The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-27
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ing quiet game whenever the opportu-
! nifty offered. a very close watch BENZ
| kept upon their movements they con-
! have no regular meeting place-sn old
| corn-cr.b or . shady spot beside some
! convenient hedge doing service in the
! to1g summer afternoons; at n Cht an
| empty boX-car on the siding answered
| al purposes. At that tine-scre two
| months after the calling OF the Grand
| Jdry-the game had. to all outward ao-
Pear2nces. been given up. That. in itself
looked queer; for. although such wave Of
! reform was not al all uncommon for
some weeks prior TO the Grand Jurors
session, TO have the boys stick for two
| months afterward was a funny deal. Jack
! Cushman (the Marshal appointed By the
| town board that Year. stood in witch
| the boys all right while his duties-con-
| sisting mainly in suppressing tee riotouS
| DRINKS or showing some hobo the nearest
| way out Of townd-id not not weigh heav-
| lily on his mind. liked the feeling Of 4
new deck between his fingers as well as
| any Of the boys. is somewhat meager
! salary as guardian Of the public peace
/ fiUctuated as the Goddess Of Fortune
smiled or frowned upon him; but OF this
| the people had no knowledge. The lock
| Up-a small one-story brick structure OF
| two cells and an S-foot hallway-was stu
! ated upon q lonely side street with the
4 =. & o. tracks be- md. while in front
| slOuched row Of weather-beaten corn
! cribs. One cloudy autumn night u couple
| of boys We're seated on the sidewalk in
! front OF the old corn-cribs, enjoying for
| hidden cigarettes. when, hearing foot
! steps approaching and fearing possible
! recognition while smoking. they lodged
! back among the shadows. waiting for the
/ person TO pass.
That's Buck Casey" whispered one.
| What he dom down here? Must be a
! game somewhere"
/ Must be in a good place" the other
/ answered; heard Dad say there wasn't
1 any Dlayin' since the boys got found cut
! last June. They're at it ag'in. though, or
old Buck wouldn't be chasin' around this
way"
As they arose to leave their hiding place.
/ two men. coming from opposite direc-
! tons, met just at the opening where the
! two boys were concealed. THAT YOU,
/ Jeck?' said one 'Surer was the an
swer. Fellows all through for tonight? -
/ Yes. here's the key; got the lamp here
under my coat; got to fll er, fore we
/ have mother settin How'd you come
! cut?' "Oh, lost q FIVE spot; couldn't
| hold nothin'. Buck got the roll tonight"
( Comm down tomorrow night. jack
As they moved away, the answer was lost
| upon the two boys. crouching on the
rotten corn cobs in the darkness.
Wen, wouldn't that frost you? II
/ Cushy amt Iettin' the fellers play in the
| lookup, I'm a liar! No wonder nobody
caught on. WHY, say Then q long
whispered consultation took place. lasting
till they parted for the night. Two boys
worried through the long school hours the
next day. At that evening both were
srugly hidden behind a pile Of railroad
ties within easy range of the little brick
Bastile. What if they don't come TO-
UtChtpf WbiCnprf6 'sEn-p u wa
the answer. Didn't Brocky say he had
to fill the lamp? Yesterday was pay day,
too, for Cushy. an hen want ter git ac-
tor on his coin. S-s-sh. Here comes
CusAy now
Tho Marshal walking hriskIy, stopped
/ a moment as if to try the door. hut the
boys heard a click as he unlocked the
paddock, and. turning, was lost 10 sight
ia the shadows.
They'll be along now soon as Cushy
gets back up town" I'm ten minutes
Brocky Smith came from nowhere. with
lamp bulginE under his coat. aud quietly
stepped within. Soon SIX wooers of Dame
/ Fortune by the Blue and White Chip
route We're inside-each one that follow
ed Brocky giving peculiar knock, rs
the door seemed TO he fastened inside.
t"Lets dig for town now, till Cushy
shuts MP the booze joints; he's dead sure
to come then. We got ter git the whole
works"
At 1879 Cushman. having made the
rounds Of Main street-tappins on each
saloon window as he did So as a warn
ing to quit business for the day-started
toward home
Just a bluff" a sharp-eyed watcher
whispered he'll duck and come back
down the track
when Cashmaa had given the signal
and was admitted. two silent figures
cropt toward the door; slipped the strong
hasp upon the staple; locked d new pad
! lock over il and quietly crept away. Not
until two blocks had been put between
them and their victims did they give way;
then. IN smothered pcals of laughter and
violent contortions. they found relief.
No one so far has been able 10 ind
out what took place when the bunch
found themselves -cOrraled. Neither has
History given mp the winner OF that
nights play. The next morning Mrs
Cushman, greatly worried by her hus-
banC S non-appcaranCe. went uptown to
look for him. No one having seen him
since he started for home the night
before, the word soon passed from one 10
another that CUshman was missing; had
perhaps met with foul play in pursuit
Of some desperate criminal. Searching
parties We're at once organized-nO stone
being left uuturncd in the endeavor 10
find some trace Of the missing man. one
party proceeded at once to the vicinity cf
the lock-Up. with the idea that perhaps
some sign of "a struggle might De found.
Finding 20 trace. they were on the
point of leaving. when n mUGiCd sneeze
came from Ia little building. What's
that was the excited exclamation.
some one in there" Maybe Cushv ran
UP against two of EN-. Locked one up.
then went after the other and got knocked
out Go git 4 chisel and sIcdge Wen
break the lock and have a look at this
one. any way" The ness niger sent after /
the tools soon returned followed by half I
the male population. and the lock was
forced. No low-br0wed ruffian. waiting
in suiIcut silence. was revealed 10 the
waiting popuiace. Instead, the missing
Marshal and one Alderman. together with
Eve cf the best poSer sharks in town
all trying TO look pleasant bat failing
oh. SO mserably-not one being willing 20
lead the break for liberty.
The game sttlf goes on in the little town
Nou can stiI SD in, II you nave the
cash and know where 70 go bat Jack
Cusbman and that one Alderman never
touched another card.-Ross hiner. ia
Sports AGeld.
Wiss Father.
CFrom T5t-Bitsj
FT@Sur7ose I should ask your father
II 7 could marry you. do you think
Womb stand any chance
SEe-No- your case would be hopeless
E-Do you thiak he would really say /
..So7-
she-Not that; but he would leave il % I
me