Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-11-15
Copyright, by F-etOp Publishing Company.
CHAPTER xXIv.-CoNr1NuEp.


Look here, Uncle Peter, you've
been telling me right along l did have
my fathers head and my fathers
ways and his nerve, and God knows
what didn't have that he had!"
81 was fooled can't deny it.
What's the use Of tryin' to crawl out
of it? You did fool me, and l own up
to it; l thought you had some sense,
some capacity; but you was only like
him on the surface; you jest got one
or two little ways like his, that's all
Danl ]. now was good stun all the
way through. He might "a guessed
wrong on copper, but he'd "a saved
getaway stake or borrowed one, and
he'd "a piked back fur Montana to
make his pile right overland he'd "a
made it, too-that was the kind of
man your pa Washed "a made it,"
I II have saved a getaway stake"
your pa had the head, tell you
and the spirit"
And, by God, I'll show you I've got
the head. You think because want
ed to live here, and because made
this wrong play, that I'm like all these
pinheads you've seen around here.
Ill show you different!-Ill fool you"
Now don't exploded" said the old
man, YEARLY. You meant well, poor
fellow-I'll say that fur you; you got
a good heart. But there's lots of good
men that amt good fur anything in
particular You've got a good heart
--yes-you're all right from the neck
down"
''See here" said Percival, more
calmly, listen: I've got you all into
this thing, and played you broke
against copper; and I'm going to get
you out-understand that?"
The old man looked at him pity
ingly.
II tell you I'm going to get you out,
I'm going back there, and get things in
action, and I'm going to stay by them.
I've got good idea of these proper
ties-and you hear me, now-Ill fin.
fish with a bank roll that1l choke Red
Bank Canyon"
Fouts knoC ked and came in.
Nov you go along uptown, Uncle
Peter. want a few minutes with
Mr.. Fouts, and I'll come to your place
1T SEVEN"
The old man arose dejectedly.
"Don't let me interfere a minute
with your financial operations. I'm
too old man to be- around in folks
way"
He siouched out with his head bent.
A moment later PerciVal remem-
bered his last words, also his refer
exec 70 Blythe. He was seized with
fear for what he might do in his
despair. Uncle Peter would act
quickly If his mind had been made up.
He ran out into Wall street, and
hurried up to Broadway. A block of
on that crowded thoroughfare he saw
the tall figure of Uncle Peter turning
into the door of a saloon. He might |
have bought poison. He ran the
length OF tine bic ok and turned in.
Uncle Peter stood at one end of the |
bar with a glass of creamy beer in |
front of him. At the moment Per
cival entered he was inclosing large |
slab Of Swiss cheese between two
slices Of rye bread.
He turned and faced Percival, look
ing from him to his sandwich with
vacant eyes.
I'm that wrought up and dis
tressed, son. hardly know what I'm
dolnl Look a. me now with this
stun in my hands"
Il just wanted to be sure you were
all right" said PerciVRl, greatly re-
iieved.
"All right" the old man repeated.
"All righty Ny Goa--rulnedl There's
nothin' left TO do now
Hs looked ahSently at. the sand