The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-05-28

SHE LkIS LOUISE AND NOINDS HIN IN
THE LEG.
encouraged her partner, who got eat
up by bars and scalped by lnjuns and
made the land to blossom like a rose
at last?
at was the white woman. God bless
her!
She's been with us right along in
this great work Of building up an EN-
pire. and she's still on deck and doing
her level best II II hadn't been for
her cheering presence and her hopeful
speerit the lnjun and the grizzly bar
would still be playing tag over every
acre Of land west of the Big river. We
owe her a debt that we can never pay,
and the critter that goes back on wo-
man within the jurisdiction Of this
court has got a powerful hard road TO
travel This court hain't the chevalier
of old. Hes simply got a manly bos-
ON and manly heart humping away
inside Of H. He hain't a married
man. but his mother was a woman.
and he's learned 10 respect the sex
lover thar sits Red Headed Sal. and
over here sis One Eyed Jim. No use
70 introduce them further Everybody
In Sandy Rcnd knows that Sal keep.
a boarding house and that Jim loafs
around for living. Three months
ago Jim goes to board with Sal. He
pays up the first month. but after that
he draggles along and makes excuses,
and the other day, when she wants
him to squar' M. he owes her $40 and
can't pay In lieu Of cash he sots out
TO entangle her affections. He seeks
her hand and heart. He calls her an
earthly angel and says he can't live
without her when all the time he has
two or three wives back In 1lllnoy.
Red Headed Sal No Fool.
"Red Headed Sal Is no pullet. She's
had Fifty different men want TO die for
her 10 squar' a board bill She listens
with n smile on her face. as any lady
would. and her heart turks a leetle
faster as Jim gifts down on his knees
and swears TO ell her path with roses,
but she don't melt tu him She simply
hears him 10 the end and then holds
out her delikit hand for them 20
plunks Jim don't have 20 cents, and
IN wild frenzy he ruShes back to his
room 10 commit suicide. Sal don't
rush arter lin She knows trick
worth two Of that She picks up a
gun and posts herself under his win
der. and wuen be lets hisself down, an
hour later. celebrating to blk the
house and fee afar. she lets loose and
wounds him on the leg
"Does jim throw up his hands and
do the manly thing when caught with
the goods? Not n manly! He begins
squealing He sends for me and wants
jestice. He claims II was an attempt
TO assassinate him. and ] have to Is
sue o warrant Sal is here a prisoner,
and Jim Is here 10 prosecute. Thar
won't be any prosecution, however.
All the Cabling VIII be done by the
court, and not much will be said. ]
have found out all the facts IN the
case, and all OF inns swearing
wouldn't make any difference. The
facts stand out biggern a hill that
'"Red Headed Sal is a woman-a lady
driven by stress Of circumstances TO
run boarding house.
zone Eyed Jim owes her $40 for
board and drinks.
"He seeks to awaken the god OF love
IN her heart to squar' the debt.
''The god knows his biz.
"He is halfway down from a second
etory winder when bullet chips his
leg.
HE boilers for me and jestice. and
we arrive on the spot
.'Them's all the p'ints. and don't
want any butting 10 from shyster law