Shoshone journal., 1923-01-12

Here comes Nell now"
II Dicks tlngling ears took In the p
tering Of llghr footsteps, the rush
someone running.
H Here you are" cried sweet. ha
H py voice. "Dad, the senorita is p,
II rectly lovely I've been peeplng
II her. She sleeps like-llke deaf
II She's so white. Oh. hope she won
II be Ill., How strange and sad, tn,
II about herl Tell me more, Ladd
II You promised I'm dying to know
II Didn't You say the senorlta had
II sweethear7"
| ashore did,
! 'Is he the young man who cam
with your"
"Nope. That fellows the one wh'
saved the girl from Roias"
"Ahi Where is he. LaddyY
"Ile's In there asleep"
"Is he-nlce, Laddy"
"Shore."
"What Is he like?"
''Well. I'm not long acquainted.
never saw him by day. hut was some
iolerable took with him. An Jim
here. jim says the young man can
nave his gun an his h0ss."
Wonderful Laddy. what on
earth did this stranger do to win you
cowboys In Just one night?"
"I'll shore have to tell you. Me an
Jim was watchin' game of cards in
the Del Sol saloon In Casita. That's
across the line. We had acquaint-
ances-four fellows from the Cross
Bar outfit. where we worked while
back. This Del Sol is n billiard hall.
saloon restaurant. an the like. An
II was full Of Grcasers. Some of
campo's rebels were there drinkln' an
playin' games. Then pretty soon In
come Ro'as with some of his outfit.
They were pnckin' guns an kept to
themselves or to. one side.
"a little while afterward seen q
fellow standn' in the restaurant
door. He was n young American
dressed in corduroys an boots, like
proSpector. He looked round the sa-
LOOM an when he spotted Roias ne
sorta ierked up. Then he pulled his
slouch hat lopslded an began to stag
ger down. down the steps, Flrst Off !
made shore he was drunk. But l re-
membered he didn't seem drunk be-
fore. 1t was some queer. SO
watched that young man.
"He reeled around the room like a
fellow who was drunker'n n lord.
Nobody but me seemed to notice him.
Then he began TO stumble over pool
players nm 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 he
seen us cowboys. He gave another
start. like the one when he first seen
Rojns. then he made for us. I tipped
Jim or that somethln' wns -....
Then this queer young man shot some
cool. polite words Mt me an Jim.
"Ile was only blufIln' at beln' drunk
-he meant to rush Rojas. to start n
'ongh house. The bandit was after n |
'lrl. This girl was In the hotel. an
the was the sweetheart of soldier
he young fellows friend. The hotel
vas watched by Rojas' guards. an the
Nan was 10 make fuss an get the
1rl away In the excitement. Well
I'm nm me got hint of our beIn'
cowboys generally
ad name for loyalty to women
hen this amazIH chap-you can't
narine how scornful-said for me
n Jim to watch him.
Before could catch my breath nm
gger out what he meant by rush nm,
ough house he had knocked over n
Ible an crowded some Greaser half
! the map. Then. qulcker'n can
II yon the young man dove at Ro.
\. Like mad steer on the ram. ,
zee he charged Rojas an his men
be whole outfit went d0wn--smash
nggered then what rush meant
ne young fellow came up out OF the h
Ie with lio'as. m Just like I'd sling 4
empty sack along the floor he Sent \
bandit, liut saift as that wen, :
was or top Of RoJas before the .
airs an tables had stopped roIiln' /,
= woke up then. an made Tor the
lier ~ the room. Jim with me.
fan 20 shoot out the lamps. Jim a
owed MS gans on the cfaxy rebels a
Was affaid thered be blood
He'd before ! could gol the room a,
~. iisip' shore busy iosi ssehi N
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