Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
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Thus ran the legend beneath a amaI
framed cabina photograph that 81
gethsr with others Of wen known l'ghi
IN the American hIsironie. operate ana
literary world. grsecd the walls OF 'n'
cosy ilttle Press club rooms Oh Denver
Colorado.
say Denver aivisediy because Me-
Alpine might raise emphatic objections
10 being thus publicly ADVERTISED.
However, Il wus within thousand
miies Of Coiorado's capital which on
she faoe u Il Is near enough IN tha'
land Of superb distances and sparaely
settled territories. suffice Il 50 say
tins. q, was In u well known Western
mining center. where 1 had been ns'
sKaed pro sem 90 obtain Journalistic
.'esoopa." by fair means or foul To-
tho Rocky Mountain Miner IN the then
stirring troubles councctcd with the
Ieadvllio mining strike The local
Newspaper fraternity had welcomed
me az "a bro,her. incidentally CiWns
me free run OF the ranch so general and
the Press club IN particular Thus u
mas THAI that wintor's eve found me
comfortably enacdnced 10 " rockcr
lanEuldiy watching several eouft r.
pJfgera who were Through ior the
DAY, Enthusiastically r.rlvlng ~ open
q god fat Jack pJi, that Inaeparanie
adjunct Go the fascinating and hcduc-
slve national game Of poker
SAY Wiilie," ! said. turnnE 70 the
rporting editor % the Democrat, -
you have time Tor n TOn ald Jerry ana
cigar. l would like TO hear shat yarn,
FOR the man who could buuco McAlplne
muig be a genius" McAlplno, the Hil-
yer king. I will remark IN Tarcnihcsls'
held an unsnviable noloricty FOR close
fis,edncsa, which she following incident
win liiustmtei Having occasion 90
hive his Office renovated. he enlisted
the services VI "a paper hanger, Wno'
whilst m the process " papcrlng the
ceiling. Inadvertently stepped back
wards from the ncaff0ld. deufoliHhing
n heavy oak once chair IN his descent,
with the result that he fatally broke
his back. McAipine subsequently, de-
clininR so pay the dsre1hedh little bill
until tho chair was settled for.
sure" Willie replied, ~ he started
IN to irriEate his interior az my exc
penae. you have struck the uEht man.
for 1 was there and Witnessed the
whole trinaactl0n. You must know
chat Ouy johnson. the original Of that
picture. drove stakes In this camp some
fifteen years uEo. having come over
from England like a good many other
young fcllows--iod help them-,o
make his fortune. driflsd out West.
nhnlly boating here. where Tor cline
be armed a prccarloun living ~ dirh-
washer IN Lazzfs restaurant. cqucry
" waiting at Ben Ilalliday's stage
ahansy, and flnally grub stake proapec-
Cor, gcning MoAlplne. who then ran
enc san Juan ealoon. 70 grub stake
MN Tor the winter. We'll, one day Guy
nore from rood luck than Judgment
stumbled across pay ore. which he
brought into town und Mac had as
sayed; Mac keep him developing the
chim. which 10 now known AZ tho Viz
Eln Canyon B0nauza. the rlch-
80 silver mine in Colorado.
never could get at she
rights OF II. but somehow or other old
Mac swindled him out Of his share for
Few hundred dollars. johnson, nn
sou ~ he saw how he was done. Hwore
he would get even with him N IL took
a lifetime. Mac expected a little rx.
change OF courteaicH and consequently
Kept his eyes peeled and his gun
handy; but johnson wnrn't that Kind
" people. he had some old fogey cross
tho water notions regarding what hs
called murder. 10 he rcfrnined from the
chronic western habit OF shooting ON
sight waiting an II trnnapired for a
more lasting and refined revenge, that
would enable him ~ wound Mnc In hla
most vulnerable part. viz. his wad.
hlS years subsequent saw Guy pretty
Wen liked. old Mac n millionaire and
Denver putting on frllla IA social nf-
a la ~ .UaH
lectures and glove contests galore, at
which collective entertainments uuy
who was a well educated fellow, ana
old Mac got pretty much thrown a..
rether, ana % all appearances the old
Ianeor and wound had been patched
W.
About tbs tlme ono % those old
frauds. with unkcmpt long hair. d
Wild eye and dirty finger nails, who
styled himself Professor Kopllaki, IA,
hypnotiSt. struck tho town. All Den,
Yer. went crazy over him. had him I,
Their parties and nocinlH telling IN,
numbers on concealed dollar bills, md
ing lontipropcrty. nqunring M love az
fairs and incidentally absorbing al
the loose change ana OLD rye In sight
In the course 81 events this afOrcaai,
CRATER with the wild eye and HtrnE
Eley locks gave private demonHtra
ton In this very room for the beneu
or tho press ana fcw invited guests
amongst whom were Doc lrnzor. John
BON and McAlpinc.
The professor ,nduiRed IN some trul
startling demonstrations. such q
Jumping blindfoldcd into huFg,
driving through tho crowded thorough
fares. finally locating a i've dollar Eul
piece that had been previously marked
placed In n Pin box and concealed "a
the back o. safe In a down town dru
store. Told tho number ~ my wntcf
which i swear nobody but myself an
Ike Cohen, tho paWnbroker, knew
Then he put Jack Brown into n franc
ma told him he was out IN the sag
brush dying ~ thlrHt-you kno,
brown well enough 20 calculate d
would never die N thirst whilst thcf
was saloon within hnii-it was Ga
funny m Wen ns startling a. see Jac
dying, IN fact 70 rot "a BIT too renilstl
ana We put a stop 20 the business
Then the Doc. who always was
rkepuc. requested % be operated upli
but old kopllHkl with evident uhngrl
had 70 abandon the attempt ns fail
ure. Those 81 US who were on dut
stayed behind discussing the demon
strauon, also various amber fluids
the genus tanglofoot In a becOmln
manner. McAlplne, who has always "a
accommodating capacity Tor liquids
general. on this occasion rot kind
mellow, which il the only situation ,
anairs ON which he will develop nj
thought tank and loosen his pura
strings, The conversation gradual
ooWerged a. tho question, that subs.
quently has been ventilated 200 rh
press, as 20 whether hypnltlsm coul
be successfully operated upon "a pnticf
70 cure him NJ a disease. a hot arru
ment ensued, DURING which the pro