The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-09
(C0ntinued.)
CHATTER MI.

CHATTER MI.
7ILLER accompanied Alan to
NJ the door. Old Trabue stood
@ IN front Of his office In his
kYGJ shirt sleeves. his battered silk
n On the back part of his head. He
WIS tanning himself with a palm leaf
I'm and freely using his handkerchief
]. o. l, brow He bowed cordially to
Alan and came toward him.
+ want II ask YOU" he began, has
Pie Baker any way II raisin' money!"
vNt that know of" laughed Alan.
Ilat know whether he's got a clear
t;tem,ae shirt Oh his back. He owes
every oily out our way. My father is
supplying him on time now"
"T1a. was nay IMPRESSION" said Ira
4 10. He wanted me TO defend him
d liz OTHER day. hut he couldn't satisfy
lea.om the fee, an l let him go. He
Il first sad be could give me a lien on a
4 y.e ut he finally admitted that it
y wasn't his"
He's MT in trouble, is heT' ex-
claimed Alan, suddenly recalling Mrs.
Bakers myasiucSS.
u -r2bur looked at Miller, who stood
&1ng IN the doorway, and laughed.
Il Well | reckon he might call it that.
4 Int chap owned the town two days
Il az IL got blind, stavin' drunk an
j wanted 10 whip Us from one end O. the
.4.' 70 the other The marshals are
S.a.a o., I'M. for they know he'll shoot
= " Tue drop of q hat an the butt of 1t
4 was shc6u' out o his hip pocket In
h I'll sight. Was you thar, Rayburn:
Il ILL., il was better n Il circus. Day
y before Yesterday thar was a sort O.
Street temperance lecturer in front O.
~g johnston House, Speakin' on q dry
s"a> box, He had q lot O gaudy pic
,1'S .AuStTatn' the appearance Of
--A.A mans stomach an liver COM
q n"N 10 one in healthy condition.
l. was sort Of a snide faker out fer
y NIL he could git dropped In a hat. an
we was sober enough to git on to his
,--e IoIe stood thar with the rest,
q NJ ahoat able to stan, an that was
f"aI5, when the Teller got
''''lr1 W. an got to screechin'. Pole
.'~4 To deny what le was savin'. AS
Law as he'd make statement Pole
wv 0t,iF give it the lie. The Teller
We ''N didn't know what a tough
sumner he had to handle or he'd "a
SLOW. rs It was. he printed a fin
N,nrIe. '' III up 'ef
ron. -, WASH sober by long shot, but
thought he was. fer he was
s. o s'y.'D| Rs & post. He kept GRIMM
,on ~ % cucumber an sayin: Now
49,. 49, h"o" wore A-Iyin, stranger-iest
ro-a ~. u" IeI few dimes drapped in
doo.. I',, LOU kAoW nobody's stomach
,evo. 'Y'N u3e that durn chrome. You
,ora .h Wv inside IF a drinkin' man, an
IT, ., ,.[ o's-est liar that ever walked
sft.',I-,, Inns made the crowd laugh
as NV .''de, dried up Teller, an he got
Pol 49, "9 o'd Nick. He begun to tell
nue. ,,.A,1, was swelled from too
les ~, y 1'Sky an that he'd bet he was
Us tban, S'F' TO beat his wife. Most Of
I'm r1 IsI' that d make Pole jump on
TIE fauo. SEEMED TO enjoy naggin'
fight -, ''o much to Spite it by a
round I'sser boy had been carryin'
Nehhs '7" an sign advertiser
L. finn IC'.oA sale, an stopped to see
bell -, Ole teerd the tinkle of the
L. I.,o+r .lch it an begun to ring it In
ler sroI.1 y. lace. The harder the fel.
h. 1 f. the harder Pole rong II was
tc sT% 9sS' racket ever heerd on a pub-
.eont ch, FoTt rof the crowd-the
a djs,~ .,-lSe % folks-began to say it was
Or t. n.y. 10 '@e town to allow a stran-
.sss No 'g Treated that away, sence thar
r,eets '@ -, h5fn public speakin' In the
Dor nh :, luey was in fer calm q halt
q tr9- ' lI'e fest-the drinkin' men (an'
d. .5I ID state I was one,Nsecre eal, =
G. r,. ,'5 would ring i'm down. When
Essln, 5 oF'lI finally won, l felt hike
g. Ven moray, fer glory in the pluck
G., daredevil if he's a nortl
% s, san an white. The lecturer ha5
Is. ~ without his collection. an wenr
a. " me council chamber swearin
we town fer allowin' him to b
"A mat away. Thar wasn't any
D. Ter the mayor to do but orde
arrest, but it took four men-tw
H.. l'ars an two deputies-to accom-
~1e trial was the richest -lnlng