Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-02
WOURALI.

hhoWu Writ III is 10 DE ueau.
20. come, Mae. that's too much. The
major has given us some pretty tall
cnes, but we can't quite swallow that
"Rerhaps." suggested the major,
'Mackay refers to state of alcoholic
saturation. have heard"
''Shut up, major" interrupted High.
field, Don't be feeble"
20, all right" SAID Mackay. 'Only
you said 1t was my turn for a yarn;
but. of course, if
Fire away. Mac; never mind the
his own tales are bested. Wen be-
lieve you. Observe the child-like inno-
cence of our countenanees."
Very well, then, you shall have the
yarn. 1t happened out In British
Guiana. Phil Egerton and had been
knocking about that district in yacht.
Phil was bit of a scientist; had dab
bled in the ologies when he was at Ok
ford, and he found something 10 In
terest him in the shallow waters round
the coast. The buckets of mud and
Shiny things he fished up weren't very
exciting for me, so put in n good deal
OF time hanging round the bars and
billiard rooms of Georgetown. Poker
Is a good game in the other hemls-
plere. You fellows don't rise to its
possibilities here"
Take you on half-a-sov. ante"
interrupted the Major.
mo, thanks, Major. You've been
there, / know. l bar YOU"
Il don't think l could mention
fnla
spent more than q month in myself
without continuing to make fool of
myself over some girl. She was a
barmaid this time, and she was
pretty. We called her 1.-The Queen"
and l never knew her by any other
name. What nationality she be-
longed TO l can't tell you. think she
had dash of most Of them In her;
but English, Spanish and Indian were,
perhaps, the most promlnent-English
In business. Spanish in love, but pure.
undlluted Indian In hate. She was
dangerous mixture, but you've no no
ton how fascinatingt i wasn't by any
means the only fellow who suecumbed
to her charms; but believe / was the
only one she cared gin cocktail about.
You'll admit that the position had its
dangers. OF course, knew perfectly
we'll that | was making an ass OF nv
self; but / couldn't help IL. The only
thing for me to do was TO bolt. III
STAYED another week | should marry
her. and then tbere'd no the deuce IN
pay"
- look here. ESerton' said one
night. .you'ye got 10 take mo away
from here Leave those Commanded
weeds of yours and let's weigh anchor
and be Off,
What's the matter. MacT said Egg
erton. Got the fidgetsr I'm SORRY.
old man. but I've discovered n neyy
species among these said weeds. and
want To work n mn
".Well. phil my how II Won won.t
leave. you'u have 10 no INV hest man
that's all,
.sThat fr;cbtenad him n hit I to,,i
him the whole story. and he saw there
was M time ~ IN Lost n no yvas ~ hs
saved phil Eoer,on knev me nrettv
well In those DAYS
.IlI tell Won what ve.u do Mae,
he said Won tnow yiison the sn@ar
planter Uo tolls mo tbera a. sone - r.
itaI shootino, to no had IN tho in,er,or.
any amount ~ hirds ana \ stray
chance Mt n iaouar or two Hos 90
ing 10 have n montb ~ Il and has
asked me IN ioin him We can taIe |
fine YACHTS boot and On nm ~ Dena.
rar o mill ,,o str,i,a tho ,.dsds 49,
do Won saw
"sAnytIInp Won like an Ionc ne vor
get me ont 81 This mess,
1--WE went In tho morniuo ,nd anu
Wilson about n, lie was daII1htad
and said he would Start as sonn ~ wa
could get ready
s0f eonrse ans sensit,Io mar a. 49,.
position wonld have had the com,non
nr,,danca 10 amn,ov ,ha in,or,nr'io,,
time IN cleaning hls onns and ,ooEins, I
out various odds and ends for the ay'
pcdition: but nj I fell Won where 700.
men are concerned I'm nor IN no
counted in the class ~ scns,blo 49,,
/ went 10 see srhe Ouecn' md notnrai.
Iy She wormed the whole thine an, 80
me. ~
"pbiI, I said whom rot ,,ock 81, |
we can't start to-morrow VIC neadn.t
start at all II wonld snnil The Marty
n I toot 4 wise With ,na~ ~" ''' party
wen start to.night ~ Won uro
Mac. Pm readv: and n W,Iso, ,sn,.'
he can follow ne Rnt wbat.s tho b.
ryf You haven,t toiJ Nor ,.o,,.r ~ "a "
inc. have youY - ~