White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-07-22
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by Captain
G. Elliott Nightingale
Copyright, WNU
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PINT MOUNTIE


R.. He was everything des-
picable and stood suspected Of just
about every crime in the Dominion
calendar from numbering Indians on
hinterland trails, to kicking a child
out of his path. He stood about six
foot even, and weighed about $50
pounds, all of it muscle, sinew, and
unadulterated meanness. He was
big, strong, giant of a man, and he
knew it, and he was always pick
ing on someone half his size. One
of his pastimes was that of throwing
his ak at the first dog that CHANGED
to come within forty feet of him.
generally with fatal results.
Another of his most despicable
tricks was to pick quarrel with
some fire ranger, surveyor, timber
cruiser or lumberjack, or prospec-
tor who might stand about five foot
eight or ten and weigh about one
hundred and fifty pounds. He would
grab his victim. by the collar and
also by the belt, or seat of the
pants, and then lift the struggling
victim up at arms length overhead.
Then, after having raised his man
above his head, he would let out
below and begin moving rapidly to-
ward the nearest big tree, and when
few feet away he would throw
his victim at the tree. This writer
used nice maple ax-handle, and
escaped injury, but few others
were not so fortunate. At any
rate, "Bully" R. went on for some
considerable time and he was just
about due for assassination either
by Indian or white, when he con.
ceived the idea of heading to the
Canadian Northwest to work during
the harvest season there. "Bully"
R. left the train at fag-station
near Saskatoon.
A dozen other harvesters alighted
at this point, too, and they pitched
camp alongside the railroad track,
planning to camp until they hired
out, which might be next day. AT
any rate, the first thing that caught
Bully" RS attention was rather
fine looking husky dog, evidently a
sled dog. Not having his two-pound
ak handy, Bully" called and
coaxed the more or less friendly
dog to come to him, and just as the
unsuspecting animal got close, "Bul-
ly's" right foot shot out like piston
rod and the dog went sailing through
the air, to fall dead ten or twelve
feet away. Just at that particular
moment Man of the Mounted
appeared, seemingly from nowhere,
but in time to witness "Bully's" ia
tai footwork. Not more than five
foot six, and weighing less than
$50 pounds, the Man of the Mounted
walked right up to Bully" r. and
arrested him for killing dog worth
SIS, and also cruelty to an animal
that was absolutely friendly and had
not attacked Bully" threw his
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and in flash he had grabbed the
Man of the Mounted and was raising
his load up high. In midair, the
Man of the Mounted broke loose
and came down astraddle the "Bul-
ly's" shoulders and back. Then
something happened. The Mountie's
hands were seen to be doing some
thing to a spot somewhere behind
"Bully's" left ear, and all of a
sudden Bully" R. went down in a
limp heap. Before he could recov-
err, the man Of the Mounted had
the handouts on him, and the "Bul.
ly" for the first time in his life
was a prisoner, and helpless. Not
blow had been struck. Later,
it was learned that the lightly built
Man of the Mounted knew just about
all there was to know about jiu-
iitsu. Pressure on certain nerves
in Bully" RS gorilla-like neck had
a,,ead him ia cr,ln1ple. At any