The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-11
By JOHNNY BURKE.


VN town yistidy, oein' bound for
w our home ranch on tn Sc
vIer after sellin' "a trainload
OF mavericks In Chicago an bein
some burdencd with pesos. Nose al
lows ne feels a calm for 10 plroot
around lot. Nose amt given none
10 spreadin' his voca bulary broadcast,
an ! knows right off that he's got
somethin' on his mind exceptin' his
hat.
81 see by a paper confldes Nose
10 me, mysterious. that Stll Bill
Slower an lot o. ole amigos from
the Pecos Is in this yere place for
the purpose OF annexin' some rcepute
as actor men. sure would like 10
see that there ole longhorn." con-
cloods Melancholy. wishful.
That bcn' so, assoons that you
ali calcIatcs 10 make yourself some
numerous around tn op'ry houso?'
''Th' drift OF my thoughts is in that
direction" admits Nose, an he be-
gins 10 hook on his belt.
"Ef you all is truthful thataway.'
saws I. ''they ain't no call for 10 pur-
500 a policy OF armament. III IT'S
on'y actin they won't be no show for
YOU 10 onIimbcr none-them cow
punchers when they turns actors
shoots on'y paper bullets"
So Mela ncholy divests hisself OF
them weapins and allows mehbe I'm
right. hut kin sec he's powerful re-
iuctant about leavin his cannons be-
hind.
You never kin tell what you'll ride
into. even in play actin. says ne
mournfui. 9TH stage amt always
safe range Sometimes they shoots
quite promiscuous."
When Nose an me projects our
selves into the op'ry house. mos
cv'ry seats took, but tb' feller at tn
door says we kin rcbbe squeeze In.
which we does.
Nose ne opens the herd book that
Young fellcr slips him, an looks at
me like he's got bad news firm home
say" says he In a whisper that
sounds like you was scrapin' the bark
off tree with fence rail. Say.
Iooly yere They's more'n a dozen
Eeezers on this bin O. fare that
knows right well. seen 'em hundreds
OF tiu1eH. rode with some OF en- But
thew all got differnt names yere.
Seems like mebbe tho people Jere
knowed their right names an Jes
nut .em down In tn book. SOS peo-
pIe that como yere don't get confused
as 10 which is their right handles.
Now. this yere Stover-I knows
him for Still Rul, but tn book says
his name is Bradbury-R. L. Brad
bury. I always had a sneakin' notion
that there was somethn' Bill fergits
To bring with him to tn Pecos.
,les' then the whole front OF tn
platform lifts up. an there's the
stage.
Melancholy nc mos leaps out o. bis
chair. he's That excited.
well. by tn three horned toad OF
tn Gila." calculates Nose, "ef that
aIn't Tho F1yin' Heart ranch In Wyo-
min I'll eat my stirrupe. Why, I'm
line rider on that ranch years an
years ago"
An IL was Afterwards we finds
Moses oonjectures affirmed by tn
book.
They's two people on IN stage; One
clothes She gifts on Nose heap.
THAT there gall conhded Nose.
his breath comm fast. that there
MaXIcan gal ain't nobody else but
Marledetta. I knows her plenty. Tn
book yere says her names Orctte
Lewis but she's the Same gal all
them vacuucros Is ravin' about down
on tn Rio Grandc.
Th' other one on tn stage nearly
sends me through tn floor when I
sees him In motion. It's my turn TO
take double turn or tn pommel sur
prise this time. Why. me an that
Chink cook works together all one
roundup. Do know An Sing4 Well.
I'll never eat another greengege ef ]
don't TIL book says III people OF
this here town knows him as Josh
Davis.
Then Nose he has another OF them
attacks. This time he organ nizes a
Mexican he says they used 10 can
Carara down on I'll border-Auererio
Maria Carara Nose allows It's all
right rr Carara 10 chang his name
10 George MorreI ''I never could
fathom that there greaser cognomcn-
~ uohow." ne opines.
But It's when Still Bill Slower
shows UP that Nose has 10 be re-
strained Some folks that sets by US
helps me 10 keep Melancholy firm
idmpin right up yonder an pump'n'
his arm.
IT'S him. IT'S him. yells Toss,
In voice like he was gtvin' orders