Smyrna times., 1892-04-20
with these insultin' questions? 1 de.

ana yere," said Rosewood, in re
lating the exploit in the Gold Min,
saloon Immediately after, "she stamp
6er foot like buck antelope, and LETT
ty stove griddle at us, ar all with ,
proud high air, which reminds me s
mighty sight of a goddess"
AT the time it would seem the two
attempted an apOlOgetic explanation Of
their presenee, and made effort to
point out to "The Cactus" the CRYING
public need of some decision on hel
part.
"You don't want these two young
persons to take to shOOtln' of each
other all up none, do you ?" said Arm
strong.
Il wants you two sots to get outep
my Kitchen" replied "The Cactus. y
vigorously, ''an' l wants you to move
some hurried too. Don't never let me
find your mOccasin tracks round
this yere water-hoie again, or I'll turn
in an mark you up a whole lot"
"Yere, you" she continued, as thew
were about to leave, somewhat cast
down by the conference, ''you can tell
that Riley Brooks and Rice Brown if
they're blamed fools enough to make
a gun pay over me, to make it and
make 1t hard. Tell 'em can pick nv
man out when the smoke blows
away.
TUFTS right about "The Cactus"
bein some sperited" said Armstrong.
as the two walked away.
she's shore sperited, an that's a
fact, mused Rosewood in assent.
The result of this talk with "The
Cactus" found its way about Cinnabar.
and in less than an hour bore its bitter
fruit. The peaceful quiet of that Gold
Mine saloon, which as q rule heard no
harsher note than the catter of a pile
OF chips, was suddenly broken.
You all who amt interested. we're
better take a lower limb"
1t was the voice of Riley Brooks
The trained Cinnabar public at once
iathomed the trouble, and proceeded
TO hide its many heads behind barrels.
tables counter, and any place which
promised refuge from the bullets. All
but Rice Brown. He knew il meant
him the moment Riley Brooks uttered
the first syllable, and his pistol came
TO the front with brevity born of
long practice. His rivals was already
there, and so the shooting began. AS
result Mr.. Brooks received a serious
injury which crippled his good right
arm for many day, while Mr.. Brown
was picked up with a wound in the
side which even the sentiment of Gin.
nabar, Injured to such things and in
clned to optimism at all times, admit
mltted as dangerous.
We'll" said Armstrong, after the
duellists had been cared for at the O.
X. House, "yere we be again am moth
ing settled. Yere we has all this
shootin' an all this blood Iettin' an
the camp gets all torn up, an still
tnar's just as many of these we're peo-
pie as they was before, an most Hkely
the whole deal to 20 over again"
1 shore abominates things a splittin'
even this away" said Rosewood. "but
Clunabar must bar its burdens same
as other camps. 1t can't be helped
none"
The next day the two duellists were
still in bed. A new phase was civen
the affair when "rhe Cactus" clothed
IN purple and white linen, with two
violent red roses in her straw hat
took the stage for Tuscon. The man.
agement of the 0. K. House reported
in Difference to the excited state of the
Cinnabar mind, that "The Cactusu
would return in a week.
=, Goln' for her weddin' troosoe, most
hkely," said Armstrong, as he gazed
after the stage.
Let's drink to the hope she gets a
red dress" said Tut set out ali vour
bottles, barkeeper, and don't let nary
man renig. You bet red is my favorite
color"
No one seems to know the intention
1f The Cactus" The shooting had in
no wise disturbed her. That NAV
nave been her Obdurate heart or It
nay have come from a familiarity with
ne eVanescent tenure of human life
lorn OF long years on the border. Be
hat az it may, she experienced not the
east concern touching the condition of
Ter wounded brace of lovers uDstairs
ma took the stage without saying
to them or any one else.
An some fools say women is talk
rs. " said Rosewood in high disgust.
Three days later Old Scotty the
tage driver, came in with startling
lews. The Cactus had married a
nan in TuscOn and would bring him to
)ipnahar in q week.
when | first hears of it," said Old
cotty with grOan, IAN when / think
them two poor boys layin' in Gin
abar an their rights bein' trifed
nth that away, shore thin I'll take
ny Wincester an stop them rites a
'hole lot, but Pards the Puscon Mar
hal wouldn't haYe it. So she nails
i'm an hears in a saloon over thar.
he's been aimin' to marry him before
he ever hops into Cinnabar at all. I
'es him afterward an he's a little
leasly prairie dog, an from his looks
couldn't get a job a clerkin' 10 a
,OFe.n
THAR you be-" said Armstrong. |
case of woman's inhumanitv {
man. However if The Cactus has i
1ne futterin' from her perch in this I
ERE fashion, just the same we must I
rance round and give her high old
me on her return. The honor of the t
mp beini concerned of course we q
ooops it up in style.p /
And they did.-KGnsas CStv Star. 9
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