Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-30

on the verge OF following4it. Fs's sR&s
Say, you talk of f1eecin'v' tainted
Braden. why, you been skinned clean
8's a whistle! And by a. old fool iduffer
from Texas!' s+s-2&' Sc tt.sn -
/ II was at Dodge when he come, "
snarled Matthews, finding his voice.
what you go 'streakin' or to- Dodge
for after the tip l give?'
/ well, no one here was talkin' rail-
road, so I--well, r.
Braden addressed the ceiling, his fat
hands .outspread. mo one here was
taIkin' railroad: no one here was talkip'
! railroad" he mimicked.
| $50 didn't put much stock in your
! letter."
"You didn't, eh?" Braden searched a
/ coat pocket, found newspaper clip
ping and thrust it under Matthews
nose. TWell, read thatp' ,g
Read it yourself" said Matthews.
"You know blamed well"-
Braden interrupted him by begin
ming. He lowered his voice and in
6toned. giving the interpreter glance
designed to wilt him with the words
that called for stress:
"The proposed line will open up a
country Of rich grasses and ground
and of unexceued hunting. The In
dams, while still troublesome beyond
the Missouri, are rapidly being brought
to see the adyisabiIity Of remaining on
the reservations, and little more an
noyance on their part may BE apIpbfres
hended. Fort Brannon, he declares, is
In the hands of several hundred brave
lighting men and may be looked upon
as place of certain refuge in case OF
an outbreak. The soldiers are proving
to be such menace to those Indians
who will not agree to reservation life
that whole bands Of the more savage
redskins are leaving forsthe bad lands
and the rougher country farther west
No Indian war parties have been seen
east of the big river for some time. Al
ready there is an increasing interest in
land along the survey, and it is be-
lieved that when the last ties of the
new line are laid there will be few I'M
claimed quarter sections between the
Big Sioux and the Missouri f7
There" Braden wound. up. "And
gradin' begun already at the Missis-
gippiv' g r .,.a .r
THE hl you sayw c-Ss as
"Believe me now. won't youi Didn't
they have a ebanquit, with champag-
ney? All the state big bugs, head sur
veyor, and so on!" ,e,- e.sss "a &
''Too bad! .aeea1 - vs
That's what say and, III say
more. OF course we was to go pard-.
ners on this thing So far, so good,
but here You amt did your half, and
you can't kick If l deal from now on
with old man Lancaster,e ,3 .yts..ss
Matthews understood. by ~, L
done my best!" he cried tY' can't
come any of that on me, .Braden!' 20
keep on your shirt. Nick; keep on
your SHIFT. looked, into this thing, Mt
Bisuaafck. and under the law you amt
got one right Lancaster owns that
bend, and III pay him out of my own
mpi1ey why Amt it squareY' ,4..
The Interpreter. hung his head.
.Qf course, Braden went on, I'D
rather diyyy, / can see he's one of
them greedy old ducks that's hard to
talk money with. Maybe you can think
up how to get the land back" .x4s.
MATTHEW'S leaned close. 81 had a
scheme be nodded south, in the di-
rectlon of Medicine mountain-7"butt the
redsscan come. l, had t. go slow.
There's women in tn family. Natlly
all the men up and down. the Muddy
want t. see Lancaster stay, There's
been. a dude, firm Bismarck here of
and on-tony cuss, sleeps between
sheets, nice about his paws as a cat.
He's been ready t. tattle or roll a gun"
Braden shifted. What trick IS he
playedY'
Matthews eyaded the question. ~
seen one of the Clark outfit" he con-
tinued, ''and tried t. git him t. bother
old limpy. Says l.. They's stealin'
your slow elk down there Wasn't any
use. Thunderation! says the cow
punch. You mean that bull? He was
yearlin' when he come to 'em. That's
maverick age"
Braden sneered. "Such a kidv' he
Inurmured. why didn't you lay low
and not go butting down their door?
Why didn't you lose the old man and
snub up one of the girls-marry her?
Big ones a rip snortin' beauty; pert,
by lingo, as a prairie dogr
Shed send me a-fyin'," urged Mat
thews,. but tn little one
Sure! You're a good looker-hand-
some--ifI you'd fix yourself up some"
If could git rid of the old man! If
! could! Aw, come t think, what got
that lout of brother for? Easy-with
Indians to lay it on, Blaze the way for
Babe, he's saphead +but he knows
enough TO follow a spotted 'Iihesv
go careful" 81 @
I'm try to scare EN- on
Huh! Folks that eain't afraid to
come this far in a Schooner Indians or
no Indians, amt likely to stampede at
one white" S'E