▁Army ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Cow boy , ▁st unt man , ▁beginning ▁of ▁film ▁career ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁cow boy ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 ▁R anch ▁near ▁Bl iss , ▁Oklahoma . ▁While ▁att ending ▁e quest rian ▁shows ▁he ▁met ▁Od ille ▁" D ell " ▁Os bor ne , ▁who ▁rode ▁horses ▁profession ally . ▁The ▁two ▁became ▁involved ▁and ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Both ▁had ▁very ▁little ▁money , ▁so ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁a ▁Wild ▁West ▁Show ▁they ▁were ▁working ▁on ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁offered ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁marry ▁in ▁an ▁actual ▁show ▁performance , ▁in ▁public , ▁which ▁they ▁accepted . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁pre gn ant , ▁Jones ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁cow boy ▁life ▁behind ▁and ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Universal ▁Pictures ▁for ▁$ 5 ▁per ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁bit ▁player ▁and ▁st unt man . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁C any on ▁Pictures , ▁then ▁Fox ▁Film ▁Corporation , ▁eventually ▁ear ning ▁$ 4 0 ▁per ▁week ▁as ▁a ▁st unt man . ▁With ▁Fox ▁his ▁sal ary ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁per ▁week , ▁and ▁company ▁owner ▁William ▁Fox ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁Tom ▁Mix . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁st arring ▁role , ▁The ▁Last ▁St raw , ▁released ▁in