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THE MOVING PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE
glad that it was to be with gloves, tho there was little of the original paddingleft in the gloves. Bob slipped out of his coat and into his gloves, and the whole crowd adjourned to the front of the cook house where an impromptu ring was quickly formed.
It was a short fight but a good one. Langdon was no mean adversary in either skill or strength, and had a slight advantage in weight ; but Bob, in his better moments, was something of an athlete, and knew how to handle himself well. Indeed, a champion middleweight had gained a fat check for teaching Bob the secrets of his knockouts. Bob sparred to hold Langdon off, and, when he saw his chance, be shot over a blow that bad earned for its inventor a belt and a title, to say nothing of the inevitable vaudeville engagement.
Langdon, taken off his guard, fell heavily and took the count, but soon was on bis feet and as eager as the rest to shake Bob's band. The sudden
change inthe temper of the crowd was a, surprise to Bob, and with entire frankness he explained the reason of his refusal, and pledged his friendship to them all. He was now a fullHedged member of the bunk bouse, and Langdon even offered him his own lower berth, a proffer that Bob was too generous to accept.
He spent a better night than Jenkins, who tossed restlessly upon the soft mattress, as he dreamed that he had been sent to herd cows, and that the fierce animals had turned on him. Jenkins had the city man's dislike for animals with horns, and Jones took a pride in his little herd of Longhorns as a breed that was fast disappearing and soon to be almost as rare as the buffalo.
lie woke to find bis master standing at the foot of his bed. and regarding bis slumbers with amusement.
"It's about time you got up, Jenkins," lie said pleasantly. "I've been up about two hours and have had
A STRANGE AND FRIGHTENED COWBOY.