Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-21

we took up to 'em, and they hadn't slept
either You may say it's impossible, but
Just go to Indian Gulch, and you can
prove it. The two men were like skel-
etons, and Seth was SO weak that he
could not deal the cards and swear at
the same time.
''On the evening of the fifth day some
Of US boys met at Ryan's and decided in
the interest Of humanity to interfere
and make Seth and Dan quit until they
got into condition. But, sho, when we
went up in the morning they were both
stretched out on the floor dead. Yes,
stree, dead Each had five cards in his
hand, and Seth was clutching his last
SEQ as if he had just been calling Dan
when he rolled over.
"'And he'd "a won, too, howled
Ryan as he looked at the hands. Then
Ryan wanted the match declared in
favor Of Seth, but the boys wouldn't
have it. Bets We're declared off and the
gaElo called draw. Seth and Dan had
used up 81 packs OF cards, and their
golden chips We're worn as smooth as
glaS.s
1--WE buried 'em side by side that
day, hut I,cy. comes the strangcst part
of the whole thing, and to show you
what stubborn critters they wero-that
night there vas light III the room
where they had been playing, and rs
sure as I'm here there sat Dan and
Seth Is natural as life. a-fiippirS their
cards and tossing their chips by the
light Of the gl.ostly candle. Maybe they
| didn't have that whole hotel to them
selves. Sho! guess thoy did. Nobody
| go nigh il. Hansen went around crying
almost and slyi rg lie didn't see why
two stubborn Galo3ts couldn't stay
where they were planted instead of COM
| ing to haunt an honest man : house and
| ruin his business. But nothing seemed
| to interfere with TIE game. Every night
for week Seth crd Dan sat up playing,
! while the whole Gulch gazed II the light
in the window and shivered and swap.
| ped ghost stories a; last Ryan one night
| said he had Il mind 10 see how the game
| stood, and he climbed MP TO peep il the
| window. just a. he did SO we saw 2
| flash 81 light shoe; across the rooIn, and
| three minutes aitorward Nansen's place
was i'll blaze.
Ryan said that Is he looked in tn.
| window Seth had caught Dan cheating
| and had thrown the candle at him. Tn,
| place was burned TO the ground, and
Indian Gulch felt relieved 10 think tina,
/ the ghosts were gone"
Il should sly SO ~ gaspcd one of the
| auditors.
But sho as I'm here, gentlemen.
there was n blush blaze seen around
the ashes Of the burned building the
very next night, ard there Seth and
| Dan, looking as if they were made OF
| chalk, were observed sitting on pile oil
! rocks that had been HGnsen's chimney
| Tipping their cards 49, lively as ever.
This was too much, ard Indian
Gulch WIS scared III good earnest Bu;
some of Us got together and decided tina;
Seth and Dan must go. We dug 'cm W
! and caIted 'em five miles up a canyon
and there buried era. We never saw
them again i'll Indian Gulch, but soor
| afterward some prCspcctcrs came down
| from the hills and said thai they had
seen two ghosts sitting under tree and
| playing. But, sho, gentlemen, where
| are You guing:'
/, The sslrivelcd old miner from Nevada
turned as he followed the others il
their hasty exit.
Il did think" he said, you'd have
the decercy'to let them two cusses res,
IL their graves, but if you're going &c
yank 'em all over the country, why, 20 i,
alone" and the Mariposa man was loft
with the barkeeper.
! well, sho, I'm durned,' mutterod
the narrator Of Seth Cox's adventures.
Reckon I'll go back to the Gulch to
morrow, where the folks are sociablC
and mannerly. San Francisco Call.