The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-04-03
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BY ROY NORTON

BY ROY NOR TON

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Turkey Bill. That's what they called
him. because he looked like that grace.
ful bird. Had the same innocence of
eve same craning of skin-bedeeked
neck, and same general air of curl
osity. When Socorro was young there
were but four inhabitants to witness
the incoming eff the Overland; Bill, be-
ing a visitor. went along, and that's
why he happened 10 see her first.
Acting as guide, he carried her
baggage TO the Williams abode, where
he "reckoned she might put up" And
in these incidents were the momentous
beginnings of Socorro.
Her name was Mary Brown. Why
she came no one knew; what she was
there for no one knew. But that
wasn't a secret very long She was
taking orders for hair-restorer that
was guaranteed to grow fuzz on any
thing, from Turkey Bill to a Mexican
dog. All that was necessary was 10
buy and apply enough
To one on the inside, business
when Mary came As a matter of his
torieal fact, Turkey Bill was the only
bald-headed man within loo miles. and
he dida belong to Soeorro. He was a
cattleman from 80 miles away and
hitherto had never particularly be
moaned the loss Of nor hankered for
more hair. Badness had been
blessing. because it saved combing
Mary was retiring sort of girl, but
she didn't have to work overtime to
impress Turkey. because he was at the
old tin-can age where his affections
We're easily dented.
Turkey ordered a couple of eases,
and when he role back to the valley
that night wept unfestrained tears
over the biz family of orphans that
must starve unless all the range
bought freely Of the remedy.
As heart-breaker, Mary Brown.
sweet, retiring and coy, would have
made Cleopatra seem mere black
smith. Her fame spread for many u
days ride and it was astonishing how
many men there were on the range
who We're ia difefHl apprehension of
losing their sunhurnt locks, although
most CT them could have sEorted
signs Hair to Let
Mary liked the country, so she built
a cabin OF great dimensions, not
barbaric thing of adobe. but with lum
Der shipped in from the west. 1t cost
eleven hundred dollars, Turkey said,
and he ought to know, because he
loaned her the money.
In addition to her hair-ol business.
Mary opened up manicure shop, and
at night she rented it for dances and
such But the manicure enterprise was
the most successful thing ever opened
in Sccorro. because apparently all
cowpunehers on the range had been in
great distress for manicuring before
she came.
There was one modest thing particu-
larry noticeable about Mary Brown.
She never Dragged of al the cities back
east she must have seen, nor interpo-
lated into a conversation when | was
in Wichita. Kan or said You ought
to see the swell stores in Omaha.
They're just grand" There was moth
ing boastful about her In this regard
But, although she never even men
toned where she came from, men felt
this superiority,
Turkey Bill resolved to travel and
get liberal education thereby, He
got a chance, after much effort to go
through to Kansas City with a stock
train.
But Bill didn't have n very good
time. He saw all the big buildings
in Kansas City, and rode on street
cars for half day, then bought a
phonograph and a pair OF gilt opera
glasses for Mary, and got ready TO so
home. Travelling wasn't what 1t was
cracked up to be- He finally found the
freight office, where he was TO get a
return stock pass, and by this time
wso nervous that when the man
who apparently bossed the railroad
barked at him through grating he
was glad it was there. Bill was
afraid the man would bite. When he
tried to fad his contract, he fumbled
so much that he dropped all the papers
and cigars and other things from his
pocket on the floor.
That was the place where Turkey
met the rea! kind man He showed his
kindness by helping Bin pick up the
scattered documents, and. among other
things, a photograph of Mary Brown
he had taken along.
.Idkely-looling girl quoth the real
kind man, as he handed the picture
hack. That warmed the cookies OF