The sun., 1883-12-23

orgy drow the empty barrel before him. and
taking n pack OF we'll worn cards from his
pocket. began to make solitaire upon the
lid Tho others gazed mt him with langud in
torcst.
MAXIM it for anythin 2" asked Mills.
The Right Bower nodded.
The Judge and Loft Bower. who were partly
lying in their respective hunks. eat up TO get n
botter Wow OF tho gamo. Union Mills slowly
disonEaged himsolf from the wall and leaned
over tho solitaire player. Tho Right Bower
turned the last card in a pause Of almost thrill
ing suspense. and clapped 1t down on tho lid
with fatcful emphasis.
1t went" said the Judge In a voice Of
hushod respect. What did you make 1t for ?"
he almost whispered.
To know IL we'd mnko the break We talked
about and vamose the ranch. It's the JJth
time to-day" continued the Right Bower in n
voice OF gloomy Significance. And 1t went
agin bad cards too"
Il amt superstitous." said the Judge. with
awe and faulty beaming from every line OF his
credulous faoo. but it's fyin' in the face Of
Providence to 60 agtn such signs ~ that"
Make 1t again to see II the Old Man must
CO." suggested the Left Bower.
Tho suggestion was received with favor. the
three men gathering breathlessly around the
player Again tho fateful cards wore shufIled
deliberately. placed in their mysterious COM
binntion. with tho same ominous result. Yot
everybody seemed to breathe moro freely rs II
relieved from some responsibility. the Judge
accepting this manifest expression OF Provi-
denco with resigned self righteousness.
Yes. gentlemen" resumed the Left Bower
serehcis' as II caihi iekai uocisioh hao just
oeeh reco'ueu' "e hiust nov 'et any iooiish
ooss OF soh"moht set hiiAeu up"Nh thls thihs'
o"' iooN Ut " hho' business mon. Ihe ohy
sens'p,o ho'o 10 W set up anu se' o"' VI tne
camp
Ahu the oio man quericu the 'uuge.
ihe o'o mah-husn comihg.
me NORWAY ~as 'i"rkeheu oy u as'isht hssome
shauow' IL was tno absent partner. otherwise
n,n. H. s o "" Ia 49,.
so,.,, ;,,,, .Is,t,s -l,,,,
"The creak 4. m oxor tho for,l andrb,d IN
shin IN n wiley an ,bo honL and sving NV
self across bo said with ouick frank laugh
..but nil the anne hovs liza going To clear nm
In about nm bour-you bet. It's breaking eway
over Dal5 Mount.in and tIore,s n ann n. sh an n
bit OF snow ON J.ono penk Look Won can ses
n from hare Jt,s for nj, tho world lilo No.b,s
dovo inst ,ondad IN Mount Ararat n,sa good
oman"
From sheor ,orcc NJ bahit the man Ind mo.
man,or;iy hr,h,ono., m ~ tho o,J Mon,s An
trance Rut nrhlu.hinu erbihitiop ~ d..
gr,,,ino snn.rs,i,;on shn,,, In ,h, Inc, s.nto,o.
neca,,ed THAR ;ust aeva,;tv Tbev axohanoad
me.ning g,oncas T1nion Mills nrt,oraa hono-
l,sslv to himself. "ucu,. fuII a, sucb o,n,ns %
Too ocounlod with his suh;ect to notice this
op,ipons r.oont,or tho O,I Ior ,onti,uod.
II reckon T struck n fresh lead in the new
procerv man at tho Crossiny Uo says belI let
tho Iud,o h,,o r,tr ~ hnn,s -, eli, NJ
he can't send them over here: and considering
that tho Judge has got to trv them nny wav II
don't seem to be asking too much for the ] Judge
to 20 over there. He SAYS e'll give us n barrel
OF pork and a bag of -four if we'll give him the
right Of using our tail-ra and cloan out tho
lower end of it."
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nnd an, uo,, ou. nair ,r,iod os, w., ham
h. ,ot m. hovo Tor some tohocco for tho Riyh
po,,a. ~. .,,o o,,,a - ., ,ot thans =,
| throw in n new pack Of cards These ara abou
PLAYED out. Wen be wanting some brush
wood for the f,re: tbere's heap in the hollow
Who's going to brinei mn It's the judge
turn isn,titp Whv-what's tho matter witt
you aIl3"
Tba r.stroint and ava,nt uneasinass q, hi
oomnonions h,d n, ,ost touohod him IT,
turrad njs ,r,nr vouna oxas nnon than,. tha
,,,amood hoi,,oss,, ~ a.oh o.har Va, tis n nrs
oonoarn u,os tor thau,-Nhis Sr., i,o,,no, n,tar
nal and nro,ec,iny Ha ran bis avaa nnIckl
over them: thew we're all there and apparentl
in their usual condition. ANYTHING wron
with the claim7" be suggested.
w,,ho,, ,ooI,,,, =, t,,, ,ha p,,,,,. po,u, mn,
,eorod aaa,n.t ,h. nnan door ,.;,h b;s hand
hohina him and his tao ,owo I'd. ,ho IN nd NJ
and cola ann.rantIv ~ tha a,s,an, ,rosn.at
.Tha oIa,m,s ,,,o vod ortNtha nar.nar.hIr, =,
,,avsd out-and tha soone- ro srod"dd,a ~,
of this the better. nnhe added turning I
the Old Man "if you want To stav-f Won wa n
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