The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-04
GREAT HOORAY IN THIRD AYE.
CHE OPEN SEASON FOR VILLAINS
rs on AGAIN,

while Triumphant virtue Falls lnts
r. His Arms In Approved Bianey style
Well, II you had been blaneying In the
Third Avenue Theatre last night when
young Buffalo, he Sheriff Of Angel Grich,
drove a bullet square in the heart Of thai
lying, sneaking hound Col. Redmond and
saved Liilian from a living death with
Godfrey Lduson. smooth, sneering dude from
the East, he was, you would have freed
your lungs with one wild whoop OF
delight. Hoorayl Eeeeeee-yowl Yip-eeeeeel
And you can bet every cent you've got
that you would have yelled again when
Lillian. who had been driven crazy by the
prosecutions OF Redmond's gang Of cut
threats. stumbled out into the office OF
the Phoenix Hotel and into the arms Of
Young Buffalo, her mind all right again
and her low voice tripping over the sobs
that shook her slender body. Did you
think that Redmond and Geof Lawson,
with his fine clothes and glib tongue, and
Cheyenne Bill and Buck Wade, the half
breed, were going to get the best Of that
boy2 Not much! Hooray againl Two
10 one on a brave man with a heart Of gold
against all the four flushing scoundrels
you can stack up against him
Right in the first scene Of Act L., when
Youa0 Buffalo told Col. Redmond In q few
manly words that he was In love with
Lillian, the Coloners daughter, and the
Colonel laughed insultingly In Young Bnf-
folo's face. and Cheyenne Bill, the bad man,
n Buck Wade, the halfbreed, trained
their guns on the Sheriff and ordered him
to vamoose, you spotted that crowd for a
set OF murderous criminals. They were
afraid Of Yoano Buffalo In their hearts
that was plain-else why wouldn't Redmond
let him marry Lillidns Just because he
was poor and struggling to make q living
and Q name for himself In Angel Gulch.
the toughest o In Arizona, wasn't q fair
reason. One man is az good as another in
this country II he is honest and square and
has respect for ladies and wouldn't be
crooked for a million.
But mol You twigged the Coloners game
In q minute. He wanted to keep the gold
mine he had robbed old Tom Wallace,
Young Bufdlo's father, Of and he needed
the slick Fastener to help him sell the
claim to the New York capitalists. Geof
Ldueor, dissipated tenderfoot. who strolled
around Angel Gulch cycling people with O
monocle and sneering at their plain, honest
ways, demanded Liltidn's hand as the
price OF his help. It's q wonder Topaz
Carson, the square gambler, or somebody
else didn't bend a gun on that New York
no account before he got loo fresh! It's
funny how those fellows get away with it
ometimes.
What chance did Houno Buffalo have
with that outfta Roping rustlers and
convincing sagebrush gamblers that they
couldn't deal bank with a crooked box in
his tow kept the Sheriff on the jump pretty
much oil the time as IL was. and besides
Young Buffalo had taken solemn oath that
he would find and kill the man who had
shot his old father from behind. Now,
do you begin to suspect something's How
do you think Redmond got that mine any
wayf Was IL likely that old Tom Wallace
sold II 10 him for a bunch Of rat necked
~Cayuses7 just wait. There's q PAPER
lying around somewhere that1I show up
the ColonePs rascality. Fellows like him
never have sense enough to cover their
Well, 1t looked pretty dark for Young
Buffalo just then, but Topds Carson, the
square gambler, declared in with the brave
young Sheriff and you could smell trouble
when Topas chewed a black seegar In the
corner OF his o and dfawled:
NMuh lad, Aim q Southern gentlemun
who holds by the honah Of fayah women
and would spite tn devil any day TO back
q brave man. Wen best these h~ellhaounds
Topas hadn't always been a bank dealer.
Down South years ago he had been a bril-
liant lawyer. 1t was this same Col Redmond
who made love to Topds's fair young wife,
her to elope. with him. taking Lillian. who
was a mere baby when her mother fell for
Redmond's smooth tongue. Whenever
Iopd' in his silk hat and frock coat and the
two busy little rocks hat adorned his boiled
Redmond you could see the cur quail.
Pretty near all Of Angel ,Guloh went to
Phoenix when the Sheriff had Cheyenne Bill |
and the halfbreed tried for killing Jake
Stenter. There was Redmond and Geof
a riding crop and sneered at the Judge.
and Ed Curry and :Tobe Mfehdels. honest
miners who chewed tobacco and patted
Lillian, their little gel, on the shoulder, and
Jim Sprat, clerk OF the Phoenix Hotel. and
Chief Plenty Holes squatted in a corner of
court room with as fine a collection Of
red devils as you ever saw In O Tnelodrama, 1
Gh,ef Grabbing Bear. High Eagle, Shoot 10
XII. Iron Road Woman and Kin Enemt's
Horse. not to mention that black hearted
devil Buck W de himself.
Young Buffalo had the goods on Cheyenne
Blu and Buck Wade, but what was the use?
took the stand and added O fresh
coat Of black paint to his soul. swearing on
the Book that Cheyenne Bill and Buck were
with him at the time Stenier was killed. /
And just because Redmond was the richest
thing in Arizona the jury acquitted Cheyenne
and Buck and they gave Young Buffalo
laugh.
1t made Topaz Carson 30 mad that he
hold In any longer. and right in
he office Of the Phoenix Hotel he called
Redmond out Of his name and let Lillian
Snow that Redmond wasn't her father at
all. but a thief and q murderer. Lillian |
Ranted to stick to Redmond even then, but
from the pocket Of his frock coat,
produced the letter, the ~yellowed, faded
etter that her W mother had written
after Redmond had abused her cruelty.
you can bet the brave girl turned on
There's q lot Of spunk in these
golden haired. blue eyed girls when they
get reused.
She started back to Angel Guloh with
fopds and Young Buffalo. and you had a
ceiling there was going to be big trouble
,efore they ever saw Angel Gulch again.
sure enough, as soon as he curtain went
lp ca the third act. you saw what Red
bunch Of fiends were up to. They
we're hiding behind every rock and tree at
DEVILS Ford, waiting for the boat that was
ringing Young Buffalo q Topaz and