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Show A Lion Tamed By R. W. KENAN Copyright by American Frets Association. Asso-ciation. 1911. A good many years ngo, when the Union I'ncltlc railroad was being built, ono going across the continent was obliged to travel by stage a good part of the way, Ono day a coach loaded with passengers was going up nnd down the unercn country formed by the Rocky mountains. Tho drivers ot those coaches were usually excellent men uud very expert In driving six horses orer tho zigzag ronds. Indeed, they wcro like the engineer of a railway rail-way train who, holds tho lives of thoso behind him In- his band. But in this caso If tho driver was expert ho was not careful of tho lives of bis passengers. passen-gers. Rather, ho was Just tho reverse. In going down n grade bo would go llcklty-spllt, turning curves over precipices, preci-pices, slurring the coach to tho very edge, to the horror of those for whom ho wan ilrlvlntr. Tha women, nt tlrst, when passing through one of these dangers, would hold on to what was nearest to them for dear life, but would finally cry out with terror. Some of the men expostulated expostu-lated with the driver, but were told so fiercely to shut up that none of them dared to enter further protest. Besides, Be-sides, they saw thnt what they said only incited him to now violence. Beside the driver sat n young roan In a checkerboard suit. He did not Join tho others in endeavoring to stop the man's recklessness, though ho was nearest to lilm. Ho kept his arms folded, balancing himself ns the stage careened like n ship, both, sideways nnd foro Hnd nft. Ho was not over flvo feet six Inches high nnd not especially espe-cially thick In proportion to his height. The driver being six feet tall nnd heavy in proportion, it was not to be wondered that the little man held his pence. Tho coach had made ono of its breakneck break-neck descents and had reached level travelling, with n gradual ascent ahead, when the man In n checkerboard suit said to the driver in a low tone: "Been drinking?" "Nnw. Haven't taken a drink In a yenr." "Reckon you're right. I could smell It If you had. Well, scoln' you'ro not drunk, what you tryln' to spill us for?" The driver turned and looked down on the little man contemptuously. "Sco here, young feller," he thundered, thun-dered, "do you know what passengers gits for Interferln' with ribbon holders?" hold-ers?" "No. Do they get shot?" "Git shotl Do you suppose I'd waste good lead on your little carcass?" car-cass?" "Well, whot would you do If I were to Interfero with your drlvin?" "I'll tell you what I'd do-I'd Just bring my arm around and wlpo you off Into the road." Tho outside passengers sitting behind the two were interested In their conversation. con-versation. The little man asked the questions in n childlike fashion, as a small boy would ask them, tbo big mau nlways responding with the growl of n lion. When tho driver spoko tbo Inst words the horses bad come to tho beginning of the ascent nnd had dropped into a walk. Suddenly tho man in tho checkerboard suit seemed to doublo up like n Jnckknlfe. Bracing his back against the top of tho coach behind him. ho put his feet ngnlnst tho driver, gave n Bhovc, and tho big man landed ten or twolvo feet below in the rnnd. This was not all. Tho little man Jumped after lilm and landed beslda him. Tho big man got half way up on his feet when tho llttlo man planted plant-ed n blow on his Jaw and rolled hlin over again. The big man mado tin-other tin-other attempt to rise, and tho little man hit him nnother crack, with tho same result. Then, throwing on" his checkerboard check-erboard coat, the latter said: i "Olt uii!" This time tho driver was permitted to riso and rushed for his tormentor like n bull. Tho tormentor was not In tho lino of rush, but as tho driver passed he received a blow under tho chin that leveled him ngnln with the road. Ho was allowed to rise after this when knocked down nnd every tlmo ho nrpse wns sent back where lie ;amo from. He wns a strong mau, but Ms adversary played with him as n cat would play with a mouse. Finally tho driver's htrength was uii spent, and bo lay In tho road llko n log, Ono of the outside passengers had caught tho reins nnd brought tho horses to n stand, nnd tho passengers had witnessed wit-nessed the fray. As soon ns It was evident thnt 'the lion could neither blto nor roar any moro every passenger Jumped from tho coach nnd surrounded tho llttlo man. Every man grasped his hand nnd overy woman kissed him. no looked very much disconcerted, ns though bo were 1 petting credit for whipping a rebellious terrier. "You don't understand," ho sold, "Understand what?" some ono asked. "Why, this Is in tho lino of my business." busi-ness." "Yon W!" shouted ono of tho party. "Yon d.vi't know who I am. I'm the ehnmplon fcatherwclght'of tho world, and I'm going to Frisco to glvo Sandy Blnko n chance to get It away from me." Climbing to the drlver'u sent, ho took (ho reins nnd, leaving tho vanquished man lying In the rond. drove on ns If he had been lis used to tbo ribbons as to the glprp. Whnt became uf the Srtrer none of tho passengers over tnew or cared |