The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

soon, however, the young girl, who wa
quite accustomed to and doubtless en-
ioyed such embarrassed homage to heI
charms, put him at his ease with few
pleasant words. She had questions tt
ask which he was able to answer free
ly, and he was soon talking without re
straint
eyes, miss" snid he, "you- fathe,
let on that he had como all the way
from the east to see your brother anC
his ranch 7 allow I've met him, FOL
I know most of the young fellers dowr
on the North Fork, but [ disremembc'
his Just now.
mentioned friend called Joe; some
but ] suppose that was in fun. said
the girl. "I know that they are very
much together, and that his friend is
a we'll known frontiersman.
"Why, bless your heart,' cried the
mayor enthusiastically. "1 know who
your brother is now; I've heard Griz-
Fly speak Of him. He's friend worth
There amt winter man than Griz-
zly Joe from the Wind River noun
tains down to Santa Fe. | wouldn U
wonder if he'd come on this train at
the next station. / heard some Of the
boys say he was due at Wolf City to,
night"
"Indeed," said the young girl with
interest.
eyes, miss, he's been down to help
pard Of his n, feller they call Go
manche Charley You see, Grizzly,
he s chap that's got 4 heart of un-
common big size, and all the boys are
| fond of him because there's nothing
he won do for a friend, Well, Com
manche, he had real hard luck. he
had q ranch on the San Rosario Flat,
and the grasshoppers ct up all ms
crops, and the Indians killed his wife
and child when he was away: and you
see this made him kind Of loony Tor
awhile So Grizzly he put out and
found him. and took care Of him and
stood by him until he como round and
was more like himself again; and now
he s going to take him into the noun
Trims for huntin' trip TO cheer him
up some. There ain no better hunter
! in these parts than Joe, which IS one
reason why the boys call him GRIZZLY,
along OF the bears be s got away with
when we get to Dead Man s Gulch-
that g tho next station, and we got
to get out there-I'n see if Grizzly's
comm in, and if he is L IL have timo to
introduce him He III tell you all about
your brother, dead sure.
"Did l understand you to say, Mr.,
Mayor" b" broke in Iris Is father, who had
Just returned to his seat, THAT you
knew where my son was likely to BET
"Well," " said the mayor, 81 was tell,
in the young lady that the man who d
be sure 10 know all about him, being
a good friend of his, might come down
on the train at the next station, and
that if he did [ d introduce hlm to her.
His name 8 Grizzly Joe. =
"Grizzly .Joe?D repeated Mr.. Eames.
peculiar name; very characteristic
of the frontier, I should say And a
friend of my son s, too, eh7 ] should
be greatly pleased to meet him. - ;.
HWell, YOU won t have long TO wait
for that said the mayor. who had
opened the window and looked out as
the train slackened its pace, " for there
he is ON the platform, an III go out
nm speak to him.
A few moments later he brought him
IN; tall, powerful man, with dark
hair, deep-set eyes. quiet and gentle Of
speech and in manner, but conveying
the impression of great reserved forces.
Behind him, at some distance, came a
thin, pale companion, with downcast
ewes and weary face. Both were
dressed in the costume Of the country
flannel shirts, with handkerchiefs
loosely ltnotted round their necks,
thick trousers and boots, and large
sombreros.
.Mr. Eames," said the mayor, ''I
haven t got more than q minute to
make you acquainted with my friend,
Grizzly Joe. But l allow you II be soon
thick, for he knows your boy down on
the North Fork. So goodbye. Mr..
Eames; and you, loo, miss. an hopiu'
I'll see you at Wolf City He shook
ln, IL. l.fy
II won t introduce my pard to YOU.
Mr.. Eanes,n said Joe in his low, deep
voice. "because you see he S all broke
up with his hard luck"
"Yes, yes. ] know said Mr.. Eames;
II heard of that Very distressing, in
deed, upon my word. Let me present
you to my daughter
The presentation was made, and soon
Miss IRIS. with her eyes fixed on Griz,
zly Joe's face. was eagerly questioning
him. Any one who knew him well
would have seen that, despite the ap
parently imperturbabie GOODNESS Of his
manner, he was deeply interested; and
well indeed he might have been so
when thus brought, for the first time in
his life. into friendly intercourse with
a girl so richly endowed IN heart and
person AS a hustle among the pas
sengers made il evident that the train
was nearing It's final stopping place, he
spoke, with just an additional shade of
aniIna ton In his voice.
u tell you what ii is, miss said
he: "you and your father hadn It ought
to stay IN such forsaken hole as Wolf
City one minute longer than you need,
Now, what you want TO do is TO get a
bit of supper while | have a team
hitchcd up, and then we III take you
right out to old Buck Robert s ranch,
where the North Fork comes into the
river, It's only twenty miles, ar a
splendid moonlight night, an when
you get there you'll have good beds
and good grub An then tomorrow, my
pard here and me we III put out and
lind your brother, who I allow has
been for two weeks up TO Il ranch far
ther on, and hasn't got your letter,
an ! III fetch him TO you.
When this project was commuui-
Gated to Mr.. Eamcs, to whom the Sc
verest drawback in his journey had
been the poor accommoda tons, he
agreed 10 IT at once. While he and
his daughter were eating their supper.
aud after Comauche Charley had
mounted his broncho and ridden out in