The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11
The He-Man Met
His Match
By ANTHONY REIMERT
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Tom Ewing made a sensation when
he first appeared in Red Gulch. Six
feet-two, broad in proportion, all fat
and muscle. with voice like a bull,
and the dress Of the frontier, he was
followed down the principal street by
all the Juvenile population.
Ewing was the new manager of the
insurance company. lie explained
himself to a group of admirers in Tom
Lawson's saloon, which ran pretty
wide open.
I'm Ia he-man," he said. "rm a
red-blooded fellow, and there's no.
body can run up against me and get
away with it."
And in a few days he had Red
Guleh fairly buffalocd
There was nothing really tfse mat
ter With Tom, except toosmuch Fiction
reading. And he did try TO I've up to
his principles. For instance, when
Miss Daisy Wentworth came riding
down the Street on frisky bronco,
/ which was perfectly under her con-
|.trol,. itswas Tom who seized the bridle
brought it to a standstill, and caught
Miss Daisy in his arms and brought
her to the ground.
"Oh, thank you.' Miss Daisy stam-
mered, "but really wasn't in any
danger"
"The sight of a woman in peril is
more than l can stand,' said Tom.
Tom was the local hero. When
Weinberger's store was broken into ii
was Tom wanted to organize posse
and run the outlaws to bay. The out
laws consisted of Moe Aarons and
Tim O'Rourke, two reformatory boys
who were caught next day by a
Juvenile police officer. However, that
was Tom.
Daisy. Wentworth was supposed to
be engaged to Larry HILL Larry
stood no more than five-feet-five in
his stockings. He was wiry little
chap, and great fayorite at church
socables.
Tom Ewing never went to church.
Rev. Amyas Folett collared him one
day in the street "Why don't you
'come>to our church, Mr.. Ewingf" he
asked.
Tom answered very loudly: 81 am
above creeds, Mr.. Follett. My creed
is the red blood of manhood that flows
in the veins Of every decent man. To
live in Gods great sunshine, protect
women, and See fair play; that's my
creed"
"The big stiff gives me pain" said
Larry, who was standing near, and
had not quite got over Toms uncere-
monious introduction to Miss Daisy,
nor the fact that Miss Daisy and Tom
seemed on excellent terms. Once or
twice they had met at Miss Daisy's
house.
Tom overheard the remark and
turned crimson He clenched a fist
like a horses knee and wheeled on
Larry Larry returned his stare un-
finchingly.
"a red-blooded man takes insults
from a weakllng," the herman NUT
tered, and turned away.
This incident produced a division of
opinion in Red Gulch. One party
claimed that Tom Ewing had shown
his red-bloodedness bv his chivalrous
behavior. the other advanced tbe tbe-
orv that he had simnlv rot cold feet
Still nobody interfered with Tom.
He went on his he-man way. Some
day, opined Isaac Sagg, the grocer,
some one would come along and fame
bim-hut what was evervbodv,s busi-
ness was nobodv,s business and mo-
hody bothered
Rnt Nemesis is never far away
Miss Daisv,s coldness toward larry
sInce tba Tom Ewing enisode was tbe
suhioot of General comment larry
won't about with a, nermanent prouch
He want loss Orion 70 Miss Daisv,s
bouse and when he did thev omar
re,ed hitter,y according to Kate he
scond;navIan cool.ganeral IN the
otbor hand tho be.man was thera
nrattv constantly
IN tb,s nigbt the he.man Is coming
IN tbe natb when he hears the sounds
Of violent altercotion The herman
ouickens his stens. Larry Is stand.
ing white with rare CONFRONTING Miss
Doisv who 4 crvinr