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Show REVERSE ORDER ON TENDERFOOT Cheyenne, Wyo., July 28 John Smith, "made to order" cowboy, hasn't so much faith in novelists' talks of the "wild and woolly west" as he had a few days ago. Smith Is now passing a ten days seutence in the county jail for being so careless as to shoot Jack Stearns. He also Is nursing u much bruised face and body. Smith believing In the efficiency of gun" drew It on Stearns and shot hint In the hip He lorgot the western saying "If you shoot me with that, and I find it out. I'll make you hard to catch." Smith held "that to wit a 32-calibcr pistol, a "toy" In the language of the range Stearns was properly insulted and beat Smith up "something scandalous" Then Smith was arrested. "He hit mo an awful punch in the Jaw," said Smith at the trial. "This gun thing isn't what It Is cracked up to be. After this I'll take a club when I want to do any fighting " |