The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-21
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i'm Slater ysw,o,
b be- u,, ,raye'ers in the saloon s ~, -
'Nve'ers were two ms. 70 Alna
s ana ovsrcoa's, apparently n Taau .
, ,',s gong Jim thought, J. a'0'p, /
ms Jwn ,npat cnt mova IVA. y III sa.rs
co nee thing about them seems, ssAa
consistent n When he ,,, u,saea Nv
'ook at them he wo,,,a H'"so slia.ss
S s 'heir PIERCING eyts ass s,'a u,
ne scarcely noted it. VA W. q lis
1iiS, , a NC. thats He wa. sI'.
| attr. liz 50. S'i , absence a. r. .sas
none ana H. Ia 'esii a goci MAJ ' "a
| true 70 nv iiaa an tncss lons v, W
itsl.t no r ,n,,, carry traminy enVAh
| In. 'ns tclnpta.loa, sav,ss,. ts~s IA
nockni ''.,pp sf' Now ne hs sd rs rs an
Iii 81 No a,,, ! hey were TO ne nv !h,r
n, n,, ava ne ie.t like a conop aer City
res.,r 10 piaee them at her ss = iass:
go 'iu mem as trophies ~, ,e@ sas
~ ner mat he had hen W. M "
Ia a i ,,yad NE seduct .ons a, !, otas
| 49, iiFti lrSnt, Va VIZ c,s :
| ,,en en- Wotder the boys hesr.
rent. ana that the giaim,nesN Vas n
s.rahIefs d d nti dist,rSs eya {. \
notice mat nellhu.' OF them IN u.
anu ah MAJ >ley seemed ycrv s s,,,s VIA
| ~ ,, .ne Train as 70 was It's, ,.v
sSh comfortable and TINT =. n.Ety u
o. the meeting at FINN, ny VITA "a
lht surprise he was COW. va, ssti
hlother and sister S.s % tyt
turned the back OF the xaa ua'ss a
nm ana sitting down hsya%n a iraa
t@lil. lin did rot wan, 10 ~ ,nr ssrvt
| RS. Ills own reflections VA ssh eva
peasant, hut the s,n,str ~ ~. Hca 4
i1S n appearance ana atfaha can,
liin that he had seen Thai ,n.s I'D
ne could not think whpr. IN H. w
sun OF black VIII skier, AMI t.Tt
iu,i eve that won the boy sorr ~ u Z
caught is expression. S'"' ="
| Hello. Jim, How Gid
| you. &c & home 10 snera ~
SO are We" And n bevy :, siisl
Iusi got on when the tr,,, ssh
anS tooh MN into Their cfs.
Stranger was r.o more thon,h,s ~, ~
hours. as Jim joined In Tia s,s Y ~
old friends and toll them ~ ~. ga
home. that N ght. Nv guy
90, w ny your mother lives out Al i,
S Stan WIN US; We are no, soss X
nome III we have some fun MI s,sI ~ !,
mas nun. and one Of them wssr.
we rave planned TO have Al ~
among. ourselves. plenty Of mo-
n.i9" Vi, WIN a knowing wink, NH /,
ana dice Why, Jim Slater, you e,,,,
no to Your old fr.enie.s ~ '
me young man looked ,,,s,a
cansht the. strangers eye. Sans
seemed to thrill him, and lust mi.
on another seat he noticed ons !,
muiiied men he had seen In tha ss,s y
the sleepy attitude but waksfIl ~,
llst IN front the other STUPID ma,
the wide-awake eyes. He coud ~
Wmo.ng a little. Why should ihe~
men have an eye on himl Ii ns,,s,
to think II, but somehow he ",
WINGED of the fact.
The boys went Oh with their raysy
mlrth, every now and then ,elilrf
that he must go with them. Wlnalnl
consent, they changed their tacty
began IN this strain. "a mothers hoy
j m Been away n year and not M
Come now, old fellow, show ,our,,|
man. have some Christmas fun NH
boys Hello! here's the depot, COM
round to Branit's with US. Keep, M
saloon In town, he does. Lend \
boys. Jim Slater takes a round wi1
don't he?"
one of them linked his arm Ia ii,
others thronged aralnd. NO. bora
l a IN NJ :
YOU all n merry Christmas You ca
your fun; III have nine"
These boys knew he had money 4
pocket; they wag,ed a pull at It. |
said. out N the open street they
at him again. One said, Jim ID
you'il just take a drink with me, d
It's Christmas. Take a drink. Fine
key" and a half dozen others wee VI
him trying to break down his gooi
| luteons.
you Will please let me speak 10
young man." grave voice sd ~,
boys gave way to the tall man viii
whlskered face. whom the boy iecpe3
as the bland gentleman on the tfsa J
way, young man" on few pltS {
the crowd. he said: II saw yol v
bank this evening See those ~ |
under the street lamp. They nv
there. too. They bought tickets iM !
sey town. but see they ~ %
They know exactly how much nolsyI
drew at the bank. Beware Ian !
rage TO your mothers. Heres ny
Call tomorrow at my Office GUos,
Good night"
The young man stood q roneR
ishcd He felt grateful 10 the unkY
gentleman for r.dding him OF tM W
rerslstolt boys, and for the wafnfs Y
the two men who were then uaoei|
lamplight watching him; bG susa.]
d II INST suit him to call 0 caMafI
ride home in. He had ANTICIPATE
quiet walk home on the old lansn
He wanted the fresh. cool ar y w ,
try to fan his brow, ana the Ass ,
On h m as they did on that roaa xi'l
was a child. ..v ,4h.
perhaps" he said TO hirlnts, w y.
t.eman Is mistaken" ne WAY ss,,n
two men, down the stree., am n ~, IA
corner. He looked for tnem, ~ IN
crowd could not see the pecns' !. ~ r
wore. Its all a mistake. y ~ NJ
Even If they wantoi 70 70 ma ~ ~
no, know my road, and ~ go 80
a block or two to elude tiisSa =
II" Verv soon he was leaving tns V va y
/ hind him. and thoroughly euoy;ss H. ~ M
| The OLD familiar objects On 'A a
J Inc staIl ght revealed them an
| AFRAID, Not he. OF eourss. va ~
ana then the thought O 'M s,o,untI
Cnn,. across his mind: ana l' ,,rtsi1
he hand would feel for lns ,rs,
| tl,at Carrled his mothers Cnrsusn
| Nc cane to a stream q ws .t "
L"ow ius, where on the az. -.
s Sm sn.hed ont. Bouyan!'nssrs,sy,
TX II i wos he wanted a arhA ~,
MA n w. AMI climbing TO ! Ne ~ ~
n ,an;,,s " az ofr his hat TO DIP watsJ. M
49, an,"s yhnn a rude hand clntche.
ni IN Wiz ne Instant two men stog,a
ann u, H.. ~. sa,me who had watIhs .h. =
nm nm ,e ene Thev had CHANGED ,a.,
10. .,I nt.S' !, ont" oua Of then ~ NJ \
,.,l i' a,ber u aided Eyes, In ds sass N
time. It's eas,er % ss cs,,kei ps'o
money anyhow, anu ana mans i,rs.
held close to the you"t h brand skntl
trcn the last sneaker, !" Tor thc q
petol. lost his toolins, and H. al
or n KIND of knotty NnaSS,rrea. ths.
The weapn was ul, az. q, he bari
passel through the wis, " Conflsc11
clutched I'm slater a rnhbsr ireF
susd The wounded L., foo o,bsr balrid
with a cry Of pain. l .,s n yl shts
h. 6 feet and felt for n's lin slstsrs
fallen from MS hano; v.s,ton % 9
saw The simmer of " "sxe'aned 4
ana SEIZED It. Now. y ,srslli \ =.
:, K 1,t the b rSi' dTroppsi 4 ,''''''
c,e or You ara a, rss,' he matter y,
"Hello. there y ~ as who had sos'
ana two men on n", 4. they. lsm'al
unner, eived l.,,a s1'..d SHOUTED s,,'ssfs h
bers, Surrender nr him. TIE niaa !
a. tho ,ran h9h'nu rn' ~ suhnfs