Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-18

Snieill's .oDacco sInoe. the clink of
s.asses, ana ribald soiss n jests of
,nSn dhu-Ihe pity ofit-women, too.
habitues of the pIac, AT one end
vas lne par. backed b. bright mirrors.
IN lront or which wert the ornate bot
'NH i'ied with what has been truly
called hell fire and Hue ruin.'A faro
sah'e was IN progress poker and keno
nelu iorth. Such wasthe scene greet
ing n eyes of Masonand his party.
Main an anxious ghnce was cast at
,fe orlcerS, perhaps more than one
near' peat faster in anticipation of IL
pinch' probably nin-tenths of the
eh.'re crowd should lave been behind
game Mason and his party wanted.
lhen wanted three men and "A sole
leather valise."
Leftricb came forward rubbing his
hands IKE an Oily Cannon.
Good evening. gntlcmen; what
can DO for YOU this evening. or
morning. rather? Haze a drink ON the
house,"
No" replied Aenev. we're just
looking round "A bit.
smooth old Lefty" mew what look
ing round a bit" meat. His eyes and
ears We're wide open.
"They're not here. evidentlv.' said
A2new to Mason sotto voce.
NOW, Charley Masol WAS born on
ffiiav. and the 18th Of the month. He
was "A great believer in lunches
some of his reatest successes We're
founded on lunches He suddenly
became possessed of one this night. 1t
was working overtime In this respect
u" was like Cheney's friend Guthrie.
u cheney had occasion to be thank
Iul Tor Guthrie'S hunch one time-it
saved his life; therefore his views CO.
lncided with Mason's. Quickly Mason
glanced around the room, taking IN
everything. A door to one side and i'm
rear OF the bar ATTRACTED his attention.
I'm not so sure OF that. Walsh"
Ihen to Leftrich, Where does hat
door lead to-"
That faltered L~.eftrich-"oh, that
lha'-leads to q private room. Some
'l'nes we rent it to select parties for a
quiet little game"
-JEStlhen-a shriu female Voice came
from the private rootn"-"Now. Ed.
loosen w. Order another round of
drinks; you've got plenty of the
Damned select bunch i'm there
they?"
mStrangers to me- said Lefty"
Three men N some lady friends.
only been there about AN hour: had
several drinks"
Every sense within Mason. Cheney,
Asnew and Bellamy was alert: the
.t"I' WAS SettlnS warm.
Did they have a sole leather vail
ise?" queried Mason.
Yes. l believe they did"
inefe Was the quarry run to earth
AT last. They could not get out of
mat back room save by coming
through he bar unless they wanted
10 take the chance of Il 50-foot drop
into the Missouri.
l-eftrich.' said Mason. we want
.nose men and we are going to get
them. This ooks like Il pretty ugly
crowd here. You know them. You
h"ld them in check while we go in
there. and if any monkey business
gnes on Ill fill you full of holes first
clip"
Celebrity of movement is always an
essential to success. and Mason, Ag-
new. Cheney and Bellamy quickly
crossed the floor. Trusty six-shooters
We're nervously felt. and smash. in
Went the door.
'Hands up. everybody"
Mason. as he sprang in. closely fol-
lowed by Agnew and Cheney. while
oellamy kept his eye on the crowd in
the outer room. Hands went nm"
but In n was a derringer. Bang.
Out went n of the flaring Kerosene
amps. and before the second could be
extinguished 'Bang!" spoke Mason's
gun. and the wrist OF ;he hand that
was acting as "A light extinguisher was
shattered by a we'll directed bullet.
Inc womcn screamed and backed
against n side of the wall.
Smash. the butt of Mason's gun
ca'ne Town on the head of the nearest
man, and he went down i'm a heap.
One of h e Others grabbed the sole
leather vaiise and made Il break for
IN" door. Mason tackled him, and
after IA struggle brought him down.
wh'lS Asnew u Cheney slipped the
bracelets on the other two. Their
hunt was ended, and the party quick
~ made their way to the police station.
The prisoners We're locked up and
an inspection made of the valise. AS
soon as 1t was opened out rolled pack
age after package of green goods"
The Traders Elves. by all that's
good" said Mason.
And. yes" continued Cheney, dely-
ing deeper in the valise. here's the
plates. Say. Charley. maybe this isn't
a rich haul
It's rich. all right enough: but where
would have been if we hadn't made
the haul? tell you a bunch is a great
thing when 1t works out right"
Mason" said Cheney. when they
had placed their prisoners in Jail and
mad retired to a room for a few hours
sleep. I'm glad you asked me to come
with you. You needn't put in a bill
for my services"
Why not. jack"
Wen. you See" replied Cheney.
with a broad smile, Il was directly in.
terestec IN the case. though 1 did not
know it. I got taken in by their e
counterfeit work. Look here" and
taking out his pocketbook he extract
ed therefrom and laid on the table
-four Traders s. bills.
Beauties. aren't they, Mason?"
But Mason had gone to sleep.
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Potatoes Go to Alaska.
From the Portland O~regonian.