Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-28

shot, she began talking like a cyclone.
fast and furious.
You see, he loves me. and love
him-I just can't help it. oh, it's al
right. Don't think that-and some.
things gon' to happen tonight. He's
got a proposition TO make to Nelson
and he's goin to make 1t tonight in
our sittin' room. Now. no telling what
will happen. and | want you 10 help me
out. 1t won't be like eaves-droppin' 4,
not exactly, and we may be able to pre-
vent shootin If Nelson gets mean. |
want YOU to meet me in the empty
room just next ours at s o'clock, so
that If anything goes wrong we can
Kirk and some of the boys lounged
in just then, and she ran away ike
a frightened kitten. She certainly was
changed!
We'll, maybe you think l wasn't
nervous about s o'clock when l saw
Sheldon walk up to our landlord in
the office and say few words in a
very low tone. / was more scared than
he seemed to be. but l thought Of Lit
tie Bacchus up there in the vacant
room crying and worrying, so up |
mosied. She just nodded to me as
went in, and we sat down without q
word near the door leading into the
next room. The two men came in i'm
mediately and it was Nelson Bacchus
who spoke the first word.
"'Well?' says he.
"'Mr. Bacchus, love your wife. It's
only right TO tell you that she loves
me. thought I'd ask you've thought
it better-if you'd think over a
plan
AN ominous clicking sound came
through the partition. then the scuf-
fling of feet Little Bacchus sprang to
my side and was pushing me toward
the door. She was about to turn the
lock, when voice from the other side
treasured us.
"'No need to get mean, you see; I'll
take care of this. 1t was Sheldon s
voice. Old Bacchus was cursing softly
but artistically.
ITO be brief. continued the voice.
back East? Will you do this for one
thousand dollars?'
"'You haven't got it. Bacchus
quickly answered.
See here. There was soft rust
ling Of bills as Sheldon evidently
counted them out. Here's five hun
dred. You know I'm a man OF my
word; now I'll give you my note for
the other payable in five months.
'Umph!' Bacchus grunted. Il
thought you were trying to steal the
girl and start rival hotel thought
you weren't on the square. you know
What do you say? ms sted he OF
the yellow curls. Better decide now
and seemed to hear another ominous
click, but perhaps 1t was only fancy;
| never knew.
When do you want me to start?
whined Bacchus. like the coward that
he was.
"A watch-lid snapped, then Sheldon
said: In one hour you can take the
Santa Fe going east
Give me the five hundred, then
said Little Bacchus' husband.
well, sir. he didn't even tell her
goodby, just took that money and
skipped; and about an hour after the
agreement, when that piucky printer
came burstin' in the room where Little
Bacchus and were sitting. too
wrought up for conversation. l just
quietly slipped out and left them to-
gether. To this day every one thinks
it was cold case of desert on, and the
strangest part of it is, that Sheldon
sent that five hundred Yes. sir. saw
him mail the check when | was out on
my next run. Sent it without a word.
by CAD. and as soon as she could get
a divorce he married the girl and
two years after they tore down the lit
tie shack and built the Palace; aad
it's a great hotel. On. a great hotel!'
clyde Fitch has in the past eleven
years written twenty-four dramatic
compositions and every one OF them
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