The Red Cloud chief., 1905-03-03

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and %pagcantry needed even more than
walking on your hands to express.
Last of all came the footing calliopc.
followed by swarms of boys as 1t exc
cutcd wait Till the Clouds Roll by.
Jennie with infinite gusto.
When II bad gone Miss S~herwood's
gaze relaxed she had been looking on
as eagerly as any child-and she turned
to speak To IIarklcss and discovered
that he was no longer in the room. In
stead she found Minnie and Mr.. VIII
let's, whom he had summoned from
another window.
"He was called away" explained
Lige. "lIc thought he'd be back before
the parade was over and said you were
enjoying il so much he didn't want to
speak 10 you
'Callcd away?"
Minnie laughed. "Oh, everybody sends
for Mr.. IIarklcss."
1T was Il farmer name Of Bowlder,"
added Mr.. Willetts. Ills son Hartley =
drinking again. and there amt my one
but HAIRLESS can do anything with
him. You let him tackle II sick man to
nurse or n tipsy Teller to handle, and |
tell YOU Mr.. Willetts went on, with
enthusiasm. che IL at home. II beats
me, and lots of people don't think col
lcgc does n man any good. Why, the
way he cured old Els Miss Briscoc
interrupted him.
'Scc!' she cried, pointing out OF the
window. Look out there! Something's
happened"
There was II swirl In the crowd be
low. Men were running around n cor
ncr of the courthouse. and the women
and children were barking after. They
went SO fast and there were so many
of them that Immediately that whole
portion of the yard became Il pushing,
Juggling. suuirming jam Of people.
ITS on the other side" said Iigc.
1--WE can see from the hall window.
Come quick before these other folks fill
II up"
They followed him across the build.
frg and looked down on an agitatcd
swarm Of faces. Five men were stand
Ing on the entrance steps to the door
below them. and the crowd was thick
" masscd beyond, leaving II little semi.
circle clear about the steps. Those be.
hind struggled to get closer and lcnped
IN the air to catch n glimpse of what
was going on. Harkless stood alone on
the top step. his hand resting on the
shoulder of the pale and cOntrite and
sobered Hartley. On the lowest step
Jim BardlOck was standing with sheep
ishly hanging head and between him
aud HAIRLESS the two gamblers of the
walnut shells. The journalist held In
his hand the implements of their pro-
fessiOn.
Eyes; give up every cent" he said
quietly. you've taken $50 from this
boy. Hand it over"
The men began to edge down closer
to the crowd, giving little, swift, DIES
peratc, searching looks from left tc
right ana right to left and moving nerv
ously about like weasels I'm a trap.
"Close up, there" said Harkless
"Don't let them out"
ivy can't we git no square treat
ment here?" one of the gamblers whin
ed. But his eyes blazcd with a rag,
that belied the plaintive passivity o
his tone. I'VE amt been runnin' n,
skin. wy dye say we gotter give III
our own money? You gOtter prove /
was Il skin. We risked our none.
fair"
"Prove 1t! Come up here, Eph Watts
Friends - the editor turned to tn,
crowd. smiling-"friends, here's a maj
We ran out of town once because h,
knew too much about things Of thi
sort. He's come back to us again, an,
he's here to stay. He'll give us an oil
Ject lesson on the shell game"
"Itis pretty simple" remarked MI
Watts. 1.-The best way Is to pick u
the ball with your second finger ant
pretend to lay the shell down I've it
this way" He illustrated and showe
several methods Of manipulation wit
professional sang froid, and as h
made plan the vulgar swindle by whic
many had been duped that mOrnin
there arose an angry and threatenin
murmur.
"You all see," said Harkless, raisin
his voice, "what a simple cheat 1t is
an old. wornout one. Yet a lot of 20
lost your own money on 1t and the
stood by, staring like idiots, and IL
Hartley BOwlder lose $50, and moi on
of you lifted a hand. How hard di
you work for what these two chea
crooks took from you? Ah," he criet
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