The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

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ter Sunset. Martin tole i'm eff he'd
make out norgedge on TIL hotel fes
one thousan' dollars. payable in a
! years time 18th intrust at eight per
cent, he'd stack tn col thousan' agin
! tn doclSy ment-
Brand done it like tn loon that e
| WIZ Martin knowed lot r lawyer
doin's. an e drawed up h'pa2cr. an a
couple of his cronies frum down tn
| valley that WIZ thar signed fer wit
ness.
Then tn cards wuz dealt. Martin
discarded three. Dick jest tuck one.
An, by, gum. pardner, iii eat tn off
leader eff Dick didn't lose"
What did Martin have?"
-Four aces. Dick had a 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
show-down?'
jest fer straight-cut deviltry. Soon
as e had pore Dick foored, e showed
what q wuz leadin' fer Plunked tn
cash down on TIL morge6ge 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
bin. 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 schcmcy doctors
| face an tole i'm he'd ruther see Linda
marry Hong Kong washeeman than
pair off 18th him. Martin Jest turned
chalky 'roun' tn gills an went out
'thout sayin' of a word. Tuck mitey
good kcer ter poclsc. tn morgedge an
cash, tho, befo' e went. An e didn't
stop tel C WIZ outer tn Rockies,
mother.
by gum. sir. that ar feller never
showed is face in Fir Top again fer
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.
Jest 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 is chips II
struck Linda cole, tho, an ] alters
noticed arter that she had a mopy
kindr look.
bout thirteen months later on
Brand had bin planted ten months an
wuz mitey nigh forgotten-I carried in
tbs mail bag one day, an old man
Jlnks, tn postmaster, went ter work
sortin' out tn mail. AFTER while e
hefted one letter ter TIL light an looked
at it kinder grim through is specs. /
wuz settin' on sugar bar'l, eatin'
crackers an cheese. TIL old man
spoke up an sed:
"'Yere's letter fer Dick Brand I
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
jest then Linda come in. She pushed
back her gingham bonnet an sed: is
thar ennything fer me, Mr.. JinlSs?'
Well, Miss Linda, jest got a letter
yere fer yer paw, but bein' as he amt
present ter receive it, mebbe I'd better
give it ter you. seem as how you air is
darter.'
Yes, 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 if she could
read it 'thout openin' of it, like tn
trick Teller in tn circus. Then she
tore it open an began ter read.
watched an seen her CROWN pale an
skeered like. Then she gave a sort O
quick gasp an tore til letter all ter
pieces. At that time l didn', know tn
ms an outs of tn game, but | had
glimmerin'. Linda turned to me an
sed. in sorter jerl1y tone of voice:
'''Phil, what 'ud you do if q man
wuz goin' ter sell yer outer house an
homer
I'D kill tn skunk, Miss Linda sed
l, short off.
We'll, looky yere, now, Phil put
in ole man Jinks, speakin' slow an
lookin' wise, don't yer think that ar
'ud be agoin contrary ter tn statoots?'
''"Spec' it would sed l, lookin' in
Linda's purity eyes: but when tn ,
statoots makes a sweet little gal look
like she wuz pluggin' up tn weeps, l
SEE consarn tn statoots.
Linda looked at me 18th a soft little
smile creepin' outer tn mist of cry in
her eyes an went out
Now. who'd ye s'pose I tuck over
ter Fir Top second trip arter Linda 60: |
tn letter? Don't know, Ell? Well, yer |
oughter. 'Twuz Doc Martin. Yes. sir, |
when pulled up longside r tn train, |
down thar at Sunset, tn Doc come |
walkin' out, big rs Ike. an got in |
'thout so much as sayin' howdy. Two |
other fcllers got in likewise. One wuz |
a miner an t'other WIZ some sorter sci
ence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, think they |
called i'm
'''Twuz tn middle Of tn month, an
skacely emmy express money goln' over.
We'll. ter come down ter fine p'ints,
as we nighed that ar bend in tn road
that / showed you, tn bosses got
sAeered al somethin' they snelt in tn
wind. l give m III lash, an away
they went Jest as we rounded tn
turn-me holdin' EN- in then. you know
heard shrill. boyish-soundin' voice
yell out Haitian halt did
Gosh, how we'll | knowcd them
tones Rite in front of tn leaders
stood a slim young Teller. 18th mask
over is eyes Their want no whisk.
ers or mustash on is face StickiE'
outer tn frs, longside r tn road wus
four or FIVE gun bsr'Is Morn likely
~ wa'n't no men kehin' EN-. tho.