Smyrna times., 1910-02-23

At
Ranch
The Manager Got His fnstruc-
aiOns and Obeyed Them
By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright, 1909. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
By DONALD ALLEN
wright, 1909, by Associated Lit
erarY Press
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complement ut the Two-1Sar ranch and |
every one except the manager was la
boring under suppressed excitement.
No orders had been promulgated. but
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"
LAS to hOwT'
"'GOing to have telephone line over
to the railroad"
That amt so much"
Going TO fit up an office for the
manager with desks and chairs. same
as Il New York brokers' office"
"NOthing to brag Of"
Going to have a 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 girl to run the
machine
'NO-o-O!''
"It'S fact Coming from Chicago.
Smarter'n chain lightning. She's go
! ing to be stenographer and type
writer Yes sir, she is. and no other
blamed ranch for a hundred miles
around has got one Old Two Bar is
ahead on the game
"Well='' queried the storekpeper aft
er long pause.
"Well. I'm here to give you a tip.
If you haven't got two dozen white
shirts in stock. send for them quicker
than lightning. Send for red neck
ties. Send for silk handkerchiefs
Send for real cloth collars. and send
for perfumery and toilet soap"
"Why?"
"Why. you galOOt? Because every
man on our ranch is going to come
looping over here and inquire for them
very things and isn't going to worry
about prices either. Because why?
Because every man is going to fall in
dove with that girl before she gets
within mile of the ranch and is
going to dress up and let her see what
Jim dandy he is. There can't but
one man marry her. and the rest of
the gang will shoot him."
| 1t was Il tip. The shirts and other
things were sent for. and the boys
lored over. FOrty-nine cent white
shirts went for dollar and a half
and no questions asked. Perfumery
and hair oil met with a firm market
Red neckties were 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 Young woman and heI
trunk Every man had volunteered tC
make the Trip. and when Old Tom had
bee" selected he gang gathered
ar:ynd him. and it's spokesman said:
There's got Ia be Il square deal ol
blocGshrd ~" flirting ar soft talk tC
get ahead Of She rest of us. You've
got an old v-oulan down on the BrazOS
Tom. and If yon don't own up to tina
g:ri thar you have off comes YOU
scalp
-Four hours later the blackboard wa:
r sighted with feldglass. FifteeI
minutes after the announcement i
could I've made out with the naked eye
While ii was still a mile away th'
cowboys formed in double line alon;
the road io the house. AT half mill
= they removed their hats and puffeC
e out their shirt fronts. At twenty rod
, their red neckties blushed furiously
And now Old Tom. having the dig
nifty of a Roman senator, drove th
vehicle between the lines. and th
veiied lady bowed right and left a
every man bent his head and scrape'
his right foot. Nothing further coul'
have been desired by the most criti
cal
"And what does she look like?" wa
demanded of Old Tom as he reached
the stables. where they waited TO
him.
Boys. she's cute. She's a LOCKER
She's going to set hearts afire ant
cause forty different murders. Yo'
might just as well go into convention
: and resolve that every galoot of yol
is going to fall head over heels i
love with her at first sight
il Old Toms prediction was fulfilled
Every man as he got sight of Mis-
Glazier fell in love with her or though
he did. In a week discipline was Lax
in a fortnight there was none at al
Every cowboy on the ranch wanted
!, sit around looking pretty. and tn
: Chinese cook didn't have time to was
half the white shirts awaiting hin
Old Tom stormed and the manage
complained. but things continued
skies and sevens. Few OF the me
could make an errand at the office.
was only while the typfst was wall
ing out that they had sight OF ne
Three or four got up the nerve to al
proach her. and the bearing and lai
guage of all of them were alike. The