Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-05-18

white meat In his arms, with all the
people looking on, and he seemed
proud and heroic, and he stroked her
hair and told her not to worry, and
finally she hied herself away from dad
and the count took her away, and they
went up the bullyvard. and after all
was quiet again dad said: "Hennery,
let this be lesson to you. When you
are tempted to commit rash act and
avenge an insult in blood, stop and
think OF the sorrow and shame that
will come to you II you draw your gun
too quick, and have widow on your
hands as the result. Suppose | had
killed that shrimp, the face Of his wild
ow would have haunted me always. and
I would have wanted to die. Don't
ever kill anybody, my boy. II you can
settle dispute by shaking the dice"
Well, dad ordered some more wine.
and as he drank it, he allowed the pop
ulace to admire him and say things
about the great American millionaire,
who spent money like water and was
too brave to fight. Then dad called
for his check to pay his bill. and when
he felt in his pocket for his roll Of
bills, he hadn't nickel and the wom-
an, when she was In his arms. wedding
with one hand, had gone through dads
pockets with the other. Dad felt for
his watch, to see what time 1t was. and
his watch was gone, and the waiter was
waiting for the money and dad tried
to explain that he had been buncoed,
and the head waiter came and begun
to act sassy, and then they called q
policeman to stay by US till the money
was produced, and everybody at the
other tables laughed, and dad turned
blue, and l thought he would have a
fit. Finally, the guide began to talk,
and the result was that policeman
went home with us, and dad found
money enough to pay the bill, but he
talked language that caused the land
lady to ask us to find new place.
The next morning the guide showed
I'D with an officer who had a warrant
for dad for hugging woman In pub
lie cafe, and it seemed as though we
were in for it, but the guide said he
could settle the whole business by pay
ing the officer 500, and dad paid 1t and
think the guide and the officer divided
the money. Say, this is the greatest
town we have struck yet for excite
ment, and / guess dad will not have a
chance to think of his sickness.
This morning we went into big
department store, and, by gosh! we
found the count that dad was going to
fight was floor-walker, and the coun-
tess was behind q counter SELL
ing soap. When dad saw the
count leering at him. he put his hand
on his pistol pocket and yelled regu-
lar cowboy yell. and the count rushed
down into the basement, the soap coun-
tess tainted, and the police took dad to
the police station, and all day the
guide and I have been trying to get
him out on bail If we get dad out OF
this we are going to put muzzle on
him. Well, II anyone asks you II am
having much of time abroad. you can
tell them the particulars.
P. S.-we got dad out for $40 and
costs, and he says he win blow Paris
I'D before night. We are going up to
the top Of the Eiffel tower this after
noon, to count our money. as dad das-
sent take out his pocketbook anywhere
ON the ground for fear Of being robbed
Yours full Of frogs,
kar 8 f HENNERY.