Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-31
MURDER In CINNABAR.

claim the hospitality VI tue " IN ho'eh
Cinnabsr sentiment was not usually sus-
picious. Corners to its gates were hung
breezy welcome, unoccupied with imper-
tinent inquiries. Names were not askeu
nor histories desired
This yere askin' Of a strangers name Is
onpolite as a play an has its resks beside,
said Armstrong who was the Chesterfield
of Cinnabar and an authority on matters
of etiquette Its ass insultin gettin
curious over the brand on man boss"
CHATS whatever assented Bill Tut.
81 knows a party in Laredo who keeps pes
term round a-askin' of a strangers name,
an he gets that unpopular the man wipes
him over the head with his six shooter.
You bet he was mighty displeased aooutlt
No; Cinnabar thought was blue eyed and
unsuspicious Those who came were cheer
fully received and approved OF or lynehed,
according to their after embodiment JACK
Moore himself was OF generous, health
| mi turn. and ordinarily would never have |
| held the thought which appears in his in I
| terrogatory touching possible eastern re- .
wards. The truth is the stranger excited
suspicion. No one could tell how or why, |
but there was that in his very atmosphere
which would make dog growL Old
| Monte knew nothing about him.
"He takes the stage in Tucson" said
/ that worthy person as he removed his nose
| from a whisky glass for the purpose OF
/ fuller converse AN no one knows moth
| in about him. As he don't do nuthin'
comm over but lean back an cuss the
world in general an Arizona in perticler,
which, while it's all right for pastime
after all don't advance no facts, you can
see | shore falls short of bein' fully in
formed Of this yere man myself"
"Well, don't anyhow like him none"
said Rosewood Jim rehectively. "Of course,
he amt earned no word from me either
way, an what | says needn't go TO his loss,
but shorely takes a notion agin' him, jest
the same"
, This appeared to represent the Cinnabar
feeling. Still it is probable that tinnabar
would have thought and said no further
were it not for subsequent happenings at
the q. X. hotel
Cinnabar was at its vesper drink when
the rapid reports of pistol coming from
the hotel aforesaid aroused that mild in
terest which Cinnabar had grown to be
stow on such phenomena.
81 wonder whoever gets it nowi" said
Bill Tut as he replaced his drained glass
, on the Gold Mine bar
Curiosity, however, was soon made easy
when word came over from the o. X. hotel
that it was simply Texas Thomson, and
that no one had bled.
Hes Jest shootin' up the dinin' room
some, on account Of the stranger" said the
p courier who bore the news, "an' amt
meanin' nuthin' whatever"
, The trouble came thus; The o. X. hotel
was in conduct Of wide and liberal man
agement, and its spirit was amply shown
in its motto, There's Nuthin' Too Rich
for Cinnabar." But nevertheless its menu
was under the grinding control Of circum-
stances. just following those jocund days
which marked the advent of the freighters
from Tucson the o. X table d'hote became
a feast Of richness.
|. After the freighters had departed in re-
turn, and as days went by, the richness
dwindled. 1t was on the day which sor
rowfully marked the freighters as beine
absent some three weeks that the stranger
signed the dogeared account book, which
served As a register and claimed the at
n tention Of the o. X. hotel as its guest, an'
a the table had pinned to beans and coffee
NJ Cinnabar could be depended on never q
E complain. Il realized the exigencies o
Y: trade conditions, and fully exonerated tn
+ o. X. hotel from any attempt to put
.ri TO death by starving Not so the stranger
le. He knew nothing Of the freighters to Tue
=, son and was a-hungered.
- 81 don't like beans and don't want an
~ Coffee said the stranger, with petulan
f.. snap, as the viands described were place
c. in his reach by Widow Briggs. You ca
~ bring me beefsteak and eggs, and "A Gu
NJ Of tea, with toast
Beans an Coffee said the Wido'
IN Briggs, regarding the stranger with col
a and stony eye, lis the last two chickens o
M. the roost, an you eats 'em or lets 'ei
r alone, Jest as you all please" The wido
er then made majestic exit from the rool
er in dignified dismissal Of the whole matte
I Thereupon the stranger rallied.
no Whatever is the matter with you a
e. anyhow" asked Texas Thomson, addres
ing the petulant stranger in a wrong,
md and injured tone. "Wh hat you all a-tryi
he TO pull on trouble with them thar frijol
tori Frijoles is mighty succulent food a
your stomach is a heap too ladylike VIII,
il gets to layin' back its years that away
rs frijoles.m
av. but don't like beans" said the stra
nj ger.
''Oh, you like 'em well enough I
sponded Thomson confidently. You je
I ) thinks YOU don't like EN- What you 4
y aims at in your proud an sperited way
NJ to sorter lay hack scornful Of the grl
Is we're, an put il all over Cinnsbar Y,
Jest SeiEes on these yere frijoles as me
.ef' excuse
Z 3; who are youtn asked the stranger in
mixture Of wrath and unessiness
a., who be H. repeated Thomson, in ton
Of Scof. who De II Partner, you he
Il initiates me. I'm the man who kill
en-; Bronco McGee; that's who h, An 81
stranger. III Just eonfde in you, eau
'lks thAr's something about you that drors n
on; II you don't crawl outside them bean.
and here Mr.. Thomson's tones grew low a
!. az y, confidential. this yere pertie'lsr mint
We all Is exchanging our views in,
son. shorely leave you on both sides Of {
mas; street" Here Mr.. Thomson slowly dr
his large impressive six shooter and Il
N, ing il beside his plate contemplated I
. horror stricken stranger with great int
est
> The latter at once, but reluctantly, y
nh oecsied with his consumption Of the {,
~ tasteful vegetable. To his comfort and
: IS. sisssnce the ardent Mr.. Thomson q
caused to be purveyed an allowance
a., whisky.
ON; An bring 1t ms tan cup too said
Thomson
va This WAS received by the stranger /,
10, ousffed in silence and sorrow. after VIII
ON Mr.. Thomson fired his pistol = few tin
through the thin hoard walls Of the TO
! OF in a vz.yrle and ie<ul.srv manner and ca