The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-11-03
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Argentine. For II of the 20 miles tho
two lines were scarcely more than a
stones throw apart, and when Biggin
Joined him at the junction above Car
Donate he had his notebook we'll filled
with tho necessary data.
Make it, all right?" inquired tho
friendly bailitf. ,--4,r.
Eyes, thanks. Have another cigar?"
Don't care II | do. Say, that old
fire. eater back yonder in the private
car has got mighty pretty gal, amt
ho?"
The young lady is his niece" said
! Winton. wishing that MIR. Biggin
would find other food for comment.
81 don't care; she's pretty rs Jer-
sey twoyear-old."
and then, to background Miss Carteret
| cffectually AZ a topic. How do the
people OF Argentine feel about the OPP
position to our line?"
They're red-hot; you can put your
money on that. The G. G. G. RS a
sure-enough tail-twister where there
amt no competition. Your road'll get
every pound of ore in the camp If it
ever gets through
Winton made a mental note Of this
up-cast of public opinion. and set it.
over against the friendly attitude of
the official MIR. Biggin. 1t was very
evident that the town marshal was
serving the Rajah's purpose only be-
cause he had to.
81 suppose you stand with your
townsmen on that, don't you?" he ven
tured.
Now you're shouting; that's me-"
Then if that is the case, we won't.
take this little holiday of ours any
harder than we can help. When the
court business is settled-it won't take
very long-you are to consider your
self my guest. We stop at the Buck
ingham."
"Oh. we do, do we? Say, pardner.
that's Whte-mighty white. II I'd "a
been an inch or SO more'n half awake
this mor3ing when that old b'i]er-'
busters hired man routed me out, I'd
"a told him to go to blazes with his
warrant. Next time will"
Winton shook his head There
isn't going to be any next time Peter,
my son. he prophesied. when Mr.
Darrah gets fairly down to business
he'll throw bigger chunks than tho
Argentine town marshall at u.s.
BY this time the train was slowing
into Carbonate, and a few minutes
after the stop at the crowded platforms
they were making their way up the
single bustling street of the town to
the courthouse. ..,
Ever see SO many tin-horns and
bmnco people punched in all yRur
round-ups?" said Biggin as they ell
bowed through the uneasy, shifting
groups in front of the hotel
mot often" Winton admitted. But.
It's the luck of the big camps; they
are the dumping grounds Of the world
while the high pressure is on"
The e1-range rider turned on tho,
courthouse steps to look the sidewalk
loungers over with narrowing eyes.
THERE'S sheeny Mike and Big Otto,
| nuu hhlL uoDol oLueIS IIkHL LQGTG'
in front O. the Buckingham that
couldn't stay to breathe twice in Ar
gentine. And this towns got a DO
1fce!" the comment with lip-curlins
scorn.
ut also has county court which
is probably waiting for u.s." said VIM
ton; whereupon they went in to ap-
pease the offended majesty Of the law.
AS Winton had predicted, his an
swer to the court summons was a
mere formality. On parting with hiss
chief at the Argentine station plat
form, Adams first care had been IA
wire news of the arrest to the Utah
headquarters. Hence Winton found
the company's attorney waiting for
him in Judge Whitcomb's courtroom.
and his release on an appearance bond
was only matter of moments. 4
The legal affair dismissed, there en-
sued weary interval of time-killinE.
| There was no train back to Argentine
until nearly five o'clock in the after
noon, and the hours dragged heavily
for the two, who had nothing to do
but wait. Biggin endured his part Of
1t manfully till the midday dinner had
been discussed; then he drifted OFF,
with one of Winton's cigars between
his teeth, saying that he should "take
poison" and shoot up the town IL he
could not find some more pescefuEs
means of keeping his blood in circuia-
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1t was a little after three O'Clock.
and Winton was sitting at the writ
ing table in the lobby Of the hotet
celebrating his hasty note book data
| Of the mornings inspection. when II
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