The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-15

Jumped like vile DrOnck Waeu Ao
seen tn pile More money'n he'd lad
eyes on sence tn railroad wuz built up
ter Sunset. Martin tole i'm eft he'd
make out morgedge on tn hotel Ter
one thousan' dollars, payable IN
wears time 18th intrust at eight per
cent. he'd stack tn col thousan' agin
tn docky ment.
brand done it like tn loon that e
WIZ. Martin knowed lot r lawyer
doin's, an e drawed up tn paper, an,
couple of his cronies frum down tn
valley that wuz thar signed fer wit
ness.
'"Then tn cards wuz dealt. Martin
discarded three, Dick jest tuck one:
An, by, gum, pardner, I'll eat tn on
leader eff Dick didn't lose"
''What did Martin have?"
-Four aces. Dick had clubhouse,
an Martin done tn dealin'."
..Of course he fixed the cards, but
why did he act as if he wanted to draw
his opponent on when it was simple
showdown?'
"Jest fer straight-cut deviltry. Soon
as e had pore Dick foored. e showed
what e wuz leadin' fer. Plunked tn
cash down on tn morgedge an offered
Dick both fer his gal Linda. In case
Brand refused, e wuz ter be SOL outer
house an home.
"Dick wuz clean white an true ter
his gals, even # e did play fool at gam
blin'. Tole Martin ter go somers down
bout Mexico-that amt tn place he
said, but. it's in tn neighborhood.
Shuck is fist in the schemey doctors
face an tole i'm he'd ruther see Linda
marry Hong Kong washeeman than
pair off 18th him. Martin Jest turned
chalxy 'roun' tn gills an went out
'thout sayin' of word. Tuck mitey
good keer ter pocket tn 1norgedge an
cash, tho, befo' e went. An e didn't
stop tel e wuz outer tn Rockies,
mother.
"By gum, sir. that ar Teller never
showed lis face in Fir Top again fer 81
year. Yes, 'twuz morn year. Brand
knowed ed come back, tho, an tn
pore devil tried ever way under tn sun
ter git up that morgedge money.
'Twan't no use, tho, an tn Misty OF
thinkin' on it turned i'm sick.
sJeso befo' his time run out, e called
Linda an Bet ter is bunk an tole' 'em
tn whole story bout that ar POKER
game an tn morgedge. Course they
didn't give back no lip, bein' as he wuz
Jest erbout ter cash in lis chips. 1t
struck Linda cole, tho, an I alters
noticed arter that she had mopy
kind'r look.
"'Bout thirteen months later on
Brand had bin planted ten months an
wuz mitey nigh forgotten-I carried in
tn mail bag one day, an old man
Jinks, tn postmaster, went ter work
sortin' out tn mail. AFTER while e
hefted one letter ter tn light an looked
at it kinder grim through lis specs.
wuz settin' on sugar bari, eatin'
crackers an cheese. Th' old man
spoke up an sed: .....
.Yere's a letter fer Dick Brand. l
dino whuther or not ter sent it back or
give it ter Linda I'm speakin' r tn
gals folks alters used Linda's name,
! cause she kinder helt tn lines).
! ".Give it ter Linda, sed /; hit mout
be Important
s.Jest then Linda come in. She pushed
back her bingham bonnet an sed: is
thar ennything fer me, Mr.. JinksP
"'Well, Miss linda, jest got letter
we're fer yer paw, but bein' as he amt
present ter receive it, mebbe I'd better
! give it ter you, seein' as how you air is
darter.'
"sYes, lemme take it, sed Linda.
The ole man poked it out an Linda
tuck it. She turned tn envelope over
ever which way, jest as II she could
read it 'thout openin' of it, like tn
trick TELLER in tn circus. Then she
tore it open an begun ter read. ]
watched an seen her CROWN pale an
skeered like Then she gave sort o
quick gasp an tore tn letter all ter
pieces At that time didn't know tn
! ms an outs of tn game, but had a
rlimmerin'. Linda turned to me an
sed, in a sorter jerlxy tone of voice:
":Phil, what 'ud you. do if a man
wuz goin' ter sell yer outer house an
home?"
".I'd kill tn skunk, Miss Linda, sed
I, short off.
"'Wel], looky yere, now, Phil put
! IN Ole man JluhS, Spedh1H oAo" oAA
| lookin' wise, don't yer think that al
'ud be agoin' contrary ter tn statoots?'
.'.'Spec it would sed l, lookin' in
Linda's purity GEES; but when tn
statoots makes a sweet little gal look
like she wuz pluggin' up tn weeps,
SEE consarn tn statoots.'
| Linda looked at me 18th soft little
smile creepin' outer tn mist OF cry in
her eyes an went out
Now, who'd ye s'pose l tuck over
ter Fir Top second trip arter Linda go'
tn letter? Don't know, eh? Well ye'
| oughter 'Twuz Doc Martin. Yes, sir
when pulled up 'longside r tn train
down thar at Sunset, tn Doc come
walkin' out, big as Ike, an got IL
'thout so much as sayin' howdy. Two
other fellers got in likewise. One wus
| a miner an t'other wuz some sorter sci
ence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES think they
called i'm.
.'Twuz tn middle of tn month, an
skace1y emmy express money goln' over
"Well, ter come down ter fine p'ints
1 oe ,ua ,,;ohad that ar bend in tn: roa(