The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07

LIPPMAN DRUG co.
Above all, why did not this little black
hairy man take care of his own
horses? Men helped themselves in the
West.
They stirred uneasily, but no one re-
sponded. The girls eyes flashed.
Novel" she commanded, stretching
her arm with a sudden and regal ges-
ture toward the door.
The three men nearest jumped up and
hurried out. The girl stood for an in
slant, her arm still outstretched; then
she dropped it to her side with rip
ping laugh.
You boys need some one to make
you stand round, that's ALL" she. said.
Next time l speak, you rustlei"
She placed her hands behind her on
the bar, and jumped lightly upward,
perching on one corner and swinging
her little feet to and fro. She sat in
the focus of one of the larger lamps.
seeming to radiate with a strange hard
brilliancy. Her eyes sparkled and her
| curly golden hair escaped from under
| her old peaked cap in a bewildering
| tangle of twisted and glittering FIRE.
| She went on easily, without embarrass-
| ment, chattering in so assured man
| ner that the men We're silenced by the
| very shyness that should have been
| hers.
I'VE got here little late, boys"
she said, conversationally, ION ac-
count of hot box, but here we are
me and Mike. You don't know us.
though, do you? Well, this is Mike
Lafond" She looked toward the half
breed, and a sudden inspiration lit her
| eyes. BLACK Mike" she cried, clap
! ping her hands. That's it; Black
Mike" She paused in happy contem
| platon of the appropriateness of this
nickname. 1t seemed to fit; and it
| stuck forever after. He owns this
! joint here he says, and l reckon he
says right" she went on, after a
pause. He amt pretty. but I'll tend
to that for the family" She perked
! her head sideways, proving the point
beyond contest.
! Peter, who had been watching her,
his own head in the same attentive
| pose, took this as a signal. He parked
| sharply. Shut up, dog" commanded
| Molly. She seized a pretzel from a tin
pan at her side and threw 1t at Peter.
Peter considered the pretzel as a con-
| tribution, so subsidized.
well, boys, I'm glad to be here.
I'm going to stay. You might look
| more pleased She cast her eye along
| the group of men. each in a tense at
titude of uneasiness. Grahams non
chalant and Longing self-poise struck
ICI <AIGI SOu Sldd Sl4E aohtd
pointing her finger at him. His quiz
zical smile only deepened. Failing to
confuse him, as she intended, Molly
hastily abandoned him. You ought to
be- she asserted, skillfully turning the
remark in the direction of Cheyenne
Harry. Come here and let's look at
you. / want to know your name. You
amt bashful are your
Harry put on an appearance of ease
and sauntered over to the bar. He
would show the boys that he was used
to society. He grinned at her pleas
antly.
Cant no one look purity mex to
you!" he said, boldly.
well, WELL" cried Molly, clapping
him lightly on the shoulder. That's
the first pleasant word I've had, and
after I've told you I was coming here
to live too"
Billy Knapp bounced up, eager to
retrieve his reputation.
"Th camp bids you welcome, ma'am,
an is proud and pleased that such a
beauteous member of her lovely sect
is come amongst u.s." he grated.
The men moved their chairs slight
ly One or two cleared their throats
The CONSTANT was beginning to break.
Thank you," replied Molly, prettily.
This is an occasion. Mike here asks
you all to have a drink. Don't you,
Mike?"
The half-breed nodded. He was
watching the progress of affairs keen
ly
Frosty set out glasses, into which
the men poured whisky from small
black bottles. Harry gave his own to
the girl, and then procured another for
himself Mike sat by the stove. Peter
approached tentatively but decided to
remain at a wary distance. At the
other end of the room the faro dealer
shuffled his cards. Indifferent, imper-
turbable, cat-like; strange man,
without friends, implacable and just
The men who had gone to stable the
glasses. The girl raised hers high in
the air.
Now" she cried, here's hoping we'll
all be good friends!"
The men drank their whisky. They
were slowly developing a certain en-
thusiasm over the new girl. Constraint
was gone. They lounged easily against
the bar. Two stood out near the mid
die of the floor, where they could see
better, their arms across each others
shoulders. Molly touched her lips to
her glass and handed II to Billy who
stood on the other side of her. Drink
it for me-" she whispered, confden-
TALLY, in his ear.
"It'n make me drunk" he said, in
lous. you have touched it with yore
lips" he explained. septimentally, and
drank to cover his confusion. He felt
elated. He had made a pretty speech,
too.
The girl laughed and put her hand
caressingly on his shoulder. At either
knee was one of these great men; about
were many others, all looking at her
with admiration, waiting for her words.
This was triumph! This was power!
And then she looked up and found Ora
HAMS calm gray eyes fixed on her in
quizzical amusement. She turned away
impatiently and began to talk.
Never was such airy persifiage heard
in a mining camp before. The pros
pectors were dissolved in a continual
grin. exploded in a perpetual guffaw.
Now they understood the charm of
wontan's conversation, which Moroney
had so often extolled. They spared
a thought TO wish that Moroney were
here TO take part in this "Moroney can
do such elegant horsing." they said.
| What a pair this would be- How she
/ glanced from one member 10 the other
] OF the group with her witty speechesl
/ She raped each mans knuckles hard,
20 the delight OF all the rest. and yet
the hllip left no pain, but only a pleas
/ ant glow. They laughed cOnFumediy