Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-08
THAT TIME IN CHICAGO.

CHICdSO RECORD.
A gaunt but muscular man, heavily
armed and resolute, walked down the
road between Teton City and Canyon
Creek one afternoon, carrying in his
hand singletree and a piece of rope.
1t was an accident that the .combina-
ton was just what it was but later
events proved it to be fortunate one
for him. He was stopped by man in
a blackboard, who asked the distance
to Trapper Seymour's ranch, and want
ed to know if there were any mountain
sheep to be shot in that neighborhood.
Guess you come pretty good ways,
| didn't you?" said the mountaineer,
after he had given the desired infor-
nation.
"Clear from the East. Going to do
some hunting"
Maybe you don't mind sayin' what
town in the East, mister" the other
observed with gathering interest.
The stranger drew himself up rather
proudly. Il came from Chicago" said
he.
The man with the singletree gazed
into his face earnestly. "You mean
Chicago, Illinois," he inquired eau
tiously.
You bet! The big town of the
world"
Mister" said the other, "git out.
Git out here on solid ground minute.
l ben lookin' fer some man from Chi
cago fer three years. You don't know
how glad l am to see you. | was up
| there three years ago, an man bet
me $62 l couldn't open a lock he found
| in the road, an l lost
That's bad" the stranger remark
ed, compassionately as he stepped out
on the roadway.
mot so almighty bad as it might be-
I've allays considered that that money
was out at inturst to the population of
Chicago. Do you know anything
about singletrees?"
The visiting member said he did not,
whereupon the mountaineer expressed
sorrow. Il thought maybe you did"
said he. You see, it's spechul unfort-
nit, because you bein' from Chicago, l
hold it my duty to entertain you with a
little quiet bet concerning this article.
/ perpose to bet you that you can't
stand with fot on each end an lean
back ards over yer shoulder an tie this
we're rope to it in the middle with a
| bowknot. It's a ridiculously easy
thing"
Thank you" said the other, 'but I
don't think l care to bet''
Mister" said the other, earnestly,
toying with his belt, what you may
like in the way of bettin' l don't know
, an 1 don't keer. You say you don't
know nothin' about singletrees. Wei
| Their did l know nothin' about locks.
IN vet I toJ
as much from YOU The size of the
bet is to be $40, which is fair in
trust on the $62 fer the time. Put I'D
the money in my hands as stake
| holder, an git action on the single
tree
The other looked hopelessly about.
His rifle was in the blackboard and
the mountaineer held an Unfortunately
large firearm. This is highway rob-
berry," he declared.
Mister, ii seems to me said some
thing like that that time in Chicago.
But it amt. It's kindly desire to
] mix business with the entertainment
of the stranger. Just put $40 into my
hand an proceed with the business of
i the day. Blame it all, I'll be liberal.
I'll let you take off your coat in tryin'
I The tT1Ck.
With deep meanings of grief the
| stranger produced the amount of money
which had been specified. 81 don't care
to monkey with your Internal rope"
he said, but just wait till l get to
Seymour's. From what / hear of him,
he'll have little to say about this. 1
understand he's an honest man, an I'll
appeal to him.
If l was you, mister. wouldn't be
over particular talkin' about that mat
ter to Seymour. You see, he was with
me that time in Chicago. an where I
/, lost S62 on that lock he invested $139
pn quiet game which he's always
| been expectin' some way to win back.
| Hes over on the other side of the
mountain right nowswatchin' there fer
| SHORTY Chicago people who would h,
within, like You, to bet q little n3px
| jyet to pass the time, II spoke to pi
dbout il -,