The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-25

done up in bale of cotton and labelled 'The Bella
 In Little Sammy Harbn, however, Sandstorm found some genuine sympathy. Sammy considered that he really owed the Big Joshua claim to Smith, though that camp cutup didn't deserve a shadow of gratitude.
 Tt stands to reason" argued Sammy, .that if he hadn't put up that joke I'd have wan dered into the desert and located that Joshua
 See heres Sammy suddenly enthused swinging Sandstorm who trying to hide his sheeps smile, didn't you dream about that Joshua tree?"
 Sandstorm gave a guilty start. Then he said, de- veloping a sudden cough: Not about that particular one described to you but of and on there's been forest of Joshua trees walking through my drearns",
 '.Fine!' cried Sammy. There was a real one that's proven. Now, why couldn't there be real
 Of course" our little bonanza king, whose Massachusetts learning had become shot with some of the hunch fancies that eventually grip minds of all gold hunters, there are probably not any pachyderms browsing round in the sage brush, but the luck you dreamed of"
 If youIl dream about parcel of snakes,' spoke up Rawhide Pete, "I know where there's a nest of side-winders@ back Of the Yellow Horse mine"
 An know where there's a coffin maker that's got your size in stock' retorts SandstorIn, taking Little samny's arm and stamping out of the zone of josh that develops in the Glad Hand.
 Yes, 1t due to Samuel Harbin Esudire, late of Boston, Mass, that Gcdfeld later afflicted with one-animal zoo, He not only worked up the grips of gum tree in Sanastorm smiths mind, but he furnished the funds that enabled that feather headed giant to establish his hunch a twoton fact.
 In Reno paper day was a cut showing
 
 with pill legend that exciting the dyspeptic population Of the Washoe slope at that time. The chasing pills in gross lots of Sandstorm Smith when that Reno paper fell into his hands. He stricken with an idea bigger'n his motorcycle, steamed the hills to Little Sammys mine, negotiated a considerable loan and only daily train % out of the desert t'- ' " s' anu
 No particular notice was taken of his fitting so sudden and eager, but his return was event that called for calamity type in the camp daily.
 A lone prospector on the Tonopah trail sighted throug the chimsal for one standard size elephant and being public said lone prospecr brings word. In consequence cavaIcade including three horn band promoted and led by Red McKenna, finds of fair village, but the Smith pro cession had stopped the fourlegged end of it hold Ing an argument r short, sharp snorts.
 Sandstorm wearing look of pafned weari- ness under the aIkah smudge, so Red asked:
 'Is your friend tired, Sandy?"
 '1Tired nothing" shot back Smith Don't you know packerderm outwalk anything on hoot. and get a bale you can go on with your bianRety blank frivolity. been afoot since the train makes being brought sleeps under the openwork shade of wonder Joshua tree'
 Whats more he gets an hours siesta spite of the worst that threehorn band can do, and while he's 80 engaged Goldfe1d arrives by foot, stage, pony, and motorcycle and makes the acquaintance Of that elephant.
 She was young elephant. not six feet tall and about the same in beam whereas from append age to appendage she measured twelve. But aside from the fact of her being elephant her most striking feature is the lettering her Hanks Pills is spet out bold both sides and just before the Pills blur showing where the major portion of her original decorative literature had been rubbed off
 s1 worked whole day on that pill layout" Sand storm sighed when the band finally fighted his cozy trance 'tand guess toward the last scraped her. for she reached round. picked up and slam med down mighty rude"
 ''Did you ride her down from Tonopah?' asked Beans, Sthe livery man.
 "I did. for five miles," said Smith "and the mo- tions soothing slurnbers and falls off, breaking my guiding pole and ladder After that got to lead her Inv hand. and maybe she couldn't ground, n notwithstanding she seems treading under close wraps. got more aches in my pedal extremities than city policeman, just trying to make and keep from being stepped by two ton of elephant. Whats her name? Tn view Of that white lead ern- brodery her sides-NIiss Pills"
 "A sfde-wfnder is of the most deadly species Of