The Red Cloud chief., 1908-04-10
II.

they made the Chanta Sccrhcc into n
stock company: then the stock rom.
pany put all their brains in ono think.
and says they, Wen make this man
Jones superintendent, and tue ranch
Is all right at once So out comes
Jones from Boston, Mass. and what
he didn't know about running Il ranch
was common talk In the country. but
what he knew about running a ranch
was too much for one man to carry
around. He wasn't Il bad hearted fel
Ter In some ways, yet on the whole lie
felt II was an honor to q looking glass
70 have the pleasure Of rejecting him.
Looking glass; should say he had,
And n bureau and n boothlacking Jig.
ger and q feather bed and curtains
and truck IN his room. Straug" frllcrs
used 10 open their eyes when they saw
that room. '~I1clIoo.o,' they'd say.
Whose little birdie have we hrref'
And other remarks that hurt our feel
ings considerable. Joncsy. he said the
folIcrs were n rank LOT of harbarianS.
lie said II TO old Nciglhor Cases face.
And>hC and the old man cnnir together
like Il pair of hens, for .Ionc~y had
sand ~ SPIT" of his faults. That was
q fgAt worth travelling to SOC. llry
covered al least AN acre ~ ground:
they tore the air with upucrrSwHt. and
cross swipcs; they hollrrcd. they jump.
ed and they pitched, and when the dif.
ficulty was adjusted we found that
Jonesy's coat was painfully ripped up
the back and Neighbour Case had lost
his false teeth. One crowd " fcllcrs
lpatted Jones on the back and said,
Never mind your coat, Old horse:
you've licked a man twice your age
and the other comforted Neighbour, say.
Ing, Never mind, Case, YOU can ease
your mind by thinking how you headed
mp that rooster and he fifty pounds
tighter than YOU
"JOnesy put on airs after that. He
felt he was a hard citizen. Aud then
ne had the misfortune TO speak harsh.
iy to Arizona jenkins when Old Dry
Belt was in liquor. Then he sot r"pcd
and dragged through the slough. He
cried Ike a baby while I helped him
scrape the mud on, but not because
he was scared! No, sir. That little
run was full Of blood and murder.
"'You mark me now. Rcd Says he,
courses through the mud on his
cheeks. J shall Are upon that MAJ
the first time ! see him. viii you
lend me your revolver
"L0rd. Jones, see here says J..
Don't you go making any such billy
goat play as that. Keep his wages
until he apologies. Put something
respect Tor the AImiglty'S handiwork
M represented 10y Your person, don't
pull Il ~ un Arizona IcnkinS. That's
the one thing he won't take from no
body
odd darn him snivclS Jonesy. 4
amt afraid oo.of him and the
strange fact is that he wasn't. Well.
1 saw he VAS IN such a taking that
he might do something foolish and get
hurt, 50 ] goes TO Arizona. aud says /.
You ought 10 apologize /" Jones
What Iony replied Amt worth repeat
ing. And yOn along with him he
winds up.
Nov, amt that childish | says.
"A six footer like you that eau shoot
straight with either hand aud We, amt
Got generosity enough to ease iir feet.
ings OF a poor little devil that's fair
busting with shame!
"'Well, what did lie wau 10 tell ne
to shut up my mouth for:' cried Old
Dry Belt. Men have died Of less than
that
Jaw, sbucks, Iony,' | says. A
great, big Ina like You onxltu't to
come down on q little cuss who's all
thumb hand side and left feet
"'That he bowed says he. only he
says II different. I'd like /" kuow
what business such a sa wed oF has
to come and tell a full srown man
like me 10 shut up his mouth. He'd
ought to stay in a little mans place
and talk sassy 10 people his owl size.
When he comes shooting or his In ZOO
TO q man that could swaller huu whole
without IoOsening his collar It's i'm.
pkleDce; that's what II ls.'
"'Well, az q favor to me- says.
"'Well, II yOu put II In that way
don't want TO De small about It.
$50 Arizona goes up 4" Jones snd
sticks out his hand. There's my hand
Jones' he says. I'm mighty sorry you
told me 10 shut up my mouth. says he.
$50 am H. says Jones Iesrtiiy. not
taking in the sense OF The words, hut
feeling that II was all in sood inten.
tiOD. So that was all right, aud I
stood In with the mans cement ia great
shape for 6sjps m The fuss Vi pleas