Two Boys in Blue

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The lure of the white-top and the music of the band is food for the bronco buster and he is happy with plaudits of the gathered throng. The grand entry is on and all is agog with excitement as Tom and Jerry cut their capers. Just then Sheriff Ketchem rudely announces he has an attachment for an unpaid feed bill at Hebron, Ind., and proceeds to "sew" the show up. So Bronco Bill's Congress of Celebrities are busted, broke and hard on the rocks. Tom and Jerry retire gracefully with their tools in trade, two saddles. But as the cook tent was one of the things Sheriff Ketchem had planted on, there was no sign of the forthcoming bean soup, coffee and, as well as other delicacies usually accompanying the cook top's repast. So the poor man's friend, the pawnshop, holds out its welcoming hand to Tom's and Jerry's saddles. The loan made, the boys are out to see the sights. But they cost money and soon the duo are on the breakers again, when they are attracted to Uncle Sam's sign calling for recruits. This seems to hold the key to the best excitement outside the rag and blue enclosure and accordingly they are assigned to a detachment that is detailed to put down an Indian uprising. The officer in charge soon finds he has found two real knights of the saddle and decides to send them scouting to locate the hostile tribe; they are soon surprised and find more real excitement than Bronco Bill ever dreamed of. The old water hole is destined to figure in operations, a message is received by the commander of the post that the men are surrounded and can only hold out six hours longer, signed by Capt. John Wells. Upon receipt of the message the scouts are sent to lead the cavalry against the Indians' stronghold; desperate fighting and final victory, one that has resounded through the pages of history and has made the army post memorable and even today Standing Rock has become a landmark of the great northwest reservations. When Tom and Jerry are decorated with honors they plainly show that this world isn't so bad after all.