Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28

all had do listen in order get first rate idea
of the disordered state affairs in.
Amt never seed such COINS in all my life, = said
Bet Old Man McGregor won't get half his steers
inside month"; Must've been more'n hundred cats
chasin EN- last night. Found twenty-eight dead year
Inns this mornin
They discussed the Mighty Harlns offer, which had
appeared in the local paper that morning and reckoned
there lot Of money and good job waiting for
somebody. Then red-headed cowboy told the hotel
clerk to set em up again which he did, and presently
the conversation switched politics. and it wasn't long
before had solved question that had bothered
for two nights. mean the for having motion
picture present when Mccain drove the captured
lion right into the of the landed in Ramos
Wednesday. On Saturday a special train bearing
eight carloads of State Governors, Congressman Sena-
tors Supreme Court Justices, newspaper correspond
ents, photographers wines, liquors, and cigars
going stop here long enough allow two OF the
big guns to shoot off speech about the referendum,
which just then was attracting lot OF attention through
out the Far West. The trainoad of celebrities
swinging round big circle and touching all the high spots
in ten States in the effort to influence the fall elections
At the railroad station the agent said the special was
expected sometime in the afternoon. So long
rived before sunset should be happy. The presence
OF OF big town newspaper men, coupled with the
picturesque crowd of cowboys cowgrs Governors and
maybe potential President two made the setting
almost too good to true. After completing what
little work had to do batch of wires to
paper in the surrounding towns, enarg1ng on the
reign of terror that obtained in Ramos left another
batch with the telegraph operator to be shot out next
day These latter commented the fact that, unless
the generous offer made by Mr. Samuel Harkins pro-
prietor of the Mighty Harkins Show, productive
of immediate change in the situation, the inhab
tants of Ramos and its vicinity would abandon their
homes and elsewhere leaving their focks, their
crops their dwellings, and the family plate to the
winds, the rains, and the mountain lions
Then caught train back to Jack and Sleepy Hollow
had expected to stay longer; but with the Governors
only three days off there need OF quick action
truck, a buggy, couple of greasers and pocketfu
of circus tickets, got Hollow and the picture outfit
transported three miles out of town ranch. Rapidly
l spun the yarn about to Photographic
Scene, Western ranch. Mddle-aged ranchman
his wife, and beautiful eighteen ear-old daughter
seated at breakfast Enter handsome young cowboy
who brings news that mountain lion has stampeded
the herds. To saddle! Exit ranchman and cowboy
leaving the mother and distractngly beautiful girl
Scene changes. Great herd of cattle browsing
mitless prairie. Two cowboys attending them laZily
when there bounces into the foreground the steathy
figure of the mountain lion. Off go the CATTLE after
them the lion, and after the hon the horsemen Chase
leads for miles before younger rider lets fly his larat
which settles sleek head and shoulders of the ter
rble beast Scene changes to railroad station of the
city of Ramos Good people of town are gathered to
show their love and devotion to their Governor who IS
about to leave for the front when-Presto! the
tain lion dashes-
Il haven't got time to finish it now, said to Jack
well attend to the rest of it when get to Ramos
Anyhow, the handsome young cowboy-thats you
gets the beautiful young girl Must figure out some
reason why you get her though
"Where's the exquisite damse?" said Jack.
fright here, said and produced the blond waitress
from the hotel She had been hidden by the buggy top
Doed up picture hat and eight dollar and fifty
cent dress she didn't like it bit when | made her
shed the lid and tie apron for the opening
She said something about being ated to sling hash all
her life, even when she wasn't working. had brought