The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-16

miles behind; he'll land yere IN hall a hour.
an I amt none convinced he won't land
shootin'.' An with this bluff. an sort o
conhdin' the preacher sharp TO Poets,
Abby goes curyin' over to the o.. K Re
stEuraw.
However does this yers virgin look7
Son. I hes'tates 10 describe q lady onlesS
the facts flows favor BE for her. Which
I'll take chances an lie Z lot TO say that
any laGy's beautiful that away, II yoL-ai.
viii only give me SO much as one goot
Teacher TO so OF. But lam PLUMP power
less n the instance Of Abby. = oI--
card effect 20 her face. an the best You
can say Is that II she don't look lovely, at
least she looks c0uyiuC!a. The snArAe-t
pine knot burns frequent the hottest, an
you can take my word for Il. this. ABBY
girl has spirit. Speakin' OF hec appear
once, personal. Ntssls Eucksr-WhU Il ia4r
1~edge-allows later 70 Enright that II
Abby's 4 kyard n a faro game she plays
her to loose
(which she locks Ike a sick cat in the
face. an 4 g]reyhoun' in the waist says
Missis Rucker; an l amt got any hor'eI
use for sech s~piHdin' tro-lcps as THIS yeFe
Abby girl is. nohGw.'
= dcn't know says Enright, shakin'
hts head: ! ala'I got much practical eN-rf-
fence with women - guide BY. bat Fethoas
now lis love that does IL. HAoFy-e -
that gent, Poets, who says Love IS D-nd.
de KNOWS his business, tadL spIEL GSSS. H.
Just about calls the turn.
I amt none 50 shore neither. rays
Poets, Love may be blind, but somehow
I don't sign up the play that way. IhaTs
plenty OF people, same as this piEfeatner
party, who dlsceruS beauties IN their
sweethearts that's visled TO you an me-
"Of course. these yere discussions con-
cernla' Rpby's charms takes place weeks
later. or the wsddia' day, Wolfvlle's too
busy trackin' round an backin ABBY 3
an the plufeIther party's game TO go max
IN remarks. In this yere connection, how
ever. it's only Justice to Abby 10 say tha'
her pinfeathe- beau don't share Misses
Tuckers views. Altogether Abby done
threatens him with 4 gun play to make him
lead her to the alter that time her old paw
creases him, an he begins TO wax low
sperited about wedIock.-like he relates to
Enright former.-stul, the pinfeather par
tvs OF Abby an plumb Wropped
u in her.
Texas Thompson. who, outen pure SYM
pathy FOR him. takes the Bridegroom over
TO the Red Light. to be refreshed; Shorel
While thar's no one that egreegious 10 go
cla,mln' that my Abby's doe TO grade as
.'corrfed," all the same she's one or tho
most f~ascinatin' ladiss,-that IS, an give
her q gun.-!n all the ZENITH an breadth OF
Arizona I know; FOR I've seen my Abby
shoot
'HIxcoose me. pard,' says Texas. after
surveyin' the pinfeather party plenty sym
pathetic; 'pardin my seeUin' roodness II
I confers with the barkeep aside. On the
| level, Now goes on Texas 70 Black Jack
as he pulls him off to a corner an whis-
pers so the pinfeather party don't near
on the level. Jacki Amt it my dooty-me
! who saveys what he's ag'inst- 10 go warn
this yeCe victim touchin OF matiinony In
all its horrors?'
Don't you do itr demonstrates Black
Jack an his voice trenbles with the en-
| phasis he feels: don't you do it none! You
all stand paws off! Which you don't know
what you'll be snswerable for! II this yere
| marriage gets broke off. who knows what
new line OF conduct this Abby maiden will
! put out. She may rope onto BoggS, or
Poets, or mebby even you AS long as
| Abby amt marryiu' none OF US, Wclfville's
! attitude to be one OF tie oignthed re-
serve
Texas lghs deep an sad as he turns
| eg'in to the pinfeather party; but he sees
the force Of Black Jacks arguments an
| Yields without a effort TO combat EN-
".After ALL says Texas to himss'f. Others
has suffered; wherefore then should this
we're jaybird gent escape?' An with thai.
! Texas hardeus his heart a whole lot an