White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-12-28
The Dude
w rangler
Caroline Lockhart
Copyright, Doubleday, Page & Co.

Copyright, DouDleoay' rags q w. q
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
Wallace Macpherson, aged "a, was an
orphan and supported BY rlch !, iI iti
aunt Miss Mary Macpherson. Al tl ,
of age during the war he was not IN ser
vice because of bad eyes. with ms auht
he was a guest at the Colonial iotei, a
resort patronized for years by une SAN
set of rich eccentrics. The story opens
with a violent protest during the night
by Miss Helene Spencely, glrl IRON ron
Wyoming against the shores OF ehe 'l the
room next to her. "Pinkey "TRIP" war
ehro and Wyoming cowboy, visits the
hotel and gives an exhiblilon o. rug 2s :,
riding "Wale n who th usin Costume lle and
had ridden Eastern trained horses, LIZ
his hand and is thrown: Helene Spehlcaes
adds further insult to injury by tac afteT
his riding performance. Miss spence
ley's sarcasm aroused in Wally a desire
to go West. A few weeks iater me re-
ceiyed a wire from Pinkey that Hdiu-
able homestead was open Tor ming lor d
man with quits and he decided to go
Pinkey met him at the station at frouly,
wyoming. and they go to the reco .,'4aa =
by Candy, cattle king, who dlsllkes
new settlers who homestead on captie
ranges
In the meantime, Tucker, in guard
ed language, was informing Candy OF
the entry by telephone. From the
sounds which came through the re
ceiver he had the impression that
the land baron was pulling the tele
phone out by the roots in his exas
of No
hireling whom he had supposed had
done sufficient work to hold it.
"I'll attend to it," he answered.
Tucker thought there was no
doubt about that, and he had a
worthy feeling of having earned the
yearly stipend which he received
from Candy for these small services.
WED better sift along and git
out there" Pinkey advised when
they were back at the Prouty House.
To-Day"
you bet you! That's no dream
about Boise Bill bein' ugly, and he
might try to hold the 100 if he got
wind of your filing"
In that event?"
In that event." Pinkey mimicked,
hes moren likely to run you off
unless you got the sand to fight Ter
1t. That's what l meant in my tel
egram."
"Oh," said Wallie, enlightened
Sand Observation-Disclosures are syn
onymous terms in your vernacular?'
Pinkey stared at him.
Say, Teller, you'll have to learn tt
sling the buckskin before we can un
derstand each other. Anyhow, as
was sayin', you got good PROPOSE
ton in this 100 if you can hold it.
IF l am within my rights l shall
clared Wallie, firmly. "At frst
however, l shall use moral suasion.
Cant you say things palmer?
Pinkey demanded, GROSSLY. "Wh.
don't you talk United States? !.
you mean you aim to argue with hin
he'll knock you down with neck
yoke while you're glttin' started"
"In that event, if he attempte
violence, | should use my pistol
my 'gat'-and stop him"
"In that event." Pinkey relishe
the expression, "in that event
shall carry shovel along to bur
you"
Riding a horse from the livery sts
BILE and accompanied by Pinkey dri,
ing two packhorses ahead Of hin
"a11in loft tho Irp oh rt1
after noon followed by comments G
jocular nature from the bystanders
How far is it?' inquired Wallit
who was riding his English saddl
and posting"
Twenty for me and forty for yo,
If you aim to ride that way" sal
Pinkey. why don't you let GU
them stirrups and shove your fee
in 'em?"
Wallie preferred his own style c
riding, however, but observed tina
he hoped never to have another sue
fall as he had at the Colonial
IA Teller that's never been throwe
has never rid" said Pinkey. sagelS
and added: you'll git used to it,
This Wallie considered very re
mote possibility, although he di
not say so.
Once they left the town they turn
ed toward the mountains and CO.
yersation ceased shortly, for not onl
were they obliged to ride single fill
through the sagebrush and cacti bu
the trot of the livery horse 500
left Wallie with no breath nor desir
to continue it.
By four o'clock every muscle /
Wallie's body was aching, but hi
fatigue was nothing as compare
with his hunger. He tried to admir-
the scenery, to think of his magn
flcent prospects, of Helene Spencely
but his thoughts always came bac
quickly to the subject of food and
wonder as to how soon he coul
get it.
In his regular, well-fed life n
never had imagined, much les
known, such a gnawing hunger Hi
destination represented only some
thing to eat, and it seemed to hin
they never would get there.
What will we have for supper
Pinkey?" he shouted finally.
Il was thinkin' we'd have ham an
gravy and powpuncher pertatoes
md rnavha I'll hui1d oop,a hico,if 1