The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27

| And they'll all turn out" said Jack
It's goin.. to be the biggest seld-o1 ever
got UP in Eureka
did Mr.. Davenport leave any chill
eren?" Vaughan inquired, pencil poised
in air.
| Intyre s." began Mat, but Jack inter
rupted him.
'Parson don't. mean that" be said.
frowning. NO Charley didn't leave any
children
"Is there a widow asked Vaughan
They don't go by that nane.'' replied
Jack grimly.
Vaughan shook his head distrustfuliy. &
What We're some of Mr.. Davenport s
characteristics? He seems to have had
a great many friends, he pursued, still
feeling about for some shred Of material
out of which he could weave the eulogistic
sermon he felt quite sure that he would
be called upon to preach.
"He was dead on the trigger" said
| Jack approvingly.
And could cuss a man into hell the
quickest of anybody in town. added Mat.
Except Dick" said Jack
"Oh Dicks got IA lot of words" said
Mat. but he don't use ON the way
Charley could"
..He was COOL said Jack
'Cool.' cried Mat His face was like
stun eemage.
Yes" said Jack, there wasn't no one
could tell whether he was going up or
down He was onto his job, all right
What was his business?'1 inquired
Vaughan impatiently.
"Oh. he follered the races, some" Jack
replied cautiously.
Not t. amount to nothin', Jack" in
terposed Mat HE 'bucked the tiger,
parson, that's what he did. There amt
miner nor cowboy in Eureka butts met
Charley Davenport over the cards.
What's the matter. parson?" For
Vaughan, with an exclamation of disgust,
had torn out the leaves OF the notebook
on which he had been writing, had rolled
them into wad and thrown them under
! the table.
"Unclean? profane? dishonest7" he
summed up. What can l say in praise OF
such a MANI"
Omit flowers, eh?y queried Jack with
grin. After all, Charley wasn't bad
sort of a feiler. He'd give his last cent
to pull you out of a hole. You'll warm up
tomorrer when you see EN- all out in
their aprons and bibs and friiis''
1t was certainly most extraordinary
sight. Every organisation appeared in
full regalia from the Hose Company, the
Hooks and Knicks'-brief for knicker-
bockers-to the Knights of Pythias, with
their plumes. The little church was filled
with glittering. clanking. strutting hu-
manity. Among the Masons appeared
Judges, an Ex-Governor, a Senator. Judge
Weaver and Lou Pugh had driven over
| from Lewis. There were men from every
mine in camp Doctor Addison was there
with brother-physician from Battle
Mountain. Shed Wellnan was there-the
wealthy cattle-owner who lived on Rich
mond Hill, near the Chisholme and SIN
clairs, but not OF them DashiHg cow
boys; rough miners, gaudy women came
in fdflEes.
Conspicuous among the crowd appeared
the committee, Bill and Jius They had
their eyes on the parson from the time
they entered the church and their xaze
never faltered. AS he uttered the sopenine
sentence, 81 am the resurrection and the
! life, saith the Lord, their attitude became
severely critical
The best was never too good for any
one who listened to him, but it must be
confessed that Vaughan made what he
gave seem more at some times than al
others. Today, stirred by the contrast
between the pomp and circumstance sur
rounding the flower -decked casket and