The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
CHEKKO AND UNCLE BEN
Copyright 1879. IN. $. 5 Mcclure 10.
by CY wARNAN.

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was week or wv" h'et '''t "i,nor, H ,'.,
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tne loc". pnnN any, 'sN''' ',i NV r, ,io
p,'"k ..'o' ,,'r,,o,, .t,r,v an
man went IN. rue manager '"rh'n snowy on
his rsyo,nr chair III" '' rn Ri. "HS saS az m%
sighed and turned away.
NO he. not the man," h. said. moving
toward the door
What can | do for you?" asked the manager.
20. nothin; was Iookin' for MIR. Mae
suasin,.
mat mats . INV n"' ,, ror atm, ~. man vou
ain, SANDY Nocuunrln"
'n nj ean"s nur',a'I.n ,.o,.u. r.,
p,sapp,",,m,"t , 'aI =, n"i IN
little while he'had the sad story The hoary
hefmlt' ht'er Ne"rS o' hlh an" push '''e'S'o"''u
quite willing to talk r'Ih"H n himself face to
egnin, even his boyhoous happ' days down
IN old Kentucky.
Thsv.hod hs.p nord. for vears Nernunpin
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VINO was younger was known M SANDY ana
lnasso, tia' was me only name lie gave or
Wouio give
Yes, they had been pards but. In an evil
hour, they s.roied into Fl paso. the cards aud
woman went against them they nuarrel'sd'
each reached for his gun-nnd then they both
ehanesd-.hsir minus.
That night thew parted on the banks OF the
aver happ.ped to be frat TO npd roy dirt should
look the other up and share the FORUM. with
him; They were to he partners 7tilIii hut never
again 70 sleep u9der tnG H same hihn ne
q. his let rolling and irIti"s %ira1st,ss for
in vth very wss nnn nnm 9 I Chsk d
who iyed.alpne far from any man ian. rcd or white.
me TneE nGh ah tb Gf eh hd inS'
ne Dreamed p that away TO- tne north inp river
% sh0s iva wsf fh g eh IEer PP nr o,
staa q S!tch haze "a f3tt q dynsE ROD
fnd on ne started lHr ,nri'ish Co'"mbia' i"l'
After weeks and moths Of weary marching.
aeep Gamn su ,s he"r n d we Ge "
shs w' az shs into tide 2ynnE .4
had S.n gone me but nd little way 9n h r6 aHE EEGs
ea% G fann T G S .k .a n Wick nSE
were p.liliail WIN p pe ''h pes 81 sou IN PROOF
OF hs s,1 n a n". s TroMTH r" s nESp
poche.e an, NJ w ~ nhu su'Hil
more than I've years; ChekAH IN ad'lii,mn to
mem they we're ali hey. S and f r"tSer T" he
Ntch boze that No. white ~ man nnmd u s rne
so% Ss 1Ef @ @ Tim H% %Sf sfS5
khew y anu coun aS.iu IL, "1n.i not lass
".hih' t"sht ho m tns OF r WIS nan
anu 70 ~ M 20 ~ % ii - I ~, W Ners -
persuade ChekKo 10 allow mn to take the gold
had learned n ran Bank at GaIr ar ''' Den
ne knew sandy he said and kne" him to he
n But n1n now ' he dashed tear away it was all
OIL n,d n M, 5 alacHu"E Mas not SANDY ana he
Gah sP aet up his ' sol Uncle Ben moved
!e|hE ar v tue ao8r Sandy vou nrv your cd I,
yon could ma him h, asked *, The banker H.v
Hrt o no ehke S 7 hs rd aTay an b %
see the whole ;, m cunt fun {" ,hs kind o,
69ef r anh as ne spo ori T" 1 handful
seer in ga GsIf%5yt a. rou1 ro.,,va,v
as xst; not t nSEHeIs Of b5s.; hut Ihis Sa"5
nc,e Ron nnt RI. u hnr oi nto us
deep rockets sl and roachod for the door, the
peh P.rh spoke; 10, o,r,, ona.s,,,, ,,n,..
me st help o you at out. u,,o, s,,r ,,
his head; ''9''u''' 'a''''D '"0' III" ''''' X
Sn, thank you y 'ery kindly but ChekAo won't
., Ihat was All he said and he passed out into
shS A., st[set; ioHoweu Inc street untll It became
un ,ka s"au tnah traii, anu Wheh the
I'm pinUn It ou. u.spppeareU IN tho forest
~ IS Huief e nian WIN the brown beard ana
oSn ~ aGrsn n WIG nag come 70 thlgaii
W oRSn an nsSn oinc9 necomr, IN u rev snort
No. oue ~ NV ieauln NM cItI|1hS ne luSh-
Oh ~ onte WIN one o thc churchos
sno oiuest anu nlost atlstOctatlc III me camp,
sboo T. 1nS e,oi aiIu Ea.'EhI ciiss IN Huhuay
kT VIZ T Wue1 ny LeIuaI man was AWAY In the
LIE nis " Vi tne llrsI importance when you
SSnt,SS new ne nuusiASSs III 'ahaulah towh-to
iuHHnttuI youiseIl. -,
sSnE - we. anu eI tnS tW3 men neGhine nc
acalnVo1 put tne banker ga not tel the as
s{ot y. nis thysLeriSous visltor or OF me lar.
H Mt aket tias Iippieu nSSi beu OF Roli Not
s sinnn no n"u oi ~ qst many an nours
sS.;p on oucouAI Vi lucie Don anu MS iascl-
"HThns ssV1rS;;, ,.,, , , ,
49, ntoo tieslui' ieHstsh weeks passed. inc
Hoot soueahSu anu ~ " ben STOOL once more
ne panher prIV"'o olilce;, Inc banker
49, - th apS 3 th. no got uh ana
SUseu .he po1r mat hcie beh hai lstt open
SHt Dei9re ne mao resumed MS seat the strange
HsH!4 3 nad sWunR IL Woo again.