I looked for this old Chicago Sunday Tribune story (and a better image) but came up empty. The first thing that struck me about the cover was the way the fellow is dressed - but then, that makes sense. A dude ranch wasn't a working ranch, it was a kind of tourist setup where bumbling city folk from the east could come west and play cowboy with real horses. The picture also reminds me of Ralphie in Christmas Story - poised with his trusty Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two Hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle dressed head to toe in drugstore cowboy finery. Of course Ralphie opted for Woolies instead of regular old leather chaps but that's a minor detail.
What dance are they doing? Texas Two-Step, of course!
