The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-21
WHAT WINS IN THE WEST

Well, my names Horr, an I've
ben hatin' you worse'n-fer two
months
Same right back at you, Horr, I
~retorted; only I've been hating you
only about two weeks-ever since You
beat up Graham
"'Haw-hawl' laughed Horn. Now
we understand one another, we kin go
over IN talk it out with the boys
Il wasn't particularly anxious to go
over to his establishment. for l knew
it meant a fight against big odds, but
| wasn't in a position to refuse. When
We reached the saloon we found Aom-
as and Butler had about a dozen other
men there. Horr's introduction was
brief and an to the point.
boys, yere's Frank, an l don't low
as we need to AXE no back talk from
him.
THE two others evidently agreed
with him, but they did not care to
push the matter to an issue imme-
diately. 1t was necessary to make a
little investigation, and it was person
ally conducted by Horn. While a
round of drinks was being served he
came w to me and tapped me for wea-
pens. He found a 80 Smith & Wesson
in my right hip pocket. A trusty "A
Colts in my belt in front he overlook
ed. He took out the 80 looked it over
CONTEMPORARY and remarked:
Whatever would you do with that
popgun?'
81 use that to kill praire dogs 1
replied.
about all it's good fer he COM
mented, but noticed that he didn't re-
turn the gun to me.
For a few minutes everything was
as pleasant as could be. Horn and his
partners grew quite jovial over their
liquor, and appeared to take quite a
fancy to me. In fact, Horn voiced the
friendly sentiment. He turned to ME
and, with a slap on the back, beloved
forth:
Frank, you, l like you
He uttered the offensive term in
the most genial manner and smiled as
he spoke, but l knew his purpose, and
l saw it was up to me to make good
then and there.
"'Horr,' l said, drawing away from
hjG fpionA1u ona hron st hoUa n hAu %
home. When l sent him to school l
told him never permit any one to
apply that term to him without fight
ing till he dropped. I wont give him
any orders l won't carry out myself.
You will apologize or we we'll have it
out right here
THE crowd was with me in this,
and Thomas was the spokesman.
Frank shore is right he inter-
posed. You didn't have no call to use
no sech language. You'd better TAKE
it back
"'All right" said Horn, with the ex-
pansive smile still on his face, I'll
take it back; but looky yere,' he add
ed, turning to me. 4 want you to on
derstand that l don't take it back be-
cause l think you're a better nan tnan
what l be-
THAT made matters just as bad as
they were before. 1t was worse than
no apology and it Vas plainly Horr's
trick to come to a test of physical
force. / could feel my old Al still at
my belt. where l could rip it u in a
twinkling, and was certain l could
surprise the big fellow.
THAT may be as you say, HORT
l returned. But l want you to know
that if you hadn't a~pologized you
would have gone right out over the
transom of that door
"Horr looked at me. then at the
transom and took a final glance over
his Donderous frame.
1T strikes me- he said. with an
other of his deep outlaws. that would
be a mighty big o~ndertakin'.'
1T was the critical moment. I
backed up to the door and raised my
right hand above my head until the
tins of NV fnoarS tOuchad the tram