Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11

| on fact that this delivery of Balshannon's
| cattle was out of the way of business, not a
shipment of beef TO the market, but a sale
of breeding stock, which meant nothing
| short of ruin. / strayed through that town
| feeling sick, refusing to drink with the
punchers, or talk COW with the cattlemen, or
! take any interest in life. At the post office
| / met up with Jim, face to face, and he
| tried to pass by shcrt-sighted.
Boy" said 1, as l grabbed him, why for
| air you shamed?"
Leave me co. he Snarled.
| For why, SOM"
" Cause I'm ashamed
| "Of yo'self?'
"Shamed of my father. Our breeding
stock is gone to pay his gambling debts
what's left is offal Now you leave me
go!''
ITO follow BaIshannon's trail--drink,
| gambling, shame death and a good rid
| dance"
| You'll come with me first" says l. "for
an oyster stew and some bear sign. | amt
ate since sun-up."
| He came with me for n stew and the
| doughnuts, which made him feel some bet
! ter in his heart, and after that l close
| herded him until the cattle were shipped,
| through the evening, through the night, and
| on to daybreak Then l rounded up his
| greaser cowboys from various gambling
joints and pointed him and them for Holy
| Cross.
| Boy" says l at parting, you've been at
| work on the range for long months now,
| and yo' mother is surely sick for the sight
| of yo' fool face. Go home
| "You old Chalkeye fraud says he. with a
| grin as wide the sunrise, you're getting
rid of me because you want to have howl
| ing time on your lonesome, with all that
| money you got for your rotten ponies"
| 1t was surely fine sight to see my Jim hit
| the trail, the silver f1xings of his saddle and
cowboy harness bright as stars his teeth
! aflash, his eyes a-shining, he stopped
! -x.,, 49, IL
| out with his tail up for home His riders
saluted me as their old chief In passing,
calling: 'Buenas dias senior, adiosr' Yes.
they were good boys, with all their dark
skin and their habit of missing the wash
| time; light-built riders, with big, soft eyes
| always watchful. grave manners, gentle
voices, gay laughter and their beautiful
| Spanish talk like low thunder rolling They
| and foolish only in the head. l reckon. SO
| they passed by me one by one, sa-
iutin s.nS with lift Of the h. cigarette,
geous in dull gold leather, bright
| gold straw sombreros, rainbow coiored
| serapes, spur and gun affash, reins taut,
and horses dancing, and were gone in a
| cloud OF dust and glitter away across the
| desert. was never TO see them again.
1t made me feel quite piece wistfuI to
| think of Holy Cross down yonder beyond
the rim of the far grass, for that house had
| been more than home to me, and that range
| was my pasture where I had grazed for
| twelve good years. / could just judge, too,
| how Jim was wanting for home swift, while
| the segundo, good old Juan Terrazls, would
| pray the young lord to spare the little
| horses. 'Tis sixty leagues, and these our
! horses are but children, senor.'
"Confound the horsesp' says Jim, LETS
| burn the trail for home. Roll your tail,
| Pedro. Vamenos!"
But the cfsld horses. my lord, CRASHED
| only, in the hot desert"
| Roll your tail and roll II h.pb
Wen all be angels by and by,'
| And Jim would lope along with a glad
heart, singing the roundup songs
| Little black bull came down the hillside.
Down the hillside down the hillside
Little black bull came down the hillside,
Long time ago.
Then he would go on some more happy
| when he Thought OF the Dig tune to "Roli,
Powder, Roli!''
| AS heard afterward, the outfit was
rounding the shoulder OF the hill about five
/ miles out when. on the ridge beyond Mr.
| Jim's bright eye took note OF something
1 Riiva.
| "A vulture only. my lord says the Sc
/ Gundo, "eating q dead horse
"A quart OF kittens!" says nay lord, some
scornful Call that yuiture?" and on
/ he sailed, Gathering down slope Of loose
rocks. That bird Is mAn-hird Tapping
at rs for help. Segundo, you've no zaore
range Of sight than ! boiled owl. !.
The segund0 came xrumblinG along -