The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

following night the band had been driven on,
Again. But then where had IL genet The
VA, the point 70, which shippers drove. and d
Peel Tarr, and Bilious were in the habit OF
O %SKlnF Tor Th tSei hGn freS Sas se SisIss e sclP th SOT LAM aS-
phiresq And more concerned with this ques-
ton than with the, singular feature Of the
square Butte. Smith and his cowboy faced
We'll, one fine dark evening a month or so
rounded the Lamphlre residence, In the parlor
we're the three men. FULLY Peel was singing
M siE tsYS Hmeh SiSn99 oSn HSsp oS sSGp SS.N with RhI,d the
gtreHSN in the chorus =" X its SoheIusiSn, TSSlI7
Lamphire. John Tarr taking that Of, another.
ard Bilious following suit with the third. Then
door, iGeE "i Pr ssSSa va q tail hilpS @sn, dEe syedR in 1n 6la ssGo
entered from this quarter. and began reading
sSomSetthinE from 2 sort Of PRAYER book. For
Misses IampkirS. on their part, appeared
well, I'm tbiieestFT said Smith. mechanically
laying aside his revolver. If l don't believe
were seeing s6ln ? a ,d msr IbaS Il wos = = nm.
baErassinE moment for the watchers outside,
end all eyes were turned interTogatiyely on
minute. and then. telling those nearest him to
wait for orders, boldly opened the house door
BIZ a selasi keep Ms, the 81 e srS lEo .Wh Soe tRink =
Ing smith q belated guess, no doubt simply
GLANCED at him and then said:
I'm the midst Of 1t, i was Smiths turn to
look SSston niisShe For the clergyman was ask
grooms present, who were now. after a con.
ffessssion OF their sinful, wicked acts, professed
iI Sis! was Of 4e shs Ie%o for A tSe a ro similar Misses Kisses
Lamphire also. for the conspicuous part they
had played in bringing about the sincere refor;
the prayer, Smith, was amazed beyond expires;
sion 10 ma himself the possessor OF ton $1,000
Dill! ST fRa 20 amount nSaT tt Is yo pgsls II tq Is th az e as SlSGTtt
81 f t2O9 head sado q your stock which and my ny ,t two o
rt Smith HhI EYED I6 him mn narrowly All 4 t0T = bd d1Il Aye 4, 6T min n
return. Sincerity was Written IN his ii every
feature. Smith then suddenly handed the bills
e. old man Lamphire. and said:
the brides-call it, wedding present. / hope i
don't hurt anybody's feelings, for I'm honestly
any one coaid say % a word he went IT." out. and,
ealing 2 his cowboys together, led the procession
How like a fairy story I" said one OF the
But it isn't, is it ?" asked the young man.
man you had us all look at?' said some one
Guess" said the doctor.
1T can't be that Mr.. John Tar
over in the Yankee Fork country, in Idaho,
Bilious ?"
Wrong again. Bilious got killed by a buck
ing F FSsse / 9 SsT S near P a5lr55S ~
Now. look here" said the doctor. cant
you remember the story? | said that Tully Peel
was always dapper and smiling. And isthe gen.
tleman up front there dapper and smiling? Be-
sides. Tully Peel Joined the Salvation Army
he and his wifo-and parades with the lassies
every evening up at Helena. When we get In
there, II you're not too tired, We'll 20 down and
hear him sing. Gathering in the Sheaves.'"
Now. ], could have told. you right at the
start" saidthe young man, that the name. of
our friend up front is John Smith, only that /
wanted to, test the much-vaunted intuitive
powers of the fair sex"-
How ~cleverl" exclaimed the young women in
chorus again, and with a somewhat sarcastic
infection. 1T must have been an awful effort
to guess the fourth and last name"-
Particularly after you had guessed-and
missed-three." said the doctor.
Well" said the young man. unabashed.
" you forget that there was old man Lamphire.
and-er--twenty cowboys, 1t might have been
one of them you know" And then he leaned
over and whispered in the doctors ear: Is
this a ghost story, doctor. or Is it true ?"
DR.. Barbour was deliberate In his reply.
"Yon see the Square Butte yonder. don't
you? And up front, Mr.. John Smith Well.
when we get into Helena, as / suggested a
minute ago. and you're not too tired, I'll ac.
company you down. town to hear FULLY Peel
sing his Gathering in the Sheaves.'"
1t was an unsatisfactory reply. but the best
that the practical Young man could get.