Show Bad M J SUibduedo t I 1 Since Wyatt Earp once famous as a gunfighter In Arizona and California I went up Into the Klondike very little has been heard of him by the outsides outside-s world The last exploit that brought him Into prominence was his decision In f the worl SharkeyFItzsimmons prize fight In San Francisco when he gave the light to Sharkey on an alleged foul Earp drifted Into Dawson several months ago full of determination to get j action said a San Francisco man to some oC EarDs old Western friends tho t other night He discarded his store clothes got himself a flannel shirt a pair In his belt loaded on bad of leather trousers and a sombrero stuck a gun bel up whiaky and went around the saloons and faro banks bullyragging everybody For a week he had things pretty much his own way Well the fact thing was hitting It up got to the earn of n little fve foot cockney member of the Canada mounted police one of whose duties It was I to sec that Dawson behaved Itself Earp was somewhat surprised when the little fellow simply smiled politely and said J You must give me that gun or bury It sir and extended his hand for the weapon 1 Earp swore some more but not quite so eloquently for all the while the little man was smiling calmly in his face Earp made for the open air and Just as he got to the door the policeman walked over and tapped him on the shoulder I beg your pardon sir he said but 1C you come out with a gun In sight tomorrow I shall have to take It away from you Earp turned purple with rage but he had no nerve left when he confronted that politely smiling face He roared a few oaths back at the amused crowd In the gamblinghouse and then went to the Golden Lion saloon where he took a few drinks and proceeded to tell what he would do the next day when the cockney cock-ney tried to lake his gun Why Ill blow him lull of holes he said Yes said a listener but when you put a hole in him you put a hole In the British Empire which It will Till with two men I you kill them four will take their places In the end Earp you will have the whole British army here if necessary Just to put you out Better let him alone The next day Earp very thoughtful and very sober appeared on the street of Dawson in the store clothes he came to town with Almost the first person he I struck was the cockney who had evidently been waiting for him prepared to i take his gun away if he showed It As soon as he saw Earp he stepped up very politely and said Thank you sir and then turned on his heel Earp hasnt been deuce high as a bad Tan In Dawson since that Incident Incidentally I might say If he had elected to mix It up vith the cockney hed been sleeping under an epitaph tonight for of all the real tough men I ever saw cither for or against law and order I those Canada mounted police are the limit |