The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-22
tIP OWEN PEPPERS
w SURE THING
n, Introduces a Friend AMI OIL
" Grsenhut Takes W the
Bungst4rtsr.

- heap ~ difference inio = mans
.s.s sad old man Orrenhu'. mus
l,siy r ~ mostly lave In tho way he's
4-s,s rerkon = man IN ths state -
rsr.. htyr ~ have a c-rtsin am"unt ~
boz 1. .r'u.ny Rcd hqu"r an tobacco
hs p. I. .Intsd IN. With ~prnT -nrt ~ q
es.rr 1u' thcr- ven ar Tier" amt
ro'r.r moro = u man rr-ly n~cd., on'y
,suairenyy ~ money to S.t IN at n poker
sare fu ume 80 ms
oh. I drn1 know . said Mr. Owen Pep
%. Jp into the mountains where |
mo from We un- reckons a place 10 Sleep
- more or less c,'oes 10 wear comes nigh
b.. som" necessary
pr, vnu wouldn't say so'nepn' s0m"-
TIVE 2 thoy diin't everybody know all about
s'o-ehand $ S,id old mar Greenhut, vastly
.co-u'ul Them details you gave a yawp
onto 40 sfis - nature an don't have to
b. took INTO account
u course, when n man rrtg h.falutin'.
e. what's more n probahi", when hs has
hta.uuu' women folkR. he On squandor
i- substance in various foolishnessss.
Npu y 40" him luyin' isweiry an p'fumery
m lrwsnarps an boOls an sch ~trivia!s,
gsn the money Z mought be- bringin'
hun IA a savm' knowledge a. draw poker.
.l' ~ e~lavatip' a., character an 'cumula-
IN property fr his old age"
1 know a man." said Mr., Owen Pepper,
that's drove cons.d'able hard by his female
necessities, same = you speak Of. Told
ne tother dag h didn't know but what
he'd take To ganblin' T he was 10 Ia
crowded much more"
This statement by Mr.. Pepper was re-
ra.ved with considerably more attention
tan lac was accustomed to meet when he
,oluntecred to make conversation, as he
- frequently did. Jake Ninterbottom,
Joe Bassett. Jim Blaisdell and Sam Pearsall
m particular seemed almost excited.
he says he knows him." murmured
Baisdoll. looking round in onder
Pears to be somepin' tolable nigh
clil,nal." said Joe Basse;t Indignantly.
sud me others were evidently ready to start
a discussion. put old man Greenhut inter-
yered.
Mr.. Pepper he said. there has been
tines when | reckoned the Lord hadn't
ave YOU that common intelligence that
~t"lDnas 20 mules an other animals what
We calls lower. I'm free TO say. though.
as en- see evidences o. capacity TO set up
Al take notice, even II you don under
sand what you sees. There's hopes o
you. vet.
This man you speak ~. he don't live In
Arkansas City. l reckon"
"Nog". Lives in Helena" said Mr.. Owen
Pepicr rather sulkily. "Why?"
We'll" said old man Grecnhut. ignoring
the question. "if you wants to do q act o
reel Christian charity you want TO give
that man What did o say his name
vas
Il didn't say growled Mr.. Pepper.
Well. faint no matter. As ! was sayin'.
pears like il was your duty as a man for to
gve him a heart to heart talk on the evils
. g1mblin'. Tell hi IN o. the evils o. gam
bin, how il eats the vitals and destroys a
mans moral character. an then pint out
the superiority o. draw poker. IN fetch him
along. II he sets in. you stand in
Winterbottom. Blaisdell. Bassett and
Pearsall looked at ono another approvingly
and then turned their gaye toward MIR.
Pepper. That gentleman seemed rather
bewildered. and IL was something like q
minute before he found words
'Idon't reckon I understands rightly he
began. BE you a~-reck'nin' on mo settin'
10 long o. himp II you be, this amt my
month fr draw. There 10 Injuries amt
~lndulsin' in. on'y Jest after pay day.
'Mebbe it's pr~ovidential.' said old man
oreenhut. 'as how you amt called on to
understand too much. You ON a 1t
I'm ne I We uns 10 DESTROYS o. seein' now
faces round the table In the bAck room.
an II you'll fetch this pal o. yourn hat
pears TO be In need o. oheerin' up some
there's that much generosity into the game
hat you'll get a ~p'oentags o. what comes
from it,"
This Offer being at length understood by
NJ. Pepper he engaged to bring his friend
70 ArkAnsas City the mart time he should
como down the river. Accordingly some
sx weeks later he stepped into old man
~1reenhut's saloon early n evening. bring
ing with him Q tall. solemn looking man
vhom he introduced as Harry Fisher.
Mr.. Fisher keeps . store in Helena he
explained, with a sly wink at old man O.een-
hut. but business has been some wcarin'
on him fr a spell an he's takin' p trip with
me fr a sort o. vacation"
That's right said old man Greenbut.
All work an no play don't do fr nobody.
W mans business Ia too strenuous he's all
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