The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

Method Taken BY the Camp to
Suppress the Man Who Sop
psessed the Preachers
-Zack Rsnfrew was 40 square . man as
there was In the Cosur d Alsne In most ways
said the man from Idaho. but he sure was
a gia and q horned toad when It came TO
sky pilots.
.Somehow or another. lack Just couldn't
naturally abide the sound, smell. touch
or presence Of . parson. lack was 30
pizen sore on 'em that he'd invariably butt
In when they were In the midst Of their ex-
hortings and stampede their meetings.
Trying to lariat EN- out o tn fire o
heuv lack would bawl at the meetings.
Trying to scoop EN- out Of the bottom
less sulphur beds with q lasso o chin
music, are your he would 60 on bowling.
Why, you couldn't dig airy one O. this gang
out with all O. tn hydraulic dredges ever
packed over the mountains on tn backs o.
burros. nor. for the matter O. that, blast
one Of them out Of the clutches OF the devil
with all tn dynamite cartridges that ever
was made.
Pr whyi Why. because they all
wants Z sixzle f'r all eternity--that's why!
wowi We all want to roast f'r eighteen
billion ysars. an repeat, on burning
marls!
80 what's the use Of ysa. verify ON
brey hikin' long this-a-way an shootin'
OF his fussy little squibs with tn idea o.
redsemin' an reclsimin' bunch o gopbers
that like tn turnpike Z he'll 20 much that
they'd rather keep on hittin' 1t up than
traipse along tn brick pavement leadin'
to tn happy huntin' grounds!'
That's the kind Of yip-yap conversation
lack 'ud hurl at all Of the aerial steersmen,
chucking q little bit Of the light into the
boys, and when they got these jolts from
lack they'd always curl up on the camp and
pass the job Of retaining II on to the next.
Zack could sense . parson q good three
from his claim. three miles back among the
foothills. once. when a sky-p.lot who was
aware OF lacks popularity with regard to
the preachers started little meeting on
the quiet.
time when he busted into the hall over
Dutch Hates saloon, where the meeting
was held, but II didn't take him more than
three minutes at that to herd that parson
to the place where his gripsack was and
to chase him to seat on top OF the down
The camp didn't Ike the way lack be-
hav d to the p ripat tic parsons that
2 phyrd into the camp, but the camp
didn't. strictly sp aking. consid lacks
conduct on such occasions any S Of tn 1S; camps
in Wtabic and part q the game. and tn y
had I, cling that lack was 'ntitl & to his
prudgo against parsons. just as he was
tntitf d to any Of his other pose ssions,
But one day lack ov rdid, the thing.
against him. A young sky pilot With a
voic like Q ewitch-back 'nginc blowing
on was hurting q lot Of damnation at the
boys, and giving en- mighty littl comfort
for tn ir att ndanor-h had II 1gg q out.
=. Are or 90 down b low. anyhow. b fore
they could b fxc d out right-wh, Jack
strcde up TO thu platform. Jgrabb tbs
young parson by tn lap Of his coat, and
pull d him to the door. bawling at him all
Stop II, ZAok,' said . lot Of the boys
in chorus, qui t-ik,. but in such tone
that lack I 90 Of the parsons coat.
b ttr moey.' some Of the boys said
to 4. pr seh.r and he ~enf out OF the hall
No more O. that, zack,' the boys oau-
tom lack. who nrst look sulky. and
tn n far up and N mark d that h. gufs d
he'd com. pr tty n ar doing what h. want d
to do, any Old TIM. with any snooping bell
FIR spi tr II at cam along.
and thF Nc was no furth comm nj on tho
subj ct to Zaok.. But the occurr nos
arouS o r N raj cling around tn camp
that II was about time to frame UP tome
eort OF q deal to hobble lacks antipathy
to thu cloud guild b forc BE- disgracld
thu outfit BY doing som, thing rasA.
bud Rayner and Jink Wheeler were sp-
pointeda COMMITTEES TO get together and con-
meditated q whole lot. individually and
separately, a. 10 what ought to be done to
cure Tack OF the parsonphobaa, and then.
one night, they came into the camp together,
slapping their thighs . good deal, and let-
ting out bleatt OF Joy that caused az hands
to gather round them lack didn't happen
TO be IN camp that night, and 20 the gcnsrrl
ssaated n their e1 game ddnt INK have si 70 Be- sun.
pressed on account Of his presence
Bud and Jink vent down TO Spokane
together the next day, and they were gene
for . week. They had . contentsd CLINT
In their eyes when they got back, and the
boys knew that the errand they had gone
upon was all right, without any explanations.
0ne day. about 2 month after the visit
around the camp and the outlying claims
that another hyinn-spieler had waited into
the outfit, and that al hands were invited
out In the room above dad Kingsiey's
honkatonk. This was the tip 70 everybody
in the nmp except lack Renfrcw--the
ss q e. SE 70 ss 6 SsS
Dutch Kases.
There never Wa such sosp-sudsine and
vashinK up In or around that camp before
- took placs thar afternoon. Every man