Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-21

ing y beside lls plate contemplated
the horror stricken stranger with great
interest.
The latter nj once. but reluctantly,
proceeded with his consumption OF the
distasteful vegetable. 10 his comfort
and assistance the ardent Mir Thomson
also caused 10 oe purveyed an allow
ance ~ whisky,
AN bring il in a tin cup too, said
MIR Thomson
This was received by the stranger
and uuaifed In silence and soTruw;
after which Mr.. Thomson fired his PTS
tol n few times through the thin board
walls OF the room In vague and de
sultory manner and came away leav-
ing the stranger 10 mediate on the
exuberant character Of his entertain
ment
"Oh. | wasn't amin to hit him none,'
said Texas Thomson, as Armstrong re
buked him gently when they met
moment later in the Gold Mine saloon.
Il was Jest runniu' a little blazer onto
him, and sorter bangs away with my
gun as an evidence Of good faith
IN. tIlt DltNti Nsc an AAcAf @""-N-
Armstrong critically. This we're strang-
er takes to putin on dog an of course
something's got to be done for the
credit Of Cinnabar. But when II wins
when you don't get called on to make
good. YOU shorely oughter stop thar,
This we're shootin' round the dinin
room was frivolous, an annoyln' TO
other men as sets thar calmly eatin'
an who amt in 1t. It's disturbin TO
'em What do you think, yourself
RoseTood?'
"rhat's whatever" said Rosewood
jim. as he rihled n deck and snapped
if in the deal box. at sorter takes
them boalders' minds often their wit
ties that away, an is bad for the dlges-
ton"
"Whoever is this we're strange fe-
male?" interrupted Bill Tut who stood
looking from the door
II was growing dusk now, and a
slight strange figure in skirts could be
lust seen MS ii entered the office of the
hotel across the way
"Some she Mexican, over from Chill
H." said Armstrong. Chilli was that
portion Of Cinnabar in which the MeXi-
cans most did conTegate, and Arm
strong's ready explanation seemed the
likely one.
'Do YOU know" said Rosewood jim
MS he sat at his faro table caressng a
stack of blues. edo you know l don't
/ feel all right about this yere bean eater
of Thomson's? I amt sopoerstitous'
but I'd shorely like to know what ever
: this we're shlrthom comes a-canterln
into camp for, anyhow
"You lest takes a notion agin him.
said Tut "same rs you says while
back; that's all"
+ 'No. IL amt no notion neither per
sisted Rosewood Jim, still fumbling the
e stack Of blues ut gist sorter weighs
e down on me thar's goin' to he some
S ouocr play made round we're"
do you all know" said Jack Moore
who had been lending his ear in sill
ence. that's the way it hits me the
minute / sees this ycre stranger
That's why / makes that talk about re.
:. wards. 1t strikes me somehow he's
u bein' trailed fer something"
; 81 don't know what you all feels
5 comm" said Texas Thomson sourly
IL 'but you can gamble he eats them
e beans three times a day while he stays
y I sees to that personal
81 was playin' poker In the Full
5 Blown Rose last night an / sees jacks
? on Fights out three times" continued
Rosewood. still assisting his musings
n with the soft chatter Of the chips as ne
l. sorted them between his experienced
Y thumb and forefnger. That's the
T. hand the dead man held an is alters
$ a waInin',"
d The marning dawned on a ripple of
s. excitement ut the O. X. hotel. The
e stranger lay white and dead. BY his
G side. with an arm across his face, was
T. the beautiful life abandoned body Of
o a woman. It was the stranger in the
$ dusl. Of the night before. Her hair
+ was Jet. and her dark skin, in the pal.
t Tor of death. took the hue Of cream.
o The stranger had met death by the
@ stilletto. and the slender blade which
r wendell him, thin MS paper. keen as
biting frost. had then been sheathed in
It the dark beauty's toi1id heart
a "This we're is murder" said Arm.
d strong thoughtfully as he gazed at the
Y pair. "an' the first as Cinnabar sees
k We has had killn's here before, but nc
. murders. which is different whole
" lot"
a 81 shore hopes whar he now Is thf
o grub beats beans a point" said Texas
IS Thomson.
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