The evening world., 1912-03-18
ME---SMITH
Biggest Cowbov Story Since "7he Viytnian'
By Caroline Lockhart

and legitimate Stealing wA9 very O9B
In his mind. lie said merely:
"Tubbs. I believe you're . oeo-enoe
bre."
They IL worse. I s'pose." saA"Tuooe
modestly, but I've been pretty song
In my time"
"Can you rider Can you rooSf oee
you cut out a steer and burn . bso10t
Would you get buck-asus In . eeneh
and Quit me II II came to . GboWs
DOWN. Are you a staysrr'
TRY me-" said Tubbs. SWELLING.
SHAKE" said Smith. Il washt We
got acquainted sooner"
And mebby I kin tell you someeh0f
about brands" Tubbs went on ooe0e.
fully.
''Mors'n likely"
~ kin take a wet blanket and . O1ooe
Of copper wire and put N additioo %
an old brand so itn last I'LL you Nm
Git the stock offn your handa. I've
never done Il. but I've see Il DONE"
1--WE heard tell OF somethin' like thas.~
Smith replied dryiy. j
T. o kin draw out . braad %
you never would know nothin' wss thsrs.
You take a chunk Of green cottonwood.
and saw Il Off u "a then you n u
and bile It. and when IT'S hot through.
YOU siaps II on the brand. and when you
lifts II up after while the brand y
dra wed out"
ibid you dream that. Tubbsr"
"1 b'leeve itri work." declared Tubbs
stoutiy.
Maybe Il would work In Iowa" Asd
Smith. but I doubts II II would work
here. Any way" no added concilIatinEty.
well give u a try"
And this chanct-it's tolabls safef'
Same as II you was home In bed.
When I says ready will you comeT'
watch my smoke" answered Tubbs.
Smiths eyes followed Tubbs's huikin.
hgure as he shambled of. and his face
was full Of derision.
"Say"-he addressed the world In sen-
eral--'you show me a man from Iowa
or Nebrasky and Ill show you . SON.
of-a-gun."
Tubbs was putty In the hands Of
Smith. who could play upon his vanity
and ignorance to IN d~egree-though
he believed that beyond a certain point
Tubbs was an arrant coward. But
Smith had n theory regarding tho man.
agement OF towards He believed that
on the same principle that one uses q
whip on "a scared horse-to make Il
more afraid OF that which u behiad
than OF that which Is ahead-he could
J by threats and intimidations force
Tubbs to do his bidding II the occasion
arose.
Tubbs's mental calIbre was .z-shoPt:
but Smith needed help. and Tubbs
seemed the most pl!abie material at
hand. n Tubbs had pledged himself
to something the nature Of which ne
knew only vaguely was In itself suf-
hcient 10 receive Smiths contempt. He
had learned from observation that little
dependence can be placed upon those
who accept responsibilities too readily
n.l h.ltl, 49, " 49,
he could utilize Tubbs as long a. he
should need him. and after that-Smath
shrugged his shoulders-what wac au
l-o-wan more or less?
Altogether, he felt well satisfied with
what he mad accomplished In the short
lille since his return.
When Susie came home from school.
Smith was booking through the corral
fence at "A few ponies which Ralston
had bought and driven In. TO give color
to his story.
See anything there you'd like?" she
inquired. with significant emphasis.
ia buy the bunch II I was goin' 20
set me some bear-traps." Smith could
see nothing to praise in anything which
belonged TO Italston.
Susie missed her mother Immediately
upon going Into the house. and In their
sleeping-room she saw every sign q q
hurried departure.
where's mother gomez she asked
Ling.
Town"
"When's she comm hone""
she come night"
Forty miles over a rough road. with
her bands ged arm, for beads! 1t did
not sound reasonable to Susie. but
since Smith was accounted for. and her
mother would return that night, there
seemed no cause for worry. Susie
could not remember ever before hAv-
ing come home without hrding her
mother somewhere In the house. and
now. az she idgeted about. she realized
how much she would miss her IL that
which she most feared should trans
pire to separate them.
She walked to the door. and while she
stood idly Kicking her heel against the
door sill she saw Ralston. who was
passing, stoop and pick up a scrap OF
paper which had heen caught tive
two small stones. She observed that ne
examined 1t with interest, but while no
stood with his lips pursed In Q half
whistle a pun OF wind flirted II from
his fingers. He pursued It as though It
had value, and Susie, who was Got
above curiosity, Joined In the chase.
1t lodged in one of the giant cage
brushes which grew sumo little distance
away on the outer edge OF the door.
yard. and into this brush Ralstoa
reached and carefully drew It forth. He
looked at II again. lest his eye had
deceived him. then he passed % 70
; Susie, who stared btankly from -
. scrso Of pager p him.
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