, 1897-09-09
WINNING IT BACK.


\ gaunt bu; muscular man, heavily
armed and Fesolute' walked down the
'1AI DtI"eeA le'on Csty n Canon
Creek one afternoon carrying in his
l'Ed a singIe-tree and a piece Of 0
l. WIS an accident that the combination
Wis Jus, what 1t was but l1ier events
proved II 10 be a fortunate enc for him.
If. was Stopped by a man in a buck
board who asked the distance to Trap
per Seymonr's ranch and wanted to
k-1w If there were Z noun
l1in sheep 70 be sA8 in that n~eighbor>
lo2l.
Guess you come Il pretty good ways.
iInt you?' said the mounta!n"er, Rf-
nr ne had given he desired iuforma-
IN.
"tlclr from the Gust Going to do
m hunting"
Maybe you don't mind sayin' what
WIN in the east, mis- or" the other OBJ
s. rived. with gathering interest.
The Stranger drew himself up IA her
~praudIy. Il came from Chicago" said
he.
The nan with the s~ingle-treo gazed
into his face earnestly, "You m an Chi
lego. Illinois," he inquired. cautiously.
You be-, The big town OF the
world"
"MiS;er,' slid The Uihar, git out. Git
ont here on solid ground a minute. I
hen lu1lin' fer some man rom Chica-
% fer three years. You don't know how
clId | am 20 ser you. | was up there
hrco years ago an a man be. me $G2 I
couldn't open 4 lack ne found in the
|r-lI. an | lost
THAT'S bad" The stranger remarked
cImpassiOrately as he Stepped out on
he roadway.
mo so almighty bad ~ it might be.
I've alllys considered That that money
rut nj at interest to the population
Of Chicago. Do vmu know anything
about single-trecs?"
The visiting member said he did not.
whprfupon the mGun.aineer expressed
.sCrrow. Il thought maybe You did"
s1id he. "YOu see, it's speshul nnfort-
nit, because you helm from Chicago I
hold il my duty To entertain Won with
a little quiet he concernin' this article.
| pCrpose to bet you that You cant stand
with a foot on each end an lean back
ards over yer shoulder an tie this we're
rep" to it in the middle whit n bow
knot. It's n ridiculous easy thing"
"Thank ycu,'' said the other. "but I
don't think | care to bet"
"Mistcr,' said the o.her, earnestly.
owing with his belt. "wha. you may
like in the way Of bettin' don't know
m I don't keer. You say yCu don't
know nOthin' about singls-trees. Neith-
or did | know nO,hin' about locks. An
yet ! was sporty. shall expect as much
from You. The size OF the bet is to be
SO. which is n fair iutrus, on sG2 fer
he time. Put up the money in my
hands as stakeholder an git action On
he stngle-trcp."
The other looked hopelesslv about.
His rife was in the blackboard. and the
m~ountaineer held nm Unfortunately large
fre-arm. This is highway robbery
l" declared.
Mister, it seems to me I said
hing like that that time in Chicago.
But it amt. It's a kindly desire to nix
business with the entertainment OF the
stranger. Just put $40 into my hand
II p'".'eu "I,h me business q. me Jay
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