The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-02-08

produced TWO queer-loOking bottles and
supply of glasses.
''De SPAIN" Gale Morgan began
bluntly, zone of our men was put Off
stage of yours last week by Frank Eli
pnso." He spoke without any pre-
liminary compliments. and his heavy
voice was bellicose.
De Spain, regarding him undls-
turbed, answered after little pause:
"Elpnso told me he put man Off his
stage last week for fighting"
NO" contradicted Morgan loudly.
mot for fighting. Blpaso was drunk"
whats the name of the man FL
paso put off, Johnr asked De Spain,
looking at Lefever.
Morgan hooked his thumb toward
the man standing at his side. Heres
the man right here. Dave Sassoon."
Sassoon never looked man In the
face when the man looked at. him, ex-
cept by implication; 1t was almost Inn,
possible, without surprising him, to
catch his eyes with your eyes. lie
seemed now to regard De Spain keen
ly, as the latter, still attending to Nor
gan's statement, replied: "Elpaso tells
q pretty straight story"
"Elpaso couldn't tell straight
story If he tried" lntcrjected Snssoon.
II have the statement of three other
passengers; they confirm Elpaso. Ac-
cording to them, Sassoon-" De Spain
looked straight at the accused, "was
drunk and abusive, and kept trying to
put some of the other passengers off.
Finally he put his feet in the lap Of
Pumperwasser, our tank and windmill
man, and Pumperwasser hit him."
Morgan, stepping back from the bar,
waved his hand with an air Of finality
toward his inoffensive companion: !:
Here is Sassoon, right here-he can
tell the whole story"
"Those fellows were miners" NUT
tered Sassoon. His utterance was
broken, but he spoke fast. They'll
side with the guards every time
against cattleman."
"Sassoon," interposed Morgan bel
ligerently, "ls n man whose word can
always be depended on"
"To convey his meaning" intervened
Lefever- graphically. "Of course,
know" he asserted, earnest to the
point of vehemence. Everyone in
Calabasas has the highest respect for
SassOon. That is understood. And"
he added with as much impressiveness
as If he were talking sense, Everybody
in Calabasas would be sorry to see Sas-
soon put off n stage. But Sassoon Is
OFF: that is the situation. We are sorry.
If 1t occurs again"
"What do you mean2" thundered
Morgan, resenting the interference.
"De Spain Is the manager, isn't he?
What we want to know Is, what you
are going to do about itT' he demand
ed, addressing De Spain again.
"There Is nothing more to be DONE"
returned De Spain composedly. 1--WE
already told Elpaso IL Sassoon starts
another fight on stage to put him of
again."
Morgnn's fist came down on the bar.
Look here, De Spain! You come from
Medicine Bend, don't your Well, you
can't bully Music Mountain men-un-
derstand that"
"Any time you have a real grievance,
Morgan, I'll be glad to consider It,"
said De Spain. "When one Of yeur
men is drunk and Quarrelsome he will
be put off like any other dlsturber.
That we can't avoid. Public stages
can't be run any other way"
"All right" retorted Morgan. 'If
you take that tack for your new man
agement. wen see how you get along
running stages down in this country"
"We will run them peaceably, just as
long as we can," smiled De Spain. eve
will get on with everybody that gives
US chance"
Morgan pointed finger at him. 81
give you chance, De Spain, right now
VIII you discharge ElpasoT"
"No."
Morgan almost caught his breath al
the refusal. But De Spain could be
extremely blunt. and In the parting
shots between the two he gave nc
ground.
"Jeffries put me here to stop this
kind of rowdyism on the stages" he
said to Lefever on their way back tC
the barn. "This is good time to be
gin. And Sassoon and Gale Morgan
are good men to begin WITH" he added
| AS the horses OF the two meI
emerged from the canyon they saw q
slender horsewoman riding in toward
the barn from the Music MountaiI
trail. She stopped in front OF Meal
pin, the barn boss, who stood outside
the Office door. McAlpIn, the old MedI
| cine Bend barnman, had been pro
/ NOTED from Sleepy Cat by the new