The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13

noncommunicative information and two
thirds OF my dinner, the deputy rides
away.
THAT night [ mentions the matter to
3''They're drawing the tendrils OF the
octopus around Black Bill says L And
then ] told him about the deputy sheriff.
and how I'd described him TO the dep
uty and what the deputy said about the
"'oh. we'll says ogden. let's don't
borrow any Of Black BIlrs troubles
bon out of the cupboard and well drink
TO his health-unless,' says he. with his
little cackling laugh, you're prejudIced
against train robbers.
" IN drink. SAYS, !, TO any, man who
a friend 10 a friend And I believe that
Black Bill. I goes on. would be that.
So here's 10 Black Bill. and may he have
good luck.
And both OF us drank
"A bout two weeks later comes shear
ing time. The sheep had 10 be driven
mp 10 the ranch and lot OF frowzycx,
headed Mexicans would snip the fur or
Of them with hack-action scissors. SO
the afternoon before the BARRIERS were TO
come I hustled my underdone muttons
over the hill across the dell down by
the winding brook. and up to the ranch
house. where ! penned 'em In corral
and bade 'em nightly ad!eus.
II went from there to the ranch house,
on his little cot bed, guess he had
been overcome by anti-insomnia or dis
wakefuIness or some OF the diseases pc
and vest were open. and he breathed like
a second -hand bicycle pump. / looked
at him and gave vent to just few
musings. Imperial Caesar says l.
asleep in such way. might shut his
mouth and Keep the wind away
"a man asleep is certainly a sight to
make angels weep What good is all
md fD mil TnnnGrfinnSo o.
at the mercy of his enemies, and more
so OF his friends And he's about as
beautiful as cab horse leaning against
the metropolitan Opera house at l2;SO
a. m, dreaming Of the plains Of Arabia.
Now. a woman asleep you regard as DIFF
ferent No matter how she looks you
know It's better for all hands for her
''Well. took drink Of Bourbon and
one for ogden. and started In to be
comfortable while he was taking ms
nap He had some books on his table
on Indigenous subjects. such as Japan
and drainage and physical culture
and some tobacco. which seemed more
10 tho point.
after d smoked a few. and listened
10 the sartorial brentl1Dg of II. o. ]
happened 10 look out of The window
toward The shearinS pens pe,jr %nGrG me from aneTe
kind Of n road across a kind Of creek
"I saw ive men riding mp to the
house.
their saddles and among 'cn was tho
deputy that had talked to me at my
camp.
"Thcy rode up careful, In omen formn-
tIon. with their guns ready ! set apart
with my eve on the one I opinionated
10 be the boss muck -rakcr Of this law
and order cavalry,
Good evening. gents. says Won't
YOU light and tie your horses"
'"rhc boss rides up close. ana swings
his gun over tit the opening in II
seems TO cover my whole tront elcVa-
ton.
"Don't YOU move your hands none.
saws he. 'till You and me indulge in
adequate amount OF necessary conVer'
sation-'
"T viii not. says |. ! am nc deaf
mute and therefore VIII not have to
disobey your inIunctions in replying
1--we are on the lookout. SAYS he.
for Black R!ll the man that held UP
tho KATY for SIS 900 in May we are
searching the ranches and everybody
on 'em What Is your name. and what
do YOU do on this rapch?'
"'CaptaIn' says /. 'Pcrclval saint
Clair II my occupation. and my name is
sheep herdcr. Tvc got my flock OF
yeaIs-no. multons--penned here to.
night The shearers are coming tomor
row To give them n hair cut-with baa-
a-rum. I supposc.
the captain OF the gang asks me.
"'wait Just n minute. cnp'n. saws 7.
Wasn't there kind Of reward offered
yfala- tn oh.