The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-23

on cant tell much about women
Tier" was girl who surprises u, one.
- . way ont IN Noifville. Miss Ruclx
er who runs the -. X. restaurant. ret.
TINS female from Tucson 10 fry fiap
Jacks an salt hoss. an hep her deal he
} little gastronomie game. Thi, we're
girls name j. Jennie-Tucson Jennie
me seems nice, good girl. too. an in
les two weeks there's half the camr
lest whinin 10 marry her 1t affects
business. its that bad-almost changes
the channels Of trade Cherokee Hall
tells me there amt half the money
gets changed In at faro a. usual. an
the New York store reports men goin'
broke ag'in billed shirts and similar
deadfall, daily OF course. this we're
nrss frenzy subdues whole lot after a
month
III Jennie notices IL. don't know.
Dut she never tips her hand to no body;
jest shove> these foolish youth their
oaliy beans. an ignores all winls and
looks complete. At last one by one
the various hands goes in the discard.
an the boys. gettin' discouraged.
shoves back an quits Finally they-r
ali out but two. an one OF them was
never in 50 far as himsef or anyone
else ever sees These we're IS Tut an
a man named Jim Wallace Tut is
tail an good loo,zin' enuff. but back
ward an bashful No one ever detects
him once loolSin' at Jennie an | don't
think he doe He confides in ms all
quiet after the smoke Glars away. that
he never THINKS of it.
But Wallace is different. He sets
In To win Jennie hard and heavy an
tries To crowd the game an get action
Tor ms money. IL looks likes he's doc
to make the trip. too. Miss Buclxer is
oackin' MS play. and Jennie herself
sorter lets him set 'roun in the ketch, 4
an watch her work. which this we're IS
license an riot itse'f compared with
how She treats others Occasionally
some of u> sorter tries 20 stack up for
Wallace an see whar ne stands with
the game.
"'licw's il goin'. Wallace Enright
asks one day
" rs too many for me. says Jim.
Sometimes thinks corrals her an
then agin il looks like | amt ia il.
jest now I'm feelin' some detected
Something oughter be schemed to
settle this we're SAYS Enright- Il.
keeps the camp in a fever an maybe
gets serious
III some body would only prance in.
says Doe Poets. and shoot Jim IN
some. you'd have her easy Females is
like a rabbit in bash pile have
10 shake things up a 10. to make EN-
come out Now If Jim was dyin' an
she cares for him. she's shorely goin'
to show her hand
wants TO pause right we're to OBJ
serve Doc Poets was the smartesr an
best cslicated man | ever sees in nv
life. An what he don't know about
squaws is valueless as information.
but 20 proceed:
That's right SAYS Cherokee Hall.
'but ~ course IL amt goin' 10 do to
shoot Jim none
Il don't know says Jim I stand.
creasin' little too quick IL I'm shore
/; fetches her
What for game. says Cherokee.
would i be - Jest play like jim was
shot2 Wouidn't that make her come a.
runnin' same a. il i: was shore enutf?'
4 don't see why not says Enright.
Well the idea gains ground an at 4
last gets To he quite a consDir'cv. It's
settled we plays it, with Dave Tut to /
do the shootin
An We makes the game complete
say> Jack Moore. by grabbin' Dave
immediate an ropin' OF him before the
which convcnes all regular
and decorou> in the Red Light saloon
= purpose: an we all lines out like
we're gcin' to hang him for the kill
ng? Otherwise il don't look nacheral
70 how. and she shore,y detects it's :
bluff
80 We gets things all ready an in
he middle of the afternoon when .Jeu-
iic is drag giu' her lariat around loose
IN nothia' much T. do-'cau,e we amt
'omin' 70 disturb her none in her
Iootie> touching them fiapjacks an
ait hos>-we all gets over In the New
FORK store an lays Jim on some boxes
IN a wagon cover over him for
orpse.
"tIar things out OF .Lc way along
" Jinl's head says Moore. who was
aiSing a big interest We want To
* things 80 len gets at him easy. You
var me- Shes goin' to come STAN
vdIn' IN yere like : landslide when
he gets the news.
when evervthing's ready Tutt and
loorc- who concloois its well to have
good deal Of shootin'. bangs away
nth their guns about four times
piece.
80 shootin' once or twice saws (,
Icore. might arouse her suspicious
would he over a heap too quick for '
he real thing
The minute the shootin' is ceased 4
Fe all takes Tut and surges over 10 I
be Red Light To try him: a pendin' I
which Dan Bogg~ santers ever To '
he q. n. restaurant an remarks, all |
asnoal an careless, like: n
Dave Tutt down Jim Wallace a
'inutc back-good clean gun play as q
Ecr ! sees. too Mighty big credit to o
9th boys this we're Is No shootin' up 7
ie scenery. an the bystanders, nor =
'ch slobbrrin' work. but everything Y
ces straight TO ccnters'
'whar Is he?' says Jennie. looki.,'
reathle<s an sick.
'Jim's remainder Is in the New York p
ore. said Dan. o
= Is he hurt~ she gaspS u