The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
BIRD DOG NUTS DEFY
RAIN, MUD, WIND GODS
cnNrINlLEn rnnM rAnE n.E.

NhlNt NODJ UllND NObO
coNrtNuEp FROM rAGE ONE.
that's the guy, tho bird-dog man"
Hey, Tracy what the hotel bill
you doing ia Tulsa? why aren't
you down here with your dogs?'
Raining, you Hay2 No thoro
nin't no such animal In these parts,
yen. / know Il rnluod There, but
not down horc.. Nice and pretty, but
everything We've mcaniug ia
and Lon, probably already run one
brace Of dogs ana are waiting FOR
you and the rest of tho gang.
"Gct your dogs and phone the
rest of the bunch--Ed WOrthing-
ton, g. j. ghaffor. Bohncfold. Par
kor and tho others. Yeh, get
Shaffcr and Worthngton 20 get iu
touch with tho other guys and
hurry up and get down here
That was all. Up 10 Saturday
noon Ed Soph was presumed TO oc
a man honest IN tho uso OF his
words nut not nftcr that. Tracy
followed directions 10 tho letter. lie
got the gang, including Shaffcr,
Worthlngton. Bohnefcld your hum
BILE Hervant and the rest ana they
started for "dog Eden" soph had
painted.
Road Went Along Too.
"!2& S,?s-2" was the talk
from tho gang as they reached the
end Of tho Broken Arrow pavement.
Thought that guy said u hadn't
rnlncd. Whow. he ain't n bit par
tlrular how he talks, Is heF Darn
his hide Come on YOU birds IN
that alleged automobile. Thcrc'll
bo no turning back. We're going TO
Broken Arrow ana get this guy
Soph. Front and center boys, for
ward march, II you set stuck hol-
Ter for help"
And 40 the procession went--with
the road trying manfully to go
along with the automobiles. Two
miles out ~ Broken Arrow one OF
the gus. buggies slipped It's halter
and hung up In a ditch. II hap
pcned to be the lead ear and all
pushing, back ng and cusslng,
didn't help II. After some minutes
OF right fancy language the car was
carried back to tho middle OF what
was serving as road, but which
much more resemblcd plowed
field. And into Broken Arrow.
As tho boys pulled up In front OF
Ions place tho natives did some
staring, Gosh. here IL some more
nuts, boys" one OF them let out,
"and look at the hounds. Say, what's
coming off here today, rabbit
hunt?"
Nah" quoth n wise one. ITS a
mouse chase" Language and sweet
gazes from owners Of podlgreed
stock.
"where is this guy soph? Lead
us 20 imh," MS the boys piled in
Ions place,
"well boys how is tho road?"
Erinucd Ed, sitting at n back table
playing pitch with somo OF the
'stove gang
Pitch Went Up.
"Oh give us n rOpc-bring on the
tar---where Is the whip"
Alta boy. fellahs, give tongue,
you're treed,' let out ED ns he
dragged In trick. Come ON you
follows, pun eff those wet duds and
sit I'm few hands, The sky Is the
limit, everything wild. We haven't
got anything TO drink but the at
mosphere is exhilarating,"
An hour OF rotten pitch hnnda|
md stcaming clothes and Ed was
at Il again, "Come on now, you
guys. get out OF this. We come
down here TO hold II field trial"
"Yeh. We" moaned ed Worthing-
ton, "aln't we got fun2"
"Thnt's all right. you're here.
now shut up, We're going 20 have
this trial, Lost your entrance money,
boys, It's Just cartwheel Fred
Rest and W tBllD Henry are To act
us Judges We've got five braces of
pups and five braces Of all age. It
has almost quit raining cat the time
you couldn't soc across the street
and that In Broken Arrow Is no
milcl. Hang yourself over the
counter there, you birds aud iuhalc
some groceries Get movo on,
Bohnefcld. yes, and you, too, Par
ker We're moving out Of here In
short order"
"Aln't We Got Fun?"
II was raining, hut that didn't
natter Those were real sports.
with their bolts tight and a good
dog I'm the leash they were ready for
anything After chains had been in
stalled ON a few late arrivals the
startod, There were 16I
cars, all filled with dogs and mon,
Lon took the lead he was the field