The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

Arizona The principal esfab-
lishment OF the town was n
saloon owned by a gentleman called Bull
Con Jack. Jacks place was hui. OF
adobe. half OF II being in Mexico and
| half in Arizona II was very handy for
the cowboys. rustlers. prosnectors
/ miners, road agents and gentlemen Of
shady callings in life. who. for various
reasons, had sought the climate OF Ari-
IONA for their health, 50 they would al
ways tell you. Asthma. or something
like that. Couldn't breathe well in the
East. Jacks place was the Headquarters
for all classes; no one was ever pinched
from his place or arrested, as we call IL
nowadays. no matter how brave or bold
an officer may have been They Tram a
time honored custom gave the Golden
Bull saloon wide berth. Jack was what
Is known as killer in Arizoua--had eight
or nine notches on his gun, and owing to
MS reputation as a bad man 10 have for
an enemy. his customers were let alone
The bar OF the Golden Bull sat IN the cor
ner OF the house so Jack could serve
drinks In Arizona or Mexico lust as his
customers desired. for many OF these
customers found II beneficial for life and
liberty in either one OF the two places
at the Mexican or Arizona bar. accord
ing to what they had dcne either In Mex-
leo or Arizona. The night sneak OF the
On little platform piano stood. played
by broken down actor named Dennis
. Brfen. AZ his side stood a girl singing
IN sweet. clear voice, such as one never
hears In the border towns az the West
She held the attention Of everyone. Girl
and voice were out OF place in the Golden
Bull. who Is She" heard a cowboy
say 10 an old rrospector. why. that's
the gal that belonged to the big faro
W vr1 Ia
Hardwick. Jefr claimed he wasn't dealing
on the square. taking two cards out OF
the box at the same time so being
loser ana sore. he took n shot at
Pretty Dan. rs he was called. and let HIS
light out. The girl you see there Dan
brought here and since Dan has passed
IN MS checks she is employed to sing an
hour every evening. You bet she knows
how to sing" noticed the contrast be-
tween the slender slip OF a girl. with her
fresh Young face and the other women
about the place. whose faces were hard
ened from a life OF dissipation. Painted
and powdered and bedecked with aoshy.
Jewels ana clothes, swearing arinK,ng ana
smoking around the various tables about
the place--some playing faro. craps. rou-
lette or Keno, Just ma her admirer liked
the best But all games and noise in tho
place had stopped during the singing Of
the girls song. As the last words OF the
song rang out through the room. "Just
TO be child again at mothers knee.
two sharp reports from a large Colts
revolver were heard The girl threw her
hands to her head and fell from the
PLATFORM with stream Of blood flowing
rom two ugly wounds on her forehead
The place was IN an uproar Of excitement
women screaming, men swearing men
In all parts OF the house at the nrs, re-
port OF the gun had drawn ana cooked
their guns, for no one could tell IN n
place Ike the Golden Bull what would
happen the next moment.
All eyes were turned 10 the Mexican
end OF the house. and there, standing in
the entrance with n smoking revolver IN
each hand. stood Mexican woman
known TO the patrons OF the place ms the
wife Of Bull Con Jack Several OF the
crowd started toward her, while others
had rushed TO the side OF the wounded
girl. Those who had started toward the
Mexican woman were suddenly halted by
the words. In cold. hard voice. Halt.
Don't come any nearer" The revoivers
| were pointed at the crowd OF advancing
men. They stopped She then gave n
hooking laugh and disappeared into the
| darkness. All attention was then direct
| cd TO the wounded Girl. and II was soon
| learned that she was not dangerously
| wounded The bullets from Tsperanza's
| revolvers had both rrazed her forehead
| Two very ugly looking burrows they had
| made. helped carry the girl into a eide
room. where my friend. Or. william
Langdon. was soon dressing her wounds
| The door was opened presently by Bull
| Con Jack. and upon learning the siri WIS
| In no danger he invited the doctor and
me into side room on the bar to take
! Jolt az liquor. as he termed H. who
| ia the girl. Jack and what IL the cause
~ L. eh~ z3E
| Pretty Dan. ~ faro dealer. who TeT Hard
| wick killed last week. went East some
! time ago 10 visit his folks hack in Mis-
souri,. and when he returned here he had
| this poor little girl with him. Dan came
| 10 me and told me he had run away with
| her. lie rad asked the consent ~ her
| narents and they. not liking the looks az
| Daniel. refused 20 lot him have the riri.
| Well nan persuaded the gal 20 run away
with him. He told her stories ~ his vas,
wealth. said he wss a rich mining man.
| and pictured the beautiful home he -r,uld
/ build FOR her in the wesf--fhe beautiful
mountain scenery and all that enll. you
/ know-nnd the poor little innocent be-
/ ueyed him How that long rorufer could
make anyone believe him Is more than 7
| can see. Wen. they stopped a. the
/ Frenchmsn's for a iav or - wh@n they
/ arrived here. and the dsv before Dan waa
/ killed fno~ed into that little adobe house
near the uosteffce. Wei. after Dams
| funersl-Hardwick saw him planted prop.
1 eriy-T went 20 seek that poor child wifn,
! She rad learned wha, kind 10 n gaxabn
| she had been tied % Some Mr-mNuthei
ruiile- skinner had told snrGc ether fellow
/ ruder her window. ard she had overheard
l ~ the night Dan was filief-whn JsT
/ rTsrdw-ick was snf whn Oar was ~ whr
/ Jsr had Killed the rag and fesfige Daniel.
Poor little thfrn her heart war broken,
/ She said. Mr.. Jack 7 ran not ~ home;
I VIII you try ara frf me a pnHttnn here
| teaching sehooir We'll had 90 tell the
1 mar thing there wasn't any POINTS ~ that
Mind N fNe town - ffnf Foot asked
her how Dan was axef financially. - We
! counted VI Dams effects, ana fcsnf ths
/ cash IN hard 80 = diamond stud ard
| ring ard cheap watch. That's 81 tie
ynftlioralre had isft. Yea see. 1sT Hard
| vfrk pagd the MI for the funeral *
| pe-rrs - = customary whom ycu eTaaE
/ guy bore n Hot Feot ard ever
we have n effv charter far Hof Foot n
.ens 10 see that clause "a into 'hAt char.
ter or ny nsne nin't Rai Cen {aek
| wen vaa car sec there wasn't fnueh
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