Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-09

VI tcCSl\e Ho sdl'iiN iu,' ,Inlr services
E The sole conI'cl -; .ioil IS de ulc;. >,Ir,
d derived from the seiise NJ ..llly done.
Mr.. Squcaler NiAon. Il lifelong
4 member Of this committee, was the
II Mfst to sight Captain Fri as the latter
+ AtrOlled across the tracks into The cir
Cle of light from the station lamps
The captain had moored Daniel TO Il
Il pdcket in the fence over by the freight
house. He had heard the clock in the
Il belfry of the Methodist church strike
as he drove by that editice, but he
4 Heard no whistle from the direction Of
tMe West Gfham woods. SO he knew
t6At the down train would arrive at
t6 usual tme-that is from fifteen to
tRenty minutes beE:ud its schedule.
Hey. shouted Mr.. Wixon, with en-
usiasn. Here's Capn Fri! Well,
Il &&p. how's she headin':"
q" Bout no'theast by noth," was the
4 Elm reply. 'l,;:..i2iL' fair. but with
0Gkout for Wind ahead
get spare chaw nowheres
enOut you, have You. cap'n:' anx-
i0nsly inquired Biney Ratchedor. Mr..
Hatcheldor is called "Eluey'' for the
same reason that Mr Wixon is called
Nquealer. and that reason has been
forgotten for years
Captain Eri obligingly produced Il
Hack Pkg Of smoking tobacco. and Mr.
DatchelGor bit Off two-thirds and re-
turned the h&lanee. After adjusting
: the morsel so that it might interfere in
the least degree With his vocal ma
chinery he dlawlet.
- cai'late you amt heard the news.
Eri. Web Saunders has got his orig
1nal package license. 1t come on the
noon mall
The captain turned sharply toward
the speaker. ''ls that fact?" he
asked. who told you:''
"See it myself SO did Sauealer and
whole lot more. Web was shown it
round"
1--WE was wonderin'," said Jahcz
Smalley, a member of the committee
whose standing was somewhat impair
ed, inasmuch AS he went fishing occa-
slOnally and was therefore obliged 10
miss some of the meetings, what kind
Of a fit John Baxter would have now.
Hes been pretty nigh distracted ever
9ence Web started his billiard room,
callin' it Ia Mt of sim and a whole
lot more names. There amt been
Come Cutters meetin' sence l don't
knOw when that be amt pitched into
that saloon. Now. when he hears that
Webs goin' to sell rum he'll bust a
b'iler sure"
81 The committee received this proph-
ecy With hilarious shout of approx.
al, and each member began to talk.
i Captain Fri took advantage Of this 81
multaneous expression Of opinion to
walk away
From the clump of blackness that in
dicated the beginning of the West Or
ham woods came a long drawn. dismal
! "toot." then two shorter ones. The
committee sprang to its feet and look
ed interested. sam Hardy came out OF
his ticket office The stage driver. a
sharp ioohii,g boy Of about fourteen
with 4 dis"G"eea hle air Of cheap smart.
ness site. ng ont all over him. left H.
seat in the shadow Of Mr. Ra+cheld 2r's
manly form. tosced cigarette stun,n
away and loafed over TO the vic;n;:,
Of the depot agon, which was ba'i
ed up ag"jDst the platform Cap'
Err knocked the ashes from his ~.
and put th&t service stained vete"'t
In his pocket. Tie train Was re#.,
"con.i..., III" =: last.
If this had been an August even Il
instead Of q Santemher cue hoth t" !,
and platform would have heen crowd
ed But the huttcrflv summer mai,lc.
had fitted and as is his wont. tie
Summer man had fitted after her s.
the passengers who alig!tted from Tho
two coaches that. ~ IT, fr"'"it ca1
made up the O;.lan branch t:';.ia wcrs
few in nrmhe" All hnn.e'y in lllv"
There was Il sliia A2t 10 say gaWisv
individual wi'' c'..5n beard and ~
sber boots w. IN T.. rol!4:.l.tt"e hat
as Andy and %tclroMel 70 t. hasc'-1
There We're two yo''qg men. druin~.psS
evidently. who nod1eJ! to TI1rdy -
seemed very much at home. -
there WAS ano;l4"" yo>;:lg III y, SnH
clidNtIl CI'' lti,l!t 'NtiDt.l't' i''t. w.
deposited suit cas" or tie Iiat -.
and looked #hoUt MIN w,}h ~" - -
being Very far froEa hon'e ;Eace,
The drummers got into the stag
The young man Wit! tile sN:: vts
picked up t.la la+ter an, 'vGi,:o1 -
ward the sa:ne rcAie,". IIn acc3.!et
the sharp boy. who t.ad Lighted az
other cigarette.
Can you direct me to the cat Z. 4"
tion?" he asked.
Sure thing" said The youth. n"
there was no Cape Cod twist 70 hi
accent. Cit aboard"
II didn't intend to ride said Il
stranger.
What was you goin' to do? Walk:
"Yes, if it's not far"
The boy srinned. and the members Of
the committee who had been stari,e
with all their n tit ,sri",!o;1 3l.sa.