The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-06
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had stepped out in front OF the Glad Hand
to chat with Bob Robley and Rawhids Pete and the
name Of Sandstorm Smith was just rising 70 my
tongue when Pete. who was looking up toward the
head of the street. burst out:
under full head Of acid. Must be Miss Pallss got
. collie and he's blazing the aakaA to Doc Regan's
once"
Just one nash Of . glance up the trail told that
onrushing smother Of dust wasn't concerned In such
small matters - elephant collie and doctors. and
second look revealed that Miss Pills was In NO way
physically indsposed. With the grace Of grand
piano she was walloping down the trail warm n
her owners wake.
Sandstone shut on the power ~ he drew int
the business center OF the camp shouting to lett
and right - he rolled by:
She's got . basket Of dynamite and detonating
CAPS and wherever she drops It there's going to
be-" We lost the finish Of It. but mot the sis.s
nincance. The neavy tread Of Miss Pills was wax
ing the echoes and she wasn't more'n three hundred
yards away. II you've got tucked away In your
Uranium the fallacy that elephant can't move
EASTERN an oyster hanish the conclusion. When our
eyes told M that there was . basket swinging IN
her trunk could see her coming Hike the Over.
land Limited down the west slant Of the Sierras.
Rawhde Pete. Bob RObley. and your humble servant
Joined the merry villagers Sandstorm Smith was
pacing. and the big hands on Goldneld clocks didn't
Of the community moving south. east and west. but
none north. II It was destined for that lady ele-
phant 10 drop basket At decorating caps and big
powder the popular notion was to allow her to hog
BY the time Miss Pills began to slow devn In
the middle section q Main Street. Goldoeld had
WAS only one man left behind-Tohias Pcrkina the
rank and Ale OF the local q. A. R.-anl hs failure
to join the departure was due to the fact that %
ewiftest pace he'd made since the battle Of Bull
r. b.. sPss - =. =. =; III : :s
and gass down On Niso Pills with spstanding
hair
He told N later that sAe stopped plumb h ttons
Of the Glad Hand and looked up 1t him With malice
angry motion that tAree4ened that basket Of
snnihilation through the doorway under him: Bat
she didn't. She had double loop on the Aa1dis
Of that basket that failed to relax.
You see Sandstorm had been teaching her 10 carry
and fetch snoring timber and odds and ends up q
the mine and >, che had e. up THAT e
the Little Beliadonna and t.otted over to him VIII
mieh4 Hle K. me Star q Hops people h.d warned
hdm in time to get his notorcycie under spark
A. said before she vas small. twoton e0e.
plant and seattle tempered when fed snug: and
ana peevish to b shunnsA With such overwhelnine
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only one roar. and taek vhs. he came to h looked
efeantime Miss Pills when sAe found that Fooson9
didn't bring her any company, and being socially
inclined swung sway from the 0hd Hand ane
started back the trail she came. From outlying hills
Little Beiladonna- She teok Il ssov ana cesni.
owaying her trunk Hke . pendulun. tAs Aaaa1st q
murder sudden death rising and Milling WatA tAo
rhythmical motion
I never knew the sun 10 take % long Getting h
these attitudes q ON that day CustomaSf1y ttu
swell to the size q s:rrsLhead: d.sssni.s 70
for Few seconds in saanket Of porple mist and
then take header down the other side q Faaeral
Range. But on thak evening the driver Of that ny
chariot must have dropped LII waip. for she stuck
fast directing her flaming shafts Of light o. that
easygoing elephant
And there was color for oils IN the dark Agaso q
Miss Pins moving through that soft sunset g3ow.
until finally she rounded the eornse Of 6aaAstosnS
shack and moved over te~asd u. een:cn sss.s
In the dimmer1ng light when tie earth tEemole1
and there was . sAarp luminous glare that lighted
and the quickcuFtain shadows Of . Nevada night.
A sign Of relief passed rowl the footAins.
sandstosm SmifA. Who had Joined Bob Ro6ley.
Rawhide Pete e.a me q the mob q Tc.sa.w.
said:
Poor girl. sAs sure vas IN elepAnt O ny
to her Then he rode q .. sss nssssc,css ssS
fairs.
An hour or % later Ne were discussing the psds.
ability Of locating any ~ lss PMS in Esmesalda
County when we heard DE rseket q 9andstesn
Smiths Hsotorcycle 1t IL Aooc.
~alksd into the Glad Had. Sut t1ers v.s . 1ees
Mar nervous tvlteh shout his eyes an 1sueA- Nd
ono spoke While - fortified htmook Nf&4 to &c
cessive foFti0caxicus. but when - 0rdese1 Ghar1
Rawhide Pete couldn't stand the euspsaeo..
"DjerAndanyohsrf" he askeA
ANY Of Aer!" sald SandstoFm. WAedung Soun1
from the 1ar aDd r1isfng Als eyessUvs.
ANY Of hef!" b drawIed. thing - a9au W1th
maddendng deiseefstsoa WY. - wa0t ses1fch
ed she droppea tie eaSkst AgWn tAe ~ aAao end
the shot opened up that taeDay 1saes n savez
up h0pe o6 Iet . saaS IN de as1av o0ee tAntI
run forty tho1sand to the toa-oo Ssouufn9 ~
ssw the Strsak In e Win hnAaa
But he eoaeiuded. wipeng awsR - iunginsr,
TEAR. - PMS - ct . 4ad attn6k q neFvoa =
Sue0 tn smp oeF UseP 10 rfSoco. vhere IN 81
that no gets tie cos5est 4eTth thsse = n 0so1es
Gate Park Where's that HcEsana pssDon - -
there's DaGAing = Aem6s.