The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-30
lenGanSett.
BY OPIE p. READ.
CHAPTER VIII,

CHATTER VIII.
 The three men went into the back room of disreputable looking shanty, kept b, an old man whose hair and beard wer, white with a pretense of honorable age but in whose eyes there was twinklinf squint, that peculiar look and that sl, snap which has never characterized the eyes of the truly honest man. The mar who sneaks around and gets drink O whisky at "blind tiger" may be ar honest man, that is, he has many chance: in favor of such supposition, bat it is a pretty we'll accepted fact that the man who keeps the "blind tiger" is perfectly willing to take money and run the risk oi having it said that he acquired it in a way peculiar to the methods of honesty The room into which the visitors were shown was dimly lighted by flickering candle, placed upon bracket made of a shingle supported by a wooden peg. The three men drew chairs up to trough table and sat down.
 "Who's doing this2" said the editor, placing his elbows on the table.
 "Oh, reckon we air." Asa More re- piled. (" I've got little dust summers down here in my sock. Here, old man, !" addressing the proprietor, fetch us some Ticker"
 The old man held up his hands and with a quaint caper of caution hissed "s-h."
 "Wall now, here," said Malone, 'what's the use'n all this tomtoolery2 Yer know whut we come in here fur"
 "Yas, know; oh, yes, gentlemen, I know" the old man replied, rubbing his hands together as he approached S.o table. "WhasW yer have"
 Licker, uv co'se," said More.
 "An right, gentlemen, but we halter be mighty quiet about it. There's lot uv fellers Aosin' roun' fur ther gian' jury an'-"
 "Oh, wall, give us the bug juice an don't talk," More broke in. "We know whut yer're here tur."
 The old man brought three glasses of whisky and tin cup of water.
 Great Geehossiphatl exclaimed Ma lone as he put down his glass, "this stuff g strong enough ter kill mule"
 "You'd better look out then," Cookery replied.
 "An' now, here," rejoined More," we don't want no editin' business in ourn Needn't think that cause yer've got mo- edycation than we have that yer're bet tern we air"
 "Don't think so, my dear fellow don't think so," Dockery replied as he put down the cup of water. "l'm your friend-by the way, Malone, your sub scription's out. You told me some time ago that you couldn't get along without the Picket, and you'd better renew. What do you say, old fellow ?"
 "I don't b1'eve 1 wanter sign fur it ter day." Malone replied.
 "Oh, now, here," said Dockery, "you know that you want it."
 "Dang 1t, Dock, aint got ther money"
 "l saw you have three dollars just now"
 "l know but am a ueedin' uv that" "Don't need it as much as l do."
 "That mout be but aint perpared ter think as you do."
 "Here," said Dockery, calling the old man, "repeat this."
 The old man refilled the glasses an6 Dsckery said: remember this agains me-"
 The old man muttered his disapprova of remembering 1t against MT. Dockery whereupon the editor said:
 "Oh, now here, you know I'm all right You were willing enough to trust me on' time."
 "Yas," the old man replied, an ef hadn'ter trusted yer then mout be mo willin' ter do it now."
 @Well, that's all right. Wen fix Il My regards, gentlemen"
 "Dock," said Malone, "we had the boss dinner ter day, over at old Gansett's | Helped him roll his logs. Fine time,