Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-05-31

was preachln as StlddY lay out.
'Well, went out to his house, and IL
pears they don't pay much for preach
in. even from regular parson, in some
Of these districts at the Bay. He seemed
to be located pretty near the edge of the
camp, for we were an hour getting there
in a boss car, and his little house didn't
show no signs that he had struck it Over
rich. But the old lady didn't seem to
mind it, for she was as clipper as ever,
and how she did enjoy talking about the
old times! Well, after dinner the parson
had to 90 to the meetin' house.
''When the parson was gone, the old
lady told the whole of the story about
that deal old Smally gave the parson in
HangtOwn in SO. I never heard the
whole story before and never knew how
bad old Smally had played the parson
/ tell you, gentlemen, old Smally is no
good. 1t seems that the parsOn had
saved nearly $50, 900 out of all the rich
strikes he had made, and was goin' back
to the States with it and settle down, for
he was awfully dead set on bringin' up
those two boys of his back East, and
educating them where he went to school
himself. Well, it was just then that
Smally, who was not old then, ran
across the parsOn, and roped him into a
quartz claim. l reckon the claim was
good enough, and worth what they paid
for it, which took all the parson had
and some of Smally's coin too. They
struck it pretty rich one day, and had a
suited the parsOn, for he was aching to
get aboard the steamer for the States.
Smally worked the sale, and to do it got
Ii I'd Nf ho
who knew no moro about business. than
got the money and sloped. They
brought him back, you remember,
Reddy, but when they come to law him
about it, it turned out the parsOn had
signed a paper agen which he had no
show in court. They had to let him 90,
and any man who was in HangtoWn
then knows he saved his neck gettin' out
of SIGHT quicker'n he had before. Well,
the parson was kinder broken-hearted.
He didn't squeal; that want his kind;
but he slipped quietly away, all the life
gone out of his voice, and hardly the
courage to dig up stakes and move, 'cept
for that little wife of his-goin', Mr.
Howard?' Barnes suddenly asked, for
the young miner suddenly left the group
surrounding Zinc. Howard was already
at the door before answering, shortly,
eyes; good night - When the door had
closed behind him, Reddy, addressing
Barnes, said: ''Guess he didn't like your
picture of old Smally"
"Who is hep" Barnes asked, looking
at the door which had just closed on
Howard.
"He came here about month ago,
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up a great friendship for old Smally.
and has charge of the tunnel the old man
is runnin' to tap the ledge of his claim.
He's no good"
''Well' [ amt sorry he knows what
kind of a pard he has," Barnes said
''Old Smally's no good, and it goes if he
hears it, which l guess he will, " and the
prospect of some pistol practice with old
Smally which this reflection suggested
caused Mr.. Barnes to refill his pipe with
much care.
Friend ofyoursP" he suddenly asked
of Mr.. White, the young man who had
treated the crowd.
''No; only met him few days ago.
I've been asking him about old Smally's
claim, which l was thinking of bonding
a remark which instantly caused him
to be regarded with intense interest by
every man in the room, nearly every
one of whom had claim he was willing
either to bond or sell.
In few minutes White left the sa-
loon, after treating once more, and
wishing every one a pleasant ''good
night"
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street he stopped moment, as if assur-
ing himself that none of his late COM
panions were watching his movements.
Then he walked quickly on for short
distance, overtaking Howard, to whom
he said, with quiet laugh: IF any in
centive was needed, l think Mr.. Zinc
Barnes story supplied it, Frank
Rather" was Franks short, dry re-
ioinder They walked on for while
in silence, and then White said:
''DO you really think 1 ought to offer
the old rascal one hundred dollars,
Frank? 1t happened to be just about
all have left. It's been rather expen-
sive work, posing as a capitalist here
for a week with Reddy's vile whisky
two bits glass, and every one drinking
every time. The whole hundred, Frank?n
IOAA JOO GAoAh IL
piled, with some impotence. ''You do
not know what an influence the sight of
gold has on the misery old reprobate.
Those precious five twenty-dollar gold
pieces will turn his head nearly. Follow
the programme I've laid out and the
game will win,
IAN right, my dear boy; but if it
don't we walk back to San Francisco,
or borrow from the rudy Reddy. Here
we are"
AS he spoke they reached cabin.
Entering, they were met by old Smally,'
whose small, closely set eyes and I'M
commonly long, smooth upper lip gave
him a most unlovely appearance. He
greeted White with bringing attempt
at cheerfulness and received from that
young man such grip of the hand as
caused his eyes to water and his long
lip twitch with pain. 81 have concluded
to close with the terms you proposed
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