The sun., 1908-07-19
A QUIET NOOK
"A IN ARIZONA
Where Nothing Happened at All
Unless You Made 1t
Happen.

by using our feet said Hy Smith,
sAggy and landed In the town Of Rome.
which 10 situated in county lost in the
northeast corner Of Arizona. We couldn't
get away and We couldn't stay.
you never saw such place for nothing
to happen. Nothing happened. and moth
ing happened. except urinks. until Aggy
and felt We were beginning to sec things
queer. Works that way.
1Hoh And dust. sitting into your teeth
and eyes. till you had to take whiskbroom
to yourself a. we'll a. your clothes when
you went TO bed.
There was nothing to SOC. hear or touch.
yet We went for q walk. slouohing along.
Just falling ahead and letting your feet
catch up with you. But It was weary
sAl Of o sudden q man come out Of q
front door fast enough to make draught.
the first We had felt In weeks. He sort Of
wiggled through the air like q half dead eel.
bumped his head on tho road. and then
squashed down the rest Of the way. He
rubbed the top Of his head-not with any
interest at all. but iust as an old custom
put on his hat and began making slow
streals Of dust In the air toward the other
end Of town.
Feel Of my pulse said Aggy. or did
you see that toor
'T sure saw IT, said I.
''And In this town. murmured Aggy to
himself. There has really something hap
pened. I see the place where the gentle
mans head hit; I felt the draught es he
came out Of the door,
49,
''Well. WE'LL says Aggy. "A miracle.
Come on
$50 he roared and hollereA. We Jumped
through the front door on top Of large
gentleman and out hs went just Hike the
, other man. He began reaching for q gun.
but Aggy shot some dust on top Of him and
he desisted.
s'Isn't It sweet to know we're aliver
says Aggy. Isn't this little glimpse into
the unknown delightful Come on
we took tho gentleman's guns. grabbed
him by both feet and started up tho road
with him singing:
"Old Dog Tray Is Ever Faithful
You couldn't see anything Of our prey
above his knees because the dust rose slow
and majestic. without dip. angle or varia-
ton. to q height Of 100 feet.
Three blocks ahead there was puncher
leaning against post on o corner like Q
rope. His arms hung down, his mustache
hung down. and his arms just swung idle
from his shoulders. He didn't seem to be
interested In Rome or anything about 1t.
and as We passed him he raised his cad gray
eyes and asked What you gotf
Don't know said /. We fshed It
out Of store down the street. Lend q
hand. will your
He looked at the sky for q minute and
said All right undid himself from the
post. got In the middle with q hand on each
foot and away We went. There was old
Ag IN his frock coat and high hat; there
was that seven foot cowpuncher. gray
all over with dust, and here was Hy Smith
dog trotting up the road. making shadows
that looked like iron on the dust.
Awful nice town. amt it7' said the
oowpunoher. I come here says he.
because I shot the Sheriff In the middle
Of his little badge. but want to 60 home.
he said. I want to got hung under some
green trees. Wish I could cry. he said,
but have leant against that post for eight
solid hours and don't feel any. emotion at
all. What are We doing this forr
Nobody on Gods earth knows said
Aggy. but tell US something else to do
You're right said the cowpunoher,
but why don't he ouss or something?'
Probably said, the inside Of his
mouth Ii nothing but mud pie now. He
can't ouss.'
'whoa-hawi' said the cowpuncher.
'Whoa-haw--haw! Mary. come here to
me-
$50 We swung around to the left and
ran up to the town pump. We held him
down by the ears and washed his mouth
out. He didn't like that. The oowpuncher
sat on his chest and rowelled him until he
quit kicking and just gargled.
Finally he yanked his mouth out Of the
pump stream and said he had enough.
"The ecowpuncher passed a weary hand over
his brow and said. For heavens sake,
enough Of what!'
Water said the fellow,
.'Oh, yes.' said the punoher. I'd kind
of forgot about you And then he heaved
a sigh. What will'we do neIt?' said he.
.'whyT says Ag. addressing the goat
Why have We got you. my friendi'
-The fellow look ed at the three OF us
with hint Of wildness in his eye. Ag
jabbed him In the ribs with his finger and
said, Quit your comical ways now and tell
US why we did it, The fellow didn't say
anything.
"Oh. Lordl' said the cowpuncher. you
didn't expect he would tell. did your You
really didn't expect anything 90 interesting
as anybody telling anything to happen
around here. did your
sThen the fellow tried to make his escape