Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-08


faro / want it for"
~ haven't got that much, but I'll see If
my wife has Can't you wait till the office
is open in the morning."
"Td rather not; but kin borrow 1t round
town if you amt got it"
Mr.. Grey got the money and told Jim to
sign for it at the company's office the next
day
"All right-an YOU know l asked you to
look after my back wages fur me; there's
about six hundred. I'd like that in the
morning"
"Well, go slow with it, Jim. Mac is talk
ing of going back east after this season,
and we shall want you to take his place"
81 reckon l know the brands as well as
most of 'em. But Mac is a material born
cowman. That rheumatic is pesky
thing, amt its'
"Cattle looking well;"
"Fairish. Range is gettin' pretty crowd
ed. Well, so long"
Good night, jim"
From there he went down to Yves Moy-
er's. The proprietor of the Diamond Pal
ace saloon was watching a monte game,
but assented to Jim's proposition to have
a bottle of wine"
Over the champagne Jim said: Look
here, Yves, want a couple O. men to go
out to Mac. Is there any good hands
here?"
Eyes; there's Tex-he's broke already
and Heifer jack we'll about get his wages
cleaned up tonight. He's playin' five dol
lar chips"
"All right Now l want you to put me
onto little racket Wes on the quiet.
want to run up gin busted preacher-a
preacher that wants stuff pretty bad.
Savvy?"
81 don't worry with that brand much.
But most O. them bucks is pretty well
fixed, Jim. There's that Noyes chap,
though, him as the Methodist fired out o.
Denver-hes up to Dyers hotel, an if he's
busted he's sober Round him up any
way
"Al right, will So long"
"See you agin fore you hit the breeze"
II reckon"
$50 long"
The Rev. Mr.. Noyes proved to be reason
ably sober, and accepted the strangers in
vitation to drink with alacrity.
YOU'RE preacher, amt you'" said Jim.
81 have that honor | am glad to look
like it. Malicious men have limited that
my presence was not too clerical Mine,
sir, has been checkered career-monk,
spiritualist, Niger minstrel and canine
surgeon"-
"Not interruptn'-do you want a couple
of twenties?" asked Jim, displaying the
coins in question with ingenious sagacity.
The Rev. Mr. Noyes abruptly deposited
his tumbler on the bar and answered, 81
should smile''
kin dcker with you, straight"
GO ahead"
evil you stop budgin fer two or three
days and take trip out Fort Laramie way
. with me. It's ten dollars a day, and ten
dollars extry for the wear O. your tools
Bible and SIGH"
GO ahead"
MY sister an her Teller wants to git
, married. You're TO meet 'em at an empty
ranch an hitch EN-"
, "Shake."
"Only you see this Teller he has a grudgt
agin preachers. l reckon one of ZEN
sinched him playin' monte or somethin'
an might have to hold him down like
while you do the marryin', so he can't
crawl your hump"
r 81 think ye understand each other, Mr.
Mason"
r "All right. I'm goin to sleep with you
tonight, SOS to know you amt a-drinkin'
and we want to start about half-past g.
got to do little somethin here first"
Don't you want to buy wedding
ring?"
t Yes, reckon du"'
g sell you the ticket for one cheap. Uncl,
; Jake's got it down by the railroad"
! Fix that in the mornin Come to bee
now amt slep' in sheets fer a tarnator
time. I'll git you a stiddy horse to rid,
t out, preacher
When the Rev. Mr.. Noyes dismountet
e at Mountain Lion ranch the next day h,
/ was weary and bruised, but cheerful
3. Quiet sort of place, this" he remarked
q you mightn't think it, Mr. Mason but
r was once a hermit. | set up cell abou
v three miles out of San Francisco, and PEG
e pie used to drive out there with offerings
e In the flush times that was, and I've ha'
t as many as four boxes of cigars brought t.
J. me in one day"
n You wouldn't drive much Nv a trad
e here" said Jim, grimly. you can Sc
S this cabins on'y used when the outfit git
round here on the calf gather and want
n the corrals to brand in. Used TO keep
a ranchman here to hinder fellers from
n burnn' the corrals for firm, but it's 81
e out o. the way they don't do it now. 90
d the hotel folks TO put up ten lunches il
d this sack-one NV 'em is fur the gal. bu
d you kin tackle the balance I'll git a fir
in the stove fur you, an then | got TO ligh
out again. You jus eat an pound yer ca
n till stir you up agin tomor'. IF anybod
10 comes along, tell EN- you got smallpo
IS an run 'em off. Reckon you won't b
bothered. Give me that flask out O. you
l. coat fust-'d yer think | wasn't onto it
Well, amt 'nough there to git tight on,
u guess. So long, preacher"
2 At midnight Jim reached Burton
5. ranch, turned his tired and hungry pom
II into the pasture, and picked his way int
n the bunk room through the group of bed
At about the door. Hairy Mike who wa
Y sleeping by the stove, rolled over. and ST
II luted him with; You back againS Stan
t. pede over thereY"
s stampede nuthin'. Where's them wac
re dies beds that went over with me-"
SIN the corner where them brides
hangin';" and Mike went to sleep agail
~ while Jim unstrapped and rolled out be-
W In the morning he waited about the co
e. raj until he saw Scranton, and then salt
"Say, Plugtooth, was it you was wantin