The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Wonan's Love

9Th last heard of Stubby Gruger
ne was down in the Matavas Valley
with neat little bunch of horses
that was bringing him in more money
than he knew what to do WITH said
the stocktender, as he soused
preceding into a pail of CASTLE suds.
"You know what l think, so there's
no need of me saying it," delicately
remarked the Hair Circle Y boy.
Honest to Henrietta Jane" pro-
tested the stock-tender. HE has to
let his wife handle it. She wouldn't
have it no other. Stubby's reform
ed"
''Oh. if he's married." admitted the
Half Circle Y boy.
Sure" said the stock-tender. 'sOf
course, sStubby'd know what to do
with it if he was left to himself He'd
give 1t all to the first tin-hOrn that
he met for the privilege of pushing
chips around over a table for few
wee small hours. Great little old
Stubby.
Still, that was the way he made
his stake. Heard about that. didn't
you? Well, it was the time he got
fired from the Flying Dollar. He got
into a game at Hermosa with a
months pay, his saddle, bride, blank
cts, spurs, chaps and slicker. and
came out of it without EN-. If the
marshal hadn't taken his gun away
from him, he'd have lost that, too
Anyway, Sam Jacobs let him out and
he was loafng around town wonder
ing if he wouldn't have to wash dishes
for the Bon Ton to pay his board,
when a Boston shoe millionaire came
In On the stage and braced Ed Nc
Wicker to find him a guide that would
take him across the Limestone Range
to Garnet Basin, where they'd stuck
him on some mining claims.
Eve haven't got any professional
guide around here just now. but 1
guess l know gentleman who can
take you, though" says Ed So he
sends for Stubby and introduces him.
This is the gentleman 1 thought
might accommodate you,'' he says to
the affluent waddy. jerking his thumb
at Stubby
I'm plain spoken man." says the
Bostoner, sort of swelling out. Il
don't want no gentleman" says he,
and don't want no accommodation.
want handy man who knows the
country and can cook halfway de-
cent meal and l propose to pay him
we'll for it. He won't be accommo-
dating me. He'll be doing what /
want him to do because he needs the
money and Eve got the money, so
there's all there is to that. If this
fellow is the best you can get and
you think that he can take me to
Garnet Basin. I'll give him the job,
but l can't say l like his looks
HE said that with Stubby right
1here?' interrupted the Half Circle Y
boy.
The Kind Of Fool He Was.
Sure replied the stock tender.
''He was just that kind Of a fat old
fool. Ed told me he looked for trou-
ole right there and got behind the
s:Ove. but Stubby didn't make move.
He certainly seemed surprised, but the
next minute he said, as meek as
Moses, that he'd take the contract
and hoped to give good satisfaction.
Every good says Boston. Now
you go out and get whatever Is nee
essary for the trip. You can say
that I'll pay for it here I'm not go
ing to take any chances of your TAX
ing my money and spending it for
whiskey. You'll get your pay when
we get to Garnet and not before
That's perfectly agreeable to me-
says Stubby, kind Of husky, but still
meek. So he hikes out and hires
couple Of horses and pack mule, and
buys grub and a cooking outfit, and
they start out across the desert. At
noon they camped and got dinner at
Parker's Coulee. and the Bostoner
Kicked. like bay steer at every last
thing. He didn't like the alkali in the
water that Stubby boiled the coffee
in. he didn't like the flapjacks. and
he said that the way the bacon was
cooked turned his stomach. and he
cussed Stubby out for not gettin' him
a horse that rode easier
I'm mighty sorry said Stuhby.
I'll try to do better
ot,shbx. T,L>. P>,.>.r>
"Along about shutdown, as they was
gettin' to Pass Greek, he began again
about the horse, so Stubby reaches
out and grabbed him by the collar
and pulled him out of the saddle into
bunch of prickly pear.
~" There says Stubby. Now walk.
darn you. and see how you like that
for change
81 g You blasted ruffian!" says Boz
ton.
HE started to say something else,
but Stubby slid of his cayuse and
cuffed him I'D to peak. first one
side and then the other. Now you'll
try to be good, or we'll have heap
more difficulty he says. This is
the joyful moment i've been a-holdin'