Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

be on the Tumbling H outfit. but
had gone to Boise an took to hand
ling grain.
I'VE dropped asleep about . or
Whereabouts an the next thing I
knew Cal was kicking me in the
ribs. I'd been drcamin th't was
ridin' th't wall-eyed brown broncho
the meanest animal on the ranch
and nd got bucked off, an was
howlin Rope him again. Cal! Rope
him again. I'll bust him or and
then Cal kicked me an found my
self rollin' on the floor std of over
the praiSie 1t was sure embarrassn'
with carload of people GRIMM
free an plentiful. So I meandered
over to the wash room ter cool off
Just before we pulled into Boise,
Cal edged up close to me and said:
'Trimpy! I'm goin' to steal that
Sanity Claus an run him out to the
Tumbling H
II thought it over fer a minute,
an then said
That's Il pious idee! How you
goin' ter work it,
You'll sect he says. Leave
that to me-
80 left it to him, an when we
met SANITY on the platform, Cal
asks him IL he knew where his out
fit was-mcanin' the headquarters.
~ do not said Santa. But Boise
Isn't very large town, I believe.
I'll have no trouble in getting up
there.
Your place Is n mile ara a half
or two miles from the depot lied
Cal. We're goin' ter hitch up soon
as we've fed, an we'll drive you
right to the door l know just
where it is
You're kindness ITSELF said
Sanity. This case would be pretty
heavy to carry two miles
I've took him into Bcldcn's for
breakfast, and Cal got a chance to
say to me without Sanity hearin':
"'You take him round to the
stable TO hitch up. Trimpy. I'm
goin' up the street to git a few more
presents. If we're goin ter have
such a bulky Sanity Claus out at
the Tumblns II we sure want his
gift sack to be likewise an impress
sive'
so 1t all went as easy as ropin'
ycnrlin. Cal got back soon after
the team was hitchcd. carryin' II
meal sack th't looked promisin', an
We started. held the bronchos
down slow at first, an spread all
over the old town with all its dips,
spurs, right angles. an variations.
so th't SANITY would nachully see
the truth of Calls two-milc PROPOSE
ton but we had ter strike tn home &.
trail ut last, an tn houses got
pretty casual an lonesome lookin'
Sanity asked serious. Haven't wo
missed the headquarters? 1t can't
be out as far as this.
Just ahead lied Cal, pointln
to Hy Stcrnitts now barn II half
mile ahead. They built 1t out there
so as to have ball grounds an gym
nnsiums an SUCH
~ never heard of that said
SANITY. some anxious. but sup
pose you know
"'What we don't Nnow,' said
Cal. wouldn't be enough to outfit
country lawyer Then he kicked
my shin., an KNOWN the signnli |
put those bi"nchos into II real nice
little ole Gallop. We went past
Stcrnitts ms If we were followin'
u COW stampede. an SANITY thought
they'd got away from me. He was
sure excited, an some scared. Then
| pulled en- down, an he asked If
we weren't goin' back at once. But
Cnl had pulled his gun. and was
playn' with it on his knee.
Its gun to heart talk now,
sanity he grinncd. although we
amt lookin' fer nuthin but the
tplcasantcst sort Of argument. You
amt goin' back right yet. Sanity:
you're goin' out to the Tumbling
II ranch They're sure needin you
out there quite wistful.'
"'What does this mean?' yelled
Sanity. You dare not carry me off.
insist on being taken back to the
headquarters at once. I'm late
now,
mot so late as you will be be-
fore you get back laughed Cal, Y
AN words like dare and insist
bling H tibet they have down to Salt