The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06


uloil OF frontier life in Arizona, where ne
was for some time deputy sheriff a'aI
later deputy United States lnarsnal, az
Tucson. His efforts in enforcing the Gnu
nese exclusion act on the Mexican DOT :
Ter have been highly commended oy tn1
Washington authorities, and recoenlIeu
by the Highbindcrs. who placed price
of $4,000 on his head. which stanGs ,ouaS & :
OF late years he has held a hienE re
sponsible position with one OF tne I,I,si rf.si
bank protective associa tions In the lhlttc
states. and as superintendent Of Its sc
cret service has established an en- Va, .aDI IL
record of success in running doTh ~ 1a'n IN
burglars. These stories are conllueu ~
his earlier experiences in the west, INC
scenes OF which are laid In Arizonn , AN anu
New Mexico near the Mexican ooa,,, ooruea
years was wild and law!ess. and "herc
The typical bad man" OF pioneer GAYS
made his last stand)
The trouble had It's beg inning at q
merrymaking when the boys or Ime
Double l. outfit were enjoying Ihen
selves to the limit ut the Burrel rnnch
The dance was in full swing-a vehe-
mont. rhythmic and dead-in,ear
ranch dance. Eight couples on the moor
irampcd or tiptocd, as the case mighC
he but ALWAYS in time with two nnme
lodions fddles. The tune. if tune 1t
might be called, went over ana over
again. with the monotonous persisteucT
OF Il sawmlll, dominating the treao y.
the dancers, but not subdulng the laheS
OF the caller-out.
Tho caller.out for tho moment was q
curlv.hcadcd lad of 90, with a shreWd'
rood -humored face. lie stooo IN .
slouchna attitude. one shoulder much
higher than the other, and as he SaNc
forth. in sing-song voice, his ellrnat'S
rhvmcd directions, his fingers PLAYED
idly with the red-silk lacings of ms
brown flannel shirt. To an imaginative
looker.on those idly toying hngers nan
an indeGnablc air OF being very mnch
ri home with the trigger of the six
shooter al the lad : belt, so, at least
If struck voung Cyrus Burrell
Tramp. tramp. tramp went the rhy,n-
mic feet, squeak, squeak, went the no
dies There MAS not much taking
among either dancers or sittcrso DC
casionallv one of the babies ln the ad-
Joining room walked and walled, puI
on the whole they were weIl-DehaNeu
babies. They lay on the bed, SIX IN
row, while their mothers eagerly
snatchcd their bit Of pleasure at the
cost Of night 5 sleep. -.
CYRUS Burrell, joint host WIZ ms
brother on this occasion, sat on bench
beside me. contemplating with wonder
the energy of these 0ycrworked women
IL was an April evening and the win,
COWS were open 10 the south. a cool
nigh; breeze came IN, gratefui alike 10
dancers and lookers-on, Cyrus sat
watching his twin brother Jack who
was taking his turn at the dance. cyrus
usually watched Jack when he had the
chance: for If the brothers were be
wilderingly alike in appearance, they
were animated by spirit SO unlike,
that Jack s every look and action was
a source of interest TO Cyrus. Indeed,
it was his taste for Jack s society that
had brought him TO Arizona. Nature
had intended tvrus Burrell for stu
dent. and then. by strange oversight,
had made him ihc twin brother OF n
fascinating daredevil for whom the east
WAS too narrow.
So CYRUS sat and watched Jack.
phiIcsuphizing over the scene IN wav
peculiar TO himself For his own part
he never danced if he could help 1t,
I'M, found The dancing human beng
fruitful source of contemplation. Jack S
partner, in particular. amused and IN
tereStcd hiri She WAS Il rather drcssN
vouug person. with a rosc-lcaf com
picxion aud a simpcring mouth. She
WAS displaying for her partner s de.
lectation. the most wonderful airs and
nraccs. gliding about upon the points
Of her toes and giving him her poised
fingcr-tips with birllike coyness
which the glance Of her black eyes be
lied. while Jack was in hls element
PLAYING the bold yet insinuating cav
alior
From Cyrus comments on the as.
semhcd guests | ind"cd RIGHTLY that
he fonnd 4 strange fascination in tins
first ranch dance of his He liked the
hoartincss Of the whole performance,
he ouiovcd the sharp.cut individuality
of tho people. thc,r cccentrjcitles Of
costume aud department; hnt he was
81 FOO sensitive a fiber not TO feel the
dramatic possibilities of the occasion.
"Tenderfoot' as he was, the fact
could not escape him tbat a man in a
flannel shirt, with a pistol AT his belt
aud most of the men were thus
cquipped-was more than likely to have
Il touch of !awlcssncss about him.
There was Il pause between the two
figures OF the dance. Jack had taken
his partner IS fan, which he was gently
waving 20 and fro before her face. She
stood painting with affected cxhans'
iicn, alancing at her .'ncw young man
from under studiously futiering eye
Ids. Over III another corner. under Il
window, was a red-faced COW boy
sl,mbering TRANQUILITY. his head sunk
on his breast, genial forelock waving
lightly in the breeze. The fddlcs re-
s.lSucu lltIi JNHCllOHs -" ing youi
pards." cried the curly headed boy;
and once more all WAS commotion.
The room seemed hot and crowded
Cyrus arose and strolled aimlessly
around the clear space OF the floor
As he came 10 Il halt opposite win
dow / noticed him start and look for
warI iutcntly, and following the di
rcction of his glance ] saw that
sinister, malignant face in the square
of light cast outside by the lamp.
had attracted his attention. IT wa!
the face Of the man who the Burrcl
boys had seen tonight for the frs
time. He had paid his - cents. ano
mad received his numbered ticket lik,
the others, by which simple ceremou,
Ill the requirements of ranch eth
qccttc were fulfilled. Bat DAILY, the,
called MIN, and the Burrcl brothers
attracted by his brilliant smile ant
hearty handshake, had voted him
very pleasant sort of fellow, At thi
particular moment, however, he di,
not Justify the verdict in point of ap
pcarance. 1t was Bat DAILY who hn,
brought the girl that Jack Burrel wa
dancing with and Cyrus could moi r,