The Snowflake herald., 1915-02-12
.cpEAKING
70 MOL.I.IE
az CHARLES WISHART

'lu l1or blades of razor sharpness
'V~ ~ sorved to accentuate the utter
oD! t;on Of the man. He leaned
o .;oct q post in front of the Golden
c.,.a Isa, saloon, and to Eben Brennan,
:. "' the latter paused to contemplate
q .. ST strange spectacle, it seemed as
a' ,1'ncb the man would fall were he
5.rr 55,orived Of his support.
t1ooking for a man?" asked the
Lancer hesitatingly when Brennan
, ~ concluded his inspection, ad-
,an ,;nc. I'm looking for job"
TVbat range did you ever ride ?"
81 never worked on a ranch"
,nfpssed the stranger. 'It was on
be stage"
Brennan grinned widely.
"a stage cowboy is worse'n a mur-
,..,r but the old man told me to
I,;nc back a man to work about the
inse, and if you can stick to a
Iore long enough to get there, l
ness the job is yours if you want it.
The foreman turned abruptly and
hode away, and the stranger ran
after him.
aMv names McCartney-Aloysius
Mccartney" he painted, "and thank
YOU very much"
Brennan stared, nodded and con-
frued on his way. He gave no
more thought to the new man until
twas time to make a start for home.
He had almost forgotten the Incl
dent until he came over to the store
md found little knot of cowmen
gathered about a brilliant figure in
The stageSt of cowboy get ups. Nc
Crtney looked up appealingly as
Brennan entered.
ut is the only thing I've got that
will do" he explained, "and [ take
It that your ranch amt no Garden
t Eden where I can do without
dothes know it amt the way
you fellows dress, but I'll get some
lal clothes as soon as | get some
money, but ri have to make this
Old stage outfit do until then"
Tm afraid you'll scare the horse"
ad Brennan, judicially, "but we
can try it on him."
To his surprise, the man made a
good throw and landed the horse
With the Bar B brand, but it took
hna longer time TO rope and saddle
The loaned horse, so they were late in
starting. Barbee, the owner, re-
pTded the new arrival with aston
Ehment Great heavensl Bren-
man, he cried, "what circus did you
get that from?"
Brennan offered a brief explana-
oon but Mccartney had received
his ranch baptism. Half dozen of
lhe men were within earshot and it
vas as "Circus" Mccartney that
PVaS introduced to his fellows.
A. There was work in plenty, but
Vncus" was not afraid of work,
ila as he gained in flesh, he lost his
MOI uncertainty. He had regained
ls Skill as a rider now that he once
roFe ,, nad a horse under him, but he
y au n not seek shift to the range, for
L0Ine NallOy was at the ranch
muse and Circus" was making fa-
'%s progress with Mollie Malloy.
one was the daughter of the cook,
Oack-eyed little colleen who
l4'ened 1t over the hearts of the
t'sv rlders for twenty miles around.
s 10 Circus" had come, she had
y dramatically evinced no prefer
' I'VE though she was more polite
uie foreman than to the men, and
NV suuan had come to regard their
Sgement as a matter settled ex-
iesion.
me- ns viewed with no pleasure the
Slt@ Circus made in Mollie's
''onS, and at last he was moved
A. p.O'eSt' He came riding in from
pr ale one afternoon to encounter
h, D' riding out with a message
%S1e r% Of the camps.
pos ,Opre mean, low, sneaking
n . -, he Snarled instead of offering
os Ss usual greeting. 'T pick you up
as bs., Ie streets wreck, and you pay
IN tA 1o;A Oy trying to steal the girl
~}3 gong to marry"
'ci,onaS rsS y NOlhe tell you SOP" inquired