Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-28

VI thought so," cried the other. thers's n little game running uptown very quietly and can put you next. Say, my friend" he added, to the man , on the other side of the table, 'do you play cards"
 "W,y, shoo-err-err!" growled he of the protlusive jaw.
 "Come on, then; we'll all go there and have a quiet little game, Said the friendly man blithely.
 He started to rise, but felt MT. Kassers land on his shoulder, and saw Mir. K,Sser's beaming smile very close to his own face.
 "Haye you got a pencil?" asked Mir. Kasser.
 "Pencil Why, certainly, what dc you want of it?"
 Il want you to write your name on this piece of paper"
 What for? l won't do it.
 The smile disappeared from the face of MT. kaSser. His hand slipped along the shoulder of the friendly stranger and settled on his collar. The friendly stranger hastened across the floor toward the office, not because he particularly wished to, but because very muscular arm was propelling him. The third member of the trio came behind, saying hoarsely:
 "Leaye i'm go. He's me frent. Leave i'm go or I'll soak yer!'
 MT. Kasser landed his man in front of the desk and addressed the clerk.
 "Does this man live here?"
 "No."
 You're liar then,' said MT. kasSer to his captive. The captive struggled.
 "Eyer see him here before?" Mir. Kasser asked the clerk.
 "Yes, he's been loating around here for some time"
 You're buncO steerer and q thief, said Mir. Kasser to the man.
 Then he relaxed his grip and his fists made plugging sound upon the plump features of the stranger. That friendly person topped over the desk and conveniently placed inkwell caught the lifeblood that flowed from his displaced nose. Meantime the proprietor of the protruding jaw and the striped shirt was standing in the middle of the corridor looking uncer- tain what he had better do. He was quickly relieved of all uncertainty. Mr. kaSSer reached him in a jump, grabbed him by the shoulders, whirled him around and planted a heartfelt kick. Thereupon the man solved for a feetlng moment the problem If aerial navigation. He rose and scared. When he landed and got his feet go- ing there was a current of air in his wake that blew off the hats of two men who stood nearby. Upon return ing for the other man Mr. KaSser dis covered only crimson trail that led out by way of the cafe door. Some two dozen men who were scattered about the lobby crowded around Mir. KasSer and wanted to testify to their appreciation by buying him drinks and cigars, and the head clerk came around tO thank him for riddinp the hotel of the bunco man. When q Sun reporter saw Mr. Kasser yesterday and asked him about his adventure, that gentleman rubbed his chin and said he shouldn't think little thing like that would be of any interest in 1T big city like New York. He ad- mitted, however, that he had enjoyed himself, and said that the cigar pre- sented to him by his departed friend was very excellent one.
 Il have got little property of my own," said he, mot very much, but little, and suppose those two thought they could get i've or six thousand dol lars out of me. am simple minded minded Western man" he added and passed contemplatiyely. "A simple minded Western man, but" he con cluded, smiling benignantly at the toe of his right boot, q have been in New York before."