The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-27
WHEREABOUTS OF OLD GRAY mare
GREAT QUESTION AT ORLEANS
CITIZENS. FIREMEN, POLICE AND CITY MAYOR MADE a
FRIENZIED SEARCH FOR FAITHFUL ANIMAL
RED KIYKENDALL IN MYSTERIES THE WHILE
Search Was Ceased Only After The Old Gray Mare Was
Cloee Investigation Revealed That No Foul Play Rad
Been Cause of the Frantic Search.

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care for while Red partook OF
plate lunch still riding the forecasue
like Salt Dog Of old.
a visit was made 20 the state
House where note Of music that
had not been played since 1855
The old Gray Mare by this time
could navigate steps better than a
man-and n she went--up to a see
ond story where the crowd was,
right In among the rest Of hign
brows and BrownwOod's Band again
told them Of the trip cut OF the
wilderness MANY Years Ago. In
stead Of throwing the whole gang
in Jail where they should have been
the Judges came down from their
benches and shook hands with Red
congratulated him upon his Jewish
face, his Old Gray Mare and Musi-
cal Escort and invited him % come
back 90 see them
The third night IN town and by
the way the Major Of New Orleans
assigned two special men from the
Citvs Sanitary Detail % accompany
the Old Gray Mare on an Of her
wanedrings while the said Gray
Mare was enjoying a real feed down
20 the Mounted Police Station--for
she was extended the fun hospital
ity % these exclusive down town
stablos-the widest report Of the
convention was turned loose, re-
prri a rumor that rocked and
nvayed that old city from the very
oundatIon of ifs history not Co
mention buildings and prest sc. Not
even the rumor that ArmistiCe had
been signed ever stirred that mob
of 100, 900 soldiers AS did that re-
backed up By special details
If City Detectives, Police details
alanging patrol wagons and motor
cycle COPS running here and there.
me report WIS
Reds Old Gray Mare Was Gone
With teaSs boz his eyes and sob
N his voice that would have melted
The heart Of stone Indian. Red
told the Chief of Police that The
Old GRAY Mare is gone" He for
got 10 add "to dinuer"l Piece by
piece the sad tale was wrung from
m-how he had nursed the old
gray mare when she was just as or
.ban cslt. How with his own hands
he had pulled grass for her ground
II In a food chopper and fed her
with a spoon. On down through the
wears when the Old Gray Mare had
heon his only friend and constant
camaanion- sharing his every trial,
trouble. partaking Of his last loaf
Of bread d-sharing the only rag he
had b cover himself with at night.
And now she was gone"
= there any wonder that the
Chief wept like a child and ordered
every Reserve Officer In New Or
leans % get on the job-to search
every rat hole In sixty miles Of New
Orleans-to leave no stone unturn-
"a until the Ord Gray Mare was
restored 10 her Heart Broken Red
Never. in all the history Of police
organization and crime has such
net been thrown out over a city. In
less than two hours every human be-
ing over six weeks Of age living
within fOo miles Of New Orleans had
been asked the question that is now
listed with the imEaortal One Sem
tence savings such as "Fifty-Four-
Forty or Fight. ...-"Ex Ex-communicate
and be damned" Beware the Ides
OF MIfNn. 10 NitANt iNt NRflA
Safe for the Democrats and the
rest Of the " rld's famous cuoia-
tiong.
Have you seen the Old Gray
Mare9"
Street ears were stopped, agt0m0-
hHcs commandercd trains delayed
while every passenger, every Off
cial. every person in whatever capa-
citv was asked that question. Young
children in the converts were rus
lied out Of bed. nurses in the hos
p.tals, fireman aboard the ships IN
the nerpor--aI OF mem we're ASKED
Ia T.. t axsetly ~ i bonr and 40 minutes
less three seconds special
squad Of New Orleans picked Police
reported to ked ina, me uld Gray
.'sas. nais va a. hs, hem ~ me poi;ce