Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-09

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| solemn. Running my paw slow over my
| head to make sure | still had my scalp
| then collected my two ponies and rode
around the camp. There | ranged up
with yell, lifting my hand to make the
| sign of peace, and man came limping
ont from the wagons. He carried his
rifle, and had n yearling son by the paw
| The man was tall, clean-bult, and of
good stock for certain: but his clothes
were in the lo-and-behold style--a deer
stalker cap. pane Of glass on the off eye,
Stand-up collar, spotty necktie, boiled
shirt riding breeches with puffed sleeves
| tm0sl amazngl, and the legs of his boots
stiff like brace of stovepipes. His near
leg was all bloody and tied mp with d
| tournlquet bandage. As TO his boy jim
that was just the quaintest thing in the
way of pups | ever saw loose on the
stock range. He was knee high to a
| dawg, but trailed his gun like a man and
| looked as wideawake as n little fox.
wondered if | could tame him for pet
How dye do, squeaked the pup. as
stepped down from the So idle | allowed
| was feeling good.
I'm sure said the man. that were
obliged to you and your friends on the
| hill. In fact, very much obliged
| Back in Texas I'd seen water 20 To
sleep with the cold-but this man was
cool enough TO freeze Il boiler
| 'Will y0u-er-ask your friends he
drawled. to come down? I'd like to
thank Them
IN pass the glad word said |, "my
friends is in Texas"
| My deah fellow, You don't-aw-mean
TO say you We're aloney :"
"Injuns can shoot said l. ''but they
cayn't hit"
Two of my men are dead and the third
u dying. defer 10 your-eG experiences
but ! thought they could er-h HIT
I Then | began TO reckon Id been some
what hazardous in my gun play. 1t made
me sweat to think.
We'll" said /, to be civil. Il callate
I'd best introduce myself to you ais.
My names Chalkeye Davies
I'm Lord Balshannon," said lie.
mighty polite.
and I'm the Honorable Jim du Ches-
uay"' squeaked the kid.
took his paw. and said was proud
| to know warrior with such heap big
names, The man laughed.
We'll, Mister Balshannon," says /,
| your horses is remnants, and the near
fore wheel Of the. wagon is sprung to
bust, and them Apaches has Clipped
your laig. which it's broke out bleeding
again, so | reckon
You have an eye for DETAIL he says,
laughing; "but il you will excuse me
now, I'm rather busy"
| He looked into my eyes. cool and
smiling, asking for no help, ready to Iely
ON himself il / wanted to 90. A lump
came into my throat, for | sure loved
that man from the beginning.
MIR. Balshannon," says |, put this
kid on top of the wagon to watch for
Indians. while yoc dress that wound.
I'm off"
lie turned his back on me and walked
away.
I'm he back" said I, busy unloading
my pack horse; "I'Il be back" l called
after him, when | bring help"'
At that he swung sudden. and came up
against me. ''Er~thankS.' he said, and
grabbed my paw, I'm awfully obliged,
don't YOU know"
l swung to my saddle and streaked off
for help.
With all the signs and the signal
smokes pointing for war. | reckoned
could dispense with that ocean and stray
round to see the play. Moreover. there
was this British lord, lost in the desert,
| wounded. helpless as baby, game as
Il grizzly bear, ringed round with dead
horses and dead Apaches, and his trou-
hleS appealed To me plentiful. | secuted
around until | hit Il live trail,
then streaked away to find people
| | was 4 bit doubtful if ! had
done right i'll ease that lord got
mastered, me being absent, so | rode
| hard, and at noon saw the smoke of Il
camp against the Tres Hermanos noun
ltainS. 1t proved to he 4 COW camp with
all the boys at dinner.
| They had heard nothing about Apaches
ont on the war trail. but when | told
what | knew they came glad ON the
dead run. their wagons ana their pony
herd following. We found the Britisher
digging graves for three dead men, aud
! looking apt to require fourth for his
own use.
"Er-good evening"" says he: and
| began 10 wonder why Id sweated my
| self SO hot to rescue an iceberg.
/ ''Gentlemen,' says he Ia the boys.
you'll find some coffee ready beside the
| dre-and aftCrwatd, 1t YOU please, we
| will bury my dead
The boys leaned over in their saddles
wondering at him. but the lords cool eye
| looked from face to face. and We had Ia
do what he said. lie was surely great
chief. that Lord Ralshannon.
| The men who had fallen prey 10 the
| ApaCheS We're two transfers and Il Next
ran, all known 20 these Bar y riders.
and they were sure sorry: but more than
that they enjoyed this shorthorn. this ten
derfaat from the east. who could stand
OF an outfit Of hostile Indians with his
lone rifle. They saw he was wounded.
yet lac dug graves for his dead. made
coffee for the living, aud thought of ev-
crylhiHg except himS elf. After coffee we
lined up by the graves 10 watch the bluff
hc made at funera honorS. Lord Bal
shannon was Il colonel in the British
army. and he stood like an otbcer on