New-York tribune., 1913-12-28

of the disor,lcrcd state affairs were in.
~An't never seed such COINS on in all my life said
one Bet Old Man McGrcgor won't get hall his steers
inside a month, Must'vc been morc'n hundred cats
chasn EN- last night Found twcnly-Ggh' dead year
hn's this mornln.
They discussed the Mighty IIarkns offer which had
,ocarcd in the local paper that morning and koned
there was a lot Of money and good job waiting for
.,,,obodv Then a rcd-headcd cowboy told the hotel
cIcrl; 10 set cm up again, which he did, and presently
the conversation switched to politics and it wasn't long
before had solved a question that had bothered me
for two nights | mean the reason for having motion
picture man present when McCann drove the captured
lion right into the center Of the town landed IN Ramos
on a Wednesday. On Saturday special train bearing
eight carloads Of State Governors, Congcmcn Scna-
tors Suprcmc Court Justices, newspaper coucspond-
cnts. photographers, wines, liquors. and cigars was
going to stop here long enough TO allow one or TWO o the
Tig guns to shoot off speech about the referendum
which lust then was attracting lot Of attention through
ont the Far West The trainoad OF celebrities was
swinging round big circle and touching all the high spots
in ten States in the effort 70 influence the tall elections.
At the railroad station the agent said the special
eypccted sometime in the afternoon. 50 long as II ar
rived before sunset should be happy The presence
Of score OF big town newspaper men, coupled "h the
cturcsouc crowd of cowboys, cowglrls, Governors and
maybe a potential President or two made the ting
almost too good to seem After completing what
little work had to do sent batch OF wires 20 re"s
arcr men in the surrounding towns, cnarUnE on tie
rcign of terror that obtained in Ramos LETT another
batch with the telegraph operator 10 be shot our next
dav These latter commented on the tact that, unless
the generous offer made by Mr. Samuel Harhn. 'ry-
prjcfor Of the Mighty Harkins Show, was proaa I'VE
Of some immediate change in the situation, the m..ol-
,ants Of Ramos and its vicinity would abandon 'Gr
home. and remove elsewhere, leaving their tio. er
.rops. their dwellings, and the family pac '. Tie
winds the rains, and the mountain mons
Then c.lugh, a train back to Jack and Sleepy II .w.
had expected 70 stay longer; but with the Governors
only three days of there was need OF Gw.s %.
bright and carly in the morning, with t.- a.. ..
- truck. buggy q couple Of grcascrs and r .''1l
o.. circus tickets we got Hollow and the picture a..t
TRANSPORTED three miles out Of town 20 ranch Fr.E
/ s,I,rn the yarn we were about 20 photographs
scene. q Western ranch Aliddle-agcd raa .'.an,
his wife and beautiful cightccn-year-olt daughter
seated al breakfast. Enter handsome young cowboy,
who brings news that mountain hon has stan "..ed
the herds 10 saddle, Exit ranchman and cowboy
leaving the mother and dstraotIngly hcau'.". rlr..
Scene changes Grca, herd Of cattle bryw-lr. over
h,.i,less prairie Two cowboys attending them zlr.
when there boun.cs into the foreground the "a.'.y
figure Of 'hc mountain lion. OF go the ca'''. after
them the lion. and after the Ion the horscnen Chase
re.t. tor miles before younger rider lets hy his .-'.
which settle, over sleek head and shoulders Of Oh. ..--
u.lc beast. Scene changes 20 railroad station d '.s
.i,r of Ramos Good people OBJ. town a-e gathered 4.
show their love and devotion To- their Governor "ao'.
f,,, .u leave for the front. when Presto. the m."a.
tain ion ia.hc--
81 haven't g,, time 20 finish il nnw, said O. jack.
"Wru attend 20 the rest o, II when we ge, to N.'...
Anvn,w the handsome young cowboy S .-
gets tlc beautiful young girl Must figure on. re
reason v,r you sc, her, though
"Whcrc's the exquisite damsc;' said jack.
-Rr.,r. here. s..ri and produced the blond "...