The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-01
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At
TWO-Bar
Ranch
The MANAGER Got His Instruc-
tions and Obeyed Them
By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright. 1909 by Associated Lit
erary Press,
By DONALD ALLEN
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the Saturday afternoon had been de-
voted by unanimous consent toward
washing up, combing hair and bring
ing out white shirts and red neckties.
Two weeks previously old Jim Brad
shaw, foreman, who was supposed to
be deep in the confidence of the man
ager, had said to the storekeeper on
Lame Calf creek:
tom, old Two-Bar is coming right
to the front in business way"
'As to howY'
"Going to have a telephone line over
to the railroad"
"That amt 20 much"
"Going to 1T up an Office for the
manager with desks and chairs. same
asa New Yosk brokers' Office"
Nothing 70 brag Of"
Going to have typewriting ma
chine"
Lots OF folks got 'em."
"And now hold your breath, you old
swindler, while | tell you the rest.
We're going to have a girl to run the
machine"
"No-o-ow
TITS a fact, Coming from Chicago,
Smarter'n chain lightning. She's GO
ing to be stenograpber and tyne
writer Yes, sir, she is, and no other
blamed ranch for hundred miles
around has got one. Old Two Bar is
ahead on the game"
"Well?" queried the storekeeper aft.
er long pause.
"Well, I'm here to give you a tip.
II you haven't got two dozen white
shirts in stock. send for them quicker
than lightning. Send for red neck.
ties. Send for silk handkerchefs
Send for real cloth collars. and send
for perfumery and toilet soap"
"WhyT
"Why, yoR galoot3 Because every
man on our ranch is going 10 come
Looping over here and inquire for them
very things and isn't going 10 worry
about prices dther Because why 2
Because every man is going 20 fall I'm
love with that girl before she gets
withis ptie of the ranch and is
going 20 dress M and let her see what
Al Jlll hAAAAl ~. ttflf tuu bui
one man marry her. and the rest Of
the gang will shoot him"
II was tip. The shirts and other
things were sent for. and the boys
loped over Borty-nine cent white
shirts went for dollar and a haIf
and no questions asked Perfumery
and hair uii met with firm market
Red neckli"s we're IN great demand
And now The great day had finally
arrived old Tom had been sent over
to the railroad with the blackboard to
bring back the ysung woman and her
trunk Every man had volunteered 10
make the trip. aud when Old Tom hnd
been selected the gang gathered
around him. ana It's spokesman said;
There's got 10 be square deal or
bloodsbed no flirting or soft talk to
get aheHd II The rest of us You've
got au old woman down on the Brazos.
Tom. ana II ym don't own up to thai
girl that YOU have o6 comes your
scalp"
-Four hours later the buckboar1 WIS
sighted with o hcdgass Fifteen
minutes after the announcement %
could be- HHdr out with me naked eye
While 1t wus still mile away tbr
cowboys formed IN double fine along
the road to he house ~ half mile
they removed their bats and pufcd
out their shirt fronts AZ twenty rod q
their red neckties blushcd furiously
And now Old Tom. having The dig
nifty Of Roman senator. drove the
vehicle between the lines, and the
yelled lady bowed right and left a.
every man bent his head aud scraped
his right foot. Nothing further could
have been desired by the most criti.
cal.
"And what does she look likey was
demanded Of Old Tom as he reached
the stables. whore they waited for
him.
"Bogs. she's cute. She's locker
She's going to set hearts anre ana
cause forty different murders You
might just ms well 20 into convention
and resolve that every Galoot OF you
Is going 10 fall head over heels IN
love with her at first sight"
Old Toms prediction was fulfilled.
Every man as he got sight Of Miss
Glazier fell In love with her or thought
he did. In week discipline was lax;
In n fortnight there was none at all
Every cowboy on the ranch wanted 10
sit around looking pretty, and the
Chinese cook didn't have time 10 wash
half the white shirts awaiting him
Old Tom stormed and the manager
complained but things continued al
skies and seyens Few OF the mep
could make nm errand at the Office II
was only while the typist was walk
ing out that they had sight OF her
Three or four got up the nerve to ap
proach her and the hearing aud Ian
guage Of all of them were alike. They
bowed and scraped aud cleared their
throats and said
Good evening. marin. I'm hoping
see you well marin. I'm hoping this
country appeals to you. I'm hoping
you won't mind the galoots n-peepinl
at Won from behind the bunkhouse and
the stables and showing what their
bringing up has been. I'm hoping tha
you may decide to consider to settle
down among us after finding de-
voted husband-one perfectly willing
to die for you any time Of day or
night"
And Miss Glazier would smile and
blush aud reply that she liked the
country and the people and the cattle
and the wolves and jack rabbits. aud
the man would back away bowling 10
the ground TO assert to his comrades