Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12

over the grinning faces azd dropped
hand on gun.
who's laughin' at me?" he demand
ed, advacing few steps.
The smiles vanished. Standing In
front of Scissors, he drew back his
fist to drive 1t into the simple face.
Dinsdale stepped between the two and
informed Allen:
81 was laughing. too. I'm laughing
now"
And he grinned broadly.
The men scattered. Allen reached
for both guns. but with flirt OF his
hand Dinsdale had him covered and
was saying:
Better keep your hands out OF mis-
chief"
Allen controlled his rage, for the
muzzle Of the forty-four was most con
vincing.
Il wasn't goin' to use gun on tn
fool" he grumbled. "He was maxim
game of me, an he oughter be
smashed in the face"
Dinsdale slipped the gun into the
holster and informed Allen:
Have it that 1 made game of you
Smash me in the face"
Allen stared at him furiously, but
instinct warned him to be wary.
Il amt got any fight with you yit,
mister. This feller's nuisance. You
didn't have no call to bust into this
game. I'm poor forgitter."
With that he turned and staggered
to the door. Dinsdale looked after
him thoughtfully for a moment. then
laughed lightly
Scissors felt called upon to vindi-
cate his art, and loudly protested:
I've made pictures of lots of men
in this town, bigger men than Bandy
Allen. They never got mad. When
was with the Sioux I made one of old
One Stab, who married Red Clouds
daughter. He was so pleased he gave
me rifle. Lots of men In San Juan
Joe's place buy my pictures. Bandy
Allen don't want to get uppish with
me, or I'll tell Joe.
But I'm much obliged to you,
stranger. You meant well. Still ]
don't think Bandy Allen would have
hurt me. I'm wakan witshasha, you
know. White men as well as the Sioux
are finding that out"
With duck of his head he worked
his way through the group and into
the street.
"Who is he? What is he?" inquired
Dinsdale.
The men were cycling him curiously.
A miner Informed him:
Scissors is natural fool in every
thing outside Of cutting paper into pic
lures and talking polite. He blew into
the hills right after Custer was wiped
out. He was caught on the way by
some Of Crazy Horses bucks. Seeing
he was foolish they didn't skin him
alive offhand. And when they found
out what he could do with scissors and
paper they took him to be big medi-
cine. He can cut out buffalo, elk, bear
any animal or bird. He can cut out
horses on the dead gallop or a whole
string Of men fighting, or anything
He must have been educated some
where before he went foolish unused
Dinsdale. "He talks well. What's
his real name?'
Don't know. He's just Scissors to
us, and Two Knives Talking to the In
juns. Well, he's lucky in one way
he don't have to pack any guns in his
outfit"
And the miner glanced Significantly
at Dinsdale's two big Colts.
II have to pack guns, and l can use
two at once" Dinsdale informed him
his face hardening. Some of YOU
fellows get the same habit and there'Il
be fewer Injun killings"
"An' fewer stage holdups," supple.
mented a voice from the back of the
crowd.
why, surely, If you know how to
use your guns and have sand enough
to take chance" agreed Dinsdale.
He waited few moments to see ii
others wished to indulge in innuendo,
and as the men remained silent he re-
turned to the street.
"I'm doing WELL" he grimly muttered
as he aimlessly wandered down the
street. I'm town only for few hours
and already I've thrown gun on a
bow-legged scrub-and offered to fight
San Juan Joe, although the public
doesn't know about that. Reckon I'll
drop around and see Joe. I owe him
some sport because of the girl. I'll
see If can't put him in better hui
NOR"