CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-05-05

sitting on sack of oats in a seatiess
wagon waiting for the train 10 pass
Harkless seized his companion excited
ly by the elbow. Tommy" he cried.
tits Kim fentriss. Look. Did yon
see that old fellowr''
Il saw particularly unlnierestec
and uninteresting gentleman sitting on
bag" replied his friend.
"Why, That's old Kimball Fentriss,
He's going to town. He lives on the
edge of the county"
"Can this be true?" said Meredith
grayely. -......
II wonder" said Harkless thought
fully a few moments later-.'I wonder
why he had them changed around"
"who changed aroundT'
THE team. He always used to drive
the bay on the near side and the sOr-
rel on the on"
And at present" rejoined Meredith.
II am to understand that he Is driving
the sorrel on the near side auu the bay
on the ONT"
That's it," returned the other. HE
must have worked them like that for
some time. because they didn't look
LIZ
train, those two. I've seen them stand
with their heads almost against a fast
freight. See there He pointed TO a
white frame farmhouse with green
blinds. That's Win Hibbard's. We're
Just outside of Beaver"
'.Beaverf Elucidate Beaver. boy"
Beaver? Meredith. your informa-
ton ends at home What do you know
OF your own state II you are ignorant
of Beaver Beaver is that city of Car
low county next in importance and
population to Plattville'
Tom put his head out OF the window.
Il fancy you are right" he said 81
already see Ave people there"
Meredith had observed the change In
his companions mood. He had watched
him closely all day. looking for re
turn OF his malady. but he came to the
conclusion that In truth n miracle had
been wrought. for the lethargy was
gone and vigor seemed to increase In
Harkless with every turn OF the wheels
that brought them nearer Plattville.
and the nearer they drew TO Plattville
the higher the spirits Of both the young
men rose. Meredith knew what was
happening there. and be began to be a
little excited. As he had said, there
were Ave people visible at Beaver. and
be wondered where they lived, as the
only building In sight was the station.
and to satisfy his curiosity he walked
out 10 the vestibuie The little station
stood in the woods. and brown leaves
whIried along the platform. One OF the
tive people was an old lady. and she ct.
tered a rear car. The other four werc
men one OF them handed the con
ductor a telegram. Meredith heard the
official say: "All right. Decorate ahead.
I'll bold 1t tive minutes"
The man sprang up the steps Of the
smoker and looked In. He turned to
Meredith. do you know II that gen.
tieman in the gray coat is Mr.. Hark-
less; He's got his back this way. and
! don't want TO 30 inside. The air In a
smoker always gives me n spell"
Yes, that's Mr.. Harkless"
The man jumped TO the platform.
-All right. boys" he said. RIP her
out-'
The doors OF the freight room were
thrown open. and n big bundle OF col
ored stuffs was dragged out and hastily
unfoldcd- one OF the mcn ran TO the
farther end OF the car with a strip OF
red, white and blue bunting and tack.
ed II securely. while another fastened
the other extremity to the railing OF
the steps by Meredith. The two com.
paniops OF this pair performed the
same operation with another strip ON
the other side OF the car They ran
similar lines Of hunfinp near tho rr.,f
from end TO end, SO that except for the
windows the sides of the car were
completely covered by the national col.
ors. Then they draped the vcstibules
with hnes. II was all done in tricc.
Mcrcdlth's heart was beating fast.
What's II all aboutT' he asked
Picnic down the line" answered the
man in charge, removing n tack from
his mouth. He motioned to the con
ductor. Go nhcadT'
The wheels began to move: the dec
orators remained on the station plat
form, letting the train pass them. but
Meredith. cranine his neck from the
steps, saw that they jumped on the
last car
whats the ceiebration?" asked
Harkless when Meredith returned.
Picnic down the line" said Mere
dith.
"Nipping weather for n picnic. A bit
cool. don't you think7 One OF those fell
lows looked like friend OF mine.
Homer Tibbs. or as Homer might look
IL he were In disgrace, He had his hat
hung on his eyes. and he slouched like
a thief In mclodrama as he tackled up