The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-11-12

GERS counter Add to tl1S tho l2ct tillC II lOils
s.cd-likc extension Or wing bore the legend,
cosmopolitan Hotel, Eoard Or Lodging by
tho Day or Week. NJ. Rosconlnon,' and you
cot an idea of the variety of the proprictors
functions. The "lotcl,' however, was moro
directly under the charge OF Mrs. Rosco!I-
mon, a lady of thirty years, strong. truculcnt
and gool-hcarted.
Mr. Rosconmon had early adopted the
theory that most of his customers were i'll
sane, ,;:,d wcrc to be alternately bullied or
pIacatctl, as tho case might be- Nothing TINT
occurred, no extravaganza of speech nor act,
ever ri.iilcd his equilibrium, which was cs
logged and stubborn as it wcs outwarlly
calm. When not serving liquor, or in tho in
tcrval whilc it was being drank, he was al
ways wiping his counter with an exceedingly
dirty towcl-or indeed anything that came
handy. Miners, noticing this purely perfume
tory habit, occasionally supplied him silly
with articles inconsistent with their service
fragments of their shirts and Undertaking,
flour sacking, tow, and once with a flannel
pctticoat of his wifcs stolen from tho
line in the back yard. Roscommon would
continue his wiping without looking up, but
yet conscious Of the presence Of each customer.
"And it's not another dhrop yell git, Jack
Brown, until ye've wiped out the black score
that stands agin yc." "And it's there yc ore,
lukin' for yc sins Saturday" "And fwhot
hcv you done with tho last sent &c, yc divil
of McCorklc, and heres mo back that's bruk
entiorely wild dipping Until the pork bari to
Civ yc the best sides, and yc spending yur last
clint on u tai:c into Cilroy. Whist! and if it's
fer foighting yc arc, boys, there's an ILL
giant bit of sod beyant the corral and it may
be mesclf IL come out with shticls ard lie
sociahlc"
On this particular day, however, Mr.. Ros-
common was not in his usual spirits, and when
tho chatter of horses hoofs before the door
announced the approach Of strangers, hc all
sclutcly ceased wiping his counter and looked
up as DR.. Guild. the president and secretary
Of the now company strobe into tic shop.
"1vc gre looking" said the president, "for
c man by tho namo Of Wiles, and three
Mcxicans known as Pedro, Manuel and
Miguel"
"Yo aro!"
ave arc!'
"Faix, and hope yen fond 'en,. And ii
ycll git from 'em the score Two got agin 'cn1,
darlint, I'll add a blessing to it."
There was laugh at this from tho by
ISLANDERS, who, somehow, resented the intru-
sion of these strangers.
II fear You will find it no laughing matter,
gentlemen" said Dr.. Guild, little stiffly,
"when tell you that murder has been COM
mitted, and the men am seeking within TN
hour of that murder put up that notice signed
by thci Names" and DR.. Guild displayed tho
paper.
There was q breathless silence among tho
crowd as they eagerly pressed around tho
doctor. Only Roscommon kept on wiping his
counter.
"You will observe, gentlemen, that tho
name OF Roscommon also appears on this
paper as ono of the original locatc,s."
"And sure, tlarlint," said Roscommon, with
out looking up, "if yc'vo no better ividencc
agin thin boys than you have forni,lst me, it's
homo ye'd betther be riding to wanst. For
it's mcsclf cs hasn't stirred fut out of the store
tho day and noight-morc botokcn US the boys
I've sarvetl kin testify"
"That's SO: Ross right" chor,lsed tho
crowd. "Wc'vc hecn running the old man all
night"
"Thcn how comes your name on this
paper:'
20 nlurt!hcr! will yc listen to him, boysa
Ac
didn't come to mo and say: AN, Misther
or 'Moilzc,' cs tho casc
might I've, 'surc it's an illi:;hant sthriEe Two
made this .lay, ana its; 1nc;clf that has put
down your l.:,::le rs al original lccatcr, and
yer fortunes made Mr.. Hosconrno:l. and Will
yer fill me up another quart for the good
luck bctul.a you and me. All, but ask Jacl;
bis original lo>;,tiors."
The lau@l. that followed this speech, and its
p,1cticala APPLICATION. convinced tho party that
they had bu:,slc.esl, that thcy could obtain
no clew to TIC real culp"its here, ;;:d that any
attempt b.; threats would meet violent oppo-
dtion Nevcr.H legs tho doctor WAS persistent:
CIV iicn di1 You sec these men last!'
"When did sec them, is it, Bedad. what
with sarvin up tho liquor and keeping re
counters dry and swate, never see them ct
ALL"
"Thats SO, Ross, chorused the crowd again,
to whom tho whole proceeding wac delight
fully farcical.
"Thon lean tell you, gentlemen" said tho
doctor, stithy, shat they were in Monterey
last night, that they did not return on that
trail this morning, and that they must have
passed here at daybreals."
With these words, which tho doctor re-