The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-09

| amt got tho words 10 tell you how
seriously Grunl ! was on that occasion
] remember putting on for what Thought
was the hotel. and settling down. think
ing there must be a lulu of scrap IN
tae barroom from the naise; then some
The barroom from the noise; then some
says. where's your ticket?" Then il
got light and / met a lot of good friends
/ never saw before nor since; then more
noise ana trouble and at last ] woke up
in a hotel bedroom. all right, but not the
one | was used to. 1t was a bully morn
ing and | felt Al. There was a nice
range OF mountains out in front of me
that must have come up during the night
''i'd like 10 knew where / am l thinks.
but somebody viii tell me before long
y Tie main point is. have / been touched ?"
! lug down into my jeans and there
wasn't thing OF any kind to remember
me by. no" says to myself = amt
been touched-I'ye been grabbed-thev
might have left me the price of a break
fast. Wen. it's nice looking country,
anyhow! So down ! walks to the of
fce. notwithstanding plump kind of
man was sitting behind the desk
Hello" says he, glancing up and smil-
ing rs | came in How do you open up
this morning."
Somebody saved me the trouble" saws
Tn afraid III have to give you the
strong arm for breakfast"
He erinned wide "Oh. ii amt as bad
ss that. ] hardly reckon SAYS he. He
dove into safe and brought out a cigar
box.
when q gentleman's in the condition
N Ia 81 nj ha ol
ways make it point to go through his
clothes and take out anything a stranger
might End useful. trusting that there
won't nc no oherse the next morning
Iere's your watch end the rest of your
valuables. including the cash-coun. your
rnore~ and see if it's right
wen sir' | was one happy man, and
thanked that Teller as l thumbed over
the bills. but when / got up TO hun
6red and seventy | begun to feel queer
ooked like I'd made good money on the
trim.
What's the matter?" says he, seeing
~.my face. Nothing wrong ] hope"
''Why. the watch and the gun and tho
ether things is all right" says l. but
I'm now $50 10 the good, even figuring
that | lidp't spend G cent, which an't in
the least likely. and here's ten dollar
ltlls enough to make n bedSprea1 left
ever"
"Pshawt" saws he. Blame il! I've
miycd vcur rlundCr uD with tho mining
gentleman that came in at the same time.
You ana him was bound to fight at first
end then you both turned to lick me- and
what with keeping you apart and hold
iug YOU of and taking your valuables
away from you all at the same time.
-slDE - MG lone here. as it was the
.'d Ne al 10y off. I've made bluuder
isht man ~ your change out of the
- IT.. 1psS ~ drink on me when
sad lnSs tSsSsseessfsNin you?"
I'm II 81 would not do that. and more
- hat he was an officer and gentle
''er and that Ia stay at this hotel two
@Ifeks 1T least TO show my appreciation.
gro matter where it was but to satisfy
natural curiosity I'd like to know what
art of the country ] was at present in
habiting.
You're at Boise Idaho, says he, one
Of the best little towns in the best little
Territory in the United States of America
including Alaska.
We'll" says l. Well" for again
was at loss for words | had no idea
Id gone so far from home. Il believe
what you say" says l. What do you do
around these parts?'
Mining" says he You're Just in
time-big strike in the Bobcat district,
Poor mans mining. Placer, and burned
good placer. right on top of the ground.
The mining gentleman I spoke about is
having his breakfast now. Suppose you
20 i'm and have talk with him? Nice
man, drunk or sober. although excitable
when he's had a little too much or not
quite enough. He might put you onto 4
rood thing. I'm not a mining person
myself"
Thanks" says |. and in l went to the
dining room
There was a great. big, fine looking
man eating his ham and eggs the way |
like to see man eat the next morning.
lie had a black beard that was so strong
it fairly jumped out from his face.
Morning" says /.
Good morning sir. says he. "A day
of .commingled lucent clarity and vernal
softness amt t?'
Wei. I wouldn't care to bet on that
without going little deeper into the sub
scCt." SAYS l. but it smells good at least
SO does that ham and eggs. Mary. I'll
take the same with coffee extra strong"
You have doubtless been attracted to
cur small but growing city from the re-
rorts-which are happily true-of the in
cXhaustible mineral wealth OF the sur
rounding region?" says he.
No-o-not exactly" says 1; but I do
want TO hear something about mines. Mr..
Hotol-man out there who's a gentleman
of the old school if ever there lived one)
toll me that you might put me on 10
good thing"
Precisely" says he. Now. sir, my
name is Jones-Agamemnon X Jones'
and my pardner Mr. II. Smith, is on
business trip. selling shares of our mine.
which we have called The Treasury from
reason which We can make obvious TO any
Investor The shares, Mr."
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