The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06
Selected Story.
PEEWIT'S VISITOR
GoIdess Offers aeot accepted
" "One two,
Buckle my shoe ;
Three, four,
Open the door,


hummed Peewit, one afternoon last wee,
as mysterious knock sounded upon h
office door. The door crept slowly ope1
and a tall, slender-limbed. airiIy-cla
young man tiptoed in, placed his finger 0
his blue lips, and whispered
"Hlst"
Peewit dropped his jaw and thei eros
er he was cleaning his nails with, opened
his eyes and ears like cellar-doors, polisbe,
his bald head with the back of Lis hand
and gazed spell-bound upon the intruder
care we alone p Whispered the ney
conner, in voice IN which hoarseness ant
Scotch whisky struggled for the boss-ship
"Not much, Dick Turpin, Jack Shepard
Or whoever you are. Ny great, big, bounc
ing brothers in the back office swinging &
club, an there's three Of the all-fredes
shacklin' p'leecemen trampirg up and
down the hall at the present minute" re
piled Peewit fearing he was about to be
garroted and the safe robbed.
"Blue-coated myrmidons of the law, |
fairly loathe and laugh at them r exclaim,
ed the airily clad youth, taking a chair,
and drawing it close to the cheerful CRATE
fire. "Hearken! wouldst thou, aged patri-
arch, have wealth to flow into thy Golfers
till thy ducats were as countless as the
sands of the sea-"
I'M I" calculated Peewit.
"Whisper then, and breathe it not to Iiv-
ing soul! 7 have at last discovered Char
ley Ross. The reward of thousands the
life long gratitude of his parents, and the
applause of nation, are within my grasp.
You, noble and bald-headed stranger, shall
share the honors with me-" said the A. C.
youth, rubbing the heat into his hands.
"Pshaw"
"Don't scof. I can show you silver
mine in the Black Hills where you could
load a million cars with ore so rich that it
shapes itselfinto quarters and half dollars.
Thine eyes, generous and warm-hearted
philanthropist, shall be the first to gloat
upon the boundless treasure. [ have sworn
it !" promised the new conner, taking off d
disreputable looking shoe, and wringing
the water out Of well-worn ard nigrous
SOCK
"Bosh!o
"What incredulous still :? List to me,
then, most gentlemanly and courteous stran-
ger. / can place my finger on flaw in
Eanderbilts will, that'll leave his family
paupers, an throw his whole fortune to an
old apple woman in the Bowery. William
H. knows it, and has offered me two mil
lions, cash down, for hush-money. Shall
we accept it, divide, and for the rest Of our
lives reyel ID luqury in some sunny Euro
pean city ?" continued',th A. G. Y, borrow
ing cigar of Peewit which CHANGED to be
resting on his desk, and lighting it.
"Fudge!"
"That is not all, observed the A. G. Y,
blowing cloud Of cigar smoke into Pee
wits eyes. II have single handed, traced
the Nathan murderer to his lair. Come
with me, friend, cemrade and countryman,
together we'll hurl the red handed assassin
from his fancied security, pass him orerto
justice, and with the blood
money purchase horses, houses, diamonds,
and lands"
Bother !"
Perchance, fair sir, thou hast scruples
against wealth gained in such manner?"
the airily-elad young gentleman,
slipping Peevits ruler down inside his
shirt collar, and scratching his back with
It. u can! / mast / will bare my bosom
IF Its inmost secrets for thy open ears to
lrink il. Chain, then, thy attention On
my words, and mark them we'll Last
summer after years piled on years ofstudy. /
ortune after fortune squandered upon ex
success finally crowned my su-
1erhuman efforts, and ] found myself in
he possession Of the secret Of perpetual
notion-a knowledge which will reyoln-
ionize the world, and immortalize and en-
.ich rs both
"Pooh!"
aStill doubling Thomas 2" questioned
.he A. G. II, Zone more chance I'll offer
Tou, for ! love thee, stranger, As . mother
loes her frst-born, and fain would make
hee Crnsus in the land. One night,
years ago, while shipWreeked upon 4 lone
Y rock-ribbed island in tbe stormy Allan
5ic, kneeling by couch Of seaWeed upon
which was stretched 81 old, dying sailor,
Who disclosed 70 me, ere his lips were for
syer sealed, the exact spot where Captain
q the place, and to-morroN, hand.in-hand,