Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-01

waistcoat betrayed his salient weak,
ness-inordinate vanity. OF his power
as an athlete there was no question.
In the saloon many could testify to the
devilish cunning Of those supple hands.
Got a bottle Of ink handy, Nick?"
1 he said, when he had insolently sur
vey the assemblage. who, after a
pause. were beginning to talk and
settle down to new games.
Nick. who wished to be friendly with
all who patronized hiTa answered.:
link? Ink is powerful depressing
drink Cash.
Drink" Cash's ACE grew livid
with rage. "You see here, Nick, don't
you joke with me; amt in the humor
for it. People has to know me init.
mate to Joke with me--savvy? You
get me pen and a bottle of ink P. D.
@. I'm buying some cattle of Tabywa-
ma, the Ute chief-savvr. And he's
got to put his mark to the contract"
With staggering gestures Cash an
nounced his business SO that all could
hear him. Bill whispered to the boys.
who, going on with Their game. wore
still listening and watching Cash In
tently:
"You know what that skunks up to
now. He's got Tsbywana drunk
been at 1t for days-in order to swim
die him out of his CATTLE"
Shorty, with all of the cowboys in
tolerance Of the red mans rights,
snapped, "Well, 1T don't make much
difference about Injins."
mo-" growled Grouchy, "guv'ment
supports EN- anyway"
Nick had unearthed bottle of ink.
We'll" he said as he handed It
across the bar, that was ink once,
Cash Amt had no use for 1t sense
my gal throwed me- GIFTS more people
into trouble. Often wisht / was I'LL
terate" Nick's dry hunlor betrayed
his decent from the Emerald Isle.
Cash paid no attention to Nick's
attempts at conversation. He was
filling his glass and surveying the
crowds at the various tables. 1t an
noyed him that no one had greeted
him with any particular show Of en-
thusiasm Save for How dye" or
a nod from some OF the hangers-on.
no one had particularly noticed him
He stood against the bar, and with
out turning his body directed his
words towards Big Bill and Jim's
men at table near him. With a
truculent swagger he blew his cigar
cite smoke through his nostrils.
There's just one thing can't stand
for" he began, land that's an English
man." There was movement from
j Jim's men, but 1t was quickly con-
trolled. Cash went one: He's a blot
on any landscape, and wherever
see him shall wipe him off the map.
He is distinctly no good We whip
ped 'em once, and we kin do 1t again.
They amt never whipped nuthin'
but niggers and savages. The Eng
lishman is coward and any Ameri-
can who works for him is cur"
> With movement Andy, Shorty, and
. Grouchy rose and their hands went
J, to their guns, but almost before they
had clutcbed them Bill was towering
over them. With one hand he pushed
/ Grouchy, and with the other grtpped
i the shoulders Of Shorty and Andy
until he forced them down into their
chairs
J, Leave him to me-" was all he said,
| and the men sullenly subsidized under
their foreman's orders.
Bill stood looking at Cash. He
{ wanted to gain time and not take any
notice of insults from him until II
; was so directly 1evelled that they
il
) Jim would come; it was time for him
/ He wanted to finish some details OF
3 the shipping and then get their men
: to leave Maverick
9 Cash saw Bill's command OF the
men; he ground his jaw with ugly
8 grating sounds from his big white
. teeth. Looking directly at Bill, he
;, said, s'There Is certain outfit been
: circllattn' reports derogitory to my
e standin' in this here humanity, and
t before the day Is over will round
l. up said outfit and put my brand or
EN-" AS he spoke he touched his
2 gun.
. Same as you been a-puttin' 1t nr
:. their cattle?" Bill remarked coldly.
s This was what Cash wanted; but ht
4 saw Tabywana coming along the plat
v form. and there was too much at stake
t. to allow him to crafty his feeling o
anger against Bill then. He gave +;
y low, chuckling laugh.
"A remark overlook for tho tim,
n bein', as amt agoin' to take advan
( tage Of the absence of the Turin gen
I. that owns YOU"
y CHAPTER xv-.(Contlnueo)
n He came towards Tabywana, wh'
It hating and stumbling. was trying t.
d cross the room. Cash laughed male
IS violently as he noticed his helpless
n condition. The Indian was trailin
e his blanket along the ground, his fee
y Tiers were broken and all intelligenc
d even cunning--was blotted from hi
10 face. The uncunquerable dignity q
e fallen aristrocrat alone remained
and even handicapped as he was b
3 his inebriated condition. he stood ON
II against the others in the saloon g
r the one true claimant Of America
y royal race.
Cash caught him py tho arm an
ID steered him to the bar, Hello. Chief,
he began, most aftably, come owe
a. here and we'll close our trade In
II fifty"
ID He spoke lightly. but hfe mouth b
D. gan its rapacious twitching-Cash wa
IN really little nervous over the dea
i. The government once in while r,
at membered its people, and took up tn
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