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Lane of the Llano is the story of Jim (Lane) Cook as he told it to Professor T. M. Pearce. A white-bearded, sturdy old man, now 77, Jim Cook was born in what is now Kimble County, the son of an Indian trader who became a partner of John Chisum. He pronounced Guadalupe "Warloopy," mixed history, folklore, social theory with his memoirs, all of which was taken down by his audience. Jim was captured by Indians when he was n, grew up with them, married an Indian girl, escaped. He worked as a cowhand, knew Billy the Kid, outsmarted...
...Like Warner Baxter he is an 0. Henry character-"A Double-Dyed Deceiver" has been retouched by Oliver .H. P. Garrett-but he is no Arizona Kid. Background is an element which must be weighed carefully in appraising the characters of disguised bandits called Kid. Gary Cooper is the Llano Kid. He is about to cheat an old South American woman out of all her worldly goods when his better nature awakens. Most tiresome shot: Gary Cooper's profile...
Entering a Madrid cafe one evening last fortnight, Lieutenant Miguel Primo de Rivera bustled up to General Queipo de Llano, recently author of an "insulting" letter to the onetime Dictator. Serene, the General sat at a corner table, elegantly sipping deviled coffee (with brandy), secure in the belief that a mere lieutenant would not dare violently to resent the insult of a general...
Stepping straight up to his tormentor Son Miguel boxed General Queipo de Llano first on his left ear, next on his right, then punched his brandied nose. "C-c-consider yourself under military arrest!" spluttered the General. Next day Spain's new Dictator, General Damaso Berenguer, took a short cut out of an embarrassing situation, ordered Lieu tenant Miguel Primo de Rivera out of the country. Last week a police escort saw him as far as Hendaye, across the Spain-France border. A third son of the fallen Dictator was serving last week with the Spanish air force...