New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15

introduce myself to you ais My names Chalkeys
''IT Lord BaIshannon."" said he. mighty polite.
And I'm the Honorable jim du ChesnayF'
| took his paw. and said was proud to know a
We'll Mister Balshannon" says T. your horses
Is remnants and the near fore-Whesi OF the wagon
your lais. which it's broke out bleeding again. 50
''You have an eye FOX detail" he says. laughing;
put n you Will excuse me now. m rather busy
He looked into my eyes cool and smiling. asking
60. A lump came into my throat for l sure loved
Mr. Balshannon saws L. Sput this kid on tor OF
The w1son TO watch for Indians. while you dress
he turned his back on me and walked away.
IN be back said i, busy unloading my pack
horse: TN be back 1 called after him. when
At that he swung sudden. and came Up against
.'i'no ,vfT1 ohIi,sd 4S-'t ,C 1000 49, Nis paw
swung to my saddle. and streaked OF FOR help
II.
With all the signs and the signal smokes pointing
for war. 1 reckoned I could dispense with thaS
ocean and stray round to see the play Moreoxer.
wounded. helpless as baby. game as a grizz-y
Apaches. and his troubles appealed me plentiful
I secuted around until hit a live trail. then
II had done right in case that Lord got mas
sacred ne being absent, SO rode marc. and aC
Hermanos Mountains 1t proved TO be COW camp
They had heard nothing about .ADaches ont on
the war trail, but when told what knew they
pony herd following we found the f3ritisher dig
ging graves for three dead men and looking apt to
require fourth for his own use. -.
ie S5SSE why S"sae' my ''l 80 Ho''o rescue an
some coffee ready beside the re-and Gafterward II
yeT please , we Will bury my dead -
at him. but the Lords cool eve looked from face
surely great chief. that Lord Balshaanon
The men who had fallen prey To the Apaches
we're two transfers and Nlexicant al known 20
these Bar riders and they were sure sorry 61it
more man f tat t tey eloS-6 OS ,iJ - ~
OUTFIT Of hostile Indians wish his lone rife. They
dead re made eof9sa Tor the IyTE and thousht 81
everything except himself AIter ooIee we lined
funeral hor0rs Lord BslshSnn1n was a colonel IN
parade reading from a book. ffis black hair was
touched silver, MS fscs yeiiG% s2d sa S5 Nd
quivered while he read from thetHt1e8book:
For I am a stranger with Thee.
SPAR ne 5 l.',ls 'a s a Fs.:g strength
reckon that there were ,sours ofirs shifting as
though had just caught a cold, while list
ened to that mans voice ana saw the loneliness %
him Afterward DICK B-yanJ, ths Bar foreman.
walked straight Up 70 Lord I3alssl anna.
'TltisseT T,,G ne yGs o I pe so]ourner
need 70 be n stranger. shake
Of a big friendship Then lord ES1lshannon turned
to the crowd and looked sIoNyi from face to face
Gentlemen" he said kind Of ssseble and We saw
t ms tITe ~ 80 s ,t-,d y, L1sci , o4dssd
aht-that my-er-ittle son JIM and I have found
friends dnd-er-neign oOrs. I'm SOrTy that YOU
should find my camp in such-7lv-n such beastly
mess but there's fairly do whskev this
nearest wagon. and-er''- The man reeiing.
and his eyes seemed blind "fNhen get 20 my
new ranch at Holy Cross. II hope yOu'll-frieuds
-aw-and'
And he dropped in a dead fliut.
The Bar foreman knelL down to loosen the
strangers collar. while OF the boys brought
water from the camp. ord the rest OF us stood
watching These R-1t1shers." SAYS he. runs to
two breeds. the lords. which they say. 'er-hav,'
and the fJuEeys vhEh their aitcheS and
SAYS ''orse' for h9w.zf' That's how YOU know
their branS and this Mister BashannOn here is
= lord. I reckon. boys" he looked al round
At Us. char we-Sls hag u et with a uan which
we're suve soin 20 be fp-OIid 20 have for a friend
;and neiShbor"
'.Fr-hcvrt'' said C1Ct OF 1.-THE boys.
"Hav-r'ent'' sqUc7Sc<l Other.
That's how it eli teEan ilS.d put IN twelve long
iyeGrS az HOLY Cross. rid1s isOr Lord Balshanaon-
X tPlacF and White.