The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-02

against 1t he race was run, the
tramp was broke, and had TO pot
his feet 10 soak That's poetry.
He then swipeu Montana charger
from Late Cory and hit the trail
for Johnny Bain's place. It vas
wiih a sigh Of relief th4t he came
to the top OF the bill with the pal
ace Of the king Of the Dry Fork
full in view. He was welcomed,
as ali -trangers are, in a way to
maka him hiak of The time he had
Offices to give away. 4 supper
was spread before him which, when
he thinks Of il, IN akes his teeth
water. Johnny Balm may lay claim
to king OF more than tAe Dry Fork
for hospitality.
Next day the tramp went down
along, thinking of the good fortune
he had experienced the night be-
fore, when he he heard q noise be-
hind him as of mighty rushing
wind and upon looking round he
saw the Dupuyer delegat1sn to 'hc
Choto4u races-some in rags and
some on nags and Gallagher in a
velvet gown He Joined the cav
alcade and led the van uatil Bvnum
was reached There al hands
called upon Lee Collins in his
snuggery and there the tramp
Jared so we'll that he wanted 70
remain forever, out Fry objected
and he had to be taken along under
the escort Of the whole outfit.
Soon The electric lights that Bur
gy was to put up III Choteau
illuminated the scene and, With aN
Apache war cry the procession
entered the town.
The next morning The tramp was
up early and stole G. L. Bris tolls
chance for election before the lat.
ter was out of had and offered tc
bet it on the Dlpuyar horses, but
no one would cover The bat. Ht
then borrowed Jack Fawcett's
morning drink and it made him
feel like new man, capable 0
talking politics with ]. G. Bair Of
discussing international question:
with old Sam. Toward noon whilt
he was around with the boys lool;
ing big ana feeling bigger he sud
denly ran up against Jay Cowell's
political boom and he felt so snai
that lie crawlcd off and hid himscl
until it was time to go to the race
track.
At the track the tramp coult
have got job measuring out th,
course bat he was too busy laugh
ing at the ladies and gentlemen
shiverinr with cold and at th
big, fat men s5ulping around Owe
the prairie looking for suitabj
locations for the flags. The race
began and he kept his weathe
eye aad the most of his attentio,
on the horse he lost his little al
on at Dupuyer and when, in tn
300-yard race, he saw him in ia
lead he bust his only suspende
with great shout of boy, thinking
that other people would be foole
as well as he. But he crowed be
fore he was out Of the bush, Joch
quin walked in ahead. But thcr
was drop Of sweet in the bite
cup, for now be had cor panious
the Dupuyer boys, who ware in til
same fix as himself. They dragge
their long-haired, mud -bespattere,
cayuses back to town by the neck
and began TO look for cheap lol2
ings. The tramp wanted to bu,
the strange horses to carry tn
disconsolatc Dnpuyorites home an
made an assay Of himself thereto
and found two trouser bu' tons an
a nail. These Mr.. Lippincott rt
fused with scorn and his good il
tentfous were frustrated. Sue
rustiing rever was seen, but tn
Choteau people did nobly an
parted with their spondulics an
liquid refreshments quite Ii5erall,
But the next day, as the sad pre-
cession moved slowly out OF tow
he saw several of them pecpin
cautiously around the corners, al
= as it passed out of sight. the
faces were distorted with brot
grin@,
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