Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-23

merchandise and that he had i i
]! 8 /! : a
make any breaks in his lingering or
bowing, and he tore on that tune
guiug
down mountain side. Well when
we saw the way the situation stood,
E-i,e9Ezsz:=sz -stdewtsa-t1-
ward the tent flap.
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like pushing to the front and handing
down any decision as to the resRectiye
virtuosp abilities of Bitf and Alec. NE
saw th&t Biff's eyes were blazihg~ dnd
that hiS nigh hand was sort o. tWtn-
ding seriously in the Objection spf
fhik gun. And so our tide just nat
urally pet toward the tent flap.
"Ales set the fiddle and boy down
after h'dsegtss1hrough and krInhed
quizzicaliy powerful iTlrisasingly
at. Bifa Biff had chagrined, evil
look OF his s.. map Il that l. ought -to've
Ecausedt4ssA Ace Is Be careful, but Alec
was, fl akheass with triumph and his
four days 4soase, and he, kept right
sa.a4atriSping in Biff's teeth.
"'Ombrey,' said Biff, Strengthening
himselfs up and glazing, hard OF H. his
partner, femme tell you somethin'.
You're ringer. You're -
'zbsjow, II was 4,it 'this very instant,
whenI the hands of both men were
travelling: toward their guns; that I
noticed 2 squat, heayy-set man, clad
III dark. clothes; and with. "a fiat
topped derby pushed back. from. d
very bald head, standing in the en-
trance of the tent. 1 knew him right
Away-had seen him in Denver the
week before. Il -
1--WE of the bunch were just about
to execute our timely hike when Biff
and Alec were on the point Of maxi
ing their gun play, when the little
man, who appeared to be quite aware
of what was in progress, walked jerk
lily up toswhere they stood confronts
ing each other, lad almost on the
pinpofnt of plugging each other, and
he said, addressing them and
looking smilingly fromz# oness@attaiF Id the
other:
90" heard 1s some blaYingrn 2 al yes2'
ssi4 nd
Fsggazed with OPEN mouths at the queer
looking little man with the bald head.
Neither of them said a word, but
they Just at him. .7: @
"'Oh, here is ze yeeoleen,' said the
squat tHlan, picking ulH the instru-
ment+ from the bar and scrutinizing
it,. Then he picked UP the bow. Bif
and Alec continued to stare at him.
"'.'Vell, I blay for you,' said the lit
tie man, ana he Struggled the Violin
up under his chin like as If it wa b a
pet kitten, and he, gave asAourish with
the bow, and then he brought it down
for a crashing chord on all four
strings att once land then: 'Biff' s and
Alec'slguns went back into their belts
and they forgot about everything
else except the sounds that were coniit
ing out of: that catgut ind, know-
ing that the making of war medicipa
was over for the time being, we jail
gathered around the squat man. u
IL "DId7zsanriy Of you ever hear Edoidar,1
:Remenyi, the + Hungarian ;siultnist,
play?, Because that's who u, the e squat +
man wsaas-Remenyi. He had run down
from Denver ito cripple Creek to see
.what Al new tAnaericadE mining camp
Yss hke'Eand proving arq p. vt eng .
Devips Dream,s Vt tie had just dropped
into the hon]taton1seEl on j an impulse,
~ without any idIfa ss what was gei ri ls On
lie st asf9sd sbas s{ piS thf S a5sRs
thisesfaseheclEG1ilsee aslisutie uddlesE q
gqiPae PigENlth .hrsk sts. leg fand rs
.faaa6feas bsfo4s sesFS iaaa ii The g sh
ffthe :hH1 ialsingf tort
SS $[fae S;s ;l41 tet oae hadn't cone sight
Ut Gid sN1ees ' siidffed t wiz Is ; the
dhtaAA4 tasaaef1E f1feirzbacks Afast
dtLsiA RxEsifalfa.aa.,di ,eFeH.tt THAT
Hungarian squat man pulled outE a
qffegaaa6 tAse vas igE5 81 ahrtttfculariy G9aty
aNhoarsachhi1 and ta1ll a5si 7aheshfdg,
dhfy B ax {. kind al sseea 1t,
smiles with each other and shake
taafff hh6ehds saai 1T 81 sach htS ot iK erfl7f :.
IT doneE Know what. tit "a. u; t}}rt
squat foreign man played; I nev1eT
will ~know:--But know that what he
played made me feel like I'd been ndgl
lectiag theAol1 back home, and khs In
III !! 4 II;
to Melt in the night, and when hs
kt9Gf fhf violiR FROM under hissaHz