The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-17


deeds being des 81 ues
table cot p lon
81 kpeper n Visit him n9ps
alier thing he tod me how BE elne
Is e dEhE it FAST This s. the story
I'd had things rrctty much liz own
Tor 4 long while. aud y MACS me
re never bestfor d man to
have 3 run 81 good lneki He needs II
hexsef now ddd then TO keep him eau
fion while / was boldins people mp
ana eittini away with the plumber
FORGOT that those I'D levied ON was
tfrrfns up trouble for me
one day rode BY q ranch ami seein'
It was prosperous Iooldn' place
fhousIat I'd stop and see II ccuId haul
II anything The door was opened by
Is trim gal as you ever zee. Not n
plains gal or q greaser or anything Ike
that, but lady all over. / told her
was a-trayelIn' and would Ike 70 get a
dinner II / might be allowed to pny for
It. ana she said i could have all
wanted TO cut with nothin' to pay and
welcome. heard an old cronc's voice
spenkin, from above.
.syyl,at you thinlzin' Of Lfllian7 OF
cot1rse he can. pay for dinner D.you
-AANtAA~5
The gaI enlored. but said nothin' and
went out ana give orders to the cook.
while i. bcin' convinced that the place
was open to me, went upstairs. ana,
scarlns the old woman by shown my
weapon aefn' her scalp, |. axed Ter VIII Il
yntyabIes there was IN the house. Sic
was d vixen. you bet. and l was
afeerti I'd have to blow her brains out.
but the cold iron and my thinkin'
whetIer TO do it or not, which she
could see in my face. helped matters,
and she at last give in and showed me
where she kept her vnlyables. 1t hap
pencl that tllcy was all together, 50
she was ,bleeged to show 'em up all a
oncet.
We'll, while we was a-tulkin the gal
come upstuirs, and though for awhile
she couldn't seem to git on to what
was up to, she did at last and give me
a look I'll remember to the day
swing. Somehow 1t made me feel
what was Nobody ever made me
feel that way before.
come" she said, when you've got
what you want. I've had what we
have in the house set out for you. I'm
not accountable for your acts, only NJ
own. You asked for dinner and
promised TO give 1t to you shall
keep my promise
She TUX me downstairs and there
on the table was such a snack as she
could get up In a short time, cold beer
and bread and butter. eggs and such
IKE, aud l set down and eat hearty
for was hungry. / felt sort OF mean'
with the gal a-waitin' on me Us thoush
she was a servant and l gentleman.
specialiy as / had all the movable
property in my pocket. Every time I'd
look up there was that innocent face
lookin' at me- and when wanted any
thing shed help me to it So by the
time I'd got n good meal into me
was ready to do the only decent thing
1 ever did in my life.
You're a nice leetlc gall said. "nnd
vou'ye treated me fair. oncet 1 was
respectable, and somehow the way
you've been actin toward me ana
loolin' ut me has made me ashamed o
myself"
tuk out what I'd stuffed in my
pockets and put it on the table and get
up and walked out o the house and
rode away.
Wen. that was right enough so far rs
IL went, but 1t went furdcr, Somehow
I couldn't forgit the looks o that leetle
gal. 1t seemed to me that If could
live where / could see her sometimes
and have chance I'd turn decent.
One day when I was near the ranch
I rode over there. mat was tne I'M
Iuctiest visit OF my life hadn't
more N rode in through the open gate
before the committee that was n-lookin'
for me came round turn in the Soad.
and there / was caught like rat in
trap.
rhe only man on the committee that
knowed me for shore had gone back with
a lame horse, so after they'd taken me
in on suspicion they called the leetle gal
for they knowcd I'd been there
afore-and axed her II was the man.
She looked at me, maxim believe she
was puzzled or couldn't remember or
somepin. then said:
mo"
was TINT surprised yon could a
blowed me over with kitchen be-
Never seen him before" axed one
of 'em.
mot this one. The other was n bad
fellow. This man. I'm sure, is good
one and wouldn't hurt any one"
That was true so far as hadn't
robbed any one since 1 seen her.
.All right. stranger" said the leader.
\ You kin 60 I'm sorry to have dis
turbcd you."
/ was waikiki forward to the door
when I heerd rustIin' on the stairs
and the old crone come down Just in
time to meet me face to face. She give
shrek. yellin': Take him. He's the
man that robbed u.s."
Wen. seen at oncet It WINS all up
with me. They took me In and brought
mo hero FIR trial and I'm woftfns for