The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-09


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Shochley Chris O."p g'ea'lr disturb
cd, issued FROM 9u o.,rl'" '3rl'r.
"Get dow" on Your kao2&," eT"!2in-
ed tho yagD'wae;c" Jerking fCyU3l.s
will 2 chilly twist in 'front.' Of tHe fri@ht
encd Russian. "C"i on yo1r hu|as,
ri yNln 7 \ ~, ii.l- f,l
Shockley. crowdiug Reynolds down to
his humiliation, dropped for the first
time into range civiiticS himself, ana
the shame ana the abascmcnt Of it
were very great
Boys" said the yardmaster, with
one restless eve on Reynolds and one on
everybody else, aS he pointed at Chris
this mans coat was burnt up. He's
poor devil and his money comes hard
Chin in for Il now coat. I've nothing
against any man that don't want to
give, but Reynolds must pass the hat
Take mine, YOU coyote"
Nearly everybody contributed as Rey
nolds went round. Shockley made nc
comments. count it," he continue =.
when the fallen monarch had finished
and when the tale was made Shorkley
told PAT p,r1io 20 rr+ IN o, r,,o,, ,,,o,o
as Tho can hold and no did o.
"Tbnro chris. o., homo dop,t lilo
vou" added Sboc,Iov ineoIor+Iv Turn.
ing ON Rewards "You don,t l,nov
what finn is This town WON'T hold
YOU and me after TONIGHT You can
take il or Won can leave If but the first
time | ever nut eyes on Won again one
Of MS will cash in
He backed directly toward the front
1oor and out
Peg Leg REYNOLDS fool, only the night
to decide: next day he hit the trail.
The nervy yardmaster he might have
wiped out if he had stayed, but the dis.
grace of kneeling before the dog of
Russian was something never to be
wiped out IN the annals of Benkleton.
Peg Leg moved on. and thereafter cow
boys took occasion to stop Shockley on
the street and jolly him on the way he
did the one legged bully, and the lights
were shot no more.
The railroad men swore by the new
yardmaster; the Russians took their
cigarettes from their mouths and
touched their caps when Shockley pass
ed; Callahan blessed his name, but lit
tie Chris worshiped him.
One day Alfabet Smith dropped off
at Benkleton from Omaha headquar
tiers Alfabet was the only species Of
lizard on the payroll He was the
west end spotter. who is that slim
fellow he asked of Callahan as
Shockley few by on the pilot board Of
an engine