Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-10-24

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serious objections?" blurted out
Red Rude, as he rose to his feet and
crossed the room and faced the
small figure in the doorway.
The mild blue eyes wandered
slowly up and down the whole
length of his burly form, and then
a tiny eye-glass was raised languid-
ly to his left eye, and the dude care
fully and leisurely surveying him
while RUDE began to grow more
furious, as the masher drew out his
cigarette-case and offered one to
him.
"You little insignificant dude,
L"
II say, you fellah with the wicked
eye"
wicked eye? BY Heavens
"And the flannel mouth"
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"Great Scott, you miserable lit
tie"
"And the villainous face"
THAT settles it! Gents, this fell
low has insulted me and he has got
to die" yelled Rube, as he jerked
big revolver from his belt, and -four
ished it threateningly at the now
terrified and trembling dude.
Don't shoot me! humbly beg
your pawdon. | didn't mean any
owfence, sir; WEAKLY, pom honah, !
didn't.
Coward" broke from the lips of
the assembled miners, as the masher
fell down upon his knees before
Rube, who only uttered Disguised
"Bahw and walked back to his seat
again.
"And now, with your kind per-
mission, gentlemen, | will wepaih
to the laundry and"
"Get out of here, you miserable
little whelp! Skip" And the dude
turned and rapidly disappeared in
the direction of the laundry, kept
by Sam Sing, the only Chinaman
in the place.
swell, of all the poor things |
ever saw, he takes the cake" said
RUDE, as he gulped down glass of
raw brandy.
HE was talking about buying
this rancho; leastwise he said that
where he came from the people were
in the habit of buying hotels and
then giving them back to the pro-
prietors again." uttered the land
lord, somewhat family.
"Do you think that he's got any
money with him, Dave?" carelessly
asked RUDE.
Eyes, | do, and mighty fine
gold watch, l saw it, and al say
RUDE, if any of you fellows are 60
ing to do any of your usual work
tonight, just stop short Of Well,
you know what | mean," said Dave,
leaning over the bar so that no ears
but Rube's heard him.
Then RUDE gave him a quick
knowing glance, signed to two ruff
fnly looking fellows, and after the
pair went out he went back and sat
down in one corner of the room and
waited.
Half an hour passed, and then a
step was heard OH the slab porch
outside the door and the immac-
ulate dude, Charles Gerry Cav
endish, Esq, as his entry in the
hotel register read, appeared in the
doorway, with his same usual SIM
pering, sickly smile, and crossing
the room he stepped up to the bar,
and looked about him in that inno-
cent guileless way Of his. RUDE
started from his seat OIL the soap
box III the corner in surprise, and
glared savagely at the young man.
Dave too, was somewhat taken back.
"Mistah, this is very queer
place." began the dude, as he strok-
ed his mustache lovingly. while
l was weturning from the laundry,
I was suddenly accosted by two hor-
wild looking gentlemen, and they
asked me the time. pulled out
my watch, when one of the gentle
men grabbed for it, and in defend
ing my property l was obliged to
chastise someone, and | am afraid
they got hurt, you see | have in
jured my hand somewhat"
And the innocent fellow laid his
hand down upon the bar, so that it
could be plainly seen by Dave, the
astonished bar-keeper.
whats the matter with you
now, young fellow?" asked RUDE as
he strobe up to the bar.