The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-24

no money to hin when within day':
walk OF a barroem; $50 you're barred
out"
Old Jugg hesved deep sigh and
walked away oaly to return FIVE min
utes later. He squatted By the stone,
covertly disclosed q gold watch in his
palm and said. With fRbby attempt al
braggadocio, Does my watch go for ten
dollars: Say, does il g9:'
With quick lock Of inspection, but
without touching the watch, Jack High
remarked that as for him he never re
jected a gentlenap's collateral 1t was
Aleck Wiams who should have declined
the offer, because ne recognized the
watch at glance Is belonging 10 Boss
Donald, and instantly reasoned that Old
Jugg, made desperate by a possible
chance 70 get some whisky money, trust
ing to luck TO restore the tinepiece, and
induced by his raveRing appetite for a.,
cohol 10 lapse IN his redeening quality OF
honesty, had sneehngiy stolen il. But
Wiams assented to third hand at the
game, and the watch figured IN lieu OF
money in Old jugs bets But not for
long. It's thief, who viewed himself "a
a boomer, was soon an urperturbed
player. with the watch safe IN his pocket
and dozen bank notes besides. Some
thing like $500 had been won from
Wiams by the two others when the loser
remarked that he had lost enough, and
the game was stopped.
I've divided al my ready money BE-
tween you" he said, and pay day for
my gang is day after next"
I'D enjoy lending you something,
said Jack High.
Not bit more'n 1 would Mr. WiaIns, -
said Old Jugg Brown
No, thank you was the reply.
"You haven't bannupted me, and I'm
not whimpering. Good night TO you,
and he strobe away 10 his tent.
The two winners were very jocular
They linked arms as they stTolled along
Then Brown thought of the watch and
got away FROM his companion long
enough to replace it whers it belonged,
but ne was back again in a minute. II
was 10 o'clock and the camp VS. nearly
all asleep. Those VINO were only doing
as vet We're first to hear the low, soft
commencement of d song.
That's my daughters voice" Jack
High remarked with proprietary pride.
Other listeners, and especially those
whom the melody awakened from SUM
Der, may have drowsily imagined that it
was supernal; but as the singing grew
louder and stronger, and the words Of a
familiar sentimental song were enunci-
ated, the hearers recalled Deuce Low
and knew that she was the vocalist It
was an agreeable disturbance of the
quiet Of the night. and when it ceased
the unseen audience clapped hands and
made great outcry Of delight. Then,
afraid that the hubbub would keep the
singer silent instead of melting her 10
begin again, the men ceased their noise
and waited. The two fathers found their
boy and girl still at the tree, Deuce sat
leaning again. the trunk as they had
left her, and the moOnbeams had not
ceased TO glorify her face, into which an
expression OF tranquility had come. An
inefaOle tenderness had softened the
pretty hneameuts and all trace Of disin-
genuousness was gone. 1t was as though
the woman, which size had hardly be
come, had sung a lullaby TO the child,
which she had barely ceased 10 be, and
so q serenity Of repose had settled down
upon the poor little adventures The
shadow Of the tree had shifted With the
higher rise OF the moon. leaving VIII
Brown out in the light; but he no long
CT took care TO screen his rapt regard OF
his guest, aud this may have been be
caused he perceived that ne was not
consequential factor IN producing her
placid contentmeut.
You nor me hain't held as pretty
pair ez them, " whispered JUgg, his exult-
alton over the game asserting itself IN
his language.
They'd be winners, sir; winners,
Jack asserted, vivaciously.
MY sons a prince, and jugs pa
terna vanity easily hkeRed his grace
fully posed son TO some vaguely remen-
bered hero Of lime lit theatricals.
And my daughters a princes.
Jack, adopting the others spell
ing out whIm OF speech rather mock
ingly and with immense emphasis on
that syllable which made the word ex-
elusive 70 feznininity.
The two men were not likely 10 be
harmonious IN eUIOgiU1n OF their Of
suriu2. They were dlenced. however,
Oy the youngsters themselves, who be-
gan 70 sing together. Il was dStty
with HonSenslcaI w0gds but . cSpttEat-
ing melody, and the night ar received
it with al acoustic kindness; with dis
TOO, for II carried the tune
ful notes far beyond ths reach Of tbs
1oggerel rhymes At the end Of the
verse what sounded for al instant hike
Al echo, bot which developed into -
fr2in by third singer, came from the
distance. The voice Wa high and
strong. with 4 strenuous unction seldom
heard elsewhere than At . religious camp
meeting. and With tbs unnlstakahls
swans OF an Afro-Anericzn- VII and
Deuce sang another verse and again the
voice repes.ed the chorcs
with arose Vim Tne campers emerged
from their tents and wagons, the ssrtS-
mental lOungsrs al tie tree stood Up,
their fathers Joined the increasing
group sad I'll watched the persons VINO
were coming into view OF mustang
pones
One Of these was the sssertive vocalist,
md she looked more IKE witch than
iiren as she rods into the throng. Ens
Rss nszress. with the soory AlackseSs
Il native African, bot wsthsUs tie
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