The Ocala banner., 1907-11-22

the slightest idea what il looked like
and / learned 9frnrvard II all look,
different. So:le of T. shines up ye.le
in the start some Of is red. and SON,
Is like ours. coated black with iro-
crust.
so I looked at Ag. and Ar loose
at E.e. neither one OF rs = E.
anything a. III :u- a~h.ie.
co,,I.itI'. crt lid = The ,l',.: : -.
yet. foy tlGt matter. cEpn~c - va
Up and .i1i i q pipe .lr-am, and Il
some w - wouldn't Mind # /, WAS
l never rU- So completely two Len -.
I W. ou thar urc3~ip. DLe II q,
xas hopping @rou-.l @uI holcri.. :
Ui-h -. yelling 'Iut.ay" AMI =.
other didn't take much interest T. -
proceedings IT az. And ! vast -.
I Thought 'N"-r ! can .-- tl-.t c.'.=
Cd corute nt stage driver WlaC
Owe him" That I s1t any good oct o..
IL. That brought :, homo 10 no. Who-
spoke - - about paying the driver
b. says. That So Then he takes d
quick look around. We can pay liu
IN fU'!. too. old hor7"" he hol,ers. and
there was 4 most joyful smile on Ii
face
Red SAYS he, don't you know this
Is the only ford on the river for
don't know how many M!les-Ierhaps
the whole ieaEth OF her.
Well says l.
"-Our little placer claim says Aggy
slowly. rubbing his hands together
covers that ford. and by q judicious
taking up ~ claims for various unclcs
and brothers and friends OF ours along
the creek on the lowlands we can fix
It so they can't even bridge tt
DO you mean they can't cross oar
claim II We say they can'tT
Sure thing. says Aggy. There Z
you and me and the law TO say NO
10 that I wish had a gun
You don't need any gun FOR that
skunk q a driver.
or course not but therell be pas
sengers, and there's no telling how cx
cited rhem passengers VIII be when
they find they've got 20 go over the
hills ford hunting
-'Ane you going 20 send 'em al.
around. AgT
The whole bunch. Anybody com
ing back from the diGgtnGS has gold
% his clothes. 50 1t won't hurt 'pIn
none, and l propose To give that stage
Hne dn advertising that won't do it a
BIT of god Come along. Red. Let's
Zee that lsd that has the shack UP
the river. We ne<si something to eat.
and maybe he's got q gun II he's a
decent feiher. we'll let him IN on a
claim. Never mind about the bole.
It won't run away, znd there's nob"ly
to touch anything Come on
IS? We went up the river. The
mans name vas White. and he was
white man ny nature too. He fed us
well and Was Just as hot as us when
we told him about the stage drivers
trick Then Ne told him about the
find and let him IN.
'Now.' says Aggy. have ycu got a
gum
- have that says the man. Ny
dad used To l., duck hunter on Chc>-
aIenke bay When You say gun" III
show you gun He dove fl under
his bunk and fetched out what | should
say WAS Il M. l bore shotgun. with
barrels SIX foot long
'Gcntlcmrn.' says he holding the
gun III and pHtjing Il lovingly. 81 yoU
ram q quarter pound a. powder in
each uIe a. them burrrls AMI a hand
ful Of luckShot OH top of that rou'vc
got an argument that couldn't be upset
10y the supreme court IL guarantee
that when YOU point her auywhercs
within ten feet of 4 man not over a
LuidrrI yards away and Ict her do her
duty. all the talent that that mans
family coU.l employ couldn't gather
enough Of him 10 0,coEn!zc him ~,
and you won't - In h,.d NORM long
enough 10 heal ii busted shoulder
Z hope * amt going TO t-a my pain
fuj line Of performance 10 pull tho
trigger says ACgy. I think the sight
Of her would have weight with most
people. When's the stage due back
Day after tomorrow. about noon
That gives Us lots OF time 10 stake
and To salt claims that can't show
cause their own Selves says AGgy. I
think were al right
The next day we worked like the
old Harry. We had everything fixed
UP right hy niChtfall, and there was
nothing 70 DO but dig and wait
Curious folks we all are. amt We?
should have said my own self that if
rd found gold by the buCketful, III be
more Interested IN that than | would
be in getting even with Il NUT that had
done me dirt, but il wasn't so. Per
hapS II was because ! hadn't paid
much attention TO money all my life,
and I had paid the strictest attention
10 the way other people used me. Liv-
ing whcN. there's 50 few folks ac-
counts for that. ! suppose
Getting even Oh our esteemed
friend. The stage driver. was right in
your Uncle Reddy'S line. and AgGy and
our new paTd. White. seemed 10 take
kindly TO IL. also.
"1f ever you saw three faces filed
with innocent Elee, Il was when We
heard The wheels Of that stage coming