The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
FOR %CHIQUITA's SAKE.

8AA&@&SAHS WNT&&EFSE
NED Hsrrles, or. as his onrd read, nd
ward II. Hsrries, q. H. stood In the door
Wv 81 the Rough Diamond and looked.
Rloomily forth 1t the rain al " fsll aslant
the cantua growth and ohapnrral on the red
soil 81 tho mesa.
From Tho saloon within came the rattle
Of tho dics, this chink Of glass, the rattle Of
coin and the murmer Of deep. hoArso. male
voices. Tho Rough Diamond Was a moat.
lucrative and aourishinR ln%stitution in the
little railroad town Of Picture Canyon, on
the linz OF the Union Pacific.
II was ono Of those places which NJ shat
time spranR mp at night and are deserted IN
4 day along the line OF the great road. In
deed, they followed the track, and wherever
track laying ended temporarily there q
town was certain to spring up-alnaost# 90 It
BY magic. ####= 81 # ##@
There were thousands Of laborera, rail
road men, engineers and spectators. With
them came peddlers, storekeepera, and last,
but not least. the great army Of gamblers
md saloon mon. Some OF these towns were
located in advantageous situations, and
finally took on q solid growth and pros
psrsd. Others, having nothing to justify
their existence save the presence Of the
army OF railroad employees, vanished utterly
when that army advanced further and fur
ther on its mission OF conquering space and
time and binding east and west together
with bands OF steel.
Herries was attached to the engineer
corps Of the road, and had been for come
time stationed at Picture Canyon. 9 city Of
8Koms s, 600 inhabitants. mostly males, and
which was nearly q month old-so antique,
indeed, that an election for mayor and
ommon council was being agitatsd BY the
more cntarprising members Of the com
munity.
Harvard bred, delicately nurtured, accus-
toned to NIL the reinementa Of life which
wealth, guided by correct taste, may give IN
an old and settled community. the rude
surroundings Of it's present life had at first
disheartened Herries, but being at bottom a
man OF good sense and pluck and posHess-
ING d splendid constitution, . magnificent
5biceps, standing nix feet and over in his
boots, the man who had been Yale's special
the seat in the Varsity eight with more
than credit when the blue crossed tho line
ahead Of the crimson Oh IakeQuinsigamon M
would hardly finch at hardahipB which
other men bore without complaint, even 4
at times his soul grew weary OF oaths and
llOuOT. ufuQO8ASA Ikp hAAA O4oWA& N&AA
bacon and muddy coffee and bareback. In
deed, he grew at last to like the wild free
dom Of his life, az all men will do IL time,
and he was fast taking on the exterior Of Z
genuine frontiersman when he
When he met Chiqnita!
Chiuuita was q aprite. She was the true
daughter OF rocky canyon and deaert mesa
ia genuine child of tho Sierras-rand 9
woman withal. -
#Her reputed father was IN evil-eyed old
Mexican named Ramon; ostensibly = herder
of other mems sheep; really a gatherer OF
of other mems coinR. .
Chiquita kspt house for him in a tuna-
bled together shack on tho outskirts Of
the town, and here entertained her fathers
gusstF. o#.. WIKI %.M G%@ 4.
Poor little Chiquita! ~ a. n. 5s
She was brilliantly pretty, with the rich
rose red flushing her olive checks. her
white teeth flashing between ripe, dewy.
crimson lips, with glorious brown eyes,
under heavy arching brows, and shaded BY
such long curling lashea as would make
ones heart ache, especially the heart Of a
frOntiersman, in whose life female beauty 10
a rich and rare event. %#@ VI
Many a dollar had Chiquita'a eyes and
lips brought to old Ramon's Bheepskln
pouch-and still he was athirst for more
gold. @M
II was Of this Herries was thinking, for
he knew Chiquitn, and il WAS this which,
thinking Of il, drove him out Of the warm
ia COW barroom (the only place whore he
could possibly stay save in his cold and
.cheerless tent) ana forced him to cool his
heated brow in the cool, vet wind which
blew from the mouth of Picture canyon.
He was reused by a voice, q deep. slow
plainsman,s voice, addressing him:
'Pardner, You are = good one for . ten
derfoot, leaBtwise Two softer tackled to you
senoe I seen the way yon whipped that ERE
cowboy chump and belted him with his own
-.-.x. O--,o 4nxx1 nf,s% rn% 1or aur1
But YOU have, en- I'll not see you double
teamed on Of / kin help it, sho's I'm fun
Texas-whlch I'm known as Black Waxy
JIM ~. @
why, what's the NATTER" broke in Her
ries on Black Waxy's harangue, az he
turned and regarded closely the tall, ath-
letic figure Of tbs man beside him.
The Texan ierked his thumb over his
shoulder il the direction Of the barroom.
I'm thar he aaid.in = low tone. 7 heern
tsChiquita2n I
Chiefs it, pard. You've called the deal.