The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

where was they when you outsider" he whis-
pered. cautiously.
Gust coming into the field here They ought t.
be pretty well by yuh get busy with
that mouth organ? We got 4 keep 'em inside"
Bud McCOy's outdoors now"
'The hell he isl" from the lips of the chsrub
He shifted uneasily in his chair. 'oThingsu begin
tighten then. He"
The voice of Bud Mccoy beloved through the room
like a challenging bull: Come on. boys! They's q
herd the fordT
Instantly the room buzzed like a disturbed hive
like bees swarmed to the door. by their very
haste retardng their exit The shrewish Of the
Widow Mccoy screamed angrily above the olamor.
The vanguard made for the kitchen, escaped by way
Of the back door and raced the stables. After
them the "1sraelites." cursing. vengefuI mob
headed by Patsy Mccoy.
the far came the splash Of
water churned by many fordng animals, and the in
dehnable murmur Of the herd climbing the slope be-
yond sharp tones of the foreman called out
and the words came, cIear-cut through the black:
Rush EN- boys-the grangers comngF'
IF we could keep EN- here ten minutes" Hanna
han groaned, anxously
81 turned trick that I guess'1 hold for a
while" painted Beetle. in a discreet undertone.
Bud Mccoy made for the nearest horse. which hap
pened to be Dave Hadleys seized the strrup. Up
he went, black shape against the star-lt sky-hov-
cred breath and came down bewidered-
What ais the damned saddle he demanded. of
took up the question and repeated in various
Horses began to circle and back from their
tiers. snorting protest
the confusion somebody broke into laughter
the rollickng boysh laugh mischief that recks
of consequences Bud wheeled upon him furiously
Shut that laughn'! Somebody here's standn'
in with the cowmen. Who was it switched all them
saddles backward? Was it you, yuh damned gigglin'
little doll-face?" His voice became the snarl of
animal His hand clinched and drew back Ominously.
Beetle stopped laughing and Strengthened his slim
height His plunked solidly he smote the
prised leader of the Israelites.
Hand 1t him, BeetleP" Hannahan called from
behind. MY moneys you"
Patsy Mccoy danced in the background and howled
weird threats until Parrot Tim, reaching out long,
Ieisurely arm caught him by the collar and shook him
violently. Then somebody detected Hannahan in the
turning loose and after that the corral
seemed filled mostly with arms. legs and unseemly
language.
A few there were who wisely refrained from active
warfare and eontented themselves with removing the
saddles which under Beetles earlier manipulation,
pointed their horns rakishly to the and read
justing them In the position nature and the
facturers intended. Since, without exception, each
horse in turn developed aggravated OF
time consumed in the operation.
Parrot Tim wriggled himself free, with the loss OF
his coat and felt under squirming heap of humanity
until he located what he shrewdy guessed Beetle
That youth came TO the top with little timely help,
not so much the worse for wear one might sup
pose He observed. with much satisfaction, that the
heap did appear miss him. but continued
pummel another Unfortunately ard with much
energy.
Two minutes after the vanguard. battered but tr-
umph2nt splashed through the once more peaceful
of the Chiquita, and halted the further
listen to the sounds of tumuIi in the corral
Of the Widow Mccoy they galloped
IF old Jimmy Knauss don't give Jennie Conrad
that little pinto TO for this night thereu
be things doing" Hannahan remarked, as they rode
up the hill How do yuh stack up, Golden Harp
Jaw, shut up" growled Beetle. Il bet Bud MeCoy'H
100000 before he says doll face again
the way punched hisn for him"
Parrot Tim rode for minutes with his chin
dropped against his neck. Then turned head
looked back to where the Chiqua CLEANED family
under the
And the Philistnes put themselves in array against
Israeli they Joined battle, smitten
before the Philistines 4" . And the CT Israel
their garments and wept aloud that they
smittenI'
"They rent mine. too if anybody should ask yuh''
said Raaf1a