5 Isl a.
Tptoeing TO the nearest window,
SQUAD peered n, then clapped q hasty
hand over his mouth to hold Ia q shout