The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-10-10
PROFIT AND LOSS


i soii 'li GothN hHi .SAto fli1 W ItL
they hadn't no money, for you kin
trust two kinds O people-tbem as Is
honest and them as Is at open war
with the rest o the world. It's the
middle classes that beats you. There
was one on 'em-the outlaws, / mean
that / didn't want around. for he'd
carried things too far and there was
price set on his head That vas
Dandy jim. Dandy Jims head was
worth $1,000 to any man that could
git the drop on him.
| was always a-fgurin' how ! could
git him in trap and git the reward.
There wasn't no use In tryiu' to do the
job in an ord nary way, for Jim was
as cool as Il cucumber and slicker n n
creased pole I'd have TO fix some
way o. gittn a pint ahead. What
wanted was n confederate; some one to
do the shootin while did the foolIn'.
One day young woman come To my
place aud wanted 10 work In my store.
tole her didn't want n woman, but
she said she'd work for her board. aud
after talkin' to my wife about 1t On
thing but she was handlest about
kccpin' my accounts. She must n
been a schoolmarm. for one dry she
took account o stock and figured mp
and told me 'Xactly what | was wo'th.
"If | could git Dandy Jim sad
TO her, "and turn him IN dead or alive
I'd be woth $1,000"
But they say Dandy Jim's u hard
man to take" she said
"Maybc he'll come around here some
day and III try IT,"
"iIow would you manage itF'
"1f | know'd he WAS a.comln Ia
post some I'm outside to cover him.
Then II he got the drop on me I'd sig
nal the outsider to shoot him"
"What kind of signal would You
givef He'd shoot you before you
could make amy signs"
well he'd likely tell me TO throw
up my hands, and that would he az
good signal rs any"
you're purity smart" she said II
didn't give you credit for 50 much
sense
One day the gal tole me That the
stock was agittn' low. aud II she WIS
me she'd sell the balance and 20 aud
lay IN n complete new outfit She was
slch u good business woman that !
did whatever she said. and got up
sale" and cleaned out everything. It
fetched Just 81 300 In money, and with
this | concluded to put in the new out.
fit. Tho day before | went away | rode
ont TO collect debt of 500. | had II
safe In which | KEEP the $500 on
hand and didn't worry about it, for
none q the outlaws could open It aud II
was too heavy for en- to carry away.
The gal tole me | might = well leave
her the combination in case any one
wanted any bills paid, but | was too
sharp for that Not tnat doubted her |
honesty. but that some o the outlaws |
might come along and force her to
open H.
Well | got my $50, and when | was
a-rldin up 10 the store | see the Enl !
a-comin excited ike 10 meet me,
WHATS upf" says |.
"nandy Jims there wnitln' for you "
"llumph," says / What's he gotu
to do with me? XIII mef'
''Oh, no. he won't kin you If you
was dead. who'd open the safci'
Il see"
You might do what you said you
would If he came"
what was thatI"
"layc some one cover him when YOU
go In and when he tells YOU to throw
up your hands shoot him"
There isn't man about the place
RECKON I'll do. I'm rs good shot
ms any man"
Wei, | posted her at windcr with
rtnc right where she could see the
man, thru walked into the house and
the room where Dandy jim WAS set
tin "llowdy, Jim" | says. "Howdy,
says he. "Jim," says !. there's $1,000
offered for YOU Reckon | might NJ
well have Il ms any one" "llow you
eoin 70 sit it, he answers. We'll
there's two ways one IS dead aud
the others alive whichever You PRIV
fer" Il prefer dead says he. 'aud
consjdcriu' I've got my hand ON MY
gun thinks it's you thatS dead Fill
trouble you 20 throw up your hands
IF / does that" | SAYS, the drops
on you, seeln' got pal posted out
side the windcr TO shoot yen AS soon
ms | raise an arm. 1t II a signal"
You're mighty smart" he says Its
only tal,in time 10y the forclock,' says
|. "Nho have sou got outside Tone
o the best shots in Arizona, though
nathiu' but woman" Yes, aud
mighty smart II she is woman
How do yuu know thatf' because
she's my wife. | sent her here 10 pit
you 10 turn your stock into cash. then
she sent for me 20 take L in" Is that
the gameg" asked cold chill runniu'
down my spine You crn find out"
he says, III your throw up your
hands" I'm do &C." says l. and Il
you're lynn youll pay for the dccep
lion with your life"
with that | throwed M both hands
and the gal instead O shootin' comes
10 the windcr GRIMM aud asks me II
that was the signal and whether we
hadn't better wait Il spell aud II II
wouldn't be cruel to shoot man 10
cold blood. Then kuowcd the game
was M, SO tole en- I'll open the
safe-for Il was plain ! was dead
man If ddn't-and while the gal KEEP.
me covered Jim took the plumber, IN
cludin' the SO Id just collected.
trhpn the gal TUX my best horse and