Show A DESPERATE DE DUO how j u pair of or alty wl ty wr were cn ked hy by an nit abert ll the tile first thing that a tenderfoot docs does when who lie coll cornea acs ics to danver is to wonder where the tile mountains arc ire and ind there to look about for the standard tan dard desperado of eastern liter nature tho the mountain mountains arc tire of course dimly discernible in the distance although li the tile tenderfoot ia is not always exactly certain whether they arc ale the hill fiill or only an ill insubstantial bank of cloud A Lini similar ilar hallucination is apt to ta be expert experienced with avith regard tot to the lie des desperado I arnao the birs hirsute lite youth with a cartwheel lint who is look looked wd upon as embodying all the characteristics a dime novel or literary weekly I hero cro generally turns to be he no more of a manslayer man slayer than the clouds are composed of granite the threatening presence ot of a police olice station has encouraged the r told bold bad men inen who kill fo fur r fun to emigrate and the wide aliat liat teda illg haired vanguary looking fellows who hang around the denver corners arc are for the most part rt hollow imitations of th the blo blood 01 paa heroes of most of them however are quite quito willing villing to mistaken staken 11 ii for buffalo Buff ido bills and use uso no little braggadocio I of a harmless kind hilia with I a it view of themselves a reputation for homicidal tendencies this desire to appear terrible is well understood anong themselves and when on one 00 them wishes to say something particularly flattering of another lie hegen gen brally ina indulges in in language bilic i I would by many be looked upon extremely libelous two of th these m worthies recently entered a railway car in in which a I neica M bivs man mail was seated they were picturesquely u attired in sombreros sombre ros I rt rubber b b anup boots pearl colored of military cut they glowered around the car a moment inor nent and find then thell seated themselves and commenced a whispered whis espered conversation thoughts of train robbers flashed through minds of the tender tenderfeet feet in tho the train aud and a conservative looking gentleman was noticed to surrepta tiou sl slip lip his gold watch the cus cushion bion suddenly one of the wild bills up and there was a general movement among the tender tenderfeet feet throw up their hand hands and to the supposed to through with their work of acquiring their booty as expeditiously possible but a general feeling rel relief i ef was ex experienced r i e n ce d when it found that the peb bloodthirsty blood d abil thirsty ty fellow merely IT wanted an t ed to borrow a aliew of anvy navy from an ail acquaintance in the orpo opposite ite end of the car he ile had scarcely left liis his seat however when liis his companion compani oh turned to liis his nearest fellow fell ow passenger ger and remarked the hardest man inan in ill colorado has lie killed hilled anybody killed anybody you life morn youve go got t fingers and toes on you why dead bill never has to waste a second cartridge always takes cm em an rill inch about the right eye Is ho lie a robber hesitatingly inquired ired the pass passenger enfer whom dead ah shot ot bills coi companion n panion had taken into liis his confidence confide nee nawl lie ile aint kotbin of that sort he kills for sport steal bothin might I inquire if ho he luis shot anyone quite alte recently ll 11 W aal no not since a week ago ago friday F that I can recollect on this was carefully noted down by a stout fat gentleman who appeared to beall be all cars and looked as though he lie might bo an english tourist apell well dont the au authorities ties make any ally attempt to restrict his amuse ment authorities guess not why hes fies sheriff himself of this county and since lie shot the last judge for finin fining him for contempt of bourt when lie baiot a lawyer that had the impudence to say that a fellow the sheriff had bad taken in for a horse the right man inan there been anybody who felt like taking his place then he lie rose and joined liis his bloody named companion do you know these men asked the beirs yews man mart of a quiet looking stockman who had got on at the bame same station know them well yea ive known cnown them for a few weeks since they camo came from the east and I hired them to look after a flock of sheep autive but ive had I ad to let them go because they were afraid to leave the ranch on oil account of the indians ill in their minds denver neva alews |