The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-12-14

| iSHt DutI, 1IuuNy, 80 lily WlIG
says"
"Ill be darned II I believe any girl
can be hurt by little sweet talk.
1t Dleases 'em. :"
Chop It," interrupted Bedding.
Here comes Nell now"
Dicks tingllng ears took in the pat
tcring of light footsteps, the rush of
someone running
Here you are" cried n sweet, hap
py voice. dad. the senorita is per
rectly lovely. I've been pceping ut
her. She sleeps like-likc death.
She's so white Oh, l hope she won't
be i'll. How strange and sad, that
about her! Tell me more, Inddy.
You promised. I'm dying to know.
Didn't you say the senorita had
Swccthcart?
"Shorc l did"
as he the young man who came
with you|
Nope. That fellows the one who
saved the girl from Rojas."
"Ah! Where is he. Laddy?"
lies in there asleep"
"lS hc-nicc, L0ddy?"
"Shurr"
"What is he likc?'
"Wcll. Pm not long acquainted,
never saw him by day. but was some
tolrrablc took with him. An jim
here Jim says the young man can
have his gun an his hoSs"
Wonderful! Laldy, what on
earth did this stranger do to win you
cowboys In just one night?"
"I'll shore have to tell YOU. Me nm
jim was watchin' Il game of cards In
the Del Sol saloon in Casita. That's
across the line. We had ncquaint-
mccS-four fellows from the Cross
Bar outfit. where we worked while
back. This Del Sol is billiard hall,
saloon, restaurant, an the like. An
It was full Of Grenscrs. Some Of
Campo's rebels were there drinkin' an
playin' games. Then pretty soon in
come Rojas With some Of his outfit.
They were packin' guns an kept to
themselves off to one side.
"a little while aftcrwnrd seen
fellow stnndin' In the restaurant
door. lie was Il young American
dressed IN corturoys an boots, like n
| pr0Spcctor. He looked round the sa-
loon, an when he spotted Rojas ne
sorta lcrkcd up. Then he pulled his
slouch hat lopSidrd an began to stag
ger down. down the steps. First off l
made shore he was drunk. But re-
fore. 1t was some queer. so
watched that young man.
"IIc rcclcd around the room like a
| follow who was drunkern lord.
Nobody but me seemed to notice him.
Then he began to stumble over pool
players an get his feet tangled UP in
chairs an bump against tables. He
got some pretty hard looks. He came
round our way, an all OF Il sudden he
seen us cowboys. He gave another
start, like the one when he first seen
RoinS. then he made for us. / tipped
Jim off that somcthin' was doin'
Thrn this queer young man shot some
cool. polite words nt me an jim.
"rc was only bluthn' ut hcln' drunk
he meant to rush RoiaS, to start T;
rough house. The bandit was after /;
girl. This girl was In the hotel. an
She was the sweetheart Of Il soldier
the young fellows friend. The hotc
was watched by Rojas guards. an tn,
plan was to make fuss an get tn
girl away I'm the excitement. Wei
Jim an me got hint of our bcir
Americans that cowboys general
had name for loyalty to women
Then this amaZin' chnp-you can
imagine how Scornful-snid for m
an jim to watch him
Before l could catch my breath ar
figger out what lie meant by rush ar
rough house he had knocked over
table an crowded some Grenser hal
OF the map Then, quickcr'n I ca
tell you the young man dove at re
jas, Like mad steer on the ram
page he charged Roias an his mer
The whole outfit went down-Smnsh
fggcred then what rush meant
The young fellow came up out Of tn
pile with RoinS, an just like I'd slin
an empty sack along the floor he sen
c the bandit. But swift rs that wen
4 he was on top Of Rojas before tn
chairs an tables had stopped rollin
81 woke up then. an made for tn
+ center Of the ROOM Jim with me.
g began to shoot out the lamps. jim
II throwed his guns on the crazy rebels
y IN | was afraid thGred be bloot
IL spilled before I could get the room
dark. Bein' shore busy. lost sigh
IS Of the young fellow for second q
q so, an when got an eye free for hin
~ seen Greascr about to knife him
II Think was considcrate Of tn
q Grcascr by only shootin' his arm of
J. Then | cracked the last lamp an fl
r the hullabaloo me an Jim vamooset]
I 1--WE made tracks for our hosses nm
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