New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
By WALTER S. BALL

all new Towns suffers from Chrome shortage IN me
Feminine Column Of the Census Returns he Sheriff.
Daughter therefore need not be COY until she happens
10 feel in the Mood She can order balky Deputy
10 look her Ten-Shoocr in the eye and take his choice
without having TO stop TO think Of It's probable effect
on her Social Career.
No Sheri's Son could do this and expect 70 have bis
Neutrality respected. Which is perhaps why nobody
ever saw "A Sherlffs Son
When the Sherif'5 Daughter makes her Formal
Debut her Father is standing beside his Faithful
Horse reading Letter There is a badge on Dos hiri
and sco on his face; that II needs no cIt-iu 70
show that he is living up 10 Rule Three As soon rs
his Daughter appears he hands her an Automatic Ar
sena and tells her to be Brave Girl, because Heaven
knows
His departure is the Signal for Events 20 arrive with
great rapditv. First comes the Brcathlcs M@sengor
Sometimes it is that the Indians bombardng the
Suburbs with intent 10 annoy More often u Is tha.
the Foreman's pet Horse has been anonymously CONE
Wandered from Bar X Ranch. Hopeful Cowboys
promptly swarm the Foreground IN anticipation oi
Killing. They turn anuousy to the ohcnhs Daughter
for orders Much they love her, they dread her
prejudice against Hasty Executions and dash mcrry
away without waiting for Postscrpts to her first gesture
Of dismay.
After several Film feet Of cross-counry agility the
COWBOYS find the alleged Horse Thief lying asleep under
a Tree. They are all for hanging him on the spo,-al
but one He surrephousy races back 20 ask for more
detailed instructions
The Sherif's Daughter thereupon fondes her new
Revolver and starts for the Scene on board her Tu
multuous Brcnc.
As a short cut she takes the Trail along the edge #
the Cliffs, which disconcerts the Judicous Iisa Filr
vile axiom that Cliffs spell Disaster 10 Hcrones bar
the Shers Daughter has forgotten this IN her anxiety
to preserve her Fathers reputation from the stain Of
Premature Hanging.
After her Bronco has registered few Onestep Novel
ties along the Brink it succumbs TO the Hoodoo and
rolls over the Horizon; thus complcating matters 20 an
almost GREATNESS extent. The Sherifs Daughter lies
unconscious long enough for cutback Of the Horse
Thief standing haughtiy under the Tree with % Rope
round his neck BY the time she has recovered ,Ii-
GENTLY to regain her mount and prance into sight they
are just yeavehoing on the Rope.
The Sherifs Daughter registers g1eyed surprise 40
seeing the Horse Thief in this prcdicament. She was
brought up on scenes Of Jaunty Homicide bu, this IS
the first Hanging she has had on her own response
bility.
Feminine Instinct moves her to indulge in few inter-
rogatve formalities while Cowboys NOPE around the
Background Suddenly she discovers that the Captive
is more to be ped than hanged, because he is no. .
Horse Thief at all but a Hero out Of work who was
moving TO the Next Town when he was inter-
rupted
The COWBOYS are overwhelmed by this evidence Of
adrotness on the part of the Sherf's Daughter Ask
ing questions before Hanging new point Of Etiquette
them, and they chalk up another Revelation Of
Feminine Charm. After which they
hurriedy exit, remembering that Bar Y
still has one horse in the Profit and Los
Column.
The Sheriff's Daughter takes adyan-
tage Of their absence 10 get acquainted
with the Candidate for Tragedy Houors,
and is so successful with the First Sight
Maneuvers that by the time the Real
Cuprt is brought in, nesvousy dangling
- at the end Of q Rope ted 20 q Saddle,
~ they are ready for the Ceremony