The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-12-13

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self" And the Texan began to look
over his six shooter.
The man with the squirt looked up
aud down the board
Gentlemen, | believe the foregoing
expresses the sentiment of this com.
pany, which, while It melodies many
foreign and frequent warning elements,
Is at present held together by the
maternal tie of eating"
Thumpug with knife and fork han.
dies, stamping of feet. cries OF Hear,
hear with ut least three cowboy
yells. argued well for resumption of
last nights festivities. Simpson glow.
ered but said nothing.
Seems to me you all goln the wrong
way bout DRAWN Mlsu Simpson out
lie is shy an has to be played 70 like u
trout, an heah you all come at him
like cattle stampede" The big Tex
an leaned toward Simpson Now,
you all watch my methods Mstu'
Simpson, sch, what do YOU think of the
prospects of RAIN
There was general recommendation
from Simpson that the entire company
20 to u locality below the rain belt.
\ boy, plainly from the east and
looking MS If the ink ON his graduating
thesis had scarce had time to dry, was
on his feet staggering. lie would not
have snapped his newly acquired cam
araderle with these bronzed western
ers for the presidency.
Gentlemen, you have all heard Simp.
son say 1t Is lonesome having no one
TO talk to during meals We sympa'
thized with him and offered him a
choice of subjects lie greets our re.
marks 10y II conspicuous silence, varied
by profanity. This, gentlemen, reflects
on us and Is a matter demanding pub
lie satisfaction All who feel that their
powers as cOnVersntlonallsts have been
impugned by the silence of Simpson
please say Aye"
Aye" was howled. sung and roared
in every note OF the gamut
IF me yoong fri'nd here an me
roight'' Costigan jcrkcd Il shout
der toward the boy-"will be aftheI
closin' that silf feeding automatic die
tlonary nv his for II moment | shud
he glad TO call the attintion av the
coOmp'ny TO somcthln' In the nature nv
an lxtinuutin' circumstance in the
case nv Simpson"
Hear. heart" they shouted The
broad Counteuunce of CuStigan beamed
with Joy ut what he was about to say
"Gintlcmln, the silence nv Mr.. Simpson
IL Jew in all probabilities to n certain
ivint recalled by many here prisnt
an more that's absent, an amicableC
settled out nv coort'
Up to this time the unhappy Simpson
had shown an almost supcrhuman en-
durance. Now he briStled. and aftel
| looking w and down the board for I
| sympathetic face and not finding ont
he declared loudly and generally
"'Tain't So
Eye may have noticed that F'rind
! Simpson do be threatened wild lockjaM
| in the socletec nv min, but In the prls
! incc av "A female We cant count on him
| Now, talk wild female Is an agree
| able If not profitable way nv passin
the tonne, but, sure, We niver know
where il will nd-ns witness Simpson
/ This lady I'm rccallin'-'tis II mHtthcl
! av two years agO--fOllowed the anCicn
and honorable profession nv biscui
shootln' not far from Caspar, 81;
| Simpson to the lady some such pnSSn
civilitee as Good marnin'; pliscn
weather we're havin',' whereupon I'll,
I Al a 30, h., It,t m
sued him for breach NV promise
"'Twan't that way at all" screamc'
Simpson. "'Sall lie."
"Yu ought or said Good evenin' L
the lady, Mlstu simpson; hit make
dtrunce." drawled the man from
Texas pleasantly.
But twas Good marnln Simpson
made chyce nv" resumed costigan
AN the lady replied. You've brok'
my heart Whereupon simpson, havin
matther nv tree thousand dollars T.
pay for his passin' civilltee, lenrne,
thot sllince was golden"
They all remembered the incident II
question and Numbered applause n
the temperance of an old favorite
! without warning, u snauoW rem htToS'
the sunlight flooded room and MS on,
after another Of the men glanced M
from the table they saw standing II
the doorway II man OF such malignan
aspect that his look fell across th'
company like menace. The swing o
their banter slowed suddenly; II wal
as II the cold OF Il new turned gray,
had struck across the June sunshln,
checking their roughshod fun. Nom
OF them had the hardlhood to Joke will
man that stood In the shadow o
death, and hate ana murder loOket
from the eyes OF the man in the door
way and looked toward Simpson. ON
by one they perceived the man Of tn
shadow. all but simpson, eating steal
drowned I'm worcestershire
The man In the doorway was tai
and lean, and the prison blench upo
his face was In unpleasant contras
to the ruddy TIM Of the faces about th
table. His sombrero was tipped bac
and the hair hung dAnk about til