Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-03-07
THE FAIR INVALID.

tho arrival Of the evening stage, and
the ceremony of meeting that inSti-
tuition having been rcligiOusly OBJ
served by every 'itizCn of tho camp
Whit" Hawk was now engaged in its
usual evening MISUNDERSTANDING to
beat Faro Fairs justly celebrated
bank, or to get ahead of the highly
interesting "stud' game of McsSrs.
Mike HCnnCSSy and Claude Dupont,
or to drink all the visible supply of
whisky in the thrrc saloons which
furnished tho camps S0lacc in retail
quantities.. Tho games wCro going
on with their customary carly Cvrn-
irg nrisknCSs, and peace lowered
over tn" camp
SinglCfOOt Sheridan CamO down
from the To br Valu& bio claim he had
l0Cayrd up ON tho hill ncNt to the old
Red Ruby shaft with moro haste
than usual His peculiar style Of gait
waS particularly &CcCntuatcd by his
obvious desire To mako some degree
of haste aS he trOttrl down the hill
with turr0 or -four muddy drills max
ing reddish marks ON his shoulder
ana down the back of his shirt,
Whatever 'lsc might havo been said
of Mr.. Sheridan, it could mover !c
trutMully asserted that no did not
at all times look like IL minor of
harlwOrking tendencies.
Mr.. Sheridan charged into the
Double Eagle, Mr.. Fairs popular re-
sort, and trottCd directly over To Mr..
Dunn, the "barkCep whom he at
once engaged in Il quiet but ami
mated conversation.
Wonder Whit all's struck Single
foot" remarked Wabash Hicks, toy
ing laZily With his glass Reckon
hos been tindin Il color up thcrc?"
he added, with Il jerk of his thumb
in tho direction of Sunset Hill.
Color, n"thin," replied Large
Briggs, SO called to distinguish him
from Skinny of that ilk, with good
naturod contempt. "Why, he's only
bin two + three weeks Sinkin, an
You re fully ware O tn fact that
SnnglCfOOt hain't no real hurried
workman, moro especial whom actin
like he il, rs is own shift boss an
wOrkin force.
Both nSn laughed and went over to
the bar, where Sin~lrfoot and Dunn
continued to talk intCrcStcdlv. Dunn
motionCd To thrm, and thcy came up
to receive the news.
Twor ijOoSt loikc dthis," said
Singlcfoot Importantly "Oi wor
coomin down dthc back trail whin,
all of II Sudamt loikc, Oh thinks t mo
silf, DIN go down t Johnny Nc
Afers OHM that's in Mixyco, d'ycz
moind:) an
"WCll, 90 on, interrupted Briggs
An ain t Oh as faSht rs Oh CAM"
rctortrd SinglCfoot, indignant at the
idea of being obliged to cut his lines.
AS Oh Won SChin, Oi fought Old 90
down dthc ould Gail { Johnne's an
swoipc II cooplo O dozen candles. So
Oh whit
"Oi wnr walkin oop to dthe durc
whin Oh runs oOp agin n mon-an
publish stranger chap
Says he, Docs dthiS house b'long
t yOusc?' Says Oh, Ut does not.
Says he, 'Misthcr, Dim playin in
har-rd luck. An thin he goes on t.
tell mo Il! ont how him n his sisther
wor r"idin firm Tucson overland t
Silver City, an is siSthcr wor tux
bad doom dthc thrail by JOhnny's
so e TUX up Quarthcrs doom there
This was interesting. a woman
ri1S always interesting to hroplc in
White Hawk, and this ono was par
ticularly so on account of the fact
that SinglCfoot described her rs be
ing young and quito good looking.
Tho news of her arrival spread rap
idly, and when ii was also reported
that the fair stranger and her broth
cr had nothing on earth but their
clothes and the two little ovcrwurk
ed brOnch0S they wcrc travelling
with, White Hawk rose as one rnan
Hero was Il golden opportunity and
one which they could not and would
not permit to pass to show the chiV-
airy of White Hawk. a small dele
CATION, with SinglcfoOt Sheridan, by
right of discovery, acting "a spokcs-
man, went out 70 Johnny McAfrr' ;
cabin with Il LARGE supply of all the
catablcI uul turntables the ca!nu
afforded, and the assurance that tho
strangers were TO mako themselves
as much at home aS possible, and
that every hing in White Hawk was
theirs. 1t vas disappointing that the
lady WuS Unable to receive them, aud
SinglrioOt suddenly became more
important nan ever ON account of
the fact t,-At ne had actually seen
and talkCG with tho fair stranger.
but the boys were somewhat rcas
sur"d lyt the statement of the broth
er that the invalid would no doubt
or two. The suggestion made by one
of the committee that they send to
Silver City for doctor was declined
with profusc thanks from the Tue
sonian, who declared that his sisters
illness was nothing really serious;
that all she needed was rest.
''Waal, good night, Mister White,
said Profc-~r Warman, taking the
stranger : hand and holding it mo-
ment "Now, IF they anything Mt
all anything, We ondCrstan Jest
shout, an yOu-all sho' sits it Cf it's