White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-01-11
NINTH INSTALLMENT
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NINTH INSTALLMENT
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A widely advertised stock sale was
an event in the country for the two
fold reason that 1t furnished the op-
portunity for neighbors with fifty and
more miles between them to exchange
personal news and experiences and
also to purchase blooded animals Tor
considerably less than they could
have been imported.
This was particularly true of the
Candy sale, where the "culls," both
in horses and cattle, were better than
the best animals of the majority OF
the small stockmen and ranchers. In
consequence these sales were largely
attended by the natives, who drank
Canby's coffee and ate his dough
nuts while calling him names which
are commonly deleted by the censor.
It was the custom for such persons
as had a few head of horses or cat
tie to dispose of. but not enough for
a sale of their own. to bring them to
be auctioned off with Canby's. So 1t
had come to pass that the stock sale
at Canby's ranch was second only
In Importance to the county fair to
which all the countryside looked for
ward.
Therefore Wallie, whose notion OF
a stock sale was of the vaguest, was
much surprised when after riding IN
the direction his visitor had indi-
Gated and spending hours hunting
for gates in wire fences, had come
upon an assembly of size he would
not have believed possible in that
sparsely-populated district.
Unless they denned in the rocks,
the question. as to where they lived
might have puzzled person more
familiar with this Western phenome-
non than Wallie.
When Wallie arrived In his riding
boots and breeches he Immediately
shared attention with large, veneer
able-looking Durham that was being
auctioned. The Durham. however,
returned the stare of the
crowd with blase eyes which said
that he had seen all of life he wanted
to and did not care what further hap,
pened, while Wallie felt distinctly un.
comfortable at the attention he at
tracted, and wished he might find
Candy.
AS he stood specializing as to
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Durham's neck might be an indica.
ton OF age-a year for fold, after
the manner of snake-rattles-his at
tention was diverted to group that
was interested in the efforts of one
Of its members to pry horses
mouth open.
1t seemed to Wallie an excellent
opportunity to learn something which
might be of future use to him, 80 he
joined It.
A man who looked capable Of sell.
ing q runaway horse to his grand.
mother was saying enphatically:
Eight. next spring. l tell you. We
raised her a pet on the ranch, SO
ought to know what I'm talking
about"
The person who had managed to
separate the horses jaws laughed up
roariousiy:
III she ever sees sixteen again"
''She amt over eight, and I'll take
my oath on It," interrupted the
owner. with fine show of indigna-
ton.
IF could believe you, I'd buy
her."
A piping voice from the group In
terjected itself into the conversation
It came from under the limp brim of
hat that dropped to the speakers
shoulders.
why knowed that harse when l
Hrst came to the country. She was
runnin' with her mother over in the
Bighorns. and Bear George at Ten
sleep owned her. Some one said
that Frank McManndgle's runnin'
harse. Left Hand was her father,
and others said she was just ketch
colt, but l dunno. Her mother was
sorrel with star In her forehead
and the Two-pole-punkin' brand on
her left shoulder. II amt mistaken.
she had one white hind stockin' and
they was wire cut above her hook
that was kind of blemish. She got
q ring bone and they had to kill her,
but Bear George sold the colt, this
mare here, to Teller at Kaysee over
on Powder River and he won quite
considerable money on her. It was
about thirteen year ago that last