The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-17

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M ENI dering, none stands so
W. I'D prominently In my recoI'
SIE> iections as Maj. c. Ross.
6&S member OF the British
VulN army and companion OF
iii the Distinguished Service
0W order, and now an assist.
81 ant game warden In Brit.
ish East Africa.
first saw the major In South Az
fica, and got to know him. az rev
other men know him. while we were
both serving the British East African
}. government. This friendship between
rSs4s one, for my own part. which
years can not lessen.
What a history the man has PACK
OF his forty.odd years! What name
he has won for himself on the Held
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. II would be
Q 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 a varied career OF excite
ment.
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
q laxative mood, he will tell you OF
riding many miles to capture danger
GUS criminals slngle-handed. Ross tells
with a 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 we'll
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 new dia-
mond field rush, which turned out a
fxzle-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
q 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.
I'VE got EN-" ended Ross. Be.
ing pressed for further particulars. he
reluctantly told US a 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 N. w. NJ. Police. One darn
ed fool drew a gun. but I'm mighty
quick with my pea.shooter and winged
him. The others submitted, and We
brought 'em back to the chief. II
was sure some soft snap, that The
poor fellow ! had shot was buried
where he fell by his comrades. They
didn't like doing 1t. but a six.shootel
covering you makes a man dc wha
he's ordered. Leastwise. It alway,
has In my experiences"
It is only by looking into his eye,
and catching the lines OF his mouth
hidden partially by "a 2heavy mus
tache. that one can read that benin,
this hardened exterior turks a hear
full Of kindness for comrade In dis
tress, Strange to relate he Ia a DOW
or with women. All women like hin
and he himself loves the society q
the gentler sex. In the summer q
1910 Ross was happily married in I,er
don and has taken his wife back I
East Africa with him. Many a fai
lady's heart will be Jealous Of tn
woman who has become Mrs. Ross.
One day. when riding togetht
across the Athi Plains. Ross told IN
that he had spent some years
Utah. ] asked him II he was
Mormon.
Sure thing, young feller, I'm bis
op In the church." he laughed, and Il
merry twinkle in his eye warned n
that little coaxing might bring O,
q good story. And presently I
told me about his stay In Salt Lal
City.
II gotten run out OF there. ! mi
remember what for. The Mormon r
ligion Is sure some fine thing. A
your wives save up all the yellerle
ged chickens to try and coax you
favor them. don't believe in no 81
fragette; Mormon ladies' for min
Say. guess you better Join that ou
it, All you gotta do Is to stand ,
one day In the Tabernacle and a
nounce that you've had q reyelati,