The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-16
THE big cowboy pushed through the
circle of dilapidated- looking people

uAth no Wde 1dce w lace Win the
old woman sitting on broken trunk
surrounded by miserable assortment
of household goods.
"What seems to be the matter
ma amt" he asked politely, taking off
his broad-brimmed hat.
The woman did not cease hel weep.
ing, and Jim glared angrily around at
the gaping crowd.
off you low-down critters has been
tormentin' the Oh lady, I'd sure be
pleased tub know about it," he declar-
cd menacingly.
"We amt done nuthin', mister" ex-
planned man. "She's been turned out
fer not payin her rent"
jim stared. "Yuh mean that some
nake-ivered coyote put that po' OIL
dame out fer not payin' little
moneyin
"Sure-dat' s what they done."
How muchf' be asked tersely.
"Nine dollars an six bits" volun-
teered woman. "Bad luck to the
hard heart of him who done it''
"Same here, lady" responded jim.
"Howsomever, the first thing tub be
done accordin to my notions is to put
her back agin. Such trifln sum ain It
nuthin' tub me, an I'd be proud tub
help an old lady tub that amount, an )
then some fer grub an things which
1t looks like tub me she amt had
plenty Of in some time
Hivin bless yer fer that, mister, !"
cried the woman who had spoken be-
fore. "May the blissid saints"
"Sure that all right" broke in
the embarrassed jim "Now, who s 60
In tub help get this truck backf"
There were a score of willing hands
at his service.
The old woman could not understand
at first what was happening, but when
she did she made her rescuer exceeding
ly uncomfortable by her voluble thanks.
He hastily shouldered the trunk and,
guided by small urchin, traversed
dirty halls and ascended even dirtier
stairways until he arrived at squald
room, lighted only by one window, and
that opening into an air shaft. He set
the trunk down and looked about him
in CONSERVATION.
"Why, this amt fitten fer no hui
man bein' tub live in" he stated EN-
phatieally. essay, what got inter the
feller that built this placef Looks tuh
me 'sif he was plumb loeoed." "
"Guess You amt wise to the city,"
answered his guide "This here place
Is what they calls tenement, and they
puts as many rooms in as they can so S
to git more rent"
Jim seowled; it was not his idea of
making money
-"Who owns this shacks, sonf''
81 dunno-nobody don't know.
guess the guy would be ashamed to let
on"
elbow does he get the rent, thenf'
asked the unsophisticated Jim.
ooh, agent gifts it,
Jim waited long enough to see the old
woman installed, and leaving her a gen
erous roll of bills, departed and retraced
his steps back to the hotel at which he
was staying.
"Say," he told the clerk, IT just
seen the hellover thing" and narrated
his experiences, leaving out only his
generosity. "There was donation took
up" was the way he explained that
part of it.
"I'd feel real pleased tub know the
name of the skunk that owns that there
shack" he concluded wrathfully
The clerk leaned over the desk and
whispered name in his ear.
"Yuh joshinN"
"No, m not. That's straight goods.
My cousin is his agent"
"Why, tn ornery dogl" exploded
Jim, cam him the richest man in the
State"
After expressing few more uncom-
plimentary remarks, Jim went up to his
room, and was still boiling when sleep
cut short his maledictions. He awoke
the next morning with well defined
crouch, and ate breakfast in a melan-