Gunnison news-champion., 1904-05-13
EVOLUTION q An D0GAN

across the thsarron -dsv,de l
could eoant the trIps 10 Scosty .
camp on the fingers IT one hand. tos
they were few and tar between o~s
m.setlng place was invariably undrr
the big eotionwooa- near the pseseoa
railroad eating house known as Gina
arron station.
NV last trip was GA a coid Srxs
morning ON the gMh of March. Iss6.
] bad started early from the aaeaey.
bat It was evening before ! arrived
at Clmarron river
>ootty was already IN camp but he
was not alone. The stranger wha.e
wagon was turned out by the side Il
the ruad was none other than orega0
Blil A coffee pot was on the hre
sseaming away aud an odd dog
grow he'd at me from under the wagon
stop that burned nuise, shep, sand
he, addressing hIs dog
Having finished cuttiag some ven
i-on steaks he went b. hls wagon and
G,ssting ost some tin plates. knives
and forks. cups, etc, and putting
them on the ground invited scossy
and myself 10 take Supper with him,
Suddenly we realized another :
presence not tar uH
Whoa doggone yer Can't We
keep your ieet together I'LL h"h''se
We
Looking up ON the side Of the
mountain We saw a man make Kick
at an old mule who jumped oat of
the wsy.
OF course the man foot struck
nothing but AIR and lac sat down
more foroibly than elegantly
1t did not require second glance
10 show me that 1t was Happy JACK
who now came down off the noun
tam % Ioin Us az sapper
After the meal was over we lit our
pipes for a sociable smoke and talk ed
on different things. Scotty declared
thai the Ctes had threatened 10 stop
the mails. There's breakers ahead
fellers, and no mistake.
While we were discussing this
point he pulled late paper from his
pocket, saying a. he did so that
there mote be somethin' interestin'
for us to read" handing it to Happy
Jack, and pointing to a prominent
headline on the outer page, (for Jack
could read although lacking the
ability 30 write
We'll I'll be damned if this does
Mt beat the band for cOrker, said
he.
Suddenly | knew what he wa-
looking at, as glancing over his
shoulder ! followed the headline iust
visible apove the folded edge. The
words were, The Utes are out on the
warpath. -
In a moment he had spread out
the sheet The big letters only had
reference to short telegram low r
down, to-wit:
The Utes killed and scalped Or
egon Bill and Happy Jack the other
day ON the l'ncompahgre. 1t is
thought that the whites met with
their Just deserts The killing is
said to have taken place near Ourav.
To say the least there was about it
a decided war tone that at once ar
rested and held the attention.
Sounds sorter complimentary to
Us intlmating as though we d only
met with our Just deserts. - coollv re
marked Bill with a sneer.
Unlike Jack he possessed fair
education, but in camp he naturally
fell into the habit Of using slang
talk.
Its my idee, added Jack that
some id fool at the Agency over
thar done writ that ere libul agin US
fer Joke"
"Ef 1t done knowed fer keeps as
who it were I'd make him hard to
ketch, ! would.
During this colloquy | realized by
the camp fires ftful light that Scot
ty was winking at me very hard. He
prided himself on his wink, did
Scotty, and it occurred to me, too.
that there was something very sug
gestive about his method Of vinking
as Of some deeply hidden meaning,
that one is compelled 10 believe must
be brilliant if only found out
My suspense was not OF long dup
alton, however, for presently between
his winks he contrived to slip the
Chieftaiu across the FIRE TO me. and
unawares a. he did so EMBODIED
piece Of writing paper between its
folds.
Scanning the written words on the
note inside ] recognized in the Chi
Biography nv own Handwriting and