The Raymer enterprise., 1913-04-17

ish East Africa.
first saw the major In South Al.
rica. and 1bt to know him. as few
other men know him. while we were
both serving the British East African
government This friendship between
us is one, for my own part. which
years can not lessen.
What history the man has back
OF his forty.odd years! What a name
he has won for himself on the field
OF battle and in police duties! 1t
seems almost impossible TO tell all he
has seen. accomplished and endured.
Perhaps one day some one will ven.
ture to record In book form the many
deeds OF daring this frail.looking Aus.
tralian has to his credit 1t would be
a mighty task, but the result should
be worthy OF the effort. for know OF
no man who has more material to
draw upon. vivid true-to-life happen.
ings In varied career OF excite
ment.
Ross was born In Australia way
back In the seventies or may be the
sixties Emigratlng TO America when
still boy. he held first one post
and then another, until finally he drift.
ed to Canada and enlisted In the
world famous Canadian mounted po-
lice.
Sometimes. II you can get him into
a talkatiYe mood, he will tell you OF
riding many miles to capture danger.
GUS criminals single-handed. Ross tells
with smile that he was never known
to fail on one OF these hazardous un-
dertakings II you look at his face,
you can understand why this is so,
1t is not easy to get him to talk, but
fortunately his record Is so well
known that It Is not difficult matter
TO gather material on his life.
remember one day when We went
In camp together In East Africa
keeping law and order In a new d!a.
mond field rush. which turned out a
fizsle-Ross began to talk after din.
ncr OF some OF his adventures with
the gun-men and Illicit liquor men In
the northwest OF Canada.
He told us OF one day capturing a
band OF four bandits, who were noto.
rious for the number OF men they
had killed Ross vas sent out with
u trooper to capture them alive II pos.
slble, Ye gods think OF IT, Two
men TO capture the four worst men
in Canada The two men rode across
the plains for several days until
they finally came upon the camp OF
the bandits.
We got EN-" ended Ross Be
Ing pressed for further particulars, he
reluctantly told US few details OF
the capture
Our arrival was surprise" he
continued Il walked into their camp
accompanied by my trooper. Neither
OF us had drawn a gun. Bandits or
no bandits. they all know they can't
fool the y. W NJ Police. One darn.
ed fool drew gun. but I'm mighty
quick with my peR.shoo;er and winged
him. The others submitted, and We
brought EN- back to the chief. Il
was sure some soft snap, that The
poor fellow | had shot was buried
where he fell by his comrades They
didn't like doing It. but a slx.shooter
covering you makes a man do what
he's ordered. Leastwise. II always
has in my experiences"
il Is only by looking into his eyes
md catching the lines Of his mouth,
hidden partially by "a 2heayy mus.
tnche. that one can read that behind
this hardened exterior turks a heart
full OF kindness for a comrade in dis.
tress. Strange to relate he Is a DOW
or with women. All women like him
and he himself loves the society o,
the gentler sex In the summer OF
1910 Ross was happily married In Lon.
don and has taken his wife back IN
East Africa with him. Many a fair
lady's heart will be Jealous o, the
woman who has become Mrs. Ross
One day. when riding togethe,
across the Athi Plains, Ross told mo
that he had spent some years in
Utah. ! asked him II he was
Mormon
Sure thing, young feller. I'm bIsh.
op In the church." he laughed and ,he
merry twinkle In his eye, warned ma
that a little coaxing might bring on,
n good story. And presently no
told me about his stay in Salt Lake
City.
Il gotten run out OF there. m,s.
remember what for The Norman 20
ligion is sure some fine thing An
your wives save up all the yellerlor.
Ked chickens TO try and coax you n
favor them. don't believe in no snt.
fragette; Mormon ladies' for nina
Say, guess you better Join that ont.
At. All you gotta do is to stand nm
one day IN the Tabernacle and nm.
nounce that you've had a revelation
for Sister Jane. and she becomes n
number five or whatever number IN
next vacant In your catalogue. | sure
had some mighty fine revelations in
Salt Lake City. Say. young feller,