The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-12

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turned in a few minutes with a
slender, city-bred looking young man,
| apparently about twenty-five or TWEEN.
| ty-siX years old.
"'Tlere's the man that wanted to
see YOU one of them said, pointing to
Daniels.
What can I do for you?' asked
the stranger, pleasantly.
";We're feelin' sorter Gull an want
you to eltertain US some,' drawled
Daniels. Our entertainments centrally
begin by settin' them up to the crowd.
Got no conscientious scruples, have
you" winking at the others. Never
promised our mother cn ner GYM bed
that you'd die before you took drink,
or anything of that sort, did you?
"'Never,' answered the tenderfoot.
and as came here expecting 70 locate,
and wish to get acquainted. / know
of no quicker way. Barkeeper. drinks
for the crowd. please
$50 frank and pleasant was he in
words and manner that Daniels was
slightly taken aback for the moment;
but the drinks were swallowed with
a will.
"'The next thing or the programme,
said Daniels as the last glass was re.
turned to the bar, is the light fantas-
tic. Not a member of the church, are
you?' with another wink.
al am he replied; but my church is
not one of those that prohibits dancing
occasionally. The Scriptures tell us
there is a time for all things, and
1 suppose this is my time to dance.
I am very ordinary performer, but
will do what I can
Throwing Of his hat and coat he
began a light, graceful heel-and-toe
dance. This he kept up for several
minutes and then stopped.
Here. what do you mean by quit
tin so soon" growled Daniels. I
didn't give you the word to stopv
"'Why, I'm tired was the answer.
"'Tired" roared Daniels, whipping
out his gun. There's no such word as
tired in our dictionary; leastways, for
you! When we're tired we'll say So.
Till then, you move them tender feet
Of yours, and move 'em lively! Look
out, now!'
He fred as he spoke, and the
bullet cut half its thickness through
the edge of his victims shoe-sole.
For a moment an Expression Of
startled surprise flashed into the young
mans eyes.
eff I must. I must he then said
quietly, and began to dance again.
"'Faster! Faster" ordered Daniels,
emphasizing his commands with shots
from his gun, and it seemed miraculous
that he could shoot so close to those
moving feet and not hit them.
HE had fired the last shot in one
revolver and was drawing the other,
when a small golden-haired figure,
dressed in miniature miners costume
red flannel shirt, rough trousers, stuck
in boots and held up by suspenders-
stood in the doorway, looked about
the room, and seeing Daniels ran up to
him, clasped his legs, and cried:
"'Take me. daddy! Me so hot an
tired an sleepy! So vehy sleepy,
daddyr
Catching Nugeto to his breast
Daniels asked: How did you get here
Where's Manuel:'
"'He's gone: Me cummed all the
way by myself. Me not 'fraid!'
"'Well, I'll be- Daniels paused
suddenly, and, searching the boys face
with anxious soiicitude, asked: What
ails you, anyhow? Your face is all
breakin' out"
al will tell you what ails him,
said the stranger, after looking closely
at the child; he haS smallpox
"'Smallpoxv rEired the crowd as
one man, and they fell over each
other getting out.
How do you know he's got it:
Who're you, anyhow? demanded Dan
iels, threateningly.
"I'm a physician, come here to prac'
tice my profession, and tell you posi-
lively the child has smallpox. Are
there any cases in the camp?
"'Haven't heard of one
"T heard some rumor Of the disease
as l came up from Frisco. Has nc
one in camp been down that way re-
Gently, and returned"
"'N1y Mexican cook has just
| Daniels paused suddenly and relieved
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