St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-01
LOST AND WON.
City Hotel LouDgers, a Montana
Ranchman and Chicago
Sportsman-An Interesting Pen


City Hotel LouDgers, a Montana
Ranchman and Chicago
Sportsman-An Interesting Pen
Picture.
The hotel Hobbies In st. Paul are
probably as prolific OF incident as those
of any city in the West. There Is sell
dom a time at which the leather-covere2
benches are empty, and the clerk will
reply, if questioned on the subject, that
only small percentage of the occu-
pants Of chairs nearest the stove In
winter, and of the shadiest corners in,
summer, are guests of the house. In
possession of the benches just
inside the Robert street entrance
OF the Ryan yesterday were some
half-dOzen young men well dressed and
OF gentlemanly appearance. A clerk
replied to an inquiry by guest who had
registered as Adam StOrrs, Miles City.
Mont, that the boys were probably out,
of jobs, ana had no place in particular
to go. The big-hatted stranger from:
Montana turned and looked severely on
the Idle gang for a few minutes, and
then, speaking to an equally big-he tted.
friend who stood near, offered
to bet, odds of to l that
If he should offer every man
work at $40 per month, there would not
be found one to except. Several by
ISLANDERS heard the proposition and be-
came interested. Suddenly there came
quiet voice from a seat near by, where
sat Chicago man. who says he never
refused odds like that when there was
chance to win.
IF that's an open . bet, Pll take the
odds" said the man from the Windy
City, as he pulled q handful of green
currency from his hip pocket.
The MOntanaian was game, and pro-
duced an equally heavy wad. with
lae0nic inquiry as to what the amount
should be. The Chicago man thought
SLIGO to $50 was good enough for small
bet, and up went the money. Interest
in the wager had become general,
sthOugh the gang by the doorway was
unconscious of the plot against its
peace. which was being evolved at
the other end of the Office. All
preliminaries having been arranged, the
Montana man pulled the wide brimmed
sombrero over his at any tmelunprepOs-
sessing countenance. and with par
TALLY assumed Jimmy Tough swagger
approached the squatters. while the
posse of interested spectators paused
short distance away to await the result.
''See here, you hungry-looking no.
boeS," said the rancher, II hear you
want work, and | have come to tell
you that ] want men. I'll pay $50
a month and board and furnish trans
portation for my men to Miles City.
How many of you Will go? Speak quick,
now.n s.
With one accord the hungry ones
arose and surrounded their questiOner.
Pm your huckleberry," "Here too,
Pete" Its CO." and such-like ex-
camation were heard from all quarters,
as all but one man signlfied his Will
ingneSS TO 90 to Gehenna if necessary,
SO long as there was money in it.
In just twenty minutes the Mon
tana man was poorer by $3.50. One hun
dred he paid to the Chicago man on mis-
bet, and the other it took TO square the
gang, for the rancher remarked:
II couldn't use that kind of material
out there for any purpose"
The one man who had failed to re-
spond to the offer of work at $50
was a umptive-OOking individual,
more poorly dressed than his fellows,
and longingly lie looked at the wealth
the others had so unexpectedly gained.
There was one of 'em wouldn't bite
anyway" said the MOntanan, as he
spied the pale faced walltiower. "I'm
SO ahead on him."
SAY" said the winner of the stock
mans hundred, ''why didn't you want
to gO?''
"Why, SIR" replied the hitherto
silent member, 81 have no work, but |
have a wife ami several children. l
knew they couldn't go, so didn't say
word"
"Well, here, Phi split with you" was
the retort. and $50 OF The Chicago mans
winnings have gone to make that wife
and those babies temporarily happy. at
least. The incident created quite lit
tie excitement. aud no little subsequent
gossip among the guests and loungers.