Evening star., 1939-05-14

jumper, haw'rva1
Seems mighty long time since you been
home, Arizona.'
Some dude outfit you got here gall
At this point the rumpus drew Tony from
his study More accustomed to the idiosyn-
uacies of Arizonas friends than she was to
his, Tony grasped the situation Immediately.
Boys, l want you to meet my husband,
Arizona said, her face bright with happy
excitement. They all used to be on Pas
ranch," she added to Tony. This is Hoke
Tubbs, and Jake Allen and Frenchy Duboise" "
Tony shook hands cordially with each in
turn - the deep-voioed Tubbs, Allen with
the scar on his cheek, dapper Frenchy with
his small mustache. Then Arizona tapped the
shoulder of the fourth, very special smile
on her glowing face. And this, she said rs
Slim Eagles. He's very particular friend.
In fact he's the one told you about, Tony,
who once saved Pas life after Pa was bit by
that rattler,
''Shucks, Arizona" said the handsome
young giant. blushing to the roots of his yellow
thatch. that W ant nothin'''
I'll say it was something" Tony insisted
enthusiastically. I've heard all about that
incident, and know how grateful Arizona
felt and always will feel towards you. I'm
certainly glad to meet you, Slim
And ! am proud to do the same" said
Slim I'VE was sure Arizona would pick her a
Mr.. Right
The boys noisy. carefree arrival had re-
stored something of the usual easy and happy
atmosphere of the household, and now Tony
was instinctively leading the way to the bar.
Soon the oddly assorted group had settled
comfortably around it. Tony was liberal with
gradually the air grew blue with smoke. the
atmosphere warm with friendliness.
BY the third round the guests had lost
every vestige of the slight self consciousness
Tony's advent had induced, and at the fourth
round the story of how and why the boys had
come to town was divulged. Arizona listened,
her enormous gray eyes wide with sympathy
as, one supplementing the other. the pm,chas
told of how they had pooled their resources
to buy an outfit of their own. but before they
had got rightly settled felleI had stopped by
and staying week, had taught them new
tangled game with five suits of cards. Bridge,
it was called.
That odd suit was tough enough" Hoke
Tubbs explained. But on top of that. it
appears he marked EN-"
We'll, we marked kim before he got too
far down the road" Slim put IN. "Hoke and
me we teamed uD on an old shoOtin' trick of
ours - each firm one shot to make oiss-
cross scar on his neck We could see him
moppn' the blood as he ran"
But we never saw our dough" Frenchy
added And we are broke as a swayback
Indian hoss! We thought maybe we could get
us job here, on the RADIO
They're cuttin' down help on the ranges"
Jake Allen elucidated dolefully Not Job
to be had - leastwise not where the four of us
could stick together. But We thought real.
genuine cowboy quartette -.
Turn EN- loose." cried Arizona This is
your night to how'll
Brilliantly and beautifully an old song
began to fill the room-A Stronger Game
A-Ridis - well harmonized and sung with
touching sincerity. Above the other voices
Sims clear. strong, masculine tenor arose
like the fight of golden eagle. He sang full
throated. with the easy giving of the natural
singer. and his face shone with his JOY in his
gift, which lifted the quartette far above the
ordinary run of such performances. At the
end of the song Tony and Arizona broke into