The Arvada enterprise., 1913-04-17

ish East Africa.
first saw the major in South AZ
rica, and | got 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 a history the man has back
OF his forty-odd years! What 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 fraillooking AUS
tralian has to his credit. 1t would be
mighty task, but the result should
be worthy of the effort. for | know Of
no man who has more material to
draw upon. viva truc-to-life happen
ings in varied career of excite.
meut
Ross was born in Australia way
back In the seventies or may be the
sixties. Emigrating to America when
still a 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
n talkative mood, he will tell you of
riding many miles to capture danger
GUS criminals singIe-handed. Ross tells
with a smile that he was never known
to fail on ono OF these hazardous un-
dertakings. II you look at his face,
you can understand why this ia so.
1t Is not easy to get him to talk. but
fortunately his record Is so well
known that 1t is not a 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 new dia.
mond field rush. which turned out n
iiz2le-Ross began to talk after din
ner 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 was sent out with
trooper to capture them alive II pos.
sible. 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 a few details OF
the capture.
our arrival was a surprise" he
continued Il walked into their camp
accompanied by my trooper Mother
OF us had drawn a gun. Bandits or
no bandits. they all know they cant
fool the n W NJ Police. Oue darn
ed fool drew gun, but I'm mighty
quick with my pea.shootcr and winged
him The others submitted. and We
brought EN- back to the chief It
was sure some soft snap, that The
poor fellow | had shot was buried
where he fell by hts comrades They
didn't like doing II. but six-shooter
covering you makes man do what
he's ordered, Lcastwise, 1t always
has in my experiences.
1t is only by looking into his eyes
and catching the lines OF his mouth.
hidden partially by "a 2hoavy mus.
tacho. that one can read that behind
this hardened exterior turks a heart
full OF kindness for a comrude I'm dis.
tress. Strange to relate he is a pow.
er with women. All women like him
and he himself loves the society Of
the gontlcr sex. In the summer of
1910 Ross was happily married In Lon.
don and has taken his wife back to
East Africa with him. Many a fair
lady's heart will be jealous OF the
woman who has become Mrs. Ross
one day, when riding together
across the Athi Plains, Ross told me
that he had spent some years in
Utah. asked him II he was a
Mormon
sure thing, young fcllor I'm n blsh.
op in the church he laughed. and the
merry twinkle In his eye warned mo
that little coaXinE might bring ONT
good story And presently ne
told me about his stay In salt Lake
City.
81 gotten run out Of there. | mis-.
remember what for The Mormon re-.
ligion is sure some fine thing. An
your wives save up all the ycllcrlrr.
ged chickens TO try and coax YOU 10
favor them. ! don't believe in no sur
fragette. Mormon ladies' for nina
Say, | guess you better Join that ont.
ht All you gotta do is to stand nm
one day IN the Tabernacle and nm.
nouuce that you've had rovelatlop
for Sister Jane, and she becomes n
number fve or whatever number Is
next vacant in your catalogue. sure
had some mighty fine revelations in
Salt Lake city Say. young felIer,