The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-26
win BILL" NOOK 's

n few minutes Pay the cabman 81 These
New York cabnen are regular hoId.up men
and your driver may want to charge you more
but don't pay him any more than s. under
any circumstances
i was glad Wild BIZ was coming / hadn't
seen my old pal for n long time and / locked
forward with pleasure to meeting him again
| told erybody about tho Brcvoort hotel that
Wild Bill was coming and in the evenings as
| Sat about tho lobby rccuuntcd some OF his
wonderful lights and adventures wanted
Wild BIZ TO tee. easy Ms soon rs he arrived at
the hotel, and told the proprietor # didn't
happen TO be around to welcome Bill and make
him feel at home
wild Bin arrived in New York on schedule
time. lie had my last letter In his pocket
and had committed to memory my Instructions
rs to what no should do AS soon as his train
arrived he stepped into a cab and ordered the
cahmaD to drive him to the Brevoort house
When the cab drew up In front OF the hotel
and mn stepped out he handed the driver a
81 bill He was bent upon following my in
structons to the last detail
Here's your pay he said
Pay nothin,' said the jehu. My charge
ia IS
We'll. 81 Is all you're going to get said
Wild Bill
Well Ruhe, I'll Just take the rest out o
your hide said the irate cabman. and he eaped
from his box and made at Wild Bill. Wild
BIZ punched him around the sidewalk un.
merclfully and wound up by knocking him
under his cab horses, where he lay unconscious
until pulled out by onlookers. Wild Bill walked
quietly into the hotel The proprietor. who
had witnessed the Tight. came running up to
my room where was having a nap and
thumped at my door
gentleman you have been expecting has ar
rived
Wild Bill was bad actor most anywhere
but he was an especially bad actor on the
stage, Jack Omobundro known as Texas Jack
was with the show. and when the curtain fell
at the close OF the first act he and | and VIVID
Bill were supposed to stand out near the front
OF the stage casping rescued madens to our
breasts In the white glare OF tho calcium Hut
Wild Bill was never out there where he be.
lonGed. lie Invariably hung back In the shad.
ows Mt the rear or remained halfhdcen behind
Il painted tree or rock. lie was a poor hand
TO pose or show on and hated TO have n lot
OF people staring at him. One night when
the spot light found him leaning against
gnarled oak in the background it made him
mad. and he took shot Mt the spot light ma
chine In the central aisle of the balcony, shat.
tered the bulls eye and broke the machine
The play had TO 80 on TO the end without the
usual calcium effects.
wild BIZ remained with the show three or
four months. by that time he had demon.
strated that he was impossible as member
Of travelling theatrical company | tried to
make him do better, but ! couldn't do any.
thing with him and he was released. lie was
glad OF 1t and turned toward the west with a
light heart
"A little while before Bill Joined the show
he had killed Phil. Cole, a wealthy Texas cat.
tleman OF Abilene. Kan. aBill was marshal OF
Abilene. and Cole. who was desperate him
SELF had threatened to kill him Just to show
the frontier he cort' do It They met on the