The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-10

OF 5000. believe 1 saw that very
man on my way east"
mo; is that so?'
I certainly saw q man on the train the
day / struck the railroad. that ans
the description pretty exactly-at
least. as to clothes and a lacking arm"
why didn't .yon get him arrested and
II couldn't, l had to get q requiaition. OF
course. Butt mean to stay by him till |
get my chance"
We'll, he left the train during the night
some time"
"Oh, hang it, that's too bad"
mot SO very bad, either"
"Why2" H..
Because he came down to Baltimore in
the very train I was in. though / didn't
know it in time. As we moved out Of the
I saw him going toward the iron
gate with a satchel in his hand"
Good; we'll catch him. Let's lay a
lice2'
why, what are you talking about2 No.
Do you want them to get the reward?"
What shall we do, then?'
The colonel reflected.
"Pll tell you. Put a personal in the Bal
timore Sun. Word it like this"
A. Drop me a line. Pete
[lOlu on WHICH arm mas no lOSbS D..
1.-THE right
"Good. Now then -
A. Drop me a line, Pete, even if youhave
to write with your left hand. Address x.
Y. u, General Post Office. Washington.
From you know who. =
"There-that'n fetch him."
"But he won't know who-will he?'
"No, but he'll want to know, won't he?"
why, certainly didn't think Of that.
What madey Won hin of it?n
knowledge of human curiosity. Strong
trait, very strong trait
Now, I'll got my room and write it out
ana enclose a dollar and tell them to print
it to the worth of that"
.-s CHAPTER ". ~
The day wore itself out. After dinner
the two friends put in a long and harassinR
evening trying to decide what to do with
the So, 900 reward which they were going to
get when they should find One.Armed Pete,
and fetch him, and prove him to be the
right person, and extradite him, n ship
him to Tahlequah in the Indinn Territory.
But there were 80 many dazzling openings
for ready cash that they found it iinpossi-
BILE to make up their minds and keep them
made up. Finally, Mrs. Sellers grew very
weary of it all, and said:
"What is the sense in cooking a rabbit
before it's caught?"
Then the matter was dropped for the
time being and all went to bed. Next
morning, being persuaded by Hawkins, the
colonel made drawings and specifications
and went down and applied for a patent for
his toy puzzle, and Hawkins took the toy
itself and started out to see what chance
there might be to do something with it
in a small, old wooden shanty, which had
once been occupied as a dwelling by some
humble negro family, he found q keen-eyed
Yankee engaged in repairing cheap chairs
and other secondhand furniture. This
man examined the toy in6itferently; at
empted to do the puzzle; found it not 50
easy as he had expected; grew more inter-
ested and finally emphatically SO; achieved
a success at last, and asked:
us it patented?"
Patent applied for"
"That will answer. What do you want
for it?"
"What will it retail fo9?"
"Well, % cents. l should Think
what will you give for the exclusive
right?" NOV,
down; III I'll tell what I'll do. I'll make
it and market it, and pay you five cents
royalty on each one"
Washington sighed. Another dream dis
appeared; no money in the thing. So he
said:
"All right take it at that. Draw me a
paper"
lie went his way with the paper, and
dropped the matter out of his mind-drop-
ped it to mike room for further attempts
= a L Al --A Ala 49,, y,.A ,,t n SsNEx ,rr vr - sn
vest his half of the reward, III case a part
nefship investment satisfactory toSboth
benefielaries could not be hit upon.
He had not been very long at home when
Sellers arrived sodden with grief and boom
ing with MISUNDERSTANDING both these
successfully, sometimes separate
~, sometimes together. lie fell on Hawk
ins' neck sobbing, and said: y,
''Oh, mourn with me, my friend, mourn
for my desolute house; death has smitten
my lost kinsman, and l am Earl of Ross
mose-congratulnte me" ~
He turned to his wife, who had entered
while this was going on, PIT his arms
my sake, my lady--lt had to happen, 1t was
deoreed."
She bore mp very we'll, and said.
Its no great loss. Simon l4athers WAS II
Well-meaning, useless thing and no
account. and his brother never was worth
SnuCKS. ~
II am too much Frustrated by these CON
ficting griefs and joys to be able to CON
oentrate my mind upon affairs; l will ask
our good friend here to break the news by
wire or post to the Lady Gwendolen and
her to-"
"What Lady Gwendolen?"
'Our poor daughter. who, alas"
.'Suilv Sellers? Mulberry Sellers, nre you
losing your mindg'
"'rllere, please do not forget who You are,
and who l am; lember your own dignity, DO
considerable also OF mine, It were best to
cease from usinr my family name now.
Lady Rossmote."
Goodness gracious. we'll l never! What
am | to to call you. them"
lin private the ordinary terms of andear-
ment will still be admissible to. some de-
gree, but i'll public it will be more becom-
ing II your ladyship will speak to me rs my
lord, and your lordship. and of me rs Ross
more. or the earl, or his lordship. and"
"Oh. scat! l cunt ever do it, berry,"