Show Merely a Change 190 — Early in December Richard Walden owner of the Stick River Land and Live Stock Co started out to see his property during the winter season When half way through with his inspection a northwest blizzard severe enough to go down in the Old Settler’s llook of Most Important Storms swept over the Nobody but visitors country new to the country and of those only foolish ones ever traveled on Stick River when visited by The old even a mild blizzard man wasn't foolish but great pressure of business made him impatient and on the first day of the “break” in the blizzard’s week of absolute reign a sled drawn by a very tired and steaming team and Walden and a much containing frost-bitte- n driver pulled up at the bunk house of the Spur Ranch Jack Travis who had charge of the ranch but who did not know that Walden had just finished inspecting the numerous feed lots with their herds of beef came up on horseback just as the sled arrived and was introduced Walden was frantic It was nearly noon ami at a station miles away the last twenty-tw- o in hours would train twenty-fou- r of txpression leave at three fifteen “I’ll lose I fifty thousand dollars if miss it” he said “Alright” said Jack “we’ll catch it Co inside and thaw out while I get a fresh team" The Chinaman who knew the old man was very generous in his applications of hot whiskey coffee anti heat but the chill which one feels even after getting warm when one has been extremely cold still When Travis arclung to him rived with the team he took in the situation went to this room and returned with a light fur ulster not the kind used by the cowboys in winter He had no trouble in getting Walden to put it on under his own great fur coat When they were in the sled ready to start the Chinaman brought out an extra robe The old man looked at him with a smile he was ashamed of before the trip was over The team big sleek well cared for “pintos” plunged into the unbroken road and through the big drifts with a seeming ease that was exhilerating The old man grew enthusiastic “With those fellows we’ll make it easy” he said and rambled off into a reminiscence of other “pintos” Jack was not so sure “The |