, 1875-01-03

Very we'll. sir" said the woman short1y.
Have ven had suppera'' Jep weat to the sup
| per-table, drank cup Of tea. but could not eat
house, and in bath Us hot ns !,a could bear e1-
perienced instant relef for bis aching limbs. Ho
! slept that nigh like q millionaire.
Descending next morning to the bas-roou, the
landlord, the husband Of the Amazon. was On
watch He was short man, with shaggy e5c-
brows and q fearfu'ly broad pair OF shoulders.
Jep refused the drink prohered bin by this host,
and sat down to think things over little- Hard
~ was he seated when a man came from the
breakfast-roou,. !" Fonr bits" said the host.
not the coin now jist, bnt vii! briag 1t 70 yees
Tomorrow" :" You will ?" ea,tl the hoas, SEN
teutious1y, and, coming from behind the bar, ha
laid one terrible hand on the mans
neck and with QUO kick ra,ssd him
almost to the ceiling. Then, seizing him
at arms length and tossed him through
tho door and over the sidewalk, apparently With
out IN effort. He then, without speaking. re-
turned hebind the bar, and again took up 81.
watch without the slightest truce Of excitement
or emotion. as # what he had done was noces-
sary and frequent accompaniment OF hotel
keeping in tho mountains.
Meanwhile Jep was calculating what nigh!
bappen IN csee his remittance was delayed. Tha
week wore away without incident. There wal
y
tho Bridget who waited upon the table at ever
dinner won}3 come up to Jep aud say: ''WiE
yeea have sou,o Of the roast poark, or the roest
bafe, or bit ct the baked heart 7" Those kllre4
during that week. The second Sunday came,
and Monday, aud Tuosd2y- The express reached
Columbia about p. m.
That last afternoon Jep, as he passsa throus:,
the ba1-room to 20 to the expresa Office, noticed
the host aud hostcss in earnest conversation, ao-
1n1r t%lA7n ~ fra will yr1a
gestures and dark glsnces at Jop, as he moved
elow)y out Of the room. The e1preaanxn mat
him lilis day with . smile. s. You aEe all right
to-day" be said. throwing unon the counse= y
roll Of double esslea. will you give NE email
gold aud silyer for tbiss or four Of these :" Jep
asked The exprcssman Obliged him, and. ill
Ing one pocket full, he pu11hasea cigar Tho
had not smoked before Tor ten dayo) 4rd Ataftad
for his hatoi.
As be entered. the lsna1s7y caze to him, flush
ad and evidently tSoptled. ard bestatipglv COM
msnced: ''Histhek Smith, " sail she, :. have
bean talking with the old u.au rou don't know,
may be. that a, new married pair had coma TO tha
house. and We was NcndaT1u' would it make you
any trnnhic we1o yecs to girs up your room fo1
night to these"
Jop always doubted about there being any
nevly-married couple in that louaa that day. and
believes it w1a ul1u to tr1pgfer him from the
private room to ths corral but ha did not stop
to discuss tie proposition. Ho merely taid - II
leave town Tonight. an going 10 Sanua-
How much ia my bill z"
The woman was 20 much surprised and in
creaulons thas e1e coal3 uS.s speak FOR a mom:us.
She commented ut last: '.Yets kLow Ye4a had
our finest room, Msthsr esaiti1?"
"a delightful loanl. Ma2aat," Waa Jep's re-
ply.
8. Aad yees hare boarded taa whole tlmc, !" shs
continued.
"Yonz table is puuerb, M1i1u," said Jep.
Under the circumstances, wo:1!d 7oeB oonsid-
CT tho bill ~ss unreasonable ut Lhi1teen doIlafa
aud h*K?" she saked.
Then cams Jep's triumnhal .s,ar,snt. Tnrt1st-
ing his ha1d 70 tho hcttom Of his pocket. Ia
Withdrew It fal1 ct sol!- Tuss:1;g 22) pseca "a
tbs etupct:sd woman. hs *=:d: '3I-s. .1cc;ss1,
accsA TINT, and hslie'e ma, your kiojnusy 10 Ina
wilt never be forgotten"
Then tho poo. amman cxp;=oti Tho @lols fo4t
tlest had posssxssi the hrt7.A3ld IN lar's ac-
ec:an.. Dripping .sof s]:pv. nrson tito counsor.
che c1isd out h,,:1:ie.Iy: II t.l.i tho old mon
yees .as all righs!"
n1th followed Jen down :ha Btaps. anl invoked
ali ,naEnero of ble=slpSs upon him. AMI tho old
man," US he wrung Jep's hsnd, said: II might
be yeea woull be travelling aui get broke. II
yees e7o- 1oos maze nz houss your homo. for
We both kno7r giaseraaa tie mcu=us we claps
our cyes ::9..t hina-"
Int Iep talbEs to this dny that it h;s r,asuoy
had hstng e,e smother tlsy there wonld have been
another tarcwn cut Of laa. ho1se elsa tue
faztca; fcot~ra,s W,,,ld hava boan saea that Wa1
ever fuu in Cdirz15;s-