Chapter 8: VI

VI The Fourth of July And history a tale has gained To please the younger ears— A race of kings that rose and reigned And passed in fifty years. Badger Clark “Hey! get up there! you fellers!” yelled Jim as he yanked the blankets off Rodeo Jack and Celluloid Bill. “You ain’t goin’ sleep all day when Fourth of July comes but once a year?” Rodeo stretched, and yawned sleepily as he got from his bunk, growling: “Durn it! didn’t know ’twas so late. Sun shin…