The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-27
' Was there much loss?"

N'iNa mn dlbCl lHC " dt INCA. " He was deeply affected, of course" ," Hurt him, but he said very little in the presence of the messenger but when he went into an adjoining room he swore like sailor
 ' am sorry for him, said Len.
 So am l, but it cant be helped ,"
 Has there been any attempt to catch the robbers?"
 Yes, the sheriff and party of fel- lows started out, caught up with the robbers, shot at them and chased them until about daylight and then lost them. But I've got something of more impor- tance than the robbery
 " You must be going to get married. "
 No, sir. Read this, lifting the news paper and handing him the call
 What do you think of that"
 :" l don't know. What do you think of it?"
 Well, said Cookery, after few mo ments reflection "I think that it is pretty devilish strong l have seen many call and I don't know that l ever saw one more to the point than this one
 You are going to reply to it, of course"
 Reply to it, why, my dear fellow, l have replied to it. Here read this '
 That does very we'll Len remarked when he had read the reply.
 Now you're talking Gansett.'
 Have you any idea who wrote the call Dockery?"
 None whatever but know that it must have come from a number of prom inent citizens"
 Did it come through the post-ofice r
 "Yes.
 Let me see the envelope"
 Let me see, what did do with it? 1 am quite certain that had it mo mcnt ago. Humph, what could have be- come of it?"
 Dockery, are you quite sure that it came in an envelope?
 ."What Sure of it? Why, of course am when I tell you that it came through the post-office!
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 "Oh, what2 Confound it, Gansett, what is the matter with you today? You talk like a detective Damn it. what are you laughing at? Gansett, you may become good farmer, but your chances of ever understanding politics and the literary graces of statesmanship are slim indeed. . Understand, now, do not say this in depreciation of your in tellect, for you have strong mind even though it lacks a certain sort of grasp-but say it in q way of kindly ad- vice so that you may be warned of the numerous pitfalls which are hidden along your path. You
 Your advice is very good Cookery, but l fear that l have not the grasp nee essary to catch it at once. Suppose you write it out in the form of call and let me reply to it."
 Gansett, you are beside yourself to- day. Do you mean to insinuate that I did not-or rather that did write this call7'
 Il don't insinuate it. old fellow; simply know that you did
 Len, if any other living man were to tell me that-well, it wouldn't be good for him, that's all. am astonished at you
 Don't let me wound your feelings Dockery. You are not the first man who has written a call addressed to him self You see have not lived in the woods all my life and am therefore somewhat acqainted with men. It is none of my affair, of course, but don t want you to think that you can humbug me"
 "Gansett, you are almost insulting"
 l hope not. Didn't you write that?''
 No l didn't. Now what have you got to say?"
 Well" Len replied, "only that ex- pect to take the stump fin favor of some truthful man, man who is not afraid to stand up and acknowledge the truth. ''
 Now look here, Len, you couldn go against me"
 We'll, you heard what said
 Let me tell you, Gansett, that am not afraid to acknowledge the truth. I own that knew this call was going to be written
 Now you are getting down to facts ''
 Yes, own that, and-but this is coniidential-I acknowledge that read the call before it was sent through the mail. Now, here, Gansett, believe that