The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1922-12-27

fOltfHlpit l'th NA'h' 'A'h''-
here. Jim says the Young man ran
have his gun an his boss
"Wnnderfuli Laddy. what on
earth did this stranger do TO win you
cowboys In Just one nightf'
am shore have to tell you. Me an
lin was watchin' a game Of cards In
the Del Sol saloon In Casita. That's
.,cross the line. We had acquaint'
apces-fonr fellows from the Cross
mr. outff. where We worked while
hack. This Del Sol is billiard hall.
saloon. restaurant, an the like. An
II was full Of Greasers. Some Of
compn's rebels We're there drinkln' an
playin games. Then pretty soon in
come Roias with some OF his outht.
They were packIn' guns an kept to
themselves on TO one side.
"a little while afterward ] seen
follow standin' In the restaurant
door. He was young American
dressed I'm corduroys an boots, like
prosnectnr. He looked round the sa'
loon. an when he spotted Roias ne
sorra jerked up. Then he pulled his
slouch hat lopsided an began To stag
ger down. down the steps. First on !
made shore lie was drunk. But ! re-
membered lie didn't seem drunk be
fore. Ii was some queer. So l
watched that young man.
"He reeied around the room like
fellow who was drunker'n lord.
Nobody but me seemed to notice hlin'
Then he began 10 stumble over pool
pIayers 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 sudden ne
seen us cowboys. He gave another
start like the one when he first seen
Roias then he made for us. tipped
lin Off that somethin' was doin'.
Then this queer young man shot some
cool. polite words at me an Jim.
al. was only bluffin' at bein' drunk
he meant to rush Roias, 10 start
rough house The bandit Was ntter
girl. This girl was in the hotel, an
She was the sweetheart Of a soldier,
tho Young fellows friend. The hotel
was watched by Roias' guards, an the
nlan was TO make fuss an get the
,.Irl away In the excitement. Wen,
lin an me got hint Of our bein
Auericnns-that cowboys generally
had name for LOYALTY TO women.
Then this amazin' chsp-you can't
Inapine how scOrnful-ssid for me
an Jim to watch him.
Before I could catch my breath an
neger out what he meant by rush an
.rough house he had knocked over
Il Irdsa
IN the map. Then. qulckern can
tel you the young man dove At Ro-
las Lie a mad steer on the ram
mage he charged ROiRs an his men
The whole outfit went down-smash
I Hgg.red then what rush meant
The young fellow came up out or the
nile with Rojas. an Just like I'd sling
an empty sack along the moor ne sent
the bandit. But swift ~ that went
he was on top Of ROjas before the
chairs an tables had stopped rollin'.
IL woke up then. an made for the
center Of the room. Jim with me.
began to shoot out the lamps. Jim
throwed his guns on the crazy rebels,
an I was afraid there'd be blood
SMILED before ] could get the room
dark. Bein' shore busy. ! lost sight
of the young fellow for . second or
40. an when got an eye free for him
I seen q Greaser about to knife him.
Think was considerable OF the
Greaser by only shOotin' his arm on.
Then I cracked the last lamp. an in
the hullAbaloo me an Jim vsmoosed.
ave made tracks for our bosses an
packs. an was hittin' the San Felipe
road when We run right plumb into
the young man Well. he said his
name was Gale-Dick Gale. The girl
was with him safe an well; but her
sweetheart. the soldier. bein' away
without leave. had TO go back sudden.
There shore was some trouble. for
lin an me heard shoOtin'. Gale
said he had no money, no friends, was
a stranger in desert country; an
he was distracted to know how to
help the girl. go me an Jim started
of with them for San Felipe, got
switched an then We headed for the
Rio Forlorn."
"Oh. / think he was perfectly SPLEEN
didr" exclaimed the girl. But, Lnddy.
you haven't told me what he look.
like"
At this Juncture Dick Gale felt II
absolutely impossible 70 play the
esvesdropper any longer. Quietly he
rolled out OF bed. Belongs kindly
tn,aras, Taddy's hIunt and sincere