The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-11

just now. The doctors tell me to rest,
and I've been doing nothing else all
my life. It's pretty monotonous. I've
tried to get interested in some Of the
chaps on North Main street and around
the plaza. I've offered to buy them
drinks and all that. but they seem to
shy off. suppose they think I'm
detective or something of that kind. =
More like newspaper man after a
story. Hello. there! Now what's
doin' -
Outside near the curb crowd had
collected. A traffic officer was talking
to the driver of an automobile. As
Sweeney Orcutt strolled toward the
doorway Overland Red. clean slaven.
clothed in new corduroys and high lace
boots and a sombrero. aslant on his
stiff red hair, dove into the saloon and
called for ''bucket of suds.r
CLOSE shave. Red.'' whispered Or
cutt.
HAD me orcutt likewise" replied the
tramp. Say. Sweeney. stall off the
Dick out there. think he piped me
as l blew In, but amt sure. He'll
| be pokin' III here In minute. II be
sees me talkin' to the guy there. for
instance, and you give him II steer, he
won't look too close. Sabeg And
| Overland drank. observing the east.
/ erner at the table over the top Of bis
| glass.
'They got that guy Overland Red
mugged in every station from here tt
Chicago whispered Orcutt. Paper
says he put it over desert rat III
| near Barstow. Did you hear about It T
Some" replied Overland senten
tiously.
"And did you hear about his las
| getaway on one of the Moonstont
Rancho ponies? Some class to thatr'
II read somethin' about It." repliet
Overland.
well. Red. IL you won't tumble. al
| got to say is. beat 1t. You're wortl
thousand bucks to any fly cop tha
snips you in this town. I'm handin
you little dope that you can slid
out on and not get stuck.
Thanks, Sweeney. Well. I'll RIM
you up from Kalamazoo"
/ "Kalamazoo? In them clothes?"
'Sure. There's law against tray
elm naked in some states. Where yo'
been grain lately?"
''In the bull pasture; and say, Red
| it's gettin' warm there for some.''
well. Lguess I'll beat It." said Over
land
Take Il slant at the door first"
Overland turned leisurely. In th
doorway stood the traffic officer. II
glanced from Orcutt to the two me-
near the table. "Hello, Sweeneyr b
called. glancing q second time at Ovel
land.
"Hello!' answered Sweeney, strollln
to the end OF the bar, "Somebod
speedin'T''
!. Yes Say. who's the guy. the bi
one?"
Him? Oh. that's Billy Sample. th
fella that does the desert stuff for th
General Film company. The kid
his p;lrdner who acts the tenderfoo
They're waftin' for the machine no.
to take 'em out to Glendale. Got SON
stunt to pull OF this afternoon. So Bin
was tellin' me. They're about ha
stewcd now. They make ME sick.
.Thought ! saw the big guy out q
the street minute ago." said the Of
, Ger, hesitating. There's card o.
for a fella that looks like him.
: guess
'Hc thought 1t was his machine cor
in',' said Orcutt- .'Hc run out to sc
It's q wonder how them movie acto
can make up to look like most an
body. Why. been in your line
fooled lots of times Makes fel
: feel like he don't know where he's
will, the town full of them movin' pi
: .ture actors.
"Well, SO long. Sweeney" And Il
traffic officer, a little afraid of bell
: laughed at by the famous ex-ofict
Sweeney Orcutt, departed just tho
|, Eand dollars poorer than he might ha
= been had he had the courage of /
convictions.
Overland and Orcutt exchang
glances. Orcutt's glance rested mea
ingly for an instant on the eastern
at the table. Overland grinned.
;. cutt spoke to the young easterner, w
y Immediately rose to his feet and bowe
q "You was lookin' for somebody tha
Q the real thing, you said. This her
q my friend Jack Summers. He US
Il I to be sheriff of Abilene once. He ali