Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-19
NO CHANCE TO LOSE
BY "WATCHFUL WAITING"

rules for the curbin' of locoed foreign
ers." put in Doc Poets.
Il gather as much from your childish
attitude toward this insect" reproved
the head of the trail. this Huerta bites
the hand of the gent that grubstakes
him, n Madero. This Madero heads
an uprisin' against Old Man Diaz,
who's been boos of the Mex ranch
since buffalo was runnin' wild in Rio
ernment's long been expired and the
grass bein' good on the range, other
gents aspire to Craze their cattle there
on. But the old man is a foxy party,
and they don't stampede him none un-
til young Madero m along and
cleans out his outfit. Whereupon Diaz
mounts his best cayuse and rides out
of range n Madero moves into the
ranch house. Vic Huerta's been fore
man for the old man, and by shinin' up
to the new boss. keeps his job. Vic is
hittin' the booze pretty lively and is
an all around bad actor. He waits his
chance, pot shots the boss from behind
and takes over h ranch himself.
Polite Little Notes From Vic.
ably durin' h squabblin' and Vic
can't meet the pay roll, let alone
muster a new outfit. Prosperity bein'
plentiful on some Of the n~eighboring
ranches. Vic gets real friendly like and
writes 'em all polite little notes inform-
in 'cm that he's now doin' business at
the old stand and will be pleased to re-
ceive callers.
Most of the neighbors is not inclined
to horn into the difficulties on the Mex.
ranch and don't show no undue cur
iosity about the way the late Mr..
Madero cashes in. But over on the
United States ranch a couple of gents
NV name Of XNi10nl and C,,,1 -
lately moved in, and they display some
strong sentiments on the proper con-
duct of ranches, which don't embrace
bumpin' off tile boss when his backs
turned.
When Vic strings along with a yarn
apou. Madero falling off a bronc at
roundup n breaking his neck, they
hand him the far away look and go on
discusstn' the price of yearlings on tho
Kay See market. This don't phaze Vic
none. but when he drops around the
next day and hits 'em for the loan of a
rev bucks till the first Of the week,
they tell him they can't see him with n
10-foot telescope and wouldn't stake
him to the discarded horns from the
herd. The United States outfit hayin'
quite a standin' in the community. the
other n%eighbors get kinda cool toward
Vic. too.
with this kind OF a bad feeiin. in
the neighborhood, everybody was set
TIM around waitin' for the fireworks.
But when the boys get restless and
start to oilin' up their artillery, Wilson
calls 'em together.
A Strange Card in the Deck.
The steady pressure Of moral force
Will before many days break the bar
riers Of pride and prejudice down. he
tells a'em. and we shall triumph Us
Mexico's friends sooner than we could
triumph as her encmies-and how
much more handsomely and with how
much higher and finer sa%tisfactions of
conscience and honor to quote him
exactly.
This moral force Is a strange card
In h deck and the boys don't sabe his
style Of play. There's some complainin'
about the boss newfangled ideas. most
Of the bunch bein' satisfied with the
old fashioned way Of ropin' a steer. but
the boss sits tight, with aces back Ia
back, u turns out. and let's Vic bet his
fool head off on q ~treyspot outside.
And Vic don't draw out on him ~
queried Doc Poets.
Vic don't finish nowhere" explained