The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-19
VICTORY.

l't-Eff "H'
Tie IRE counanies of Lucknow held
thei- annual contest a few weeks since.
Jon Cstrcr went abou; Tor spmc days
in tevancc Of the affair, offering big
ode on The Get There's" and the
tax :, we're numerous. Brig ~Lampson,
the head of the .'Fire Figs" was espec-
iall rzIdv and eager 10 wager with
hin upon the result and bet every
,hsg be could 1as hands up-n. He
bct q with moncy, of cours. Bat his
wsk's salary, a. ciss.f clerk IN Smith
&kcar,' grocery. WIS soon exhausted;
SOB ere has snail savings ia the bTlk;
aIs he began 10 b:t his dogs, his new
trasscrS and his progressive cTchrc
roIrit. Wien nothing els was left he
pa ~ hail Eis fayorite mare. '.Lu-
ri /" against .5cm Carriers promise
of ~ privileged keeping stead com
pty with hie sister. Mi. Kitty Carver.
fastlc tenn - on" month. This Was
20 ain!g - crrioa- wager; bot in view
If I- Z .-iitrtio1 they hrd beth reached
III cgarl ro valuable thin-+ to put up.
VII I,r impartial observer omgh'
nate :tmire il the restraint which,
Il n t3s b.t - br Tinted ON the one
rs /" hat 81 Lomp-,l- mare. and
"a ,o s.Icr &, a mer:r of ~" socie.s
II ~ tirv-r~ si~ial
r "r gI4rau;.r ssi.r sister, pcTg1i-
80 'ow, jim. Insisted BRIG Lamp
"a 'h-H they c,o.ti the agreement.
n g oman kol <"s = company with.
q her will has ju-t the smnc
"a cliuE still IN The other fellow
~ g,t to be wiling, 81 its 20 c.I-
st
tIoI'rr -af' enough there. Brig. Kit
81 RS into Tie thing heart and ~oul.
all If the -Grl 1hrrr,' 1T left, she'll
10, zap 4, the BARGAIN. Bat DON'T you
10 ret that Iyr to have half the tsc Of
Llrcila il Eve send our stream ever
b roof of Nolan's Block, and the
frc Fly-' Don't"
An Ia" surrounding coTritry WAS
IN seat 10 witness the contest which
", To- derIsc which of the companies
"a aid ihroV the highest stream. This
", Ia be- settled by determining
wich, il either. could in III language
II the articles of a%rccIa 'nt. throw
ar the r"of al Nolan ilock'- the
III hest building in town.
he Pre- f1y-." under he direction
e ri" Llmp,pn tried frs: and Brig
iu ri boa high Is hc "ayc the word.
al the boys fell 10 upon the old
ia lion"d plnp with 3 tremendous
WI Thry pumped for d. they were
wr,h; iut IN" hloch va, high and
Ia nan strength has Limits The stream
re he'd only to "A level With the top
70 IF "a indow,. Still. this was a hi"
nc iryrncn' in itself. and the friends
Il hr "FIrr FIy>" ,honisr' themselves
lac r-"r iii approval.
here .>-r- cries of o. .i,iou when
I'D 'Gr.i There's trptird uut their IN
fl n IL ichinc under Ne orders of
Je Carer. for the Get There's had
bi 4 defeated wociully the year before.
lie there WAS a smile 81 confidence on
.Jtls f'cc ~ h. walled calmly Ia
- 'h'Ah ~ Il''''H|' '''
y,H rain wafer from the roof WAS ta>-
tt Il tothc building. Th" elbow which
trr Ilnat.s such pipes seemed la come
oft : readily IN his hand ~ if it had
lac, iiNc'i for the purp0sc, i'll advance,
a. diced it had.
1lcm tie people watrisoi Jcm with
op,l cyc~ and mouths a. hc thrust the
nos L. of the 'Fisc FllS'." hose far nj
tine pipe. and cried To his waiting fire
lad irs. Now. BOYS. Cjoc il To her"
Cvc il - her they did and before
an, one knew how il happened a
grig .iul column 81 water rose anu
ara ID Itself above the roof of Nnlan'S
bl~ d.. and dropped and IL. in a deli
catt .ud creamy curve.
h there WAS nothing particularly
drliatr or creamy about Brig lamp
son feelings: nor about lh' feelings of
any member of the Fire tiy>." and
AT a.'r a great CRY ro>r Tor The umpire.
The umpire e. a fair na, and said
be could not - behind The agreement
for ne contest. which coI- iinlv sail
AhAt NlH t'f Ct COMPANY THROW It's 7
stream highcsf over the roof of Nolan's
bloch shall r0'ciyc the prize" 1t was
plain hat the Fire Flys" hast not only
moi rnwn highest ovar the roof. but
that hey had not reached tAc rnpf n
Al: ~ hcrra, the Get Tlle,cs" had
grtu II IN splendid shape l. was
tue itcy had u.cd a conduc.up.pipc. |
tIttl fair umpire could not ind any
cfingk gaiu>t the Use Of a conductor
Fpe u the agreement. So h. awarded
lie pife To the 't;ct There's.
Bris .amp>on i, not Keeping aumpa-
II wi5 Kitty Carver ju>; nas: aud
J'm Csvcr makes a poin, Of taking
at th9 mare ..Lurclla" on SUNDAYS
:ad holidays. when the chief Of She
Tire ky>" has invited 4 crrar I.
Hoing la& Ihi> next best girl. couut~
mr. froml>iiiH) 10 irayc with him,