The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-03-10
A GIRL COWBOY
IOrfgiual.1

do SO advantageously in petticoats. she
doomed mans attire and, with money
TO take her to the cattle grounds, start
cd -,ut In search Of health.
One morning she appeared Mt ranch
md asked il cowboy was wanted
The superintendent looked her over
FROM head to foot and said:
whats your name"
"Tom Dorkins"
'"Tenderfoot, | reckon"
Yes; I'm not very well. Doctor rec
commended outdoor life
It'll cure you, sure. But you'll die
from another cause. The boys will
grind You to powder. However, if you
want to try it. 20 ahead"
Ii Tom Dorkins hadn't been some
thing of an invalid he would have had
hard time OF it. AS it was, the COW.
boys were disposed to take no cogni-
xancc of him whatever. One Of them
set up faro bank in the barn, and
Mary invested n few dollars she had
i'll her pocket In the game. She struck
an astonishing run of luck and without
knowing any more about faro than she
| hiSN aDoul DIOhc tIt
bank. Nothing succeeds like success
and as Bob Hathaway. the faro banker
| WAS not popular the boys all declared
| in favor of the tcndcrfoot Mary in
vested her winnings in Il spree for the
boys, which. while 1t clinchcd her pop
uarity with them, brought down upon
her the wrath OF Hathaway. who cy-
pectcd to win back his money at the
next sitting.
Then commenced a number Of petty
insults and annoyances from the faro
dealers which had Mary been Il man
would have been unbcarablc. As it
was. she was placed in a position where
she would have to fight. She was
made aware of this, for her patient en-
durancc of Hathaway's insults induced
Il GOODNESS on the part of the other
boys.
At IIathaway's next insult Mary
went to one of the boys. Henderson by
name, whom she admired for Il certain
GOODNESS ard dignity there were about
him. and asked him TO bear Il message
for her.
Can you shoot, Tommy" asked
Henderson,.
Don't kuS@.''
See il Jou can hit that" He held
his f..c ut arms length. Mary drew
her revolver from her hip pocket and
standing dozen PAGES from the hat
fired. Hearing Il howl and seeing Hen
dcrson's hand covered with blood, she
burst into tears.
You little fool! You cry baby. Why
didn't you hit the hat? How do you
expect TO fight cowboy with sucl
shooting as that?'
Are you killed. cried Mary.
KILLED? No. But I've lost part OF
my thumb
e. A little later Henderson and the ten
derfoot were observed standing very
close together. tie latter binding up tht
formers thunib with Il handkerchief.
From that day Henderson gave %
: that Dorkins. being in bad health. mus
not br interfered with. All'save Hath
away We're disposed to let the DO,
, alone. and he seemed ayerse to inter
ferins further with one whom Hendcr
, son had taken up as Il protegc. Mar!
grow stronger every day, and whel
the bloom came to her cheek one q
the boys remarked that the tenderroo
! was pretty enough for a girl" ThcI
one day Hathaway recommended Iii
! taunts.
E Il thought l told you" said Hen
n derson, that the boy was 10 be lie
4 alone
1.,x ell, To-
well enough now"
Il want you to understand replie'
Henderson. that consider Tom dor
kins Il sick man."
Sick. bosh!" cried the crowd. He
well enough"
Hathaway. you let him alone. I
you are spelling for a fight you cal
have it with me-"
"All right" said Hathaway. "Yo
send your baby 10y to me with l.
message lie asked you TO bring"
And so it was arranged that HendeI
son and Hathaway should fight. Bn
this did not serve in the case of Dol
kins, who received the dead cut frol
the crowd. Mary accepted the positlo
| of second when she should have bee
| first. and they dcspised her.
| Mary further incurred the contemr
| u the crowd by displaying trenholm
| ,.nud when she handed her principn
| his >volvcr.
| whats the matter with you:' re
| marked the opposing second, you're /
| no danger, you little He broke Of
| suddenly at glance from Henderson
| Dorkins was to give the first signs
| by dropping hat 1t is questionable
| II the signal would have been give
| had not the seconds hand trembled {
/ she couldn't hold it. At the first fir
| Hathaway was unhurt; Henderson no
| the top of his ear taken of. He col
trived to keep his second from seeing
\. by turning 1t from her. The two prll
q ripals stood ready for the second sign;
II when. suddenly. Mary saw blood o
a Henderson's collar. This was moi
O. than she could hear. Rushing TO hil
she threw herself on his chest. pIaciu
h.p- l., i III. :.