The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-04

brother TO the whole outfit; BY the tim,
he'd shot brace OF big-horn and los
bis money regularly at p-ker with tn,
boys, there wasn't spot on the sun, o.
his regard. It was n simple matter Il
investigate after that. Took Bingham,
word for everything.
poor Langley went down with q
run: what with the altitude. and tbs
fancy potations they seduced him with
he drank himself silly, and vas shipped
home like sheep.
Grant, they claim, nener got anv
rearer the Big Horn than New York
That was SANDER, dare ny. Ididp't
stop in New York; 1 never tempted the
gods, and denied my weakness; I never
professed to be girl-proof came
straight on; thought I'd be safe when
I'd got into the mountains
Comes knock at the door one mitch.
black night, and in she steps in her wet
skirt like lily in its sheath--a rose and
lily in one. And am gone, all at once.
like slow-slide in March; chinook Is
nothing to it: there's not enough left
of me to wipe up the floor with.
what shall call il. mountain. fever 7
No; Langley said he had mountain
fever: mine is not the same kind. Saw
I've struck it rich inlthe Black Dwarf?
No; the governor Will ask for assays,
and want to organize company: no
company wanted herf. No; I'll give II
to 'em straight: say hat things are rot.
ten, rotten az the devi; but I'm not the
man for committee Of one to inyesti,
gate Manager Bingham's administra.
tion. Let them discover the reason for
themselves; they wouldn't believe mine
II I gave 1t. hare told them there's a
miners war towajd, and the time Is not
good for investigations"
Again Darcie poke aloud, using, 1
regret to say, a sfrong expression in re-
gard to the lettfr which he held in his
hand He fungi on the table:
"Why in thuI3er didn't I send It the
minute it was fritten? The informa-
tion in 1t belonfs to the company. Isit
theirs-isit mi4 It's on my conscience
that 1t ought TO go. The amount of
systematic robbery. and lying, and cor
rupting OF thefompany's agents, that's
gone on here , almost too picturesque
for belief. I Fonder what they would
have put up IN me II had come an
nounced as IL company's representa-.
tive authorize to make report?
should have fccumbed little more
previously, tht's all. should have
looked at her pd rendered my resigpa-
tion on the spd. A curious fatality that
we've both ben here about the same
time. and I new r saw her till last night
i mean two lights ago. It is an age,
yet 1t is the wy present moment that
l live In. HaH the letter! How can I
send 1t after pr little talk about her
troubles? I vii trust you with all my
troubles, said he. She shall trust mel
II her notorioF old parent is to be in.
vestigated thy must send another
man. We're rum crowd over there.
A set OF dottg grandmammas were
wiser. 1t mosf me to tears and laugh
ter, the faith tat is In US when faith Is
downright silness, and the fantastic
suspicious thd feed upon us whenever
suspicious th}wrong card"
Here soul of footsteps crossing
the dump fr4 below was beard
Darcie crouc4d behind the car and
reached for hiFifie; he listened sharp
ly till he hear(Aiikc's whistle. then be
sang out:
"Are ye the\, Moriartyr"
Yes; Mike there, and he had
brought news, (Which he disburdened
himself togetheA heAwith his bacon, and
flour, and pail ofhrd, and matches, and
candles, and CONF He had. a he said
made a pack-ho1e Of himslf.
Il dunno fwhafountry ths is we're
livin' in now," hdpegan in is richest
bass, shaking oula reef in his "r-r'sr
till the timbers r&g. "It'snot free
country. be goshl Call nan foul
name. and bate IL loife on Nv him
that's right! Thidanarchiss rounded |
up wan o. the Calttp boys town last
evenin'. and settledwid himcr a shcab
and thraitor. IT gyardkSund him |
at daybreak. and tiphonedot the man
ager. and word con4 down y was to be
sint up to the hars3ital on han'-cyar.
Tree nv the Caltroppoys sheed him up
the thrack, and adthey W brinRin'
the cyar back the hion ui set upon
them, and mishanded tho, and two
got awny md wan| was II ON the
thrack wild the sinIe knoeed out av
him. And the mindshowetts guns to
purtectits mine whil( they ps fetchin'
him in, and the womkn bepfto screech
that the mine was hrin' 4 the town.
And all the bigmost ths wahlkin', and
I think the crisis hds com And that
scriptur' they nailea uW the door
outside. that names busi3s, Darcie
dear T is small private htther, but
think they'll be lootin' der US pref
ty soon."
"Why do you say rus, IKE? Your
name is not in IT,
"I'm in Whatever my ardner's in.
But here's the qntrest g4nd, by the
cross, I dunno fwhit to NJ av 1t! I'm
none SO fond O. thsnayr3o 3ood av the
Big Horn, but it's = shdst way, and
the boys is mostly ID tow this rack
ct l was tellin' ye. foN 81 ied along up
the thrack. and as Twas ppm up the
thrail by the manag& 1buse, nate
little girl foregntherea me.
"Is this Mike MEG !" says she.
ITS bound to belke,' said l.
'whin purity gurl is n' the word
I'm thinkin' t was Al Steers that's
honsekeepin' for Mist Bingham. but
I thought her good oulder than
this wan. But We ni} ban tell; they i,
make themselves whaf they please.
"'Has that pardne yours. Jack
Darcie, has he leftT she. !
"'He has not SAY For why