The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29
RED DAVE GETS Els RBYEEGB
A TRIP TO- CHICAGO WITH A
SEQUEL Ar RAWLINS.

out 70 Have SaSO worm Of Fun,
Back yondsr In the summer Of 81 Oaid
a Goldfeld mining man Who used. 10 Do q
Wyoming osttleman. Il decided 10 send
Red Dave Mason. my assistant foreman-I
owned the Bar-G outfit half a day oft from
RaWlins At that timeA-down 10 Chicago for
canned stun, gear for the hands, and some
furniture and filings that my wife wanted.
| picked out Red Dave for the trip because
knew that ] could figure on bic staying
sober until he had bought the goods and at
tended 10 their shipping anyhow. The
boys called him Red Dave because the iine-
grained hide Of his face was pretty nigh
the color OF an auction flag. As for the rest
Of him, he was q foot .. and II he'd wanted
70 he could have taken . rGmbunotious steer
by the horns and have broken is neck
with . couple Of twists Of his arms. He
had a long, yallery mustaohS and . pair Of
angel child blue eyes. and he could clip on
tho lobe Of one Of your ears at q hundred
yards with = hard pulling %.
Il rave him my Hst and my wiie'S let Of
the thing he WsS 10 buy In Chicago, and
away he went. He had discarded his
chaps and wore . pair Of new store pants
neatly tucked In his boots, With some other
articles Of ralment. He had his gun belt
and pair Of guns on when he started. and l
mentioned that to him.
Better keep your guns under OOver
while you're in Chicago I said 10 him.
They're a heap on law and order down
there, or think they are. and you don't
want 10 get mixed up any with the junipers
When you got there just stuff your belt
into your grip and stick your guns into
your hind pockets, and then you wont be
taking any chances. There are some
features Of tenderfoot Law that we've all
got 70 duck
Red Dave looked a little surprised at
this-he hadn't been East sinoe leaving
there in his early ~boyhood-but he nodded
his soquiesosnce, and Oh he started.
"Now when he got back Dave never
said a word 10 me about il, But the next
time | went 10 ~Chicago-it was only a few
months after Dawes trip there-I heard
about the dose Dawes guns had got him
into that time.
He had followed my instru ctions, at
that, with regard 10 the way he'd better
pack his guns around Chicago. That is,
he'd slowed hisbelt In his grip and stuffed
bis guns into his rear pockets whore they
we're covered up by his sack coat, On
the day before he was 10 return to the
ranch he was strolliny around Chicago
taking a look at the sights and with only a
drink or 90 in him. when a team Of horses
hitched 10 a wagon fell down on the street,
and Dave jumped in and did most Of the
work Of ~eItrioating the horses from their
harness. In doing this Of course he had
10 lean over. and a couple OF smart Aleck
Chicago cops got their eyes on Dawes
guns, which we're thereby exposed. They
shpp ed UP behind him as he. bent over
the fallen horses and each OF them grabbed
one Of the guns. Dave. I heard, was stand
ing up straight and facing them in about
an eighth Of a second. But they had him
covered with his own guns.
What fur kind OF a bean bag game
is this yere?' Dave asked the two cops,
looking from one 10 the other OF them.
I reckon you might a. well put them tools
down. | haln't jumped no reservation
and | hain't maxim no war medicine. But
what kind o. monte air you people a-dealin'.
anyhow
THE two cops told Dave that he was
under arrest for carrying concealed
weapons. against the city ordinance in
such cases made and provided. This line
Of talk was dead new to Dave. but when
they told him that he'd have to 90 along
with them he fell into step agreeably
enough.
How long he asked them. scratching
his head over the problem, do you all reckon
I'm plumb due 10 git hobbled f'r this yere-
what dye call it-totin' w~eeponsY'.
'The cops replied that that end OF II would
he up to the Magistrate, but that the regu-
larry assessed figure for the offence was
SiOO a weapon or six months in jaA.
Which caused him 20 scratch his head some
more.
The police justice before whom they took
Dave Was a fiery little Scotch Irishman
noted in Chicago at that time as a terror
wen to minor offenders and just a plain
scourge to people who had committed any
offence worth while. he started to bum
Dave up as soon as he heard the charge
against him.
Now, what have you got TO say for your
self. you uncomfortable rufian?' he de-
handed Of the astonished David.
well replied Dave. after he'd got q
chance to pull himself together. I'm a nav
erick proper down this yere way, but I
hain't been dom no rustlin' stampedin' or
cuttin' out, and this yere game has got me
| 30 plumb loco that can't remember the
name Of my own outfit. This yere pair o.
d~oughboys, nodding In the direction O. the
two cops, cut my trail this mornin' aud thoy
gifts { ridin' herd a huh lot on me because
they says---
THAT you had these two border ruff
fans pistols exposed in plain view on your
person, You murderous, %marauding COW
whacker! interrupted the .peppery little
Magistrate in a shout. ! tell you what, all
u you bowling. BILLY be damned desperadoes
from the ranges want to understand that
when you get into civilization you've got to
act civilized, Chicago isn't any Dead Mans
Gulch or Pizen Creek, dye mind that? You
can't come a~-whooping into this town like
4 Navajo on a meecal drunk, carrying your
implements Of murder and carnAge on YOU,
dye hear that, you steer punching bully,
heyT
'Dave grinned at this. / heard. The sight
Of the little sawed on Magistrate pounding
the cir and with his hair sticking up straight
hit Dave where his rsibles we're slowed,
and he had 70 grin right in the Magistrates
face. And this didn't help him any.
"0h. you think It's funny, do you. o
leering bandit the rasp voiced little Magic
trate yelled at him. standing up In his place
m hia wrath. You raRard II A A trimming