The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29

done ooughed up proper for this yore little
pane Of I spy. now do | git them guns
baokp
ITO run amuok with them through the
peaceful streets Of Chicago, ruthlessly
Slaughtering women and little children
SnaTled the Magistrate at him. You get
nothing, you Staying coyote Of the prairie,
except the hotfoot out Of this Law abiding
city as fast as you can go-aDd II you ever
como before me again under any circum-
stances Whatsoever Ill build a fire under
fhatp
sDave, e. I say, didn't mention q word
Of II 10 me when he returned 10 the ranch.
But for a long time after his return | noticed
that he tugEed q good deal at his long, yal-
lory mustaohe and looked sort OF pre-.
occupied, and ] fell 10 wondering II he'd
met q girl or something like that, until
Chicago the next time I visited Chicago
myself.
Just q year later after the roundup
and branding / told the hands thai they
might a. well get the midsummer drunk
od their minds Just as o o "a possible, and
they liked for Rswllns. I had some bust
ness In RaWlln myself a couple'o OF days
later, and 30 / drove over there, starting
before daylight SOS 20 get there by noon
| found tho boys lying around pretty pro
m~isouous, enjoying their liquor a-plenty
and blinking In the sun.
AT the stPtion l heard thst the trestle
q few miles west was down, and that No.
4 the overland Westbound train, due In
RaWlins at 4 O'Clock, would have 10 walt
there till the trestle was repaired. | de-
cided 10 stay over in. Rawllns until the ar
rival OF the train from the East, 10 have q
look ct the passengers, All OF my hands,
including Dave-Who didn't appear 10
have much Of the alfalfa fluid under his
belt, a. he was probably saving himself
for his regular toot in Cheyenne-were ct
the station Of course when No, 4 from the
Fast came In.
Il ives sizing the passengers up as they
stepped down from the cars, the usual
pampered, don't come a-nigh me looking
crowd Of Fasteners taking a p0lace car
view Of the West, when my attention ives
attracted by a queer expression on Red
Dawes face. Red was eying an individual
who was In the act Of stepping from the
train, This individual was a runt OF a man
with q bhstly sandy gray mustaohe, pop
eyes and a soowling o~ountenance. He
wore a plaid business suit, spats, a lore
and aft cap. and had tenderfoot tourist
stamped all over him. a number OF the
male passengers started 10 shooting At
marks in a lot across from the station with
their silver mounted toy guns and this runt
Of e mar started in 10 boss the whole thing;
He had one OF the toy shooters In his hand
and he began 10 do the directing as TO the
order Ia which the passengers should do
their shooting at the marks. Dave. not
observing that l was eying him-and l
am bound TO add that he wouldn't have
cared o boot II he hAd-strolled slowly over
10 the group and walking up softly behind
the little man with the spats and the fore
and aft cap gave him a clout in the small
Of the back With his open hand that sent
the little man spinning ten feet.
"'Howdy! seid Dave amlsblv.
THE rint OF a Chicago Magistrate turned
about hercely when he regained his bal
ance and glared at Red Dave, whom he
instantly recognized, as ! could see. Then,
mumbling ferociously, he began hastily
TO reload his empty little silver mounted
six shooter, while Dave, with his hands on
his hips, stood grinning at him.
that thingf' he inquired, in a good natured
tone, nodding at the runt Magistrates
toy pop. The Magistrate muttered some
in%articulate reply and went on loading
the harmless little thing.
BECAUSE Dave went on, ~ you all
was TO shoot me with that thing and | was
10 find it out, I'd sure git cross enough
to hand you a right peart slap on the elbow
Then Of a sudden Dawes manner
changed. In two jumps he reached the
little Chicago Magistrate who had given
him such a hard deal and with n twist
he had the little gun out Of the Magistrates
hands and stuck into his own belt. With
the other hand he took a good clutch on
the collar OF the suuirming Magistrate.
a'Podner,' Dave said to him, in q judicial
tone. are O all aware o. the fact that
you're v1atin' the law o. this neck o. the
brush a hull lot In comm out yere and
irwin to git away with a scandalous, 5000
hoopilous and sapparageous gun play
like this yere, hey?
Magistrate, wrisgling around l want
yen Red Dave went on, this yere's
a tranquil, law abidin'. God fearin' sectiono'
sage brush, sure enough, and We don't
stand fr no howlin', whoopin', hi you
skookum hop toads o Yeastern outlaws
a-racin' out we're and scarin' us Almost over
IN Big Divide with these yeTe gun fannin'
stunts. tn penalty r. the same bein' saHrai
things. whereupon Dave suddenly lifted
the Magistrate clear OF the ground and
threw him over his broad shoulders as II
he'd been q sack NJ Ralt.
cav this time all Of the hands had gathered
around Dave, and the other passengers who
had formed part Of the group, taking alarm
had slipped away to the train.
s'Hombrew Dave addressed the hands,
this yere's tn lawdisher what shredded me
fr them 225 bucks last year fr just walkin'
aroun' and breathin' down yonder in Chi
caQo,' and then the hands gave a howl OF
Joy end Dave started TO tote the Magistrate
tothe watering trough at the far end OF the
sMeY Ikept out Of 1t. II was none Of my
funeral. And knew that Dave had a
crouch to satisfy. So Dave soused the
bowling, spluttering Chicago terror to evil
doors in the watering trough half a dozen
times. Then he picked him out OF the
trough. lifted him clear Of the ground az II
had been an old saddle. carried him around
to the front Of the station in full view Of all
the passengers Of the held up train, and with
q swing deposited him on the tar and gravel
roof Of the low built station;
TO dry you out some, hSmorsS Dave
do have TO fight like blazes to keep sinful,
screechin', sLaughterin' sons O. guns o
outlaws and briEands like you all from
lust rompin' 10 yere and depopulatin' TIL
cmlntry-we sure do. The very idee o
YOUR Aashin' that death dealin' weepon
O. carnage and destruction on a peaceable,
~inofepslys citizen c. thls yere drcwsy,
dreamy hamlet-the idee!' and then Dave
suddenly reached up and grabbed the
still. dripping Magistrate and held him out
AZ arms length by the slack Of his trousers
"a most u~ndignifed posture for a Magis-
tnate, and one that pulled a roar from the
watching passengers on the train.
s'And what's more than that, went on
Red David solemnly, when you all adopts
At assassination and arson and seoh ike
come a-lopin' out in this yere direction