The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-23
ENRIGHT
OUTMANEUVERED
By ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
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Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles)
By ALFRED HENRY LEV

ton. If that's argument, we'll be let
tin mules an Mexicans vote before
we quit ISL
It's only the exyooberance of boy
hood says Enright, an you was a
boy once yourself, DAN Which En-
right is plumb forbearin' hathaway
with the young.
"'Jest the same argues Boggs, L
holds it's up to you, as chief of the
vigilance committee, to mark out a
reservation for this headlong Cotton
wood. Have lariats an wind-mills no
purpose? Is the strangers joke?
Is that arm of jestice conceived in a
sperit Of mirth?'
mo says Enright, some emphat-
ic; 1t amt. But what, / asks you as
member of the committee, do you
desire to do? AS yet we have no Gala
booze, though plans is bein' formyoo-
lated, an that capstone to civilization
is on it's way. Pendin said calaboose
however, what would you suggest?
shorely trusts you amt that inhooman
as to advise rope for boy in his
teens. An for nothin' more heenous
than crackin' off his '45!'
"'But he disturbs my peace urges
Boggs petyoolently. I tells you he
gives me indigestion. I'm gettin'
along into middle years, an my stom-
ach amt what 1t was but If ever Doc
Poets tells me that the way l feels
is doc, primarily, to them lone-hand
festivals which this yere Cottonwood
engages in, I'll wear out my six-shoot-
er on his empty head
"Boggs goes pacin' up an down the
Red Light as he makes these fulmin-
ations, while Enright sits benign an
comfortably placid. We're all that
used to Boggs's peevishness, him bein'
by nacher nervous to the verge Of
emotional, no one pays much heed.
But at that, Cottonwood don't escape
without rebooke; for, jest as Boggs
ceases, who should come pirootin'
along but Armstrong from the New
York store. Like Boggs, he says that
hobbies must be put on Cottonwood,
or subsequent developments may
come off In the smoke.
(Which / must say remarks En-.
right, after listenin to Armstrong a
heap disguised, that thar's powerful
sight of tomfool-playin' n skelp-danc-
In about nothin!' Yere's boy, pos
sessed of the effervescent sperits yoos-
ual with his time of life, runs his
pony up the street, bangs away with
his gun, an casyooally creases a
Chink. Wharupon two full.grown
gents goes teeterin' round, talkin' of
vigilance committees, with ropes an
wind-mills for finish. This yere at.
titoode Of narrowness, Armstrong,
don't do you an Dan no credit. You.
all acts as though a Chinaman is
| jooelry.'
"'Chinaman!' exclaims Armstrong
full of contempt DO you reckon I'd
| leave my business to bluff round about
saddlecolored serf Of the orient
Which the warmth of your manner is
explained. No; yere's the prop'si
ton; This sport.ve yooth is inter.
ferin' with trade That Mongol Is
on his way to my store to spend
money, when Cottonwood opens on
him. What / says is that sech action
is inconsid rate. an he should be
taught to think before he shoots
"Enright signs up the bar-keep tc
set out the Ticker.
81 was shore obtoose, he says
softly. his manner apologize, an
must say can't see how I'm so dull
| az To go folloWin' off the wrong wager
track hathaway. You're plumb
right. Armstrong; this Chinaman IL