Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-18

a hair cut for some time, for the yellow
curis lay about his white face like a
girls. He certainly was good-look:ng.
When the doctor came he said it was
a case of typhoid fever. She was tend
ing him like a mother when jumped out
of town.
1t was about two months before
was here again. Nelson was behind the
desk talking to some fellows about the
glorious farm country in the east when
l registered, but Little Bacchus was no
where to be seen. 1t was old Nose to
whom addressed my questions as to
her whereabouts.
oh, she's up in her sittin' room with
the printer. I guess he replied care
lessly. l persisted with my questioning,
and learned that Sheldon on recovery
rustled job with one of the morning
papers-there We're two here then-that
he was boarding at the Bacchus house,
and, It seemed, devotin his leisure mo-
ments to Little Bacchus. All this pre-
pared me for the shock when I met her
in the office next morning looking pale
and seedy. She came straight to me and
held out her hand like a child.
I'm in trouble she said, with
moist sort of sound in her voice, and
want to tell some one. VIII you listen"
Il didn't need to answer, for she had
already led the way over by the window,
and, looking around to see that mona
were in earshOt, she began talking like
a cyclone, fast and furious.
You see, he loves me. and love him
L just can't help it. Oh, it's all right.
Don't think that and something's goin'
to happen tonight. He's got a PROPOSE
ton to make to Nelson and he's goin' to
make it tonight in our sittin'- room.
Now, no tellin' what will happen, and
want you to help me out. 1t won't be
like eayes-dropp.n', not exactly. and we
may be able to prevent shootin' if Mel
SON get smean. I 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 loungei
in just then, and she ran away like a
frightened kitten. She certainly was
changed!
well, maybe you think wasn't nerv-
Gus about O'Clock when 1 saw Sheldon
walk up to the landlord in the Office
and say few words in very low Tone
was more scared than he seemed to be,
but I thought of Little Bacdhus up
there in the vacant room crying and
worrying, so up I mos.ed. She just
nodded to me as I went in, and we sat
down without word near the door lead
ing into the next room. The two men
came in Immediately, and 1t was Nelson
Bacchus who spoke the first word.
"'WeN?' says he.
".Mr.. Bacchus, love your wife. lis
only right to tell you that she loves me.
I thought I'd ask you've thought it
better-if you'd think over a, plan
IAN ominous clicking sound came
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 re
assured u.
"'No need to get mean, you see; I'll
| take care of this
ct was Sheldon's voice. Old Bacchus
was cursing roundly and artistically.
| "sTo be brief continued the voice
what will you take, cash down, to 60
back east? Will you do this for one
thousand dollars
"'You haven't got it, Bacchus quickly
answered.
| "'See here There was soft rustlins
of bills as Sheldon evidently counted
them out. Here's Ave hundred. You
know I'm a man of my word. Now RI
give you my note for the other, payable
in We months
| "'Umph!' Bacchus grunted. I thought
you were trying to steal the girl and
start rival hotel; thought YOU weren't
on the square, you know