The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-15

Just irritating him and giving him little skin com,
plain here and there; want something thatn touch
scatter elephant a township.
We loped along quiet and easy until sun-up. The
Grindstone ButteS lay about mile ahead of Look
ing back the Injuns coming a rise OF
ground way in the distance.
Now says my friend. '"I know short cut
through these hills thatn bring at Johnson's
They've got enough punchers there to do the United
States army up, staTched and blued Shall We
~Sure." says I. TN only wandering around this
part of the country because this part Of the country
is hereif it was anywheres else I'd be just glad.
kind of canyon, looking if it been cut OF
the rock with one crack of the Just think
lns' tee whiz but THIS would be a poor place TO De
snagged in" when bang! says rifle right in front
of us and m-e-arri goes the bullet over-our heads
We were of them horses and behind couple or
chunks of rock sooner than hoped for and that's
.'Cussed poor shot whoever he is says my friend
Some Injun holding US here till the rest up,
That's about the size of it-and I'd like to make
you a bet that ne does it. too if l thought I'd have
"oh, you can't always telI-yOu might lose your
money says he. kind of thoughtful.
says L But, on the square, do think we can get
out? III Jump him with you if you say so, although
amt got what you might call passion for sui
Now. hold bit" says ne. Il don't know but
what we'd have done better stick the horses and
him is all fooshness; sit behind his little rock
and pump lead into us till we wouldn't float in brine
He talked calm it made me Kind mad.
Well says l. in that case lets play simmons
says thumbs Up' tin the rest of the crowd comes
There you go" says Just like all young
lers-gettin' hOsstye right away if you fail in
with their plans. Now, sonny you keep your temper
and watch me play cushion carroms with our friend
there"
Meaning how?"
You that block of stone just this side of him
with the square face toward us2 Well he's only
cred in front, and I'm a-gong to shoot against thai
face and ketch him the glance
Great If you could work it, says I. But Lord
We'll, watch says he Then he squinched down
behind his give the InjUn a open
ing trained his and pulled the trigger. The
old gun opened her mouth and roared like earth
quake, but I didn't any dead Injun. Then twice
she spit fire, and still there weren't any desir
able cOrpses to be had.
Say. pardneT," says l. you wouldn't make many
cigars at this game
Now. don't you get uneasy" says he Just
watch.'
'Bifl" says the old gun and this time sure
felt all along that he wouldn't be much of comfort
to his friends afterward if that gun landed him.
Still, he wasn't awful dead, for jumped
for the horses he kind hched himself the rock
and, laying his rife it and working the lever
with his left hand he hole plumb through my
hat
smashed the lock Of his rifle to flinders Then, OF
course, he meat. As rode up To him my
pard held dead him The Injun stood up straight
and tall and looked square in the eye-say he
just stuck out on him as he stood there waiting TO
pass in his checks.
On it," says he I can't do it. He's game
from the heart out. But the Lord have mercy on
his sinful soul if he and I foul of each other
the prairie again.
Then shacked along down to Johnson's and
had breakfast.
What became of FrOsthead and mis- gang?r Oh
they sent out regiment two and gathered him in
bout twenty-five soldiers to Injun. No harm
done. Me and my pard the only ones that
bucked up against them. Chuck out q cigarette Kid.
My lungs of a smoke.
Copyright by II. w Phillips