The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-04

ae well us the most delicate constitute n
safeguard against indigestion and
stomach troubles.
As he did so he almost bumped into an
other man just coming IN. The other man
was a big freighter named Lou Prindle'
moi q bad man when sober, but very evil'
when drunk lie happened to be drunk
OH this occasion, and he also had both OF
his gums in his hands. lie sssayed 20 pass
around Noble TO get into the door OF the
ten,. but Noble blocked the way and per
mitted a distance of just about one foot
70 separate him from Prndle.
'What YOU got on hand, Lou?' he asked
the big freighter
"Prindle glared at the night marshall
drunkcniy
"Weu' said he. while l don't admit
that that's any o. your business, ] don't
mind sayin that I'm goin in here TO shoot
cp that gal with the blue skirt a whole lot
for gfvin' me the double cross and
'''I wouldn't go in. Prindle,i put in Noble
mildly. stin standing only a foot away
from The man with the guns
who's runnin this yore joint9' yelled
Prndle Cit ont o. my way or I'll
HE INTERRUPTED.
"Well. Noble always did have q great
way of breaking in on men before they
had q chance 10 finish saving what they
were going to do 10 him. He saw that
Priudles hands were tightening on his
guns as he spoke. and his left hand shot
out ike a catapult and landed like pis-
ton rod on the dangerous mans wind. This
doubled Prindlo W. so that his head was
brought forward. and when that happened
Noble got him clean on the point OF the
Jaw with his right Prindie was down ana
ont before he had time TO think what was
happening TO him and his suns were lying
on the ground Noble picked the guns un
and stuffed them into his pockets. Then
DE called a couple OF men out of the dance
tent and they packed Pride to The iisecr.
After this happened the Butte push
came % the conclusion that there might
Doe something in Mobiles queer policy of
fist persuasion after an. but 1t was not
until hc had TUNED the trick repeatedly
and put out a number Of the most savage
and thoroughly hceled bad men that ever
announced on Buttcs main streets That
they dinod daily on picked coyotes feet
tina, he succeeded IN convincing the whole
camp that a man who Fs a complete
understanding Of the way to handle his
hands has just as good an end OF most
arguments as the man with the gun or
the knife And Noble knew how to use
his hands. II any man in that country
did. He'd never let on 90 any one where
ne had picked mp his science as q boxer
and rough-and-tumbler, but l guess we
We're not far wrong in figuring ii that he
mad been in the ring a few times when be
was younger man. lie was a short
man. not above five feet, six inches I'm
height but he was extraordinarily broad
across shoulders. with aIlarm-reach that
was almost baboonish, sinewy as aBrule
Sioux and quick as a cat, and his huge
chest and arms were so knotted that
stripped, he looked almost muscle-bound,
although he wasn't. lie could strike
terrific blow. A rampagoous mule-whack-
err q strapping giant over six feet tall,
walked up to Noble one night in the
New York saloon and deliberately spat
I'm his face lie was new man in Butte
and be wasn't on 20 the night marshals
curves The mule-whacker did this thing
out Of pure cOrn-juice devilshncss, be-
cause ne wanted to be bad. ana because
Noble being quiet and inOIons.ve-lOok-
ing, he probably figured that ne could
do IL with impunity. Noble thrust his
right lee back, planted his feet firmly on
the .ioor. gave q dazzling swing with his
long right arm, and then sent the rock
hard fist al The end Of it into the middle
of the giants chest The blow sounded
like the impact of a piledrver. The big
mule whacker never got up from where
he went down.
NOT DECEITFUL
Noble drifted I'm TO Tad Moonlghts
Angel Gabriel ginmnl one night when
things seemed 10 be kind o. quiet around
town. The only customer in the place
was a huge wheelwrght named Luke
tqnn. Finn had a hard name as an ugly
man and a trouble-hunter. lie was play
ing solitaire al q table in the corner OF
the sal0ri. lie nodded 10 Noble when
the night marshal came in. but Noble
didn't return the nod. When Gus didn't
ike man he never made any pretention
that BE- DID.
"If an ombrey's worth uodding TO he's
worth shaking hands with he nsed 20
saw. and where the deccncy OF giving
your paw to a man that you're sooner or
later lii bic To brand with the same handf'
ANY how. Noble leaned on the bar for
a few minutes. talking with Moonlight,
when a queer little guy Of tenderfoot
came into the saloon. lie had struck
Butte with wagon train that arrived
that afternoon. and he was about as raw
as they make 'em. got up with regular
scout makeup. fringe on his trousers,
sombrero two guns ard a dirk, the WHOLE
thing. Ills rig was the regular stage con-
ceptiou OF the frontiersman. and as he
didn't look much bigger than pint of
cider boiled down he presented funny
pict ire
"'Have you any vince the little tender
foot incurred of Moonlight In a piping
voice. throwing down a gold piece.
"'FrOm Kentucky. yes. said Moon
light. grinning and setting out the black
bottle.
''Finn, Immersed in his solitaire game
over in the corner. had not noticed the
arrival ~ the tenderfoot, but his ear |
caught this little talk at the bar and he
looked UP and leered when he saw the new |
arrival. Finn had enough whiskey IN !
him TO be evil, and he was sore besides !
because Noble had not returned his nod /
when he came I'm. ANY now, he got up, |
stretched himself. a.id walked over 10 |
the tendcrfoot. looming a good foot over |
him.
Say, said he. addressing the scout.