The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-02-02


boys wait here with aunty.'
"What are you going to Russelrs
for?" Jake inquired.
ITO see if we can't persuade him to do
the right thing in this business. That
claims worth at least $780,"
Guess 1t is" Jake admitted, 'but
that don't signify that Russell will pay
that much. for it."
"Well, that's all right. I'll see if he's
not open to argument, and if one kind
of reasoning won't go maybe another
kind will"
Slime whirled his horse about, and he
and Jake galloped away across the
prairie. After little less than an hours
ride they refined up at Russelrs gate. A
stentorian "hello," or two brought Rus
sell to the door. Slime said:
"Mr. Russell, we want to talk with
you on little matter of business
81 never talk business on Sunday"
Russell replied.
TOO pious, eh?"
81 hope SO, sir"
"But not too pious to turn poor old
woman out on the world on Sunday
after robbing her of her last dollar
"Sir, what do you mean?''
Just what I say, Mr.. Russell. and
you know well enough what it is. I
want you to pay that woman the bal
ance of the money on her claim"
81 shall not do it. The claim is mine"
at is worth five times what you paid"
at is, but that's none of your bust
ness"
You have got to pay that money and
keep that poor old woman off the coun-
ty."
''Who's going to make me pay it ?"
81 am"
SLOW, I'd like to know"
''You know what cowboys sometimes
do to settlers. reckon? You know how
they pasture their cattle on settlers
crops and burn the settlers hay and all
that sort of thing. don't you?'
"Yes, but what of it?''
''There's just this much of it, Mr.. Rus
sell. Unless you do the fair thing by that
woman all those things will happen to
you, and you will lose ten times as much
as you have swindled her out off,
'Do you mean to threaten me, sir?"
Russell Numbered.
"Oh, no." Slime replied calmly. 81
am not threatening you. Nothing OF
the sort. I am only telling you what
feel in my bones is going to happen; and
want to say to you that when feel
thing like that in my bones it generally
comes to pass just so. I'll bet my head
that if you don't pay that woman 5000
more money you won't raise sign of a
crop, and all your hay will be burned
up. Come. now, which shall it be?''
Russell knew the man he had to deal
with, and he knew that to gain the i'll
will of a gang of cowboys was no very
desirable thing. So, after hemming and
having for awhile, he at last paid old
Sine $500 for the woman. But as he did
so he made very wry face, for though
he was wealthy he was as close-fsted as
miser.
Slime and Jake galloped back, put the
money into the woman's hands, and
then took her on to town. She rode be-
HIuu OlllC Ol Ills uOISc, anu DeIOTe Tue
journey was over she had quite recov-
cred from all her fear of the cowboys.
1T was very good of you to get all of
this money for me-" she said. 81
reckon cowboys amt all SO mean as
those we used to know. know you
men amt mean, anyhow"
1--WE amt angels, ma'am," Slime re-
ind lot Nv, Il
You're good men and I like you,"
she said. You have kept me from 60
ing on the county, and you don't know
what relief that isl
They were all silent for a moment.
Then Slime said:
What will you do now, aunty?'
i've been thinking about that" she
replied, land ] reckon maybe I'd better
go back east to my old home. have
friends back there. you know"
"a good idea.'' Slime said. you'll be
better off back there"
| They escorted her to the station in a
| body, purchased her ticket and saw
her on the train. Then they stood on
/ the platform about the window where
she sat and talked with her while the
train waited. Just before she started
she remarked to them with tears in her
eyes:
"Pm never going to think so hard OF
cowboys any more. I'll try to like them
all on your account, and love all of you
because you have been good friends ia
me and made me the happiest creature
| On earth Cod bless Won -
The train moved away, but the cow
boys stood looking after it, feeling
happier, for some reason, than they had
felt for a year.-Detroit Free Press.