Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-12
THE BUSINESS SETTLED.
Little Transaction Which Occupied
the Attention of but Two Men.

the Attention of but Two Men.
| had put up for the night at Saylers-
vile, McGoffin county, eastern Kentucky
j had travelled far on horseback during the
day and was very tired. Consequently, as
soon as | had finished cigar after supper,
| told the landlord I'd like to be shown to
my room. | had got to bed and was Just
pushing off from the shore of wakefuIness,
when was startled by a loud voice in the
office Immediately below
Say, landlord" shouted the voice, sis
Jim Williams hur?'
"Yes," returned the landlord.
"Whar il hep
up stairs"
"TeIl him I'd like ter see him."
Hes gone ter bed"
"No matter eff he is. I've cum several
miles ter see him. Go up an tell i'm that
want ter see i'm on that ar little bust
ness"
The landlord arose with considerable
noise and proceeded to carry the message.
Up the creaking stairs he came, and
Knocked at a room door adjoining mine.
"Heilo' sounded a sleepy voice. what
yer want, haigh?"
"Thar's er Teller down stars as wants
ter see we, jim"
who is it;'
Dave Martin"
"What does he wants.
Didn't say, only he wanted ter see ye
on that ar little bizness"
The man in the room smacked his chops
sleepily, and after scratching and yawning
for q few seconds said:
con, vas; know about what he wants
Go back an tell him ter please 'scuse me
till mornin. hain't had no sleep fer two
nights, an am erbout tired ter death. Tell
him ter stay all night m I'll pay his bill
We can then settle the little business when
mornin comes"
The landlord went down, the fellow
wheeled back in bed, struck good stiff
snore and kept up the gate all night
The next morning | went down stairs. l
entered the saloon and saw a fellow sitting
at the stove with q silent but very COM
Portable expression on his face. He was a
handsome, athletic looking mountaineer of
about thirty. l sat admiring the fellows
physical makeup for some time, when a
heavy step fell on the platform in front.
Looking toward the door, saw another
man of about thirty, smaller than the one
inside, but very compactly built, ruddy
and handsome.
He entered with careless, uncertain
swing of his new boots, and, letting his
eyes fall on the man at the stove, his face
lit up with sudden animation and he cried
out:
Hello, Jim.r
"Hello Dave" carelessIy returned the
man at the stove.
''JiIn, spoke the other. "cum out here a
mint; less settle that ar little bizness."
"Al right, returned Dave, getting up
slowly, and throwing himself back to give
birth to a deep yawn, ''but cum up fust an
cit sumthin."
"Dou't kcer ef I do"
Then the two men walked out.
| thought nothing more about them until
my ear WAS Jared with a loud explosion
Oh the outside.
hastily walked to the door, and out on
the platform.
Two men We're lying on their backs,
within ten feet Of each other, each holding
smoking pistol in his right hand The
landlord came out now, and we went to
the PROSTATE men. They were dead
They've settled their little business,
See" he remarked quietly
Yes" l returned, nervously. Its
awful bad, isn't it;"
''What is2' he asked wouderingIv.
"The shootng'
Il don't call it bad shOotin er tall. Each
Teller IL plugged square between the eyes;
| call it good"'-Philadelphi Press.