The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-27
'NONY AT THE GOLD DOLLAR
BY DENNIS H. sTOvALL. 1905. by Daily Story Pub
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 Things were running as smoothly as grandfather's clock at the Gold Dol lar, till the very thing happened that we supposed never would-a young woman came into camp. Brenton, the general manager who spent about half his time at the mine, sent out his daughter with her aunt as chaperon, to spend the summer Seems that the girl was stage struck, and her father wanted to get her away from Frisco. He thought few months at the mine would take the glare of the footlights put of her eye.
 Well, the way Kirk, the old bear of a super took on over that girl gave a lot of us diggers a dull pain in the knee joints. He had known her when she was a little thing, and he took much pains to tell us how he had been a regular old uncle to her, six years before. But now it was a different kind of an uncle altogether that the old super was trying to work off on the winsome brunette. The upper deck of a freight wagon was required to haul in the pretty things bought for 'Nony
 Then Charley, my bunkie, began to sit up and take notice. Charley was a six-footer straight as a young pine. I at once cast an eye about for a new camp, but Charley would rot hear. The Gold Dollar suited him, and when we saw him shine up to 'Nony, and even keep step with her from the messhouse to the hoist, we could easily guess the reason why.
 As a matter of uubending veracity, I couldn't blame Charley. 'Nony was one of those stunning brunettes plump as a ripe peach. and when her great brown eyes Raze1 at you through the heavy lashes, they wouli melt you down like a hot candle. I vas in the habit of walking up tO ol Baldy's top, above carr. where I could lock off across the whiskcrei ranges to where old shasta stood up like d big thumb above the mountains. Also I could see Cow Horn Peak glittering like a pair of bright antlers in q sp0rtsmans den. It was a pretty sight, and I would git for hours and let it seep into me But neither the whiskered ranges, Shasta pr Cow Horn were in 1t for a minute after 'Nony came to camp. She was always trim as a young fawn and fresh as blooming poppy.
 Of course Charley put himself in bad tune with the super. And when The girl smiled upon him, turned red and pretty when he came near her, or put violets in his jacket buttonhole before he went down for his shift, the super scowled like a bad Indian and "tiAh aOOhN NuhAP NANh NCAu AoNS AiA AAAS eye.
 One evening a crowd of the boys were making things warm in the Gray Goose. The super was leading the chase-sort of working off the bad feelings that were stirred up in the muddy depths of his soul when 'Nony refused the freight load of nickery that was delivered to her that day from Placer City.
 Charley strolled in just as the su per lined the crowd up, two deep, at the bar. Not being his put in, my pardner walked to the back end of the saloon and toyed with the poker chips Dn the card table. The super saw him and blurted. Why in thunder didn't you ring the doorbell, instead of sneakin' in like a coyote? If you have the price, come up an take a sije-lap out of the bowl, dog-fashion; that's the way you do things, anyway" said Kirk.
 Charley paid no attention. but idly toyed the poker chips. The crowd raised its glasses, but the super was not ready This Is a white mans crowd. anyhow, an we wouldn't have 1t spoiled by a greaser buttin in.'
 That was too much for my bunkie, and l knew him well enough 70 know Kirk had touched a tender spot He walked up to the bar, and without a glance at the super or the crowd, laid dollar on the counter and asked for a drink.
 Get out O this" roared the super. slamming the dollar on the floor and whipping revolver from his pocket. There was a general scamper for the safe side of liquor barrels.
 Draw your gun an show your hand!" Kirk yelled. I've been want ing to have it out with you for some time. an right here is as good place as anywhere"
 Of course Charley would not take that kind of talk. It was pretty to see him call that old bear down. He fold ed his arms and faced the irate super. See here, Kirk" said he, I'm at a loss to know just what's your grudge. have no gun and would not use 1t if had-not without knowing more about the trouble. You're drunk, that's what ails you. Go and sober up, and if you still feel there's something due you just come around and I'll meet you square. any time, and any way you choose"
 When Charley's little speech was over We grabbed the supers arm and led him to the back end of the saloon