Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-20
~"u"tln>, March -, 1~:t*!


1t WAS Saturday evening. III Sixth
street. Just before dark.
Two little ruhuery chunks If hrow.!
scuttlel over the Uneven sidewalk.
around rickcty wooden steps. und D.
the lMnyiny stable du,rs. i'll mad hasta
tor II hiding place, while the third
plunged her shiny little face into the
depths Of very doubtful blindness, amid
her spreading lnt,sy fingers. aEain>t the
wflittwu>Itl WEATHER boarding, and
shrilly rpt4l III 1llc ,lusk.v i!i;:
"Onr~ two~lh' ~. To- tiv' ~siS~Stl,cu-:,-ni-
ten. FIJI Spy. tucIir tiv, 1>bh1t Kit yo'
wen y die: Lay low. wife folks, Use
n-cu1nin!'
4 sudden. unexpected rush FROM b.
hind the nearest tlnr. ',1ul fonr Tut little
hand, spanked the wal! like drum.
Zone, two, 1h'te for mt. pat fust!"
No y didn't
did, .lre, III double dill"
"Why-y-r-y. tle,ntntiner lltt!=rrlatf!
How kin y sl;,rst:"
"Dt'tden did. Lily Cousins: lmt
thee pats 10 YOU bunk a$in til wall t
nll. Cro$t III haht. cro>t III lbttr. folks
what lie don't iii, to rhbcr: Now then.
y better blievr me: Cio HINT Annle:'
Two big. t;lt. round. suggestive eyes
rolled over until they boru direct upon
the lut1in% Clrnltnti1la.
"Wh%r iSll >ht:" whispered thu cbon
Lily's Most wilce.lliu* tome,
".AiA't cr=t1ttr tell. You jus 70
hunt ami ClrnIrtltinA backed against
the luauls with decision and rir;uo,1>
vac;:iNy.
Bat Lily n''ver l'11l=t.&. Hrr STUDY
little tots were r3tnlr'.l against thu
curb. Her bi3 eyes rolled obviously ur
A1tl dow, the bounds Of the ga1nt. Then
II subtle slean crossed tho>c midnight
trbs. In Il manner that WIS careless
'a}lnncss, nunchalance ami str1tntilc
suggestivcIt>s all i'll one. she pokcd her
hand into her daubv little pocket. "Onl
gotter piece Ut wnx::" WAS all she snid.
Don't keer: don't keer: Amt eryon~
ter tell. Amt crgonter tell. You jus
30 hunt yourself!:' yociferatc1 the incor-
ruptihlc Cle1nentina, gl%ring up ut the
cold sky aud hustling her hands behind
her, out Ut temptations way.
But Lily either did not hear Or lid
not heed. Her face was Sphynxlike,
and her calm voice went softly OIL. "Om
got two pieces or wax. and she pumped
one in her mouth AMI snuckcl her full
lips l1sciou>ly.
Don't keer? Amt cr:unttr tell. no.
how" came the nfaltcri14. rejoindcr.
but Clemcnti1a's mouth began to water
at the corners. and she swallowed hard.
''11ighty sont wpX: }um-.l-ln: Yun-
Hill: 5clll~cl->chlu>cll- sclllu*ch~r ro>l,.
1osh:" loudly cllcWra and cl1an1t.l Ahe
wicked tclslptr.,@. with .1lAtkin;; lips
open mouth. and jaws rtchhy with
gunnny. Hl;,;st delight. while one hand
stretched pl1cilly out to the tortured
Clc1ncntina. who clo>etl her eyes him.
grily.
"Cmrh: Ah-h+h: Huff utf-uff:." putfc'l
the wicked Lily, waiting her suyary
breath into the very no>trils OF the uuiy.
eriny Clementina. Hi, gvlly: Thisher
wax's norful good: An tn uduer hunks
tn biggest. an gotter gilt upper OH it.
an er gum rubber t snap. an rr pitcher
card
4 Sri1ny hand crept out from the
luctant. closed hurriedly upon the bribe,
as Clementina's voice. e1nanntiny from
her very shoes. gu>l,el, "D'hi,d TIL
cohncob bin in til coal >llaid:"
The dark deed WIS tlune!
Benedict Arnold had betrayed his
country. - Cincinnati Commercial Ca
zette.
Reminded Him Of business.
A man WHO was not entirely dissoci.
ated from the market business, and
whose place is not thousand miles
from here, went to the White moun.
tains with his family to spend his vac;>.
ton. he chose hotel that stood on
high ground. and was surrounded by
forests that breathed perfume through
the dry. exhilaratinx air, but. strange
to say. he was not comfortable. and
eventually lie began to show signs of
illness. ''rhe airs too weak. up here,
be said. Even his appetite, OIL which
he vet great value. s'lb>ded, and his
thoughts and desires turned citywAr,l
So strongly that he took no pleasure in
the mountains.
One day he turned faint and fell
back into All armchair Ills family
became alarmed. but IL friend hurried
out behind the kitchen and presently
returned with Il couple Of fish heads
that had been east out so1ne days be
fore and were in Il high state OF pun.
gency. He placed these under t|,e
nose Of <icl< n11n, wllo>t' eyes opened
slowly. while Ills face wldercl with an
expression of sIad wonder. lie ,onk
few deep inlla|ations and broke out,
'"Therel There! That's better, That.
home. 'l3rooklyn Eugc.
An Evidence OF Tu4t~.
A St. Antoine street mother came
shifting into the house the other morn