The sun., 1897-12-05

the intervinyya roqussI tnen 70 stop outSiuS u
SHADOW o aT@ gh ~ NGTs wSa not hS
ham. oha Scrs Bly as they gazcd at thcr guest Per
T%' onnG GS Sa1 Ga fSr Ses 81 sS s SnSs Tmo
fsDmPanltd fTTa by any one, and that It was not
two partners TO stav o peGn IN hn hc I
guests We're cSchSnginE private sonidgnccs in
hor eopncY spr M o there might have ooen ono
their guest oce%ped 1n e b frost so Gnu b Fl vS
tented pccvsh bronan em "vSr Um thn rs ms vagnoi
reached backward FOR tho Wv Svbistcv hot,Ic and
" SSneS sSo Plys liz snp e which he was assisted
down tho cnp his ev n,ah h, of on tbn 'ni
box. w" "'' e'' '"uen' S'en' vi ''o PHI
"ouIninCC IiiSCn, niI,so,r 0,o,n ,,,, ,-,o,o lin,
"The newest tbina m az, ~, Ia,o,, Ill: i,c
IniiS rmbbcS' thg % pm, heGPs s on. o GshP i,No
Nc and I.nrlc IIi,, xonid,,, IA 'hiSC n" uc,tynyi
d9wn quiet liks il tho evening ,artor work
keep em out bcrr for ,%n hsys "'''''no' W.
Accustomed Ss hc na nS verc to adopt md
they did eacb o,hcrs c,nib,nS ncIn niiIY
was, ncycrthccss, '%t astonishod and deliRStcd az
ssst Unse tont Jms cnthusiasm over his pills. The
.9Tk pGg ana sws1wed % anig It, NJ hi, bos
with thg quick california;nS S suspicion m OF GONE
parfnera cnus,i-,d S ~ 'h' hohoe' i"''o w INV
THAT rGansrcn bisrmcs MIN. IN ,os,o .o,d ,nc,o lin
work Sorirr rV ,h .nlnR a Retod tindeS
wSterproon thr msidcs te nil tn onct and nj
the same HI "n s'ues @ al " D., vou nv ~ ~
Yer vest nncEo, Won'n b sec, % ~ for 'o,n i,n
n child Sforc W. yoi Son,o o0 -rbar Wal bow's
things asoin' on Your claim, Dicki Boomin'i'
Inc guest raised his head and turned 1t suin-
semy to bn nE his back h
| call boomn," he said, gloomily. e! suppose
you you two % men sitting here comfortably by tho
not, would call two feet of backwa:er over ones
Claim 'boomin l reckon you'd consider 2
hundred ana htty feet OF suicng carried
away ana arlftlng 10 thunder down tnc south
Fish something In the way Of advertising your
old CAMP | supposo you'd think IL was an
he added, still more gloomily. as a sudden
% dash OF rain m down tho widothroated ct chimney III nc,
like you two. ,sittin' there gourmandizing over
your qulnine, II yer SAID TINS rain that lasted
three week. H. was nd 9 be Pro1d o
tho rest of the camp for no reason whatever. to
hold Uncle Jim and Uncle billy responsible for
or any convulsion Of nature, and it was equally
the partners habit, for no reason whatever, to
ACCEPT these aninadversions and ano!ogizc.
Its q rain that's soft and mellowin, said
CnSlc Billy gently, and suppiin 10 the slnews
ons t his c ever
| that you get inter Kind O. s"eaty lathcr workin
In ~ Sorter openin, to 1.-THE the pores; % ,. ,,,,
|
Their guest laughed bitterly; well. I'm
| whole concern tomorrow and light out for
something new. 1t can't be worse than this. -
body who though. of going away from Cedar
tbe m s Of to hsS
| made an exemplary scene Of their going:
Better think twice before yo co. said I'm
| Gle Billy.
| I've seen worse weather afore ye came said
Uncle Jim slowly. Water all over the bar;
sack Of flour, and we had to g grub % on pine m nuts
and jackass rabbits. And yet-we stuck by
the @a and nys we poaae5 their
guest to fury. He rose from his seat, threw
back his long dripping hair from his handsome
on the partners. Yes. that's just it,. That's
what gets me! Here you stick. and here you
starve or drown! Here you arc, two men who
ought to be out init in the s world pSEng your part
IN heTs f9 Work.
wretched mudpie ditches and content Two
men not SO old that you mightn't be taking youl
old enough to have married and have your fami
sakcn place. old bachelors, pigging together lk
po0rhSuse 1iH paTPers That's what h gets, me; sa;
mako n strickland what does that amount to
What are your chancesi How many Of us hav'
or makE o aha han sr grh
you do-have you got enough for twof Aren'
nauay LYING of each ohGr Aren't
strnmgges m s as YOU sink together deeper and deep deep
or N the mud of this cussed campf Ana whii'
you're doing this aren't you, by your age ant
position here, holding out hopes TO others tina
you know cant be fulhledf
accustomed hstf n as they Wv were to the mifqneru
lous halt humorous, but always eNtrayagant
criticism Of the others, there was something 81
new IN this arralgnmcnt or themselves that I'M
partners for moment sat silent. There was
slight flush on Uncle Billy's &c cheek there was
slight paleness on Cncle Jims. he was tn
1rst TO reply But he did SO win certali
dignity which neither his partner nor thei
guest had ever seen on his face before -,
AS it's our fire that's warmed ye up lk,
s dk restin On ece he Se'
as IT'S our whskey that's io2sened yer tongue
! reckon we must put up with what yer say
in, just as we've managed to put up with on
own way o hving-and not quo II with ye un
der our own roof
The young fellow saw the change in n.y. nncle Jim,
face and quickly extended his hand, with anapoo
getic backward shake OF his long hair. liam
II all. Old man; he said, with laugh OF mingle'
c0ntrition and amusement, you mustn't Inin'
what said just now. I've been 80 worried thlnE