The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

prrtor officer 7 Gays. dlgntied and ma
and -Ae boys walks W front. ieayin' the
OLD man bellerin' IKE steer Test branded,
When he'd wore out his vcice we went bae,r
and made him proposition
III you want to e.: back b yo'rs Job
p. bcss Q. thishye-e Ehebans.' I Eays to
Mn. Jest you tell Us Whar you've got them
cute little samples Of our pen work SOS
We can chuck EN- 20 tho fshea Then
agree to keep you're hboshed dugout ran,
SIN II theseyere paSctures I'll yer come Z.
with some outfit on tha hozpeward tratX
that can join. and you can 20 to Jack
souviils or Hades for sll Of US
This Is mutiny.' he yeIls. It's hoss
sense l sEys. and you Gan leave Il OF
taks IL Tbs other trussed sailor men
talked to him lika brother and finally he
took Il. We found them ships papers In
his room. removed some shootin' irons
FROM the sans place and loosed 70 the
cap'r and two men. oas OF en- bella that
white cuss chat told us about the shanghai
bus.ness- The other two We left az they
was. which their comments on our personal
appearance was most rude.
Then Us Passengers, with our guns
handy and our eyes peeled. took things
easy Tor the better part OK tie day. and
after q spell We CONS UP with anothes
scow. and the csp'r spoke her. a. he called
It \
''Jest for fear he might say somsthinl
disTespectful. kept my gun poked into tho
Rulau OF mis- back. kinder modest uka and
he talked 20 that other cApn smooth a.
warm mutton taller. We was passengers
on his vessel which had forgotten our teeth
brushers or some,hin' and ~auted to 70
back for en- He'd turn over our passage
money Il the other boss would take u.
The other boss was mos, villin'.
I had spikstaii and DQlu, oovsr1n' the
crew. SOS thsyd be no foolish business,
and when the other boss hoilered for TO
cast him a lima 1 nodded to olsassye,
which he's the best Iariat threwor on this
ranch. az you know.
'G,asseye txed UP q rope and was SWING
, In II purity as yer want to sec. when .
the other boss sings out That amt TO
@ay to cast a line. yer lunkheadr
"'Ain't itT says Glaseeye most polite. and
h. drops the moose right over tho other f.
lers shoulders. and blame near yanhs ht,S
into the wet Traps you can learn mo
how to DO /. heater says Glasseys. and the
other Teller didn't say nothin'.
wall. II was Ike tryin' to ride two buck
IN oroacos 4 standin' for us to shift from,
one shcoans to the other. but We made the
trade and bic Billygoat arectionate fare
well, which hs didn't nowtso appreciate.
and the next mornin' we gifts into Boston,
".
Hastings paused and rolled another cf-
garette.
And Is that air. asked.
NO" replied Hindside. slowly. "Thah's
fest this more
81 wanter say for me and my feller-pas-
sengers on the Eliza Tompkins that ef
thah's any more Heave Oh. starboard-
tack. Mainbrace or Hornpipe illusions
made in thishyere outfit Wen undertake to
tan the hide Of the guilty party. single or
in punches.
and Monte II oblige US by swaIlennr
tina, tn whistle or s.ompin' on It and by
dom 1t purity durn quick
He rose lazily-. but with bright slearS
in his eye.
And amid a tense silence the tin whistle
was sacrificed to the preiudic. OF four dos
terTnined-looking cowpunchers.