New-York tribune., 1912-03-24


not so weak and soft as look But what chance have
had, brought up among women in fancy goods
store Then, when the big department stores crowded
us out and had to close, and Mother died-well'
had to do something And all Aunty would let me try
was stenography; so I'm that. But m through!
There! Hang the old notebook And bang 1t goes,
clear across the ROOM "Drat the beastly pencils!
Agy sends shower Of EN- against the safe Darn the
old typewriter, tOOl" With which he lands KICK on
the tin cover Of the machine
@Finel" saws |. But what next?
sWhv," SAYS Algy, snow I'm going home and tell
Aunt Hattie that ! start tomorrow to be cowboy.
"Algv" SAYS |, don't
sBuf Will" says he Agy has his chin up too, and
his shoulders back and there's buslnesslke look TO
the way he holds his jaw. 49,
SIust as YOU sav" SAYS |; "but lemme give you tins
tip: You won't be out among them flannel shirts two
days before they'll have you skinned alive. why,
Agy, don't YOU know you'd be as welcome on some
ranch pussycat in roomul OF fox terriers 20 on
Agy; but as you're jumpin across the pralre some
night with your eyes bugged and bunch OF troicsone
beef producers behind tyn to shoot the heels oil your
shoes, just remember that you was warned.
@Pooh" says Algy. Cowboys don't 90 that sort Oh
thing nowadays, YOU know. Besides, if it comes to
that, could do a little shooting too"
"What with says l. "an air rife?
And that was the first time I'd fetched pout
out Of Algy. "See here! says he. You come up 70
Henry with me now, and III show you whether can
shoot or not|
WTELL, Just for the fun Of it. let Algy tow me up
the boss dug out a special gun that he seemed to keep
reserved for him. Il van any 22-short affair DuJ a
real blue steel baby with life sized bullets Ana,
while | amt any Judge, | should say by the way A!gy
rung the bell and blew up the clay pipes that ne was
"Good work." says l. "You must have burned some
powder here
~Ask Henry" says he at was nearly five years ago
that he began 10 teach me to shoot. -
@What about ridin' them buckin' broncos, thought"
says l. ~You know they don't herd steers in taXca6s
"But | can ridc some too says Algy. you snail
see Come on up 20 Morands."
aMorlands chr" saws |. "Say, Algy, why the dis
guise? Why didn't YOU tell us you plute sport!
Ilm Of the evening instructors there that all,
says he. "Of course had TO pay at first; but got
them 10 give me lessons at odd times for half price
And, say, they've just brought in mustang thaI
rather lively If you don't mind waiting few minutes,
too, III get into my cowboy costume and brng out my
lariat'
Say there was no hot air about Algys talk. He pro-
duced the goods | couldn't hardly believe it was him.
either, with them frnged things his legs, and the
spurs and the wide brmmed hat. Honest, he looked
the part and the stunts he did on that wicked eyed niue
mustang you wouldn't believe Then when II come 10
the laSSo business he had me with my tongue out tor
iar You've seen em twirl the rope in them gunpoWder
SHOWS they used to have at the Garden MAXIM looP
and jumpin through it, and all that? Well, what does
Algy do but jump the blamed pony through ms looP'
and him in the saddle all the time =, ~,
;, And you mean to say you've always lived IN Ne"
York, too?' says l.
We never been west of Paterson, says Algy' Pu''
you see this is the sort of thing I've lived tor. We
spent all my spare time and money on It, so as 10 De
ready when my chance came. Now, take throwing the
rope; an ex-cowboy whom | found working IN livery
stable taught me to do that. But had to pracilse
hours and hours week in and week out. was bound 10
get it, though
sGuess you have" says l. @Algy, you're wonder
Snl when it comes to mixin' with of them ranch
crowds, can see your finish.' ~
.Oh, guess can take care of myself, says he I'm
gong to try, anyhow
EXPECT too if it hadn't been for this little session
with Agy I'd never noticed the argument par OF
gents haYin in the seat across from me- dln down