Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-01-13

Woman's Love


9TH last l heard of Stubby Gruger
he was down in the Matavas Valley
with a neat little bunch Of horses
that was bringing him in more money
than he knew what to do witn," SAID
he stOcztender, as he soused a
breeding into a pail of CASTLE suds.
You know what I think, so there's
no need of me saying It, delicately
remarked the Hair Circle Y boy.
Honest to He rietta Jane" pro-
tested the stock-tender. He has TO
let his wife handle 1t. She wouldn't
have it no other. Stubi3y's reform
ed
oh. if he's married." admitted the
Half Circle boy.
Sure" said the stock tender. "Of
course, Stubby'd know what to do
with it ii he was left to himself. He'd
give it all to the first tin-horn that
he met for the privilege of pushing
chips around over a table for a few
wee small hours. Great little old
Stubby.
Still, that was the way he made
his stake. Heard about that. didn't
you? Well. 1t was the time he got
fired from the Flying Dollar. IIe got
into a game at Harmosa with a
months pay. his saddle, bride, blank
cts. spurs, chaps and slicker, and
came out of it without 'em. II 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 lOafing around town wonder
ing If he wouldn't have to wash dishes
fcr the Bon Ton to pay his beard,
when a Boston shoe millionaire came
in ON the stage and braced Ed Me-
Wicker to find him a guide that would
take him across tile 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
guess / know a gentleman who can
take you, though" says Ed. So he
sends for Stubby and introduces him.
This is the gentleman | thought
might accommodate you,' he says to
the affluent waddy. jerking his thumb
at Stubby.
TN a plain spoken man., says the
Bostoner, sort of swelling out. Il
don't want no gentleman" says he,
land / don't want no accom- notation.
I want a handy man who kloWs the
country and can cook halfway de-
cent meal and propose to pay him
we'll tor it. He won't be accomnlo-
dating me. He'll be doing what
want him to do because Re needs the
money and I've 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 | can't say / like his looks.
He said that with Study right
there?" interrupted the Half Circle Y
boy.
The Kind Of Fool He Was.
Sure replied the ock-tender.
''He was just that Lind Of a fat old
fool. Ed told me he looked for trou-
BILE right there and got behind the
stove. 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.
Very 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 60
ing to take any chances of your TAX
ing my money and spending it for
whiskey. You'll get your ray when
We get to Garnet and not before
That's perfectly agreeable to me-
says Stuhby, kind of husky, but still
meek. So he hikes out and hires
couple of horses and pack mule, and
buys grub and cooking outfit. and
they start out across the desert. At
noon they camped and got Inner at
Parker's Coulee. and the Bostoner
kicked like a bay steer at every last
thing. lie didn't like the alkaii in the
WdlGI that otuOuy UoAISu tAE ScAASS
in, he didn't like the fapjucks. 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.
TN mighty sorry said Stubby.
I'll try to do better
ssubny Takes Revenge.
"Along about shutdown, as they was
gettin' to Pass Creek, he bean again
about the horse, SO Stubby reaches
out and grabbed him by tAe collar
and pulled him out Of the saddle into
a bunch Of prickly pear.
There says Stubby. Now walk,
darn you, and see how you like that
for change!'
"'You blasted ruffian!" says Bos-
ton.
He started to say something else,
but Stubby slid off his cayuse and
cuffed HIM up TO a peak first one
side and then the other. Now you'll
try to be good, Or Well have a heap
more difficulty he says. This is