The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09

''..N .N.'.N NAN II NNN AAbMNAH .
over three feet long. rcmarklng:
Il siill carry the tomahawk."
where di De have that trowel7' /
Van managed 600 whisper to jim.
'Oh. iho handle was up his sleeve. I.
ana 'h' i'p iH his pocket. II Is not T.
trowe' you know. only a guy. Como .
In AM meet Tho boys. This we'll .
dressed chap is Diamond KIT that /
short one is HlIy the nat; youdcr come /
Duty anl 50 souri, Kid. Oh. we're an /
here i.r reunion but IT'S the FIRST
we've h1l north OF Lexington. That's
our pet place
Alto % general handwriting the
party broke up into groups. wilkins
ana h.tr.aNu.rs on the floor smoking
Cigarette
AZ Doc could not then talk with VIII
klns Van proceeded Goo satisfy his curi-
oslty uH Questioning the one known as
"MlssnurI kI"
"Tho Flying swori7 Oh he got the
name by carrying that Tin trowol. lie
VIII 900 and lsE fur work. telling the
boss that hc lays brick. not by the hun
drcd % day uut boy the acre. N YOU
doubt one look 90 my trowol The
ridlc1'oi.uo# 90 his ways usually gets
him Job too tie o. very fair brick
layer. but of course not 80 good as
Diamond kit who "a considered the
best Zoo The United States"
How about our hobo stew2' now
chlmod ln wilkins voice.
How much can We ralsc7' was
kits practical supplementary remark.
The sum or two dollars was collect.
ed, with which XII md wilkins de-
parted 10 do the marketing.
Soon after they returned with vnrl-
Gus bundles. Avo-g1llon tin sausage
can and on empty tobacco can for
each n1rron present
Van was Interested. and pressed for.
ward 10 see what was going on.
While K.t made tho stew no sent
some N tho boys ont Tor empty cans
lie ordered the solder removed from
thom. ana that they be- na,tcncd out
and washed.
Each man had n tomato can. and a
small portion Of ground coffee with
which no made his own drink. army
style. and this was drunk with con-
denscd milk. Slices Of steak were fried
on the pieces Of I'm which they had fat
tened, and soon the first course was
eaton, amid much testing and laugh
ter, for an hobocs are apt 10 be iovlal
when certain Of one fun meal In a day.
After the coffee was drunk the cans
were filled up with the rich. savory
stew.
A dusk came on the mon rocllned
about the floor. telling their expert.
ences Van determined 20 try 10 in.
iluence wilkins into telling the truth
as he was Interested In the man. who
seemed above his fellows. ~ sat by his
side and watched him stcalthily Will,
Jim told OF his life. how he had start
ed out from necessity. and 40 fallen II
love with the wild freedom that b,
could not bear to Give II up.
Scarcely had he ceased when all worl
surprised to hear "wllklns the silent
saying:
81 was born and raised In New Yorl
city. while yet young man loarneI
locomotive engineering. and for year
had a freight. That paid me ahou
one hundred and forty dollars a month
and saved my money. when | wa
twenty.olght / married. My wife ha
been one OF large family and I mean
her mover TO be lonesome nor unhappy
I bought n nice house and furnished
costly, deciding Il TO her That use
up all / had saved; but had n goo
run. was considered one Of the be-
men on the road. and everything wer
smoothly for year I was home ever
second night and my wife was content
ed.
zone day had a sudden order I
trade engines when ! met a cortai
train. as that engineers vito was sic
/ and he wished tc return home nev'
tired OF my wife and loved TO be wit
her. 40 was glad 10 go TO her soon,
than I had expected"
Here he paused. and here an locke
al him In surprise, particularly jim
who muttered;
n ny God. he n telling the trut
about his past. and ! have not hear
b. him mention II for years! Thought /
d had forgotten H."
~ TO this Kit responded;
a III there "a anything you don't wal
10 him to tell. 20 over to him That m.
b. Raymond has him sort OF mosmorlzc
/ believe"
N Jim half started from his scat, b
Missouri Kid drew him back as WIKI
!. continued;
~ was nearly ten o'clock when
"A reached home. What a sound
N drunken revolry met my enrsl Cou
a n be there was no mistaken Was H.
70 house mine?
n 81 asked a passer-by who llv
IA there
n. 1.-THE bllndest fool IN tho worl
ID was his reply. He runs an engine
d. the New York Central. and his wi
* raises the roof when he fl away
ID zone minute later I entered. T
crowd, composed OF my wlfe's brothe
A. sisters and cousins, quickly dispors'
y, / was 100 much hurt TO remonstrn
ia with her; but she. being guilty. oou
rot keep quiet.