The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
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hang their hats on the mooseheau hatrhok'
When Mrs. King. the editors wife offered him
NAPKIN. he said "Thankes I've got s5a h3 1nIv
guarded in his sonyeEsslioH with the men. but
In the presence Of the ladies' he thawed per-
cuptl6lv. The inborn chiyaIry or me SOUTH
still showed through the tan and thirty years
What nice coupboard." he said 70 the
That isn't a coupboard, Uncle Ben" said
Mrs. King. swsetly. "1hat'sa piano music
And then she vent over lifted the lid and let
her hands wander idly over the keys.
Uncle Ven said no me re-. but as she resumed
her seat his hostess saw him sneak CORNER oil
his red and white kerchiet up to his OH eve,
Awayn2ns toward the coffee he became TAX ,Ee
s sem Il ra.s IN hs biz Brown
INST. that liquors. nnerth moose 8 pix. me
roar Of laughter, in which, the ladies Joined.
IA hear sa =" siSr S,'i Il you vii. '"
that hung S aEe tn the table Had little time
It'll couple NV EN- today 60, comm, oyer"
Yer wastin' good liquor here. rardner," said
the old man as Eling emn,et the bottle, OF, on
the back OF Uncle Ben's hand that shattered his
When, the train stopIsd at the Glacier fer
dinner m2sIed into the e., nn"hroo mfr FER
feers prancin w an down the walk lookin
80 they'd been there fore we come LITTLE
car where | set smckn'. one pushed my Shout
dsr down with n punch he parked. lest ed
zhctly like them pinchets AT MIR. smiths mash
III nuts with. an said to me. authoritative like:
What? says l.
'Oren IN yer rack sails he, this Is the Gov
eminent Inspector. pintin' his pinchers al the
Jest then we darted into one o. them wood
III sae "h hs sa a. We at the Was p6S
1t under the cushin VIC darted out again an
arm. trailed il down. and found the slab o
gold First LIN mad. but some skeered AT the
"e h @s a Tn s he he mr.. Gs savn
an I'D "hnr. We won't rcnort i;-Give back his
gold,
T f2w sand" dollar Ola E? SAVE W. I'''" MS
Ten Ter cent says lie. give me hun
dre9 doiars:
,'K"ep the gold then sqys he 70 his pard,
an he starts ont with the Slab. Now we re in
by the arm an he stopped When we passed
ont into the daylight again counted out, n
hundred the man shatched 1t an slammed the
~ "wcil. Willie I'm still chuckIin over beatin'
them out . the tax on a couuLe o thousand
II explained an lie lew NJ an said was
s0" Ia,H G m.u rNs saw v1@ s
How much is IL: saws I. rcachin' fer my
How much is what.
The tan. saws |.
They ain I no tax - paw saws he, an then
he went on through the car. mutterin some
thin about, suckers ~ trout countr''
The laugh that fnlluwrd this story WAS. not
very loud. The thInE was too Iathct,e.
Departed. the hnGke' showing ncls Ben to
the hotel, "a hi,, way home. .,
the mi3dlS Of tho AFTERNOON i, was saturday;
Lh' Sa1S W. ma m"t TIE cyarS was ut
fr..f ht,tiF nt,tR Il
eNrc"tlnX Uncle Zen. Tn" Old prospe"tor
showed no sign of regfet'ng his bargain. but
Revelstoke had rassed The fash roll that
was T. T." AVE. 9ut Of ia" 1ank IT, hMm9r the
opened On VI 'ndnN morning. The manager
though, Of charieriEg n sttrlnl train t" carry
hne notice. and possihly create a stumrcde to
the new fields. \ better plan would he ~ So
cure a hermit nua e. yer on hs iirst freight:
midnight l. wa agreed THAI Mr. King. the
ehitar, shmull draw his pets"naI check for
regular. The man King did NOT have 1000
mills in the bank. hn the n'nnaGer told tho
cashier that 1t Nns all right: There was 9'hi.-
sides. the cash was to I've returned SUNDAY AZ
tern3on; or I3nv before the hour for opening
on Monday SO III" money went out.
The banker and the editor were greatly
amused At the quaint sayings II u"Ie Ben on
tho way over. As the heavy freight tram toned
ripola of.tne way car. The moon VAS out iuil
upon Tie White Mountains. making the world
wildly beautiful
Those are telegraph wires"
nut uhnrs the good o them they don't
"oh. said the -iitcr. uIanalre at his friend.
we send messaE"s over them. You write
at the station. and he sends IT over the wire.
Go on said nrle Ben. turning away to
rippes Of tie KICK InE Horse"
Honest said hImE.
No" the old man answered me an Chek-
ko watched them strings fer three weeks once
an they wan II" letters passcd Eh-kko said
they Was put there to hold The poles together
All that III winter the railroad would he ""ard-
Ell up TO keoI tho snow out think thekko's
Il was o'clock in the morning when Uncle
ReveIstoke. followed by tie banker bearing the
flash roll; the editor stumbled along in the
s r AZ the 1t scth "S. 'f Dnt
the old rathfnccr R"Lt his feet swinging ms
tough i were broad d,y,,Eh,, 1t VA. an IN.
n grunt, and heard the click click of rifle
corktnr. ncI, Bon called III q, strange tongue.
coInplniune 10 remain where they w"rc. AMI
then approached the hogan. near the door Uf
which the Q d lndi.n IND 1rread his blankets.
tarv eagle feather sticking ~ rom his fur
vanred two or three s'cls. Ch"kko c"rked his
ride again ard tn" ban ,cr si,elred back.
oo.a r%m ,s, ,"o aror men, . % sH r"m
I'VE won't said n" banker; here take
tn. money AM, 'ow II to him, Tell him we've
Uncle Ben took the sut"heI and showed the
money TO thehk". The ntlah only looked at
cuntcd ar! ,urued t. "Fnrd the 81. ftt1nG",.,
Of h,l,- back into tho grin Tho Indian waved
his hands. T. kod loud and Iointc1 toward the